Patents by Inventor Hirotsugu ASAI

Hirotsugu ASAI 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: 9501077
    Abstract: A main rectifying/smoothing circuit is connected to one end of a secondary winding of a transformer and a plurality of rectifying/smoothing circuits are connected to a plurality of central taps of the secondary winding. The rectifying/smoothing circuits are each equipped with a switch. In a preliminary driving period, a DSP, which controls the switches, reads forward drop voltages of first to third diode loads and sets feedback gains corresponding to the forward drop voltages. The DSP controls the switches based on the set feedback gains and begins rated driving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Asai, Hironori Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9190914
    Abstract: In a switching power supply apparatus, a main switching control circuit performs switching control of a low-side switch device and a high-side switch device based on a feedback signal corresponding to a main output voltage output from a secondary winding of a transformer, and applies and stops applying a voltage to a primary winding of the transformer. A digital signal processor, in accordance with the load status of the main load, changes set target values, performs switching control of switch devices of the sub-rectifying and smoothing circuits, and drives sub-loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Asai, Hironori Matsumoto
  • Publication number: 20150130516
    Abstract: A main rectifying/smoothing circuit is connected to one end of a secondary winding of a transformer and a plurality of rectifying/smoothing circuits are connected to a plurality of central taps of the secondary winding. The rectifying/smoothing circuits are each equipped with a switch. In a preliminary driving period, a DSP, which controls the switches, reads forward drop voltages of first to third diode loads and sets feedback gains corresponding to the forward drop voltages. The DSP controls the switches based on the set feedback gains and begins rated driving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Hirotsugu ASAI, Hironori MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20140008981
    Abstract: In a switching power supply apparatus, a main switching control circuit performs switching control of a low-side switch device and a high-side switch device based on a feedback signal corresponding to a main output voltage output from a secondary winding of a transformer, and applies and stops applying a voltage to a primary winding of the transformer. A digital signal processor, in accordance with the load status of the main load, changes set target values, performs switching control of switch devices of the sub-rectifying and smoothing circuits, and drives sub-loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hirotsugu ASAI, Hironori MATSUMOTO