Patents by Inventor Itaru NAYA
Itaru NAYA 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).
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Publication number: 20230291221Abstract: A battery excavator 1 as an electric powered working machine includes a secondary battery 201, a battery management unit 202 that manages the secondary battery 201, and a controller 300 that controls a normal charge or a diagnostic charge for the secondary battery 201. The controller 300 includes: a diagnostic charge recommendation determination unit 301 that determines whether to recommend the diagnostic charge or not based on an operation history of the secondary battery output from the battery management unit 202; and a diagnostic charge execution determination unit 302 that determines whether to execute the diagnostic charge or not based on a state of the secondary battery output from the battery management unit 202, an estimated charge period necessary for the diagnostic charge, and a site work plan including a work start time, when the diagnostic charge is determined to be recommended.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Takashi KAMIJOH, Ken TAKEUCHI, Itaru NAYA, Kenta TANIGAKI, Takeshi INOUE
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Publication number: 20210404146Abstract: An electricity storage device (20) includes voltage detectors (25A) to (25C) detecting cell voltages (VcA) to (VcC) and a controller (26) controlling the cell voltages (VcA) to (VcC). The controller (26) includes a balancing control section (27) performing balancing control reducing deviations of the cell voltages (VcA) to (VcC), a maximum cell voltage calculating section (28) calculating a maximum cell voltage (Vmax) in the cell voltages (VcA) to (VcC), a minimum cell voltage calculating section (29) calculating a minimum cell voltage (Vmin) in the cell voltages (VcA) to (VcC), and an abnormality detecting section (34) detecting an abnormality of the electricity storage device (20) in accordance with whether or not a differential voltage (?V) between the maximum cell voltage (Vmax) and the minimum cell voltage (Vmin) is within a range of a reference differential voltage (?Vstd1) calculated based on a history of the balancing control performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Seiji ISHIDA, Itaru NAYA
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Patent number: 11198352Abstract: A relay (25) connects and disconnects an electrical circuit to which an inverter (16) and an electricity storage device (19) are connected. A BCU (22) controls the electricity storage device (19). An HC (27) controls an electric motor (15), the inverter (16) and the BCU (22). The HC (27) and the BCU (22) respectively have FET switches (30, 31) for controlling supply and stop of the excitation current in the relay (25). When the electricity storage device (19) is determined to be in an abnormal state, the BCU (22) transmits an abnormal signal to the HC (27), and when a predetermined time has elapsed, turns off (opens) the first FET switch (30) of the BCU (22). The HC (27) executes stop processing based upon the abnormal signal received from the BCU (22) and then turns off (opens) the second FET switch (31) of the HC (27).Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignees: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Itaru Naya, Seiji Ishida, Ken Takeuchi, Mutsumi Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11149409Abstract: A main controller and a hybrid controller control an engine, an assist generator motor, a hydraulic pump and an electricity storage device. In this case, the hybrid controller is provided with a performance state recovery part that performs performance state recovery of the electricity storage device. In a case where a performance state amount varying with repetition of a discharge and a charge of the electricity storage device, specifically, a current integrated value ratio of the electricity storage device goes beyond a predetermined threshold value (L1%), the performance state recovery part limits power of the hydraulic pump. Thereby, the performance state recovery part performs the performance state recovery of the electricity storage device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Itaru Naya, Shinya Imura, Masafumi Hita, Seiji Ishida, Ken Takeuchi
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Publication number: 20210214920Abstract: A main controller and a hybrid controller control an engine, an assist generator motor, a hydraulic pump and an electricity storage device. In this case, the hybrid controller is provided with a performance state recovery part that performs performance state recovery of the electricity storage device. In a case where a performance state amount varying with repetition of a discharge and a charge of the electricity storage device, specifically, a current integrated value ratio of the electricity storage device goes beyond a predetermined threshold value (L1%), the performance state recovery part limits power of the hydraulic pump. Thereby, the performance state recovery part performs the performance state recovery of the electricity storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Itaru NAYA, Shinya IMURA, Masafumi HITA, Seiji ISHIDA, Ken TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20200399856Abstract: A management server (52) receives a maximum value and a minimum value of the respective voltages (cell voltages) in a plurality of battery cells (19A, 19A) configuring an electricity storage device (19) of a hydraulic excavator (1) from the hydraulic excavator (1), and stores the maximum value and the minimum value in a storage device (52A). Discharge characteristics of the electricity storage device (19) are stored in the storage device (52A) in the management server (52). A battery state estimation calculating unit (52D) in the management server (52) calculates an estimation maximum value and an estimation minimum value of cell voltages in the present or in the future by adding the discharge characteristics stored in the storage device (52A) to the latest maximum value and the latest minimum value of the cell voltages stored in the storage device (52A).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Akira WATANABE, Ken TAKEUCHI, Itaru NAYA
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Publication number: 20200039339Abstract: A relay (25) connects and disconnects an electrical circuit to which an inverter (16) and an electricity storage device (19) are connected. A BCU (22) controls the electricity storage device (19). An HC (27) controls an electric motor (15), the inverter (16) and the BCU (22). The HC (27) and the BCU (22) respectively have FET switches (30, 31) for controlling supply and stop of the excitation current in the relay (25). When the electricity storage device (19) is determined to be in an abnormal state, the BCU (22) transmits an abnormal signal to the HC (27), and when a predetermined time has elapsed, turns off (opens) the first FET switch (30) of the BCU (22). The HC (27) executes stop processing based upon the abnormal signal received from the BCU (22) and then turns off (opens) the second FET switch (31) of the HC (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Itaru NAYA, Seiji ISHIDA, Ken TAKEUCHI, Mutsumi KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 10060095Abstract: A hybrid work machine includes a controller and a temperature sensor that detects an electric storage device temperature. In a case where (Tp+Tc)?Te_min, the controller carries out a first comparison in which the controller compares a value of [(Tp+Tc)?Te_min] with a value of Ta_SOC, and the controller then selects a lower value of the first comparison. The controller then carries out a second comparison in which the controller compares the selected lower value of the first comparison with a value of [(Tp+Tc)?Te_max)]. The controller then sets a higher value of the second comparison as the torque of the assist motor Ta, wherein Tc is an accessory torque, Ta_SOC is an adjustment assist motor torque based on a current state of charge of the electric storage device, Ta is the torque of the assist motor, and Te_max is an engine maximum torque.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya Imura, Masafumi Hita, Hiroaki Amano, Seiji Ishida, Ken Takeuchi, Itaru Naya, Chiaki Takahashi
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Publication number: 20170291501Abstract: Provided is hybrid construction machine that can charge/discharge an electrical storage device appropriately and can suppress stop of an engine accompanying sharp increase of a load. The present invention includes a hybrid controller 22 that controls power of a hydraulic pump 17 and electric power of an inverter 15 in response to storage battery characteristics of the electrical storage device 16, and an output command unit 22F of the hybrid controller 22 is configured to control at least either one of the power of the hydraulic pump 17 and the electric power of the inverter 15 on the basis of at least either one of electric current or voltage of the storage battery characteristics and at least either one of temperature or a state of charge of the storage battery characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Chiaki TAKAHASHI, Shinya IMURA, Ken TAKEUCHI, Seiji ISHIDA, Itaru NAYA, Masafumi HITA
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Publication number: 20170145658Abstract: Provided is a hybrid work machine capable of performing a warm-up operation on an electric storage device by charging and discharging while suppressing the occurrence of lug-down or over-revolution to an engine. The hybrid work machine includes: an engine; an assist motor mechanically connected to the engine, causing a discharge by generating a drive torque, and generating electric power by generating a brake torque; a hydraulic pump driven by a total torque of the engine and the assist motor; an electric storage device storing the electric power generated by the assist motor and supplying the electric power when the assist motor is discharged; and a controller outputting a torque command signal in order to control the drive torque or the brake torque of the assist motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Shinya IMURA, Masafumi HITA, Hiroaki AMANO, Seiji ISHIDA, Ken TAKEUCHI, Itaru NAYA, Chiaki TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 9611624Abstract: An electric power storage device (19) disposed on a revolving frame (6) located closer to an upstream side in a flow direction of cooling air (F) than a heat exchanger (18) is provided on an upper revolving structure (4). The electric power storage device (19) has a box-shaped casing (20) forming an outer wall and a battery module (29) provided in the casing (20) and accommodating an electrolyte. An electrolyte discharge pipe (30) for discharging an electrolyte mist and/or electrolyte injected out of the battery module (29) at abnormality of the battery module (29) to an outside of the upper revolving structure (4) is provided on the casing (20).Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ken Takeuchi, Shinichiro Yoshida, Itaru Naya, Shigeyuki Yoshihara
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Publication number: 20150345110Abstract: An electric power storage device (19) disposed on a revolving frame (6) located closer to an upstream side in a flow direction of cooling air (F) than a heat exchanger (18) is provided on an upper revolving structure (4). The electric power storage device (19) has a box-shaped casing (20) forming an outer wall and a battery module (29) provided in the casing (20) and accommodating an electrolyte. An electrolyte discharge pipe (30) for discharging an electrolyte mist and/or electrolyte injected out of the battery module (29) at abnormality of the battery module (29) to an outside of the upper revolving structure (4) is provided on the casing (20).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Ken TAKEUCHI, Shinichiro YOSHIDA, Itaru NAYA, Shigeyuki YOSHIHARA