JP2013131763A - Internal air temperature estimation method of closed type electric power conversion unit and cooling system of electric power conversion apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an internal air temperature estimation method and a cooling system which properly obtain an internal air temperature of a closed type electric power conversion unit.SOLUTION: A coolant temperature Tf is calculated by adding a temperature difference ΔT between a coolant 20 and a refrigerant to a temperature Tw of the refrigerant cooling the coolant 20. A temperature difference between the coolant 20 and air is calculated from a heating value radiated in a closed type electric power conversion unit 10 and heat resistance of a passage where heat is transmitted from the internal air to the coolant 20 through an endotherm fin 21. An internal air temperature of the closed type electric power conversion unit 10 is estimated by adding the temperature difference to the coolant temperature Tf, and a refrigerant amount is adjusted so that the estimated internal air temperature becomes a predetermined value.

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for estimating an internal air temperature of a closed type power conversion unit and a cooling system for a power conversion device, and more particularly to the inside of a closed type power conversion unit having a configuration for cooling a power semiconductor of a power conversion circuit and cooling the internal air. The present invention relates to an air temperature estimation method and a cooling system for a power conversion device including a closed power conversion unit to which the internal air temperature estimation method is applied.

  The power conversion device includes a power semiconductor in the power conversion unit, and converts the alternating current into direct current or alternating current, or converts direct current into direct current or alternating current by switching the power semiconductor. Since power semiconductors generate a large amount of heat during the switching operation, it is necessary to dissipate such heat and cool the power semiconductor.

  Especially in a closed type power conversion unit having a sealed housing structure, the heat generated by the power semiconductor is guided to the outside of the device and dissipated to cool the power semiconductor, and the heat radiated to the air in the power conversion unit. Is known to cool the air in the power conversion unit by absorbing heat with an endothermic fin (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Such a closed type power conversion unit includes a cooling body that allows a liquid refrigerant to flow between the radiator and the radiator installed outside the apparatus, and a power semiconductor is mounted on the cooling body. The heat generated by the power semiconductor is led out of the apparatus by the refrigerant flowing through the cooling body and is dissipated by the radiator installed outside, thereby cooling the power semiconductor.

  Moreover, since the calorific value of the power semiconductor changes according to the output of the power converter, the power semiconductor is excessively cooled when the output power of the power converter is low. On the other hand, a cooling system that does not excessively cool the power semiconductor is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2). According to this cooling system, the number of revolutions of the pump circulating the refrigerant is controlled according to the amount of heat generated by the power semiconductor, so that the power semiconductor is properly cooled.

  In the closed type power conversion unit, when the temperature of the air inside becomes higher than the temperature of the outside air, the internal heat is naturally radiated and cooled by the heat passing phenomenon that is transmitted through the housing to the outside. However, the amount of heat released by the heat passage is generally small, and it is difficult to greatly improve the heat transfer rate to the housing even if the air is forced to convection by a fan. On the other hand, in the related art of Patent Document 1, the fan in which air is forcibly convected inside the power converter is configured to apply the forced convection air to the cooling fins that are thermally connected to the cooling body. Yes. As a result, the heat dissipated in the air by the heat generating electronic component is once more efficiently collected by the cooling fins, and the heat is transferred to the cooling body of the power semiconductor and further from the cooling body to the outside of the power converter. It is transferred to the heat and is radiated.

JP 2008-60515 A JP 2008-130791 A

  However, in a closed-type power conversion unit, when the air temperature is detected by a temperature sensor so that the internal air temperature does not exceed the recommended ambient temperature of the electronic component, heat dissipation from the heat generating electronic component to the air is locally performed. The part that is higher than the average temperature due to being performed, and the part that is lower than the average temperature due to natural heat dissipation by heat passage and heat transfer by forced convection like the case of a closed type power conversion unit Therefore, it is difficult to properly detect the air temperature of the closed type power conversion unit with one temperature sensor, and it is disadvantageous in terms of cost when detecting with a plurality of temperature sensors. there were.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an internal air temperature estimation method for a closed power conversion unit that can appropriately determine the air temperature inside the closed power conversion unit, and such an interior. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooling system for a power conversion device to which an air temperature estimation method is applied.

In the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, a power converter having a power semiconductor, a control circuit for controlling the output of the power converter to a desired value, a cooling body mounted with the power semiconductor, and the cooling In a method for estimating the internal air temperature of a closed type power conversion unit, comprising: a heat absorber that is thermally connected to the body and absorbs heat of the internal air; and a fan that circulates the internal air.
Obtained by calculating the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the flow path provided inside the cooling body from the amount of heat transferred from the cooling body to the refrigerant and the thermal resistance of the path through which the amount of heat is transferred to the refrigerant Add the temperature difference in the cooling body to calculate the temperature of the cooling body,
Calculate the temperature difference between the cooling body and air from the amount of heat radiated to the inside of the closed type power conversion unit and the thermal resistance of the path transferred from the internal air to the cooling body through the heat absorber,
A closed type power conversion unit for estimating an internal air temperature of the closed type power conversion unit by adding a temperature difference between the calculated cooling body and air to the calculated temperature of the cooling body An internal air temperature estimation method is provided.

In the present invention, a power converter having a power semiconductor, a control circuit for controlling the output of the power converter to a desired value, a cooling body on which the power semiconductor is mounted, and a thermal connection to the cooling body In the cooling system of the power conversion device including the closed type power conversion unit having the heat absorber that absorbs the heat of the internal air and the fan that circulates the internal air,
Obtained by calculating the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the flow path provided inside the cooling body from the amount of heat transferred from the cooling body to the refrigerant and the thermal resistance of the path through which the amount of heat is transferred to the refrigerant The temperature difference of the cooling body is added to calculate the temperature of the cooling body, and the amount of heat dissipated inside the closed type power conversion unit and the path of heat transferred from the internal air to the cooling body through the heat absorber The temperature difference between the cooling body and air is calculated from the thermal resistance, and the temperature difference between the calculated cooling body and air is added to the calculated temperature of the cooling body. What is claimed is: 1. A cooling system for a power conversion device, comprising: adjusting an amount of refrigerant flowing through a flow path provided in the cooling body so that an estimated internal air temperature of the closed power conversion unit becomes a predetermined value. Provided.

  According to such an internal air temperature estimation method for a closed type power conversion unit and a cooling system for a power conversion device, based on the temperature of the refrigerant flowing in the flow path provided inside the cooling body, The internal air temperature is estimated. This is because the heat loss of the heat generating component according to the output of the power converter is known, and the heat resistance of the heat transfer path from the heat absorber to the cooling body and the heat resistance of the heat transfer path from the cooling body to the refrigerant are also known. Is based on something.

  Since the internal air temperature estimation method of the closed type power conversion unit and the cooling system of the power conversion apparatus estimate the internal air temperature of the closed type power conversion unit from the temperature of the refrigerant, the closed type power conversion unit appropriately There is an advantage that the temperature inside can be known.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a closed type power conversion unit. It is a figure which shows the thermal circuit in a closed type power conversion unit. It is a figure which shows the endothermic characteristic of an endothermic fin. It is a block diagram which shows another structural example of a closed type power conversion unit. It is a block diagram which shows a closed type power conversion unit and its cooling system. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a rotation speed command circuit. It is a block diagram which shows the cooling system of the power converter device for multiphase motors. It is a figure which shows the 1st structural example of an electric motor control circuit. It is a figure which shows the 2nd structural example of an electric motor control circuit.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a closed type power conversion unit, FIG. 2 is a view showing a thermal circuit in the closed type power conversion unit, and FIG. 3 is a view showing an endothermic characteristic of the endothermic fin.

  The closed power conversion unit 10 constituting the power conversion device includes a power semiconductor 11 and a control circuit 12. The power semiconductor 11 constitutes a power converter that performs power conversion by switching the power semiconductor 11 and generates a large amount of heat due to power loss when a current is passed. The control circuit 12 controls a power converter including such a power semiconductor 11 to convert DC power or AC power into DC power or AC power. The control circuit 12 includes a microcomputer, and converts power. It is comprised by the electronic component which controls the output of a container to a desired value.

  The power semiconductor 11 is mounted on the cooling body 20. The cooling body 20 circulates a refrigerant with a radiator installed outside the closed power conversion unit 10 and transfers heat transferred from the power semiconductor 11 to the outside of the closed power conversion unit 10 to the outside. Dissipate heat. Thereby, the power semiconductor 11 is cooled by the cooling body 20. An endothermic fin (heat absorber) 21 is thermally connected to the cooling body 20 by, for example, a heat pipe, and a fan 22 that circulates and blows air inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is installed adjacent to the endothermic fin 21. Has been.

  The air inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is circulated by the fan 22, and the heat quantity of the air is absorbed by being applied to the heat absorption fins 21 arranged in the circulation passage, so that the air inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is absorbed. The air is cooled. The heat absorbed by the heat-absorbing fins 21 moves to the cooling body 20, further moves to the refrigerant, and is radiated by an external radiator.

  The air temperature inside the closed power conversion unit 10 is estimated by the air temperature estimation circuit 30. The air temperature estimation circuit 30 estimates the air temperature based on the output of the temperature sensor 31 that detects the temperature of the cooling body 20 and the data related to the heat transfer circuit output from the control circuit 12.

Here, the heat transfer circuit in the closed type power conversion unit 10 will be described. Here, as an example of the power semiconductor 11, for example, a power module containing an IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) which is a power switching element of an inverter circuit and a freewheeling diode (FWD) which consumes a counter electromotive force generated at the time of switching. The case will be described.

In the power module 11a, as shown in FIG. 2, the junction of the IGBT is a heat generation source, the temperature is Tj (IGBT), and the heat generation amount is P _IGBT . The temperature of the free wheeling diode is Tj (FWD), and the heat generation amount is P _FWD . The thermal resistance between the junction of the IGBT and the freewheeling diode and the case is represented by Rth (j−c), and the case temperature is represented by Tc. The amount of heat P (= P _IGBT + P _FWD ) generated in the power module 11a moves from the case of the power module 11a to the cooling body 20, and the thermal resistance at that time is Rth (cf).

  The endothermic fin 21 thermally connected to the cooling body 20 absorbs the amount of heat Q from the air having the air temperature Ta, the thermal resistance at that time is Rth (a−fa), and the temperature is Tfa. Further, the thermal resistance between the endothermic fins 21 and the cooling body 20 is Rth (fa−f).

  The temperature of the cooling body 20 becomes Tf due to the movement of the amount of heat P generated by the power module 11a and the amount of heat Q absorbed by the endothermic fins 21. The amount of heat (P + Q) transferred from the power module 11a and the heat sink 21 to the cooling body 20 is transferred to the circulating refrigerant via Rth (fw), which is the thermal resistance between the cooling body 20 and the refrigerant. The temperature of the refrigerant at that time is Tw.

  The temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 is expressed as a temperature obtained by multiplying the refrigerant temperature Tw by the temperature obtained by multiplying the heat generation amount P of the power module 11a by the thermal resistance Rth (fw) between the cooling body 20 and the refrigerant. Is done. The temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 is detected by the temperature sensor 31.

  The air temperature Ta inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is multiplied by the temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 by the heat dissipation amount Q of the heat generating component and the thermal resistance Rth of the path for transferring heat from the air to the cooling body 20 through the heat absorption fins 21. It is represented by the temperature obtained by adding the temperature difference. The endothermic fins 21 have the endothermic characteristics shown in FIG. That is, the heat transfer coefficient between the air and the endothermic fins 21 is affected by the wind speed of the circulating wind hitting the endothermic fins 21. For this reason, the higher the wind speed, the better the heat transfer coefficient and the smaller the temperature difference between the air and the cooling body 20.

  The air temperature Ta inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is the amount of heat Q radiated from the circuit components and circuit conductors to the heat quantity Q absorbed by the heat sink fins 21 and the outside surface of the closed type power conversion unit 10 from the outside. Thermally saturates when the total amount of heat released naturally matches.

  The heat dissipated inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 includes heat generated by the power consumed by the operation of the control circuit 12 composed of electronic components, and peripheral components of the power module 11a generated by energizing the power converter. (For example, a snubber circuit) and heat generated by loss in the conductor, heat radiated from the surface due to the temperature rise of the power module 11a itself, and the like. The amount of heat generated in each part can be calculated in advance according to the operating state of the closed power conversion unit 10, and the control circuit 12 calculates the temperature difference between the cooling body 20 and air. Used to do.

  Most of the heat due to the loss generated inside the power module 11a is transferred to the outside of the closed power conversion unit 10 by the cooling body 20 to which the power module 11a is attached, and dissipated. The influence of the module 11a on the temperature rise of the internal air of the closed power conversion unit 10 is small.

When the amount of heat released from the surface of the closed type power conversion unit 10 to the outside is small, when the air temperature Ta inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is saturated, all the heat radiated inside is absorbed by the heat absorbing fins 21. It has been transferred to the cooling body 20. Therefore, the temperature calculated by multiplying the internal heat radiation amount Q by the thermal resistance Rth between the air and the cooling body 20 becomes a temperature difference between the internal air and the cooling body 20, and the temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 is A temperature obtained by adding a temperature difference between the air including the heat absorbing fins 21 and the cooling body 20 can be estimated as an air temperature Ta. That is, the estimated air temperature Tae inside the closed power conversion unit 10 is Tf as the temperature of the cooling body 20, and Rth = Rth (a−fa) + Rth (fa−f) as the thermal resistance between the air and the cooling body 20. ), Where Q is the total heat dissipation amount of the heat generating parts excluding the power module 11a,
Tae = Tf + Rth × Q (1)
Can be expressed as In the calculation of the estimated air temperature Tae, the thermal resistance Rth between the air and the cooling body 20 and the heat radiation amount Q of the heat-generating component are determined by the operating state of the apparatus and are constant.

  Therefore, the temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 is detected by the temperature sensor 31, and the amount of heat Q radiated into the closed type power conversion unit 10 by the control circuit 12 and the path through which heat flows from the air to the cooling body 20 through the heat absorption fins 21. Based on the thermal resistance Rth, the temperature difference between the cooling body 20 and the air in the closed power conversion unit 10 is calculated, and the temperature difference calculated to the temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 detected by the air temperature estimation circuit 30 is calculated. The estimated air temperature Tae can be obtained by adding.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another configuration example of the closed power conversion unit. In FIG. 4, the same or equivalent components as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  In the closed type power conversion unit 10 shown in FIG. 4, the radiation fins 23 thermally connected to the cooling body 20 are installed outside. The heat dissipating fins 23 and fans can be juxtaposed if necessary. Thereby, the heat collected by the cooling body 20 is directly radiated to the outside air by natural convection outside the closed type power conversion unit 10 or directly radiated to the outside by forced convection by the fan.

  Even in the closed type power conversion unit 10 having such a cooling system, the control circuit 12 calculates the temperature difference of the path that is transferred from the air inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 to the cooling body 20 through the heat absorbing fins 21. When the temperature sensor 31 detects the temperature of the cooling body 20, the air temperature inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 can be estimated by the air temperature estimation circuit 30.

The air temperature inside the closed power conversion unit 10 estimated as described above can be applied to a cooling system that controls the air temperature so as to keep it at a predetermined value. That is, from the formula (1) of the estimated air temperature Tae, if the output of the closed type power conversion unit 10 is constant, the amount of heat Q radiated into the closed type power conversion unit 10 is also constant. It can be seen that the air temperature Ta can be controlled to be kept at a predetermined value by adjusting the temperature Tf. Here, the temperature Tf of the cooling body 20 is obtained by adding a temperature difference ΔT between the refrigerant and the cooling body 20 to the refrigerant temperature Tw.
Tf = Tw + ΔT (2)
It is represented by The temperature difference ΔT between the refrigerant and the cooling body 20 is obtained by multiplying the amount of heat (P + Q) transferred from the cooling body 20 to the refrigerant by the thermal resistance Rth (f−w) between the cooling body 20 and the refrigerant. Temperature. This thermal resistance Rth (fw) is determined by the amount of refrigerant flowing through the cooling body 20 per unit time and the heat transfer area S. If the heat transfer coefficient between the refrigerant and the cooling body 20 is h, the temperature difference ΔT is
ΔT = (P + Q) / (h · S) (3)
It is represented by If the output of the closed type power conversion unit 10 is constant, the amount of heat (P + Q) transferred from the cooling body 20 to the refrigerant is constant. Therefore, in order to adjust the internal air temperature Ta and further the temperature Tf of the cooling body 20, the heat transfer coefficient h between the refrigerant and the cooling body 20 may be adjusted. Since this heat transfer coefficient h depends on the amount of refrigerant flowing to the cooling body 20, eventually, the air temperature Ta inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is set to a predetermined value by adjusting the amount of refrigerant flowing to the cooling body 20. It can be controlled to keep the

Next, a cooling system for the closed power conversion unit 10 to which the above-described internal air temperature estimation method is applied will be described.
FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a closed type power conversion unit and its cooling system, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a rotation speed command circuit. 5 and 6, the same or equivalent components as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The closed type power conversion unit 10 is provided with a radiator 24 on the outside, and a pipe 25 and a motor-equipped pump 26 are provided so that the refrigerant circulates between the radiator 24 and the cooling body 20 on which the power semiconductor 11 is mounted. A cooling system is provided. The cooling system also includes a temperature sensor 31 attached to the cooling body 20 so as to detect the temperature of the cooling body 20, and the output of the temperature sensor 31 is connected to the input of the rotation speed command circuit 32. . The output of the rotational speed command circuit 32 is connected to the input of the electric motor control circuit 33, and the output is connected so as to drive and control the pump 26 with electric motor.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the rotation speed command circuit 32 includes a rotation speed adjustment circuit 34, an air temperature estimation circuit 30, and a temperature setting unit 35, and the air temperature estimation circuit 30 outputs the output of the temperature sensor 31. The air temperature is estimated by receiving the output of the temperature difference calculation circuit 12 a included in the control circuit 12 and output to the rotation speed adjustment circuit 34. The rotation speed adjustment circuit 34 inputs the air temperature estimated by the air temperature estimation circuit 30 and the temperature setting value of the temperature setting unit 35 so that the estimated air temperature becomes the air temperature set by the temperature setting unit 35. A rotational speed command is output to the motor control circuit 33. The motor control circuit 33 has, for example, a proportional-plus-integral controller, and makes the deviation between the rotational speed command value given from the rotational speed adjustment circuit 34 of the rotational speed command circuit 32 and the actual rotational speed detected value zero. Proportional integral operation signal is generated to drive and control the motor-equipped pump 26. That is, in the cooling system of the closed type power conversion unit 10, the air temperature inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 is estimated, and the closed type power conversion unit is set so that the estimated air temperature matches the set air temperature. The amount of the refrigerant circulated through the cooling body 20 built in 10 is controlled.

  As a set value of the temperature setting unit 35, for example, a temperature with a margin is set for the ambient temperature allowed for an electronic component or the like mounted on the control circuit 12. Specifically, the operation-guaranteed ambient temperature of the electronic circuit is generally about 40 ° C. to 60 ° C., and therefore should be set to a temperature lower than that. Thereby, the air temperature inside the closed type power conversion unit 10 can be controlled so as not to exceed a predetermined set value.

Next, an embodiment in which the cooling system of the closed type power conversion unit 10 is applied to a power conversion device for a multiphase motor will be described.
7 is a block diagram showing a cooling system for a power converter for a multiphase motor, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a first configuration example of the motor control circuit, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a second configuration example of the motor control circuit. It is. In FIG. 7, the same or equivalent components as those shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The power converter 1 shown in FIG. 7 is for driving a multi-phase motor 40 having a plurality of independent single-phase windings, and a plurality of closed-type power conversion units for individually controlling each phase. 10a, 10b,..., 10n. Each of the closed type power conversion units 10a, 10b,..., 10n has the same configuration as the closed type power conversion unit 10 shown in FIG.

  In this cooling system for the power conversion device 1, the piping on the refrigerant outlet side and the piping on the refrigerant introduction side that come out of the cooling bodies 20 of all the closed power conversion units 10a, 10b,. The refrigerant is connected to the refrigerant inlet of the radiator 24 and the refrigerant outlet of the pump 26 with electric motor.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the motor control circuit 33 that controls the motor-equipped pump 26 includes an average rotation speed command calculation circuit 36 and a motor drive circuit 37. The average rotational speed command calculation circuit 36 inputs the rotational speed commands a, b,..., N output from the rotational speed command circuits 32 of the respective closed type power conversion units 10a, 10b,. The average values of these rotational speed commands a, b,..., N are calculated and output as command values. The electric motor drive circuit 37 controls the drive of the motor-equipped pump 26 based on the command value output from the average rotation speed command calculation circuit 36. Thereby, the cooling system of this power converter 1 controls the rotation speed of pump 26 with an electric motor so that the air temperature inside each closed type power converter unit 10a, 10b, ..., 10n may be kept at a predetermined value. Will do.

  Further, the motor control circuit 33 shown in FIG. 9 has a maximum rotation speed command selection circuit 38 and a motor drive circuit 37. The maximum rotational speed command selection circuit 38 inputs the rotational speed commands a, b,..., N output from the rotational speed command circuits 32 of the respective closed type power conversion units 10a, 10b,. The maximum value of these rotational speed commands a, b,..., N is selected as the command value. The electric motor drive circuit 37 controls the drive of the motor-equipped pump 26 based on the command value output from the maximum rotation speed command selection circuit 38. Thereby, the cooling system of this power converter 1 controls the rotation speed of pump 26 with an electric motor so that the air temperature inside each closed type power converter unit 10a, 10b, ..., 10n maintains a predetermined value. Will do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Power converter 10 Closed type power conversion unit 10a, 10b, ..., 10n Closed type power conversion unit 11 Power semiconductor 11a Power module 12 Control circuit 12a Temperature difference calculation circuit 20 Cooling body 21 Heat absorption fin 22 Fan 23 Radiation fin 24 Radiator 25 Piping 26 Motor-equipped pump 30 Air temperature estimation circuit 31 Temperature sensor 32 Speed command circuit 33 Motor control circuit 34 Speed control circuit 35 Temperature setting unit 36 Average speed command calculation circuit 37 Motor drive circuit 38 Maximum speed command Selection circuit 40 Multiphase motor

Claims (5)

A power converter having a power semiconductor; a control circuit for controlling the output of the power converter to a desired value; a cooling body on which the power semiconductor is mounted; and an internal air that is thermally connected to the cooling body. In the internal air temperature estimation method of a closed type power conversion unit comprising a heat absorber that absorbs heat and a fan that circulates internal air,
Obtained by calculating the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the flow path provided inside the cooling body from the amount of heat transferred from the cooling body to the refrigerant and the thermal resistance of the path through which the amount of heat is transferred to the refrigerant Add the temperature difference in the cooling body to calculate the temperature of the cooling body,
Calculate the temperature difference between the cooling body and air from the amount of heat radiated to the inside of the closed type power conversion unit and the thermal resistance of the path transferred from the internal air to the cooling body through the heat absorber,
A closed type power conversion unit for estimating an internal air temperature of the closed type power conversion unit by adding a temperature difference between the calculated cooling body and air to the calculated temperature of the cooling body Internal air temperature estimation method. A power converter having a power semiconductor; a control circuit for controlling the output of the power converter to a desired value; a cooling body on which the power semiconductor is mounted; and an internal air that is thermally connected to the cooling body. In a cooling system for a power conversion device including a closed power conversion unit having a heat absorber that absorbs heat and a fan that circulates internal air,
Obtained by calculating the temperature of the refrigerant flowing through the flow path provided inside the cooling body from the amount of heat transferred from the cooling body to the refrigerant and the thermal resistance of the path through which the amount of heat is transferred to the refrigerant The temperature difference of the cooling body is added to calculate the temperature of the cooling body, and the amount of heat dissipated inside the closed type power conversion unit and the path of heat transferred from the internal air to the cooling body through the heat absorber The temperature difference between the cooling body and air is calculated from the thermal resistance, and the temperature difference between the calculated cooling body and air is added to the calculated temperature of the cooling body. A cooling system for a power converter, wherein the amount of refrigerant flowing in a flow path provided in the cooling body is adjusted so that the estimated internal air temperature of the closed type power conversion unit becomes a predetermined value. The cooling system for a power conversion device according to claim 2, further comprising:
A radiator installed outside,
A pump with an electric motor for circulating a refrigerant between the cooling body and the radiator;
A rotation speed command circuit for calculating a rotation speed command value from the estimated internal air temperature and the set temperature;
An electric motor control circuit for driving and controlling the rotational speed of the pump with the motor using the output of the rotational speed command circuit as a command value;
The cooling system for a power conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the amount of the refrigerant flowing through the flow path provided in the cooling body is performed by controlling the number of rotations of the pump with an electric motor.   The cooling system for a power conversion device according to claim 2, wherein the heat absorber inside the closed power conversion unit is installed in a circulation path of air circulated by the fan. The cooling system of the power conversion device includes a plurality of the closed power conversion units,
4. The cooling system for a power conversion device according to claim 3, wherein the cooling bodies in all the closed power conversion units are connected to the radiator so that the refrigerant circulates.

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