In configuring a power conversion device to drive an alternating-current motor for an electric vehicle, the device is configured in a small size, light weight, and at a low cost, while avoiding size increase of a cooler. A current-command generating unit provided in a controller to control the alternating-current motor is adjusted not to increase a loss of an inverter in a state that the inverter as a main circuit within the power conversion device is outputting a maximum voltage that can be generated at an output voltage of a direct-current power source and when a torque command is reduced, and outputs a current command to cause the alternating-current motor to generate a torque based on the torque command.