Vibration /
noise reduction device (100) for reducing vibration or
noise of an electric compressor, the electric compressor (1, 1A) comprising: a rotating shaft (2); a compressor wheel (4) arranged on the rotary shaft (2); an
electric motor (10) for applying a rotational force to the rotary shaft (2), the
electric motor (10) comprising: a rotor (12) fixed to the rotating shaft (2); and a
stator (14) arranged around the rotor (12) for applying the rotational force to the rotor (12) by an electromagnetic force, the vibration /
noise reduction device (100) comprising: a
detector (150) for detecting a frequency associated with a vibration of the
stator (14); and a
signal generator (102) for generating a vibration
signal having a frequency of a predetermined integral multiple of an electrical
angular frequency obtained from the frequency detected by the
detector (150) and having a
signal wave that dampens the vibration of the
stator (14), and a vibrator (104, 104a, 104b) configured to vibrate the electric compressor based on the vibration signal generated by the
signal generator (102); wherein the electric compressor further comprises: a motor housing (18) for accommodating the
electric motor (10); and an
inverter (50) for controlling an
electrical frequency of an
alternating current supplied to the stator (14), and wherein the
inverter (50) is housed in an
inverter housing space (26, 26A) formed within the motor housing (18), wherein the electric compressor (1, 1A) further includes a cover member (28) for covering an opening of the inverter housing space (26, 26A), and wherein the vibrator (104, 104a, 104b) is arranged on the cover element (28).