Patents by Inventor Nobuaki Satoh

Nobuaki Satoh 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: 11919415
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted charging device in which a charging circuit subjects power supplied from an external power supply to power conversion and supplies power to a battery and a PTC heater in parallel. The vehicle-mounted charging device is provided with a control device which, when temperature adjustment of the battery by the PTC heater and charging of the battery are carried out at the same time, controls an output current of the charging circuit so as to approach a total value of an allowable value of charging current for the battery and a current consumption of the PTC heater at each time point during charging. The allowable value of charging current for the battery and the current consumption of the PTC heater are specified on the basis of battery characteristic information of the battery and heater characteristic information of the PTC heater which are stored in advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuaki Satoh
  • Publication number: 20210354591
    Abstract: This control device (100) controls a temperature adjustment device (4) for adjusting the temperature of an on-board battery (1) and is provided with a control unit (104) for operating the temperature adjustment device so that the temperature of the on-board battery (1) falls within a predetermined range at a charging start point of charging the on-board battery (1) using an external charging facility (M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Takuma IIDA, Nobuaki SATOH, Koichi YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11046200
    Abstract: An on-board control device relays data communication between a vehicle module and a vehicle ECU which generates a signal for commanding a driving mode of a vehicle. The on-board control device includes a first interface via which communication with the vehicle ECU is performed, and a second interface via which communication with the vehicle modules is performed. The first interface relies on specifications for communication with the vehicle ECU, and the second interface does not rely on the specifications for communication with the vehicle ECU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kyojo, Yutaka Inobe, Nobuaki Satoh
  • Patent number: 11043831
    Abstract: A charging device includes an AC/DC converter, a first DC/DC converter, a second DC/DC converter, and an inductance element. The AC/DC converter is connected to an external power source and configured to convert AC power into DC power. The first DC/DC converter is configured to convert a voltage the DC power outputted from the AC/DC converter and supply the resultant DC power to a first battery. The second DC/DC converter is connected in parallel to the first battery on the output side of the first DC/DC converter, and configured to convert a voltage of the DC power outputted from the first DC/DC converter and supply the resultant DC power to a second battery. The inductance element is provided between the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter, and connected in series to the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kominami, Nobuaki Satoh
  • Publication number: 20200361333
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle-mounted charging device in which a charging circuit subjects power supplied from an external power supply to power conversion and supplies power to a battery and a PTC heater in parallel. The vehicle-mounted charging device is provided with a control device which, when temperature adjustment of the battery by the PTC heater and charging of the battery are carried out at the same time, controls an output current of the charging circuit so as to approach a total value of an allowable value of charging current for the battery and a current consumption of the PTC heater at each time point during charging. The allowable value of charging current for the battery and the current consumption of the PTC heater are specified on the basis of battery characteristic information of the battery and heater characteristic information of the PTC heater which are stored in advance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventor: Nobuaki SATOH
  • Patent number: 10530262
    Abstract: A resonance power conversion device includes a bridge circuit, a transformer, a current detection circuit, and a control circuit. The bridge circuit includes a plurality of switching elements and receives a DC power. The transformer is connected to an output side of the bridge circuit. The current detection circuit detects a value of a current flowing through at least one of the plurality of switching elements. The control circuit determines whether or not an abnormality is occurring in the resonance power conversion device, based on the value detected by the current detection circuit at a predetermined time during a switching control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kominami, Nobuaki Satoh
  • Publication number: 20190348724
    Abstract: A charging device includes a battery charger, a resistance heater, and a cooler. The battery charger is connected to an external power source and supplies electric power to a battery. The resistance heater is connected to the battery charger and converts electric power from the battery charger into heat. The cooler cools the battery charger and the battery with a cooling medium by causing the cooling medium to flow from the battery charger to the battery. When the charging device charges the battery under an environment of a predetermined temperature or lower, the battery charger supplies the electric power to the resistance heater, and heat generated in the battery charger is transmitted to the battery via the cooling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: NOBUAKI SATOH
  • Publication number: 20190329663
    Abstract: A charging device includes an AC/DC converter, a first DC/DC converter, a second DC/DC converter, and an inductance element. The AC/DC converter is connected to an external power source and configured to convert AC power into DC power. The first DC/DC converter is configured to convert a voltage the DC power outputted from the AC/DC converter and supply the resultant DC power to a first battery. The second DC/DC converter is connected in parallel to the first battery on the output side of the first DC/DC converter, and configured to convert a voltage of the DC power outputted from the first DC/DC converter and supply the resultant DC power to a second battery. The inductance element is provided between the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter, and connected in series to the first DC/DC converter and the second DC/DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: SATOSHI KOMINAMI, NOBUAKI SATOH
  • Publication number: 20190263279
    Abstract: An on-board control device relays data communication between a vehicle module and a vehicle ECU which generates a signal for commanding a driving mode of a vehicle. The on-board control device includes a first interface via which communication with the vehicle ECU is performed, and a second interface via which communication with the vehicle modules is performed. The first interface relies on specifications for communication with the vehicle ECU, and the second interface does not rely on the specifications for communication with the vehicle ECU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: HIROYUKI KYOJO, YUTAKA INOBE, NOBUAKI SATOH
  • Publication number: 20190260298
    Abstract: A resonance power conversion device includes a bridge circuit, a transformer, a current detection circuit, and a control circuit. The bridge circuit includes a plurality of switching elements and receives a DC power. The transformer is connected to an output side of the bridge circuit. The current detection circuit detects a value of a current flowing through at least one of the plurality of switching elements. The control circuit determines whether or not an abnormality is occurring in the resonance power conversion device, based on the value detected by the current detection circuit at a predetermined time during a switching control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: SATOSHI KOMINAMI, NOBUAKI SATOH
  • Publication number: 20190214693
    Abstract: In order to secure the charge/discharge performance of an on-board battery in accordance with an external request, an on-board battery temperature regulating apparatus for regulating the temperature of the on-board battery that is charged or discharged based on a charge or discharge request from an external apparatus includes: a temperature regulator capable of regulating the temperature of the on-board battery; and a controller that determines a presence or absence of the charge or discharge request from an external apparatus to the on-board battery, and controls, when the charge or discharge request is determined to be present, the temperature regulator such that the temperature of the on-board battery is at least within a temperature range where the on-board battery is capable of being charged with or discharging requested power requested from the external apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Takuma IIDA, Nobuaki SATOH, Keiji NISHIHARA
  • Publication number: 20180262018
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a plurality of power converters connected in parallel to each other and each configured to output power to a load after converting voltage of input power into output voltage, and a controller configured to change a number of one or more power converters to be put into operation out of the plurality of power converters based on total output power to the load. The controller changes timing of changing the number of the one or more power converters to be put into operation depending on the load regulation of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Nobuaki SATOH, Satoshi KOMINAMI
  • Patent number: 10008945
    Abstract: A switching power supply device includes a power factor improvement circuit, a phase-shifted full bridge type DC/DC converter that is arranged in a rear stage of the power factor improvement circuit and has a full-bridge type switching circuit, an output current detecting circuit for detecting an output current to be supplied to a load, an output voltage detecting circuit for detecting an output voltage to be supplied to the load, and a power factor improvement circuit output voltage detecting circuit for detecting a power factor improvement circuit output voltage, which is input from the power factor improvement circuit to the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuaki Satoh
  • Publication number: 20170317599
    Abstract: A switching power supply device includes a power factor improvement circuit, a phase-shifted full bridge type DC/DC converter that is arranged in a rear stage of the power factor improvement circuit and has a full-bridge type switching circuit, an output current detecting circuit for detecting an output current to be supplied to a load, an output voltage detecting circuit for detecting an output voltage to be supplied to the load, and a power factor improvement circuit output voltage detecting circuit for detecting a power factor improvement circuit output voltage, which is input from the power factor improvement circuit to the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: NOBUAKI SATOH
  • Publication number: 20160006346
    Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes: a power supply circuit; and a control section, the power supply circuit including a power factor improvement circuit that improves a power factor of alternating-current electrical energy by switching of a transistor; and a DC/DC conversion apparatus that converts by switching of a transistor at least one of a voltage and a current of the electrical energy whose power factor is improved by the power factor improvement circuit, the control section being configured to control switching timings of the power factor improvement circuit and the DC/DC conversion apparatus, wherein the number of the power supply circuit is N, and the control section controls the switching timings such that the switching timing of the power factor improvement circuit differs among the N power supply circuits, and that the switching timing of the DC/DC conversion apparatus differs among the N power supply circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Nobuaki SATOH, Toshiki ISHII, Satoshi NAKAYA, Hiroyuki KYOJO
  • Patent number: 5577234
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a function can be added to a peripheral apparatus by making a change in only a few parts of a data processing system without making changes regarding hardware in, especially, a system unit nor an interface part between the system unit and the peripheral apparatus. A predetermined control signal, said signal being a signal for causing a peripheral apparatus such as a floppy disk drive to perform a first predetermined operation, is provided to said peripheral apparatus in a predetermined condition in order to cause said peripheral apparatus to perform a second predetermined operation which is different from said first predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Hanabusa, Yasuhiro Kotani, Nobuaki Satoh, Osamu Yamamoto