Patents by Inventor Hideaki Iura

Hideaki Iura 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).

  • Publication number: 20220278626
    Abstract: The power conversion device may include: power conversion circuitry configured to perform a power conversion for outputting a driving power to an induction motor; and control circuitry. The control circuitry may be configured to: receive a master command phase from a master power conversion device; generate a voltage command having a command phase in a rotating coordinate system based on a torque target value, wherein a rotating magnetic field for driving a rotor of the induction motor is generated to rotate with the rotating coordinate system; calculate a rotation phase of the rotating coordinate system based on a command phase difference between the master command phase and the command phase to reduce the command phase difference; and control the power conversion circuitry to output the driving power to the induction motor, in synchronization with the master power conversion device, based on the rotation phase and the voltage command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Keisei INOKI, Takahiro SAEKI, Toshihiro HANADA, Kengo NAKAHARA, Hideaki IURA
  • Publication number: 20220255481
    Abstract: A power conversion device include: a power conversion circuitry configured to generate a driving voltage for an electric motor; and control circuitry configured to: control the power conversion circuitry to generate the driving voltage corresponding to a voltage command; acquire information indicating an output current that has flown to the electric motor according to the driving voltage; calculate a phase error based on the voltage command, the output current, and an inductance of the electric motor; calculate an updated voltage command based on a frequency command, the output current, and the inductance, wherein the updated voltage command has a command phase; calculate a phase error based on the voltage command, the output current, and the inductance; correct the command phase based on the phase error; and control the power conversion circuitry to generate the driving voltage corresponding to the updated voltage command having the corrected command phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Sadayuki SATO, Hideaki IURA, Akira YAMAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20210367546
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes circuitry to: generate a first command to provide a first electrical output to a motor; receive a first electrical response to the first electrical output; estimate a position of a magnetic pole of the motor based on the first electrical response; set a pulse provide condition in accordance with the estimated position of the magnetic pole; generate a second command to provide a positive electrical pulse output and a negative electrical pulse output to the motor in accordance with the pulse provide condition; receive a positive electrical response to the positive electrical pulse output and a negative electrical response to the negative electrical pulse output; calculate a magnitude difference between the positive electrical response and the negative electrical response; change the pulse provide condition to generate a modified second command when the magnitude difference is smaller than a predetermined difference level; and estimate a polarity of the magnetic pole based o
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Sadayuki SATO, Hideaki IURA, Mitsuhiro KOGA
  • Patent number: 10965238
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a power converter circuit that outputs an AC power to an electric motor, and circuitry that controls the power converter circuit to add a first change, accompanying a change of a power generated by the electric motor, to a first phase angle, which is a phase angle of a magnetic flux direction of the electric motor corresponding to the AC power, extracts a component generated by the first change from first information indicating the electric power supplied to the electric motor, and estimates the power generated by the electric motor based on the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shingo Fukumaru, Hideaki Iura, Shinya Morimoto, Akira Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10256760
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a power converter that includes a plurality of switching elements; and a controller that controls the plurality of switching elements. The controller includes: a command generator that generates a voltage command vector; a synthesizer that synthesizes a correction vector with the voltage command vector to generate a synthetic vector; an adjuster that adjusts an output time of a plurality of voltage vectors from the power converter, the output time being corresponding to the synthetic vector; and a correction vector generator that generates the correction vector on the basis of an adjustment result of the adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shingo Fukumaru, Shinya Morimoto, Hideaki Iura, Hirofumi Kinomura
  • Patent number: 9843273
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a power converter that includes a plurality of switching elements; a switch controller that controls the plurality of switching elements so that the order of outputting a plurality of kinds of voltage vectors from the power converter is opposite in a first half and a latter half of a carrier period; a DC-side current detector that detects a DC-side current of the power converter; and a phase current detector that detects one phase current among three phase currents on the basis of the detected DC-side current at a detection timing, the detection timing being selected from a first-half timing and a latter-half timing of the carrier period at which the same kind of voltage vector is output. The phase current detector includes a timing switcher that alternately switches the detection timing between the first-half timing and the latter-half timing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shingo Fukumaru, Shinya Morimoto, Hideaki Iura, Hirofumi Kinomura
  • Publication number: 20170272016
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a power converter circuit that outputs an AC power to an electric motor, and circuitry that controls the power converter circuit to add a first change, accompanying a change of a power generated by the electric motor, to a first phase angle, which is a phase angle of a magnetic flux direction of the electric motor corresponding to the AC power, extracts a component generated by the first change from first information indicating the electric power supplied to the electric motor, and estimates the power generated by the electric motor based on the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shingo FUKUMARU, Hideaki IURA, Shinya MORIMOTO, Akira YAMAZAKI
  • Patent number: 9647597
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a voltage regulator to execute a voltage increase mode to increase a voltage applied to an induction motor from a lower limit of a first range over time. A frequency regulator executes a frequency decrease mode to decrease a frequency of the voltage from an upper limit of a second range over time. The frequency regulator limits decrease of the frequency when a bus voltage of a bus exceeds a first threshold in the frequency decrease mode. The bus supplies DC power to an inverter to drive the motor. A mode changer alternatively changes the voltage increase mode and the frequency decrease mode to control the motor to change from a free running state to a state in which the voltage and the frequency satisfy a relationship. The determinator determines whether the voltage and the frequency satisfy the relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shuji Matsuda, Hideaki Iura
  • Patent number: 9641120
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a voltage regulator to execute a voltage increase mode to increase a voltage applied to an induction motor from a lower limit of a first range over time. A frequency regulator executes a frequency decrease mode to decrease a frequency of the voltage from an upper limit of a second range over time. When a current through the motor exceeds a first threshold in the voltage increase mode, a mode changer changes the mode to the frequency decrease mode. When the current through the motor becomes smaller than a second threshold in the frequency decrease mode, the mode changer changes the mode to the voltage increase mode to control the motor to change from a free running state to a state in which the voltage and the frequency satisfy a relationship. A determinator determines whether the voltage and the frequency satisfy the relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shuji Matsuda, Hideaki Iura
  • Publication number: 20170063253
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a power converter that includes a plurality of switching elements; and a controller that controls the plurality of switching elements. The controller includes: a command generator that generates a voltage command vector; a synthesizer that synthesizes a correction vector with the voltage command vector to generate a synthetic vector; an adjuster that adjusts an output time of a plurality of voltage vectors from the power converter, the output time being corresponding to the synthetic vector; and a correction vector generator that generates the correction vector on the basis of an adjustment result of the adjuster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shingo FUKUMARU, Shinya MORIMOTO, Hideaki IURA, Hirofumi KlNOMURA
  • Publication number: 20170063252
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a power converter that includes a plurality of switching elements; a switch controller that controls the plurality of switching elements so that the order of outputting a plurality of kinds of voltage vectors from the power converter is opposite in a first half and a latter half of a carrier period; a DC-side current detector that detects a DC-side current of the power converter; and a phase current detector that detects one phase current among three phase currents on the basis of the detected DC-side current at a detection timing, the detection timing being selected from a first-half timing and a latter-half timing of the carrier period at which the same kind of voltage vector is output. The phase current detector includes a timing switcher that alternately switches the detection timing between the first-half timing and the latter-half timing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shingo FUKUMARU, Shinya MORIMOTO, Hideaki IURA, Hirofumi KINOMURA
  • Patent number: 9236821
    Abstract: A controlling apparatus for an electric motor according to an embodiment includes a superposed component generator, an inverter, a current detector, and a magnetic pole position estimator. The superposed component generator generates, at a predetermined cycle, a superposed voltage reference of which vector is shifted by 90 degrees with respect to that of a superposed voltage reference previously generated, in a coordinate system that is set to a stator of the electric motor. The inverter outputs a driving voltage that is based on a driving voltage reference superposed with the superposed voltage reference to the electric motor. The current detector detects currents flowing into respective phases of the electric motor, and outputs the detected currents. The magnetic pole position estimator detects the magnetic pole position of the electric motor based on an amount of change in the detected currents at the predetermined cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takayuki Shiota, Shinya Morimoto, Hideaki Iura
  • Patent number: 9190935
    Abstract: A power regenerative converter includes: a power conversion unit configured to convert AC power supplied from an AC power supply into DC power and convert DC power into AC power to be supplied as regenerative electric power to the AC power supply; an LCL filter including a reactor unit having a plurality of reactors connected in series between the power conversion unit and the AC power supply, and capacitors each having one end connected to a series connection point of the reactors in the reactor unit; a drive control unit for controlling the power conversion unit based on an AC voltage command; and a voltage command compensation unit for calculating a compensation value in accordance with a capacitor voltage being a voltage at the series connection point of the reactors and adding the compensation value to the AC voltage command input to the drive control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yoshiyasu Takase, Kozo Ide, Shinya Morimoto, Hideaki Iura, Takahiro Saeki
  • Patent number: 9178458
    Abstract: A controller of an AC motor includes a d-axis voltage command section to generate a d-axis voltage command on a d axis of a d-q coordinate system. A d-axis non-interactive control section removes, from the d-axis voltage command, an interference component resulting from a current on a q axis of the system. A first current deviation arithmetic section obtains a deviation between a current command on the q axis and the current on the q axis flowing through the AC motor. A q-axis integral control section outputs an integral value of the deviation. A q-axis voltage command section generates a q-axis voltage command based on the deviation. A constant output control section outputs a correction voltage command based on the integral value. A d-axis voltage command correction section subtracts the correction voltage command from the d-axis voltage command after non-interactive control to correct the d-axis voltage command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Akira Yamazaki, Hideaki Iura
  • Patent number: 9154065
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus according to an embodiment includes a power conversion unit and a control unit. The power conversion unit supplies power to a motor having salient pole characteristic. The control unit performs proportional-integral control on the deviation between a current reference and a current flowing into the motor to generate a voltage reference, and controls the power conversion unit on the basis of the voltage reference. The control unit estimates the magnetic-pole position of a rotor of the motor on the basis of a high-frequency current flowing into the motor by controlling the power conversion unit, and corrects the estimated magnetic-pole position on the basis of an integrated value of the proportional-integral control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Akira Yamazaki, Hirofumi Kinomura, Hideaki Iura
  • Publication number: 20150200616
    Abstract: A motor controller includes an evaluation value calculator and an evaluation value searcher. The evaluation value calculator calculates an evaluation value represented by a function including a q-axis current value of a torque current component of a current through an induction motor. The evaluation value has a first sign among a positive sign and a negative sign when a rotational speed of the induction motor is greater than a frequency of a voltage applied to the induction motor by a predetermined amount, and has a second sign when the rotational speed is smaller than the frequency by the predetermined amount. The evaluation value searcher performs an evaluation value search to increase or decrease the frequency based on whether the evaluation value has the positive or negative sign so as to make the frequency close to the rotational speed of the induction motor in a free run state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takahiro SAEKI, Hideaki IURA
  • Publication number: 20150115864
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a voltage regulator to execute a voltage increase mode to increase a voltage applied to an induction motor from a lower limit of a first range over time. A frequency regulator executes a frequency decrease mode to decrease a frequency of the voltage from an upper limit of a second range over time. When a current through the motor exceeds a first threshold in the voltage increase mode, a mode changer changes the mode to the frequency decrease mode. When the current through the motor becomes smaller than a second threshold in the frequency decrease mode, the mode changer changes the mode to the voltage increase mode to control the motor to change from a free running state to a state in which the voltage and the frequency satisfy a relationship. A determinator determines whether the voltage and the frequency satisfy the relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shuji MATSUDA, Hideaki IURA
  • Publication number: 20150115865
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a voltage regulator to execute a voltage increase mode to increase a voltage applied to an induction motor from a lower limit of a first range over time. A frequency regulator executes a frequency decrease mode to decrease a frequency of the voltage from an upper limit of a second range over time. The frequency regulator limits decrease of the frequency when a bus voltage of a bus exceeds a first threshold in the frequency decrease mode. The bus supplies DC power to an inverter to drive the motor. A mode changer alternatively changes the voltage increase mode and the frequency decrease mode to control the motor to change from a free running state to a state in which the voltage and the frequency satisfy a relationship. The determinator determines whether the voltage and the frequency satisfy the relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Shuji MATSUDA, Hideaki IURA
  • Patent number: 8988027
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus according to the embodiment includes a rotational position estimating unit, a change amount estimating unit, and an inductance estimating unit. The rotational position estimating unit estimates a rotational position of a rotor from a motor parameter including a q-axis inductance of a motor on a basis of an output current to the motor and a voltage reference. The change amount estimating unit estimates a change amount of an output torque with respect to a current phase change of the motor corresponding to a high frequency signal whose frequency is higher than a drive frequency of the motor. The inductance estimating unit estimates an inductance value that obtains a maximum torque on a basis of the change amount as the q-axis inductance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Shingo Fukumaru, Shinya Morimoto, Hideaki Iura, Akira Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20140346984
    Abstract: A controlling apparatus for an electric motor according to an embodiment includes a superposed component generator, an inverter, a current detector, and a magnetic pole position estimator. The superposed component generator generates, at a predetermined cycle, a superposed voltage reference of which vector is shifted by 90 degrees with respect to that of a superposed voltage reference previously generated, in a coordinate system that is set to a stator of the electric motor. The inverter outputs a driving voltage that is based on a driving voltage reference superposed with the superposed voltage reference to the electric motor. The current detector detects currents flowing into respective phases of the electric motor, and outputs the detected currents. The magnetic pole position estimator detects the magnetic pole position of the electric motor based on an amount of change in the detected currents at the predetermined cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Takayuki SHIOTA, Shinya MORIMOTO, Hideaki IURA