Patents by Inventor Kazushi Ota

Kazushi Ota 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).

  • Temperature controlling apparatus for battery, vehicle apparatus using the same, and controlling method therefor
    Patent number: 7767354
    Abstract: In an ECU, a coolant fan performs cooling operation such that a control DUTY value is limited by a control DUTY value according to tolerable noise level of the cooling fan based on a vehicle speed in a case in which the temperature in the high-voltage battery is lower than a predetermined limitation for highest temperature. In a case in which the temperature in the high-voltage battery is higher than the predetermined limitation for highest temperature, the cooling fan performs the cooling operation by using an energy storage device cooling operation requirement value and an IPU cooling operation requirement value such that performance in the high-voltage battery is not affected. By doing this, a temperature controlling apparatus for batteries in which it is possible to cool the battery and solve temperature difference among a plurality of batteries can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Keihin Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Saito, Morio Kayano, Tomohiko Maeda, Hiroshi Murakami, Kazushi Ota
  • Temperature controlling apparatus for battery, vehicle apparatus using the same, and controlling method therefor
    Publication number: 20030118891
    Abstract: In an ECU, a coolant fan performs cooling operation such that a control DUTY value is limited by a control DUTY value according to tolerable noise level of the cooling fan based on a vehicle speed in a case in which the temperature in the high-voltage battery is lower than a predetermined limitation for highest temperature. In a case in which the temperature in the high-voltage battery is higher than the predetermined limitation for highest temperature, the cooling fan performs the cooling operation by using an energy storage device cooling operation requirement value and an IPU cooling operation requirement value such that performance in the high-voltage battery is not affected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Mitsunobu Saito, Morio Kayano, Tomohiko Maeda, Hiroshi Murakami, Kazushi Ota