Patents by Inventor Noriya NAKAO

Noriya NAKAO 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).

  • Publication number: 20240171107
    Abstract: Disclosed is a synchronous machine control device capable of suitably executing stabilization control of a synchronous machine. This synchronous machine control device controls a power converter (2) to which a synchronous machine (1) is connected, and comprises: a first magnetic flux command calculation unit (21) that calculates a first magnetic flux command value from an electric current command value of the synchronous machine; a magnetic flux estimation unit (23) that estimates a magnetic flux value of the synchronous machine from an electric current detection value of the synchronous machine; a voltage calculation unit (19) that generates a voltage command value for the power converter such that the first magnetic flux command value and the magnetic flux value match; and a damping ratio control unit (27) that, on the basis of a vibration component of the magnetic flux value, generates a correction amount for the voltage command value such that the vibration component is damped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Shun TANIGUCHI, Noriya NAKAO, Kazuaki TOBARI, Toshiyuki AJIMA, Kentaro MATSUO
  • Publication number: 20240128908
    Abstract: A motor drive device is a device that controls torque generated by a motor, based on a d-axis current and a q-axis current, to drive the motor. The motor drive device includes a d-axis current instruction generating unit that calculates a first d-axis current instruction, a current instruction correcting unit that generates a positive correction quantity that is added to the first d-axis current instruction when a voltage across terminals of the motor is equal to or larger than a given value, and a voltage feedback control unit that generates a negative correction quantity that is added to the first d-axis current instruction to prevent the voltage across the terminals of the motor from exceeding a given maximum output voltage. The motor drive device controls the torque, based on a second d-axis current instruction created by adding the positive correction quantity and the negative correction quantity to the first d-axis current instruction and on a q-axis current instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Noriya NAKAO, Shun TANIGUCHI, Toshiyuki AJIMA, Keiji KADOTA
  • Patent number: 11664756
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device that does not require adaptation work and can suppress a current beat regardless of an operation state of a motor. The power conversion device includes an inverter 1 that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage and drives an AC motor 2, and beat compensation units 46 and 49 that suppress a current beat component of an output current of the inverter 1. The beat compensation units 46 and 49 include beat extraction units 50, 51, and 52 that calculate beat components of the output current of the inverter 1, and beat compensation voltage calculation units 53 and 54 that estimate beat compensation voltages from the beat components calculated by the beat extraction units 50, 51, and 52. The current beat component of the output current of the inverter 1 is suppressed based on the beat compensation voltages estimated by the beat compensation voltage calculation units 53 and 54.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Matsuo, Noriya Nakao, Kenichi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20230155529
    Abstract: There is provided a synchronous machine control device capable of improving the performance of a motor without complicating a control system. The synchronous machine control device controls a power converter (2) that supplies electric power to a synchronous machine (1). The synchronous machine control device includes a first magnetic flux command computation unit (21) that computes a first magnetic flux command value (?d*, ?q*) from a current command value (Id*, Iq*) of the synchronous machine (1), a magnetic flux estimation unit (23) that estimates a magnetic flux value (?dc, ?qc) of the synchronous machine (1) from a current detection value (Idc, Iqc) of the synchronous machine (1), and a voltage computation unit (19) that creates a voltage command value (Vd*, Vq*) of the power converter such that the first magnetic flux command value (?d*, ?q*) coincides with the magnetic flux value (?dc, ?qc).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun TANIGUCHI, Kazuaki TOBARI, Noriya NAKAO, Toshiyuki AJIMA, Kenichi YOSHIDA, Kentaro MATSUO, Eigo KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230056704
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion system that can suppress a fault in a short-circuiting switch that bypasses a fault unit and enhance the reliability and redundancy of the system. The power conversion system is provided with a plurality of power converter units that are formed by using semiconductor switch elements and are connected in series, and comprises: switch elements that are provided to input terminals and/or output terminals of the power converter units and bypass the power converter units; and overvoltage suppressing elements which are connected in parallel with the switch elements and in which conducting states are changed by an application of a prescribed voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hajime URAI, Hiroshi KAMIZUMA, Kimihisa FURUKAWA, Noriya NAKAO, Kinya NAKATSU
  • Patent number: 11560061
    Abstract: A motor drive device includes a power conversion circuit that drives an AC motor and a controller that controls the power conversion circuit. The controller includes a command current calculation unit generating a command current according to command torque for the AC motor and a current control unit that performs feedback control for adjusting a current applied to the AC motor to the command current. The controller also includes a control gain setting unit that calculates a control gain used for the feedback control based on the command torque and sets the calculated control gain in the current control unit. The control gain setting unit performs control such that a time from a decrease of an absolute value of the command torque to switching of the control gain is longer than a time from an increase of the absolute value of the command torque to switching of the control gain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriya Nakao, Fumikazu Takahashi, Kenichi Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20220209702
    Abstract: Provided is a power conversion device that does not require adaptation work and can suppress a current beat regardless of an operation state of a motor. The power conversion device includes an inverter 1 that converts a DC voltage into an AC voltage and drives an AC motor 2, and beat compensation units 46 and 49 that suppress a current beat component of an output current of the inverter 1. The beat compensation units 46 and 49 include beat extraction units 50, 51, and 52 that calculate beat components of the output current of the inverter 1, and beat compensation voltage calculation units 53 and 54 that estimate beat compensation voltages from the beat components calculated by the beat extraction units 50, 51, and 52. The current beat component of the output current of the inverter 1 is suppressed based on the beat compensation voltages estimated by the beat compensation voltage calculation units 53 and 54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro MATSUO, Noriya NAKAO, Kenichi YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20220134890
    Abstract: A motor drive device (200) includes: a power conversion circuit (204) that drives an AC motor; and a controller (203) that controls the power conversion circuit. The controller includes: a command current calculation unit (206) that generates a command current according to command torque for the AC motor; a current control unit (208) that performs feedback control for adjusting a current applied to the AC motor to the command current; and a control gain setting unit (207) that calculates a control gain used for the feedback control based on the command torque and sets the calculated control gain in the current control unit. The control gain setting unit performs control such that a time from a decrease of an absolute value of the command torque to switching of the control gain is longer than a time from an increase of the absolute value of the command torque to switching of the control gain. As a result, deterioration of control stability of motor torque during a transient response is avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriya NAKAO, Fumikazu TAKAHASHI, Kenichi YOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 11239784
    Abstract: Stable current control is performed even at the time of occurrence of disturbance, while the steadily occurring current pulsation is suppressed. A motor drive device 100 includes a power conversion circuit 103 that drives an alternating-current motor 101, and a controller 102 that controls the power conversion circuit 103. The controller 102 includes a voltage command calculation unit 108, a control state judgement unit 112, and a control gain change unit 113.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Noriya Nakao, Kazuaki Tobari, Fumikazu Takahashi, Shingo Nishiguchi
  • Publication number: 20210257946
    Abstract: Stable current control is performed even at the time of occurrence of disturbance, while the steadily occurring current pulsation is suppressed. A motor drive device 100 includes a power conversion circuit 103 that drives an alternating-current motor 101, and a controller 102 that controls the power conversion circuit 103. The controller 102 includes a voltage command calculation unit 108, a control state judgement unit 112, and a control gain change unit 113.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: HitachiI Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriya NAKAO, Kazuaki TOBARI, Fumikazu TAKAHASHI, Shingo NISHIGUCHI