Patents by Inventor Hirofumi KINOMURA

Hirofumi KINOMURA 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: 11424699
    Abstract: Provided is an electric motor control apparatus (1) configured to extract a speed ripple component from a difference between an angular frequency command and an angular frequency feedback, configured to generate a phase of the speed ripple component from the speed ripple component, configured to multiply a value of a periodic function corresponding to the phase and a given amplitude by each other, to thereby generate a torque compensation value, configured to calculate a torque command value from the difference between the angular frequency command and the angular frequency feedback, and configured to control a current to be output to an electric motor based on a compensated torque command obtained by adding the torque compensation value to the torque command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventor: Hirofumi Kinomura
  • Patent number: 11038454
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a switching circuitry configured to supply a driving alternating current (AC) power to a motor of a controlled object that includes the motor and a movable part driven by the motor, and detect an abnormality in the controlled object based on the index information acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Hirofumi Kinomura
  • Publication number: 20200169205
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a switching circuitry configured to supply a driving alternating current (AC) power to a motor of a controlled object that includes the motor and a movable part driven by the motor, and detect an abnormality in the controlled object based on the index information acquired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Hirofumi KINOMURA
  • Publication number: 20200028454
    Abstract: Provided is an electric motor control apparatus (1) configured to extract a speed ripple component from a difference between an angular frequency command and an angular frequency feedback, configured to generate a phase of the speed ripple component from the speed ripple component, configured to multiply a value of a periodic function corresponding to the phase and a given amplitude by each other, to thereby generate a torque compensation value, configured to calculate a torque command value from the difference between the angular frequency command and the angular frequency feedback, and configured to control a current to be output to an electric motor based on a compensated torque command obtained by adding the torque compensation value to the torque command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventor: Hirofumi KINOMURA
  • 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
  • Patent number: 9660545
    Abstract: A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches configured to control a conducting direction using a plurality of switching elements; a command generator configured to generate a control command for a PWM control on the plurality of switching elements; and a commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control on the plurality of bidirectional switches in a case where the control command changes. In a case where the control command changes during execution of the commutation control, the commutation controller executes a handover step for handover to a next commutation control and then executes the next commutation control from a step in a course of the next commutation control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kinomura, Joji Ebisu, Koji Iwahashi
  • 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: 9473037
    Abstract: A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches; and a controller configured to control the plurality of bidirectional switches. The controller includes: a first commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control with a first commutation method; a second commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control with a second commutation method different from the first commutation method; and a selector configured to select a commutation controller that is configured to execute a commutation control from the first commutation controller and the second commutation controller based on any one of a phase of an output electric current from the power convertor and a phase of an input voltage to the power convertor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kinomura, Joji Ebisu
  • Patent number: 9407135
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a power converter, an LC filter, and a controller. The power converter is disposed between an AC power source and a load. The LC filter is disposed between the AC power source and the power converter. The controller controls the power converter to perform power conversion control between the AC power source and the load. The controller includes a command generator, an oscillation component acquirer, a regulator, and an actuator. The command generator generates an input current command including a command of an input current of the power converter. The oscillation component acquirer acquires an oscillation component of a current flowing through a capacitor of the LC filter. The regulator regulates the input current command based on the oscillation component acquired by the oscillation component acquirer. The actuator controls the power converter based on the input current command regulated by the regulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi Kinomura, Takahiro Saeki
  • 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: 20150280549
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a power converter, an LC filter, and a controller. The power converter is disposed between an AC power source and a load. The LC filter is disposed between the AC power source and the power converter. The controller controls the power converter to perform power conversion control between the AC power source and the load. The controller includes a command generator, an oscillation component acquirer, a regulator, and an actuator. The command generator generates an input current command including a command of an input current of the power converter. The oscillation component acquirer acquires an oscillation component of a current flowing through a capacitor of the LC filter. The regulator regulates the input current command based on the oscillation component acquired by the oscillation component acquirer. The actuator controls the power converter based on the input current command regulated by the regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi KINOMURA, Takahiro SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20150102797
    Abstract: A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches configured to control a conducting direction using a plurality of switching elements; a command generator configured to generate a control command for a PWM control on the plurality of switching elements; and a commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control on the plurality of bidirectional switches in a case where the control command changes. In a case where the control command changes during execution of the commutation control, the commutation controller executes a handover step for handover to a next commutation control and then executes the next commutation control from a step in a course of the next commutation control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi KINOMURA, Joji EBISU, Koji IWAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150085553
    Abstract: A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches; and a controller configured to control the plurality of bidirectional switches. The controller includes: a first commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control with a first commutation method; a second commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control with a second commutation method different from the first commutation method; and a selector configured to select a commutation controller that is configured to execute a commutation control from the first commutation controller and the second commutation controller based on any one of a phase of an output electric current from the power convertor and a phase of an input voltage to the power convertor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Hirofumi KINOMURA, Joji EBISU
  • Publication number: 20140292237
    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: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Akira YAMAZAKI, Hirofumi KINOMURA, Hideaki IURA