Patents by Inventor Akihiko Kudou

Akihiko Kudou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9952288
    Abstract: Provided is a battery control device which can verify a probability of a state of charge or a state of health of a battery. A battery controller according to the invention calculates a measurement parameter of the battery using the state of charge or the state of health of the battery, and the probability of the state of charge or the state of health is diagnosed by comparing the measurement results (see FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Nakao, Yohei Kawahara, Akihiko Kudou, Keiichiro Ookawa, Naoyuki Igarashi
  • Patent number: 9362759
    Abstract: In a battery device including a battery pack in which a plurality of cells are connected in series, there are provided a battery control circuit or a battery device capable of eliminating a fluctuation in the voltage or charged state which can occur between the cells, or preventing the cells from being maintained in an over-charged state for a long period. A plurality of cell groups each including a plurality of cells are connected in series to form a battery pack. Cell controller is provided to the respective cell groups operate with electricity supplied from the cell groups allocated thereto so as to monitor and control the state of the cells of the cell group. Battery pack controller controls the cell controller based on information from the plurality of cell controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouhei Nakao, Youhei Kawahara, Akihiko Kudou, Akihiko Emori, Kei Sakabe
  • Publication number: 20150369873
    Abstract: Provided is a battery control device which can verify a probability of a state of charge or a state of health of a battery. A battery controller according to the invention calculates a measurement parameter of the battery using the state of charge or the state of health of the battery, and the probability of the state of charge or the state of health is diagnosed by comparing the measurement results (see FIGS. 9(a) and 9(b)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryohei NAKAO, Yohei KAWAHARA, Akihiko KUDOU, Keiichiro OOKAWA, Naoyuki IGARASHI
  • Patent number: 8791702
    Abstract: A ground fault detection circuit according to the present invention is a ground fault detection circuit that detects the occurrence of a ground fault of a battery that is insulated, and that includes: an AC signal generation section that generates an AC signal; a first capacitive element that couples the AC signal generated by the AC signal generation section to the battery; a voltage division section that voltage divides the AC signal that is coupled to the battery by the first capacitive element; a ground fault detection unit that detects a ground fault of the battery based on an AC component of an input signal; and a second capacitive element that couples the AC signal that has been voltage divided by the voltage division section to the ground fault detection unit as the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Miura, Akihiko Kudou
  • Publication number: 20130106356
    Abstract: In a battery device including a battery pack in which a plurality of cells are connected in series, there are provided a battery control circuit or a battery device capable of eliminating a fluctuation in the voltage or charged state which can occur between the cells, or preventing the cells from being maintained in an over-charged state for a long period. A plurality of cell groups each including a plurality of cells are connected in series to form a battery pack. Cell controller is provided to the respective cell groups operate with electricity supplied from the cell groups allocated thereto so as to monitor and control the state of the cells of the cell group. Battery pack controller controls the cell controller based on information from the plurality of cell controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryouhei Nakao, Youhei Kawahara, Akihiko Kudou, Akihiko Emori, Kei Sakabe
  • Publication number: 20120043967
    Abstract: A ground fault detection circuit according to the present invention is a ground fault detection circuit that detects the occurrence of a ground fault of a battery that is insulated, and that includes: an AC signal generation section that generates an AC signal; a first capacitive element that couples the AC signal generated by the AC signal generation section to the battery; a voltage division section that voltage divides the AC signal that is coupled to the battery by the first capacitive element; a ground fault detection unit that detects a ground fault of the battery based on an AC component of an input signal; and a second capacitive element that couples the AC signal that has been voltage divided by the voltage division section to the ground fault detection unit as the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: Hitachi Vehicle Energy, Ltd., Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hikaru Miura, Akihiko Kudou
  • Patent number: 7406389
    Abstract: A state detecting system which can detect state of power storage at high precision even with lesser characteristic data to be used for calculation, and a device employing the same. The state detecting system has a memory for storing a characteristic data, calculation information, and set information, an arithmetic unit for calculating state information indicative of state of said power storage and calculating correction information for performing correction, a first correcting unit for correcting input of said arithmetic means, and a second correcting unit for correcting information stored or set in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Emori, Akihiko Kudou, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Hideki Miyazaki, Toshisada Mitsui, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa
  • Publication number: 20060247871
    Abstract: A state detecting system which can detect state of power storage at high precision even with lesser characteristic data to be used for calculation, and a device employing the same. The state detecting system has a memory for storing a characteristic data, calculation information, and set information, an arithmetic unit for calculating state information indicative of state of said power storage and calculating correction information for performing correction, a first correcting unit for correcting input of said arithmetic means, and a second correcting unit for correcting information stored or set in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Emori, Akihiko Kudou, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Hideki Miyazaki, Toshisada Mitsui, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa
  • Patent number: 7085661
    Abstract: A state detecting system which can detect state of power storage at high precision even with lesser characteristic data to be used for calculation, and a device employing the same. The state detecting system has a memory for storing a characteristic data, calculation information, and set information, an arithmetic unit for calculating state information indicative of state of said power storage and calculating correction information for performing correction, a first correcting unit for correcting input of said arithmetic means, and a second correcting unit for correcting information stored or set in the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiko Emori, Akihiko Kudou, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Hideki Miyazaki, Toshisada Mitsui, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa
  • Publication number: 20050119856
    Abstract: A state detecting system which can detect state of power storage at high precision even with lesser characteristic data to be used for calculation, and a device employing the same. The state detecting system has a memory for storing a characteristic data, calculation information, and set information, an arithmetic unit for calculating state information indicative of state of said power storage and calculating correction information for performing correction, a first correcting unit for correcting input of said arithmetic means, and a second correcting unit for correcting information stored or set in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicants: Hitachi, LTD., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co.
    Inventors: Akihiko Emori, Akihiko Kudou, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Hideki Miyazaki, Toshisada Mitsui, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa
  • Publication number: 20030195719
    Abstract: A state detecting system which can detect state of power storage at high precision even with lesser characteristic data to be used for calculation, and a device employing the same. The state detecting system has a memory for storing a characteristic data, calculation information, and set information, an arithmetic unit for calculating state information indicative of state of said power storage and calculating correction information for performing correction, a first correcting unit for correcting input of said arithmetic means, and a second correcting unit for correcting information stored or set in the storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co.
    Inventors: Akihiko Emori, Akihiko Kudou, Shigeyuki Yoshihara, Hideki Miyazaki, Toshisada Mitsui, Mitsuyuki Hombu, Kazuyoshi Sasazawa