Patents by Inventor Masayuki Suetomi

Masayuki Suetomi 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: 10643783
    Abstract: A technology capable of setting a leakage inductance to a predetermined value and enabling miniaturization is provided. In a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil which are coaxially provided, the primary coil includes a first primary coil portion and a second primary coil portion in series, the secondary coil includes a first secondary coil portion and a second secondary coil portion in series, the second primary coil portion and the second secondary coil portion are provided outside the first primary coil portion and the first secondary coil portion, and a degree of coupling between the second primary coil portion and the second secondary coil portion is set to be lower than a degree of coupling between the first primary coil portion and the first secondary coil portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignees: OMRON Corporation, Advanced Power Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Yamaguchi, Makoto Ohashi, Masayuki Suetomi, Tatsumi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10263429
    Abstract: A low-voltage circuit in a bidirectional DC-DC converter converts output AC power from a high-voltage circuit to DC power to charge a smoothing reactor and discharge the smoothing reactor, and includes an active snubber circuit including switching elements and each having a backward diode and a snubber capacitor. The snubber capacitor of the active snubber circuit has its one end connected to a drain end of the switching elements, and has its other end connected to a node between a center tap of a high-frequency transformer and a smoothing reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Ohashi, Takeo Nishikawa, Takashi Hyodo, Isao Fujihata, Masayuki Suetomi, Masaaki Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10230306
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device that performs a specific state transition of the DC/DC converter (10) after a change rate of a magnitude of a current flowing through a winding of a primary or secondary side of a transformer (TR) with respect to time reaches a value within a predetermined change rate range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Suetomi, Katsuji Mitsui, Isao Fujihata, Kesanobu Kuwabara, Yoshihiko Yamaguchi, Makoto Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20180261378
    Abstract: A technology capable of setting a leakage inductance to a predetermined value and enabling miniaturization is provided. In a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil which are coaxially provided, the primary coil includes a first primary coil portion and a second primary coil portion in series, the secondary coil includes a first secondary coil portion and a second secondary coil portion in series, the second primary coil portion and the second secondary coil portion are provided outside the first primary coil portion and the first secondary coil portion, and a degree of coupling between the second primary coil portion and the second secondary coil portion is set to be lower than a degree of coupling between the first primary coil portion and the first secondary coil portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicants: OMRON Corporation, Advanced Power Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI, Makoto OHASHI, Masayuki SUETOMI, Tatsumi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 10008938
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device in which a direction of a current flowing through a winding of a transformer (TR) is switched after a magnitude of the current flowing through the winding of the transformer (TR) reaches “0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Isao Fujihata, Masayuki Suetomi, Kesanobu Kuwabara, Makoto Ohashi, Yoshihiko Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20180013291
    Abstract: A low-voltage circuit in a bidirectional DC-DC converter converts output AC power from a high-voltage circuit to DC power to charge a smoothing reactor and discharge the smoothing reactor, and includes an active snubber circuit including switching elements and each having a backward diode and a snubber capacitor. The snubber capacitor of the active snubber circuit has its one end connected to a drain end of the switching elements and has its other end connected to a node between a center tap of a high-frequency transformer and a smoothing reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto OHASHI, Takeo NISHIKAWA, Takashi HYODO, Isao FUJIHATA, Masayuki SUETOMI, Masaaki SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 9847723
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device that performs a predetermined state transition of the DC/DC converter (10) after waiting for a load current value of a primary or secondary side of a transformer (TR) becomes a value within a predetermined current value range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Suetomi, Katsuji Mitsui, Isao Fujihata, Kesanobu Kuwabara, Yoshihiko Yamaguchi, Makoto Ohashi
  • Patent number: 9837908
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device that performs predetermined state transition of the DC/DC converter (10) after waiting for a load current value of a secondary side of a transformer (TR) to be a value within a predetermined current value range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Suetomi, Katsuji Mitsui, Isao Fujihata, Kesanobu Kuwabara, Yoshihiko Yamaguchi, Makoto Ohashi
  • Publication number: 20170324334
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device in which a direction of a current flowing through a winding of a transformer (TR) is switched after a magnitude of the current flowing through the winding of the transformer (TR) reaches “0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Isao FUJIHATA, Masayuki SUETOMI, Kesanobu KUWABARA, Makoto OHASHI, Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170324337
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device that performs predetermined state transition of the DC/DC converter (10) after waiting for a load current value of a secondary side of a transformer (TR) to be a value within a predetermined current value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki SUETOMI, Katsuji MITSUI, Isao FUJIHATA, Kesanobu KUWABARA, Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI, Makoto OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170324336
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device that performs a specific state transition of the DC/DC converter (10) after a change rate of a magnitude of a current flowing through a winding of a primary or secondary side of a transformer (TR) with respect to time reaches a value within a predetermined change rate range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki SUETOMI, Katsuji MITSUI, Isao FUJIHATA, Kesanobu KUWABARA, Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI, Makoto OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170324335
    Abstract: A power conversion device, which includes an insulation type full bridge converter and can switch a power transmission direction at a high speed, is provided. A DC/DC converter (10) constitutes a power conversion device, which operates as a first type converter that converts a voltage within a first range applied to a first input/output terminal pair into a voltage within a second range and outputs the voltage from a second input/output terminal pair or a second type converter that converts a voltage within the second range applied to the second input/output terminal pair into a voltage within the first range and outputs the voltage from the first input/output terminal pair, as a device that performs a predetermined state transition of the DC/DC converter (10) after waiting for a load current value of a primary or secondary side of a transformer (TR) becomes a value within a predetermined current value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki SUETOMI, Katsuji MITSUI, Isao FUJIHATA, Kesanobu KUWABARA, Yoshihiko YAMAGUCHI, Makoto OHASHI
  • Patent number: 5305242
    Abstract: An AC power supply apparatus for obtaining sampled data required for the FFT (Fast Fourier Transformation) by an A/D converter. Since a clock pulse train for forming an output voltage (power supply output) is used as sample clock pulses, sampled data associated with exactly one period can be obtained. This eliminates the need for the window processing. This makes it possible to provide a low cost, error-free apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Kikusui Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Kikuchi, Masayuki Suetomi