Patents by Inventor Kazuhito Nakamura

Kazuhito Nakamura 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: 11984909
    Abstract: A system of an interconnected inverter includes an inverter that converts DC power from a DC power supply into AC power and provides AC power to an AC power line, an RDC that converts a voltage value obtained by a voltage sensor into electrical angle information that shows a phase angle of an output voltage, the voltage sensor obtaining a voltage value of an output voltage from the inverter to a power grid, and an ECU that controls the inverter to provide an alternating current in synchronization with an alternating current that flows through the AC power line by using timing at which an angle shown in the electrical angle information given from the RDC attains to a prescribed angle. Extra cost for diversion can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kojiro Asakawa, Kazuhito Hayashi, Ikuhiro Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20240056014
    Abstract: A motor drive system includes: a first inverter connected to one end of an open-end winding of a three-phase motor, an input voltage from a single-phase AC power source being rectified into a rectified voltage and input to the first inverter; a second inverter connected to another end of the open-end winding and including a DC link capacitor; and a control unit that controls the first inverter so that a first inverter output voltage supplied from the first inverter to the three-phase motor is in phase with a motor current flowing in the three-phase motor, controls the second inverter to supply reactive power to the three-phase motor by making a second inverter output voltage supplied from the second inverter to the three-phase motor orthogonal to the motor current in order to make an instantaneous power supplied from the DC link capacitor to the three-phase motor zero, and also controls the second inverter so that a q-axis component of the second inverter output voltage orthogonal to a d-axis component, which
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuo ONO, Kazuhito NAKAMURA, Michael HAIDER, Dominik BORTIS, Miric SPASOJE, Walter Johann KOLAR
  • Patent number: 11177741
    Abstract: An AC-AC converter circuit converts an AC voltage into a further AC voltage. A rectifier circuit rectifies the AC voltage. An inverter circuit generates the further AC voltage. AZ source circuit is provided between the rectifier circuit and the inverter circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Ono, Kazuhito Nakamura, Michael Haider, Dominik Bortis, Johann W. Kolar
  • Patent number: 11101725
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary electric machine including: a permanent magnet rotatable around a first rotational shaft and disposed at a distance from a main surface of a moving body rotating or moving, at least a part of a side surface of the permanent magnet continuous to an outer peripheral surface thereof being opposed to the main surface of the moving body, wherein the permanent magnet is rotated around the first rotational shaft by a reaction force acting on the permanent magnet, the reaction force being caused by eddy currents produced in the main surface of the moving body in such a direction as to hinder a change of magnetic flux from the permanent magnet, and a surface speed of the side surface of the permanent magnet opposed to the moving body is lower than a surface speed of the main surface of the moving body opposed thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Flankl, Arda Tueysuez, Johann W. Kolar, Yusuke Tsukada, Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20210078619
    Abstract: A railway condition monitoring device includes an acquirer structured to be attached to a railway vehicle bogie and acquire state information on one or more state of vibration, speed, acceleration, sound, reflected light, image, temperature, humidity, and a wheel diameter, a determiner structured to be attached to a bogie, perform a determination of a state of a track on which the bogie travels or a state of the bogie based on the state information acquired by the acquirer, and provide the determination result, a transmitter structured to be attached to the bogie and transmit the determination result to an outside of the bogie, and a power supplier structured to be attached to the bogie and supply power to the acquirer and the transmitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Mitsumasa MORITA, Kyoko SAKURAI, Hideo KATO, Ronpei OMACHI, Masaki KASAMATSU, Shogo KIGAMI, Kazuhito NAKAMURA, Takashi WADA
  • Publication number: 20200244177
    Abstract: An AC-AC converter circuit converts an AC voltage into a further AC voltage. A rectifier circuit rectifies the AC voltage. An inverter circuit generates the further AC voltage. AZ source circuit is provided between the rectifier circuit and the inverter circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Yasuo ONO, Kazuhito NAKAMURA, Michael HAIDER, Dominik BORTIS, Johann W. KOLAR
  • Patent number: 10298107
    Abstract: A non-contact power generator includes: a magnet disposed at a distance to a main surface of a moving body that moves in one direction and the opposite direction, and the magnet generating a magnetic flux passing the main surface; a coil being separated from a surface of the magnet that faces away from the main surface, the coil being linked with the magnetic flux from the magnet; and a magnetic flux guide member disposed in a part of a magnetic path of the magnetic flux linked with the coil. The magnet is moved along the shaft in the moving direction of the moving body at a speed lower than the speed of the moving body by a reaction force acting on the magnet on a basis of eddy currents generated in the main surface in such a direction as to hinder a change of the magnetic flux from the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Flankl, Arda Tueysuez, Johann W. Kolar, Yusuke Tsukada, Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10014147
    Abstract: Provided is an X-ray tube which can perform stable X-ray radiation under a desired condition in a radiation region extending in a predetermined direction. Included are a base plate having an opening portion and made of alloy 426, an X-ray transmission window made of titanium foil and arranged to close the opening portion of the base plate, a flat box-like vessel portion attached to the base plate and inside of which is in a vacuum state, an X-ray target provided at the opening portion in the vessel portion, and an electron source injecting electrons to the X-ray target in the vessel portion. The electron source includes a liner cathode, a first control electrode pulling out electrons from the cathode and a second control electrode restricting radiation range of the pulled-out electrons. At this time, X-rays emitted from the X-ray window spreads radially from opening shape of the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: FUTABA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsumoto, Kiyoyuki Deguchi, Yuuichi Kogure, Kazuhito Nakamura, Tomoyuki Okada, Toru Fujita, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10014149
    Abstract: In an X-ray radiation source, a counter wall made of alkali-containing glass, out of walls of a housing of an X-ray tube, is sandwiched between a filament and an electric field control electrode to each of which a negative high voltage is applied. This configuration prevents an electric field from being generated in the counter wall and thus suppresses precipitation of alkali ions from the glass. Therefore, it prevents change in potential relationship between electrodes at different potentials such as the filament, grid, and target and enables stable operation to be maintained, without occurrence of a trouble of failure in maintaining a desired X-ray amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignees: FUTABA CORPORATION, HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nakamura, Norimasa Kosugi, Naoki Okumura, Yoshitaka Sato, Akira Matsumoto, Yoshihisa Marushima, Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20180159417
    Abstract: Provided is a rotary electric machine including: a permanent magnet rotatable around a first rotational shaft and disposed at a distance from a main surface of a moving body rotating or moving, at least a part of a side surface of the permanent magnet continuous to an outer peripheral surface thereof being opposed to the main surface of the moving body, wherein the permanent magnet is rotated around the first rotational shaft by a reaction force acting on the permanent magnet, the reaction force being caused by eddy currents produced in the main surface of the moving body in such a direction as to hinder a change of magnetic flux from the permanent magnet, and a surface speed of the side surface of the permanent magnet opposed to the moving body is lower than a surface speed of the main surface of the moving body opposed thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Michael FLANKL, Arda TUEYSUEZ, Johann W. KOLAR, Yusuke TSUKADA, Kazuhito NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20180159414
    Abstract: A non-contact power generator includes: a magnet disposed at a distance to a main surface of a moving body that moves in one direction and the opposite direction, and the magnet generating a magnetic flux passing the main surface; a coil being separated from a surface of the magnet that faces away from the main surface, the coil being linked with the magnetic flux from the magnet; and a magnetic flux guide member disposed in a part of a magnetic path of the magnetic flux linked with the coil. The magnet is moved along the shaft in the moving direction of the moving body at a speed lower than the speed of the moving body by a reaction force acting on the magnet on a basis of eddy currents generated in the main surface in such a direction as to hinder a change of the magnetic flux from the magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Michael FLANKL, Arda TUEYSUEZ, Johann W. KOLAR, Yusuke TSUKADA, Kazuhito NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9648712
    Abstract: In an X-ray radiation source, a counter wall made of alkali-containing glass, out of walls of a housing of an X-ray tube, is arranged opposite to a high-voltage region VH of a power supply unit including a high-voltage generation module which generates a negative high voltage to be applied to a filament. This configuration prevents an electric field from being generated in the counter wall and thus suppresses precipitation of alkali ions from the glass. Therefore, it prevents change in potential relationship between electrodes at different potentials such as the filament, grid, and target and prevents occurrence of a trouble of failure in maintaining a desired X-ray amount, thus enabling stable operation to be maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignees: Futaba Corporation, HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nakamura, Norimasa Kosugi, Naoki Okumura, Yoshitaka Sato, Akira Matsumoto, Yoshihisa Marushima, Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9263227
    Abstract: An X-ray tube includes a radiopaque substrate including a window portion, an X-ray transmission window closing the window portion, an X-ray target provided at the window portion from an inner surface side of the substrate, a highly-evacuated container portion attached to the inner surface of the substrate, a cathode, a first control electrode and a second control electrode provided inside the container portion. A shielding electrode is provided at the inner surface of the substrate so as to surround the window portion. Electrons collide with the X-ray target to generate X-rays. Electrons reflected on the X-ray target between the shielding electrodes are absorbed by the shielding electrodes, so an inner surface of the container portion is not charged. The electron emission from the cathode is not affected by the reflected electrons, so a change in target current is small, and thus X-rays of substantially constant intensity can be radiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FUTABA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Matsumoto, Kiyoyuki Deguchi, Yoshihisa Marushima, Yuuichi Kogure, Kazuhito Nakamura, Tomoyuki Okada, Toru Fujita, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20150382440
    Abstract: In an X-ray radiation source, a counter wall made of alkali-containing glass, out of walls of a housing of an X-ray tube, is arranged opposite to a high-voltage region VH of a power supply unit including a high-voltage generation module which generates a negative high voltage to be applied to a filament. This configuration prevents an electric field from being generated in the counter wall and thus suppresses precipitation of alkali ions from the glass. Therefore, it prevents change in potential relationship between electrodes at different potentials such as the filament, grid, and target and prevents occurrence of a trouble of failure in maintaining a desired X-ray amount, thus enabling stable operation to be maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicants: HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K., FUTABA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAKAMURA, Norimasa KOSUGI, Naoki OKUMURA, Yoshitaka SATO, Akira MATSUMOTO, Yoshihisa MARUSHIMA, Kazuhito NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20150348737
    Abstract: In an X-ray radiation source, a counter wall made of alkali-containing glass, out of walls of a housing of an X-ray tube, is sandwiched between a filament and an electric field control electrode to each of which a negative high voltage is applied. This configuration prevents an electric field from being generated in the counter wall and thus suppresses precipitation of alkali ions from the glass. Therefore, it prevents change in potential relationship between electrodes at different potentials such as the filament, grid, and target and enables stable operation to be maintained, without occurrence of a trouble of failure in maintaining a desired X-ray amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Tatsuya NAKAMURA, Norimasa KOSUGI, Naoki OKUMURA, Yoshitaka SATO, Akira MATSUMOTO, Yoshihisa MARUSHIMA, Kazuhito NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 9190924
    Abstract: An indirect matrix converter includes a converter (2) connected through a positive polarity bus (4p) and a negative polarity bus (4n) to an inverter (6). A clamp diode (28u) has its anode connected to the positive polarity bus (4p) and has its cathode connected to one end of a capacitor (30). The other end of the capacitor (30) is connected to the anode of a clamp diode (28d) of which cathode is connected to the negative polarity bus (4n). Upper discharge preventing snubber circuits (20u) are provided for switch devices (16uu through 16uw) of the inverter (6), and lower discharge preventing snubber circuits (20d) are provided for switch devices (16du through 16dw) of the inverter (6). Discharge resistors (26u) of the upper discharge preventing snubber circuits (20u) are connected to the anode of the diode (28d), and discharge resistors (26d) of the lower discharge preventing snubber circuits (20d) are connected to the cathode of the diode (28u).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9008276
    Abstract: An X-ray tube is disclosed. The X-ray tube includes a substrate, a box-shaped case attached to the substrate and being in a high-vacuum state, an X-ray target arranged in the opening of the first substrate in the inside of the case, and a cathode arranged in the case and supplying an electron to the X-ray target. The substrate includes first and second substrates made of 426 alloy and respectively having an opening of honeycomb structure, and an X-ray transmissive window sandwiched between the first and second substrates which is made of a titanium foil and close the opening. The X-ray transmissive window is reinforced by a honeycomb structure of the substrate from both surfaces. Thus, the substrate and the X-ray transmissive window are not deformed, and strength of the package is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Futaba Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Matsumoto, Yoshihisa Marushima, Yuuichi Kogure, Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8977443
    Abstract: [Object] When total power required by a hybrid construction machine increases above output power available from a driving source, power supplied to a rotation motor is restricted. [Means to Realize Object] Driving power from an engine 2 is distributed to a hydraulic pump 6 and a generator 4. Electric power generated by the generator 4 is used to drive a rotation motor 12, and pressurized oil provided by the hydraulic pump 6 is used to drive a hydraulic machine 14. When both of the hydraulic machine 14 and the rotation motor 12 are simultaneously manipulated, the output power outputted by the engine 2 and the required power required by the hydraulic machine 14 and the rotation motor 12 are detected. When the required power exceeds the output power, the torque or acceleration of the rotation motor 12 is restricted to preferentially provide output power to the hydraulic machine 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Nabtesco Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuhito Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20140362976
    Abstract: Provided is an X-ray tube which can perform stable X-ray radiation under a desired condition in a radiation region extending in a predetermined direction. Included are a base plate having an opening portion and made of alloy 426, an X-ray transmission window made of titanium foil and arranged to close the opening portion of the base plate, a flat box-like vessel portion attached to the base plate and inside of which is in a vacuum state, an X-ray target provided at the opening portion in the vessel portion, and an electron source injecting electrons to the X-ray target in the vessel portion. The electron source includes a liner cathode, a first control electrode pulling out electrons from the cathode and a second control electrode restricting radiation range of the pulled-out electrons. At this time, X-rays emitted from the X-ray window spreads radially from opening shape of the opening portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: AKIRA MATSUMOTO, Kiyoyuki Deguchi, Yuuichi Kogure, Kazuhito Nakamura, Tomoyuki Okada, Toru Fujita, Tatsuya Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8901808
    Abstract: The invention provides a new ultraviolet light-emitting material and ultraviolet light source in which bacteriocidal performance, operating life, and luminescence efficiency are enhanced without any risk of adversely affecting human bodies. An ultraviolet light-emitting material has a composition as represented by Formula (A): (Al1-xScx)2O3??(A) where a dopant, Sc is added to a matrix, Al2O3, and x satisfies 0<x<1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Futaba Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki Iwai, Kazuhito Nakamura, Yoshitaka Sato, Kiyoyuki Deguchi