Patents by Inventor Keita Hatanaka
Keita Hatanaka 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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Patent number: 8044632Abstract: A power conversion device includes a converter that converts AC power to DC power, a converter controller that controls an output voltage of the converter, an inverter that converts the DC power to AC power at a variable frequency, an inverter controller that controls an output frequency of the inverter, and a current detector that detects an AC current on an input side of the converter. It is configured in such a manner that the inverter controller adjusts a slip frequency of the induction motor in response to a fluctuation of the AC current on the input side of the converter detected by the current detector. It thus becomes possible to suppress a beat current in an output current of the inverter at the occurrence of a load fluctuation as well as a power supply voltage fluctuation.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Hideo Obi, Takahiro Kikuchi, Takeshi Tanaka, Daisuke Ito, Keita Hatanaka
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Patent number: 8022660Abstract: A control controls starting of an AC rotary machine by calculating a resistance drop component, corresponding to a resistance drop of the AC rotary machine, based on a detection current, and adjusts angular frequency of an AC output voltage based on subtracting the resistance drop component from a voltage command, and, simultaneously, adjusting amplitude of the AC output voltage so that amplitude of an AC phase current may change in conformity with a predetermined function.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Kinpara, Masaki Kono, Kiyoshi Eguchi, Keita Hatanaka, Mitsuo Kashima, Kouichi Arisawa
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Patent number: 7990099Abstract: A power converting device for an electric train includes a power converter, an alternating-current motor, a primary control unit, and a control unit. The power converter converts direct-current power into alternating-current power. The alternating-current motor is driven by the alternating-current power output from the power converter. The primary control unit outputs a power-running notch command that determines an acceleration speed for the electric train. The control unit controls an amount of the alternating-current power based on the power-running notch command. The control unit sets the amount of the alternating-current power to zero without a delay after receiving an OFF signal of the power-running notch command during power running.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki Kono, Keita Hatanaka
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Patent number: 7960926Abstract: A controller for an AC rotary machine, by which a stable rotation angular-frequency estimate (AFE) value can be obtained even in an extremely low speed region of the AC rotary machine is disclosed, and consequently stable control can be performed. The controller includes an AFE outputter that outputs an AFE value based on an angular-frequency calculated value including a rotation AFE value. The AFE outputter includes a lower-limit constant-value (LLCV) outputter that outputs a LLCV, a comparator that compares the angular-frequency calculated value to the LLCV, and a switcher that performs a switching operation according to the comparator. The switcher outputs the angular-frequency calculation value as the AFE value when the angular-frequency calculation value is larger than the LLCV, and outputs the LLCV as the AFE value when the angular-frequency calculation value is equal to or less than the LLCV.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki Kono, Keita Hatanaka, Hideto Negoro
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Publication number: 20100308649Abstract: In a conventional electrical power conversion apparatus, a control microprocessor performs a control for eliminating or curbing a beat phenomenon, so that a control delay occurs because computing time is required in the control microprocessor. Because of the control delay, it is not possible to obtain an effect of sufficiently reducing a current ripple and torque pulsation. In addition, in an electric train in which a frequency of an AC power source is changed over while the train is running, it is required for a method of detecting a ripple component by a band-pass filter that a plurality of band-pass filters are provided and then the changeover is performed depending on the power source frequency, resulting in difficulties to take countermeasures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2008Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki Kono, Takahiko Kobayashi, Keita Hatanaka
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Patent number: 7835165Abstract: In a power converting apparatus in which two three-phase converters (1), (2) are operated parallel to one another, the three-phase converters (1), (2) are controlled by using d- and q-axis voltage commands. DC current sensors (26), (27) detect individual output DC currents (26a), (27a) of the three-phase converters (1), (2), and a d-axis voltage command vdr for each of the three-phase converters (1), (2) is corrected in a manner that reduces a difference between the output DC currents (26a), (27a). In this way, an output imbalance between the two three-phase converters (1), (2) is corrected while decreasing limitations on arrangement of the DC current sensors (26), (27).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventor: Keita Hatanaka
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Patent number: 7800337Abstract: A control apparatus for an AC rotary machine, including first voltage command calculation means for calculating first voltage commands from current commands, an angular frequency, and constant set values of the AC rotary machine, second voltage command calculation means for calculating second voltage commands on the basis of difference currents between the current commands and current detection values, so that the difference currents may converge into zero, third voltage command calculation means for calculating third voltage commands by adding the first voltage commands and the second voltage commands, voltage application means for applying voltages to the AC rotary machine on the basis of the third voltage commands, and constant measurement means for calculating the constant set values on the basis of the second voltage commands.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Yoshihiko Kinpara, Takahiko Kobayashi, Keita Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20100231159Abstract: A power conversion device includes a converter that converts AC power to DC power, a converter controller that controls an output voltage of the converter, an inverter that converts the DC power to AC power at a variable frequency, an inverter controller that controls an output frequency of the inverter, and a current detector that detects an AC current on an input side of the converter. It is configured in such a manner that the inverter controller adjusts a slip frequency of the induction motor in response to a fluctuation of the AC current on the input side of the converter detected by the current detector. It thus becomes possible to suppress a beat current in an output current of the inverter at the occurrence of a load fluctuation as well as a power supply voltage fluctuation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2006Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Obi, Takahiro Kikuchi, Takeshi Tanaka, Daisuke Ito, Keita Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20100128502Abstract: A power converter includes: a converter (1) which rectifies an AC power; capacitor series assemblies (2A, 2B) connected to the DC side of the converter; an inverter (3) which assumes that one end of the capacitor series assemblies is at a high potential, the other end is at a low potential, and a series connection point is at an intermediate potential and selects one of the high potential, the intermediate potential, and the low potential for output of a 3-phase AC; an inverter control unit (4) which controls the inverter (3); and a voltage measuring device (8) which measures a capacitor voltage Vdc as a voltage between the both ends of the capacitor series assemblies (2A, 2B). The inverter control unit (4) has a beatless control unit (21) which controls the modulation ratio ? in accordance with a capacitor voltage Vdc and a frequency fixation unit (22) which fixes the frequency of the AC voltage outputted by the inverter (3) to an instruction value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Syoichi Kawamoto, Daisuke Ito, Hidetoshi Kitanaka, Keita Hatanaka, Hisanori Yamasaki, Masaki Kono, Takahiko Kobayashi
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Publication number: 20100118569Abstract: A power conversion system includes a first power converter converting AC to DC, a second power converter converting DC to AC, a current detector detecting output current of the second power converter, a pulsation detector detecting a pulsating component associated with the AC to DC conversion of the first power converter from a pulsating component contained in at least any one of effective power, power, and apparent power of the second power converter, a voltage corrector outputting a correction amount correcting at least one of phase, frequency, and amplitude of a voltage output from the second power converter based on the pulsating component from the pulsation detector, and a voltage controller outputting a voltage instruction to be output from the second power converter based on the correction amount from the voltage corrector, wherein the second power converter converts DC to AC based on the voltage instruction from the voltage controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2007Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Kono, Takahiko Kobayashi, Keita Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20090251083Abstract: A control controls starting of an AC rotary machine by calculating a resistance drop component, corresponding to a resistance drop of the AC rotary machine, based on a detection current, and adjusts angular frequency of an AC output voltage based on subtracting the resistance drop component from a voltage command, and, simultaneously, adjusting amplitude of the AC output voltage so that amplitude of an AC phase current may change in conformity with a predetermined function.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko Kinpara, Masaki Kono, Kiyoshi Eguchi, Keita Hatanaka, Mitsuo Kashima, Kouichi Arisawa
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Publication number: 20090251082Abstract: A controller for an AC rotary machine is proposed, by which a stable rotation angular-frequency estimate value can be obtained even in an extremely low speed region of the AC rotary machine, and consequently stable control can be performed. A controller for an AC rotary machine has an angular-frequency estimate output means 20 that outputs an angular-frequency estimate value ?i based on an angular-frequency calculated value ?1 including a rotation angular-frequency estimate value ?e.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2006Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventors: Masaki Kono, Keita Hatanaka, Hideto Negoro
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Publication number: 20090244945Abstract: In a power converting apparatus in which two three-phase converters (1), (2) are operated parallel to one another, the three-phase converters (1), (2) are controlled by using d- and q-axis voltage commands. DC current sensors (26), (27) detect individual output DC currents (26a), (27a) of the three-phase converters (1), (2), and a d-axis voltage command vdr for each of the three-phase converters (1), (2) is corrected in a manner that reduces a difference between the output DC currents (26a), (27a). In this way, an output imbalance between the two three-phase converters (1), (2) is corrected while decreasing limitations on arrangement of the DC current sensors (26), (27).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2006Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventor: Keita Hatanaka
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Publication number: 20090009119Abstract: A power converting device for an electric train includes a power converter, an alternating-current motor, a primary control unit, and a control unit. The power converter converts direct-current power into alternating-current power. The alternating-current motor is driven by the alternating-current power output from the power converter. The primary control unit outputs a power-running notch command that determines an acceleration speed for the electric train. The control unit controls an amount of the alternating-current power based on the power-running notch command. The control unit sets the amount of the alternating-current power to zero without a delay after receiving an OFF signal of the power-running notch command during power running.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Masaki KONO, Keita HATANAKA
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Publication number: 20080180054Abstract: A control apparatus for an AC rotary machine, including first voltage command calculation means for calculating first voltage commands from current commands, an angular frequency, and constant set values of the AC rotary machine, second voltage command calculation means for calculating second voltage commands on the basis of difference currents between the current commands and current detection values, so that the difference currents may converge into zero, third voltage command calculation means for calculating third voltage commands by adding the first voltage commands and the second voltage commands, voltage application means for applying voltages to the AC rotary machine on the basis of the third voltage commands, and constant measurement means for calculating the constant set values on the basis of the second voltage commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2007Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Yoshihiko KINPARA, Takahiko Kobayashi, Keita Hatanaka