Patents by Inventor Sadayuki Inoue

Sadayuki Inoue 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: 11942787
    Abstract: A solar cell power conversion device is disposed between a solar cell and a distribution system. A storage battery power conversion device is disposed between a storage battery and the distribution system. An effective voltage calculation circuit calculates an effective voltage of an AC voltage in the distribution system. Based on the effective voltage, a second control circuit and a fourth control circuit control active power and reactive power output from a first DC/AC conversion circuit and a second DC/AC conversion circuit, respectively. When a change in the effective voltage is caused by an operation of an SVR provided in the distribution system, the second and fourth control circuits control operations of the first and second DC/AC conversion circuits to suppress a change in the reactive power caused by the change in the effective voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadayuki Inoue, Tomihiro Takano, Keishi Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20240079877
    Abstract: A power conversion device inputs or outputs a power for changing a state quantity of a distribution grid to which a voltage source device is connected, to or from the distribution grid. A grid control unit calculates a power command value of the power conversion device such that a drooping characteristic is provided for compensating for a deviation from a control target of the state quantity obtained from an output of a detector. A frequency characteristic of control computation for calculating a power command value from the deviation in the system control unit is defined such that a first control gain value in a first frequency range including direct current is set corresponding to a slope of the drooping characteristic, and a second control gain value in a second frequency range including higher frequencies than the first frequency range is set to be lower than the first control gain value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki ITOGAWA, Sadayuki INOUE, Tomihiro TAKANO, Keishi MATSUDA, Xiaowei DUI
  • Patent number: 11923714
    Abstract: A device for controlling a storage battery system is provided. The device includes: a state information calculator configured to calculate state information on each of batteries of a plurality of storage battery modules; a conversion efficiency characteristics calculator configured to calculate a power conversion efficiency of each of DC/DC converters of the plurality of storage battery modules; and a storage battery module selector configured to select one or a plurality of storage battery modules to be used while the storage battery system is charged or discharged and to determine a charge power or a discharge power of each of the selected storage battery modules, based on the state information of the batteries and the power conversion efficiencies of the DC/DC converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Hara, Tomoki Takegami, Sadayuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20240055975
    Abstract: A power conversion device equipped with virtual synchronous generator control includes a converter to convert a first DC voltage output from a distributed power source into a second DC voltage, an inverter to convert the second DC voltage output from the converter into an AC voltage and output the AC voltage to an AC system, a converter control circuit, a virtual synchronous generator control circuit to impart a transient characteristic of a synchronous generator to the inverter, and an inverter control circuit to control the inverter as a voltage source, based on AC system voltage information input from the virtual synchronous generator control circuit. The virtual synchronous generator control circuit calculates a switching frequency at which charge/discharge of the distributed power source is switched, based on information necessary for virtual synchronous generator control including a power target value of the power conversion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki INOUE, Koki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230387692
    Abstract: A control circuit includes a virtual synchronous generator control circuit to impart a transient characteristic of a synchronous generator to the inverter, a control parameter generating circuit to generate a control parameter for controlling the virtual synchronous generator control circuit, an inverter voltage control circuit to control the inverter as a voltage source, based on AC system voltage information input from the virtual synchronous generator control circuit, and a communication circuit to receive, from a management device that manages the distributed power source, a power target value of the distributed power source and information necessary for generating the control parameter. The control parameter generating circuit generates at least one of a speed adjustment rate and a damping coefficient to be used in the virtual synchronous generator control circuit, based on the power target value and the information necessary for generating the control parameter received by the communication circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Sadayuki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20230283076
    Abstract: An operation plan creation circuit creates a power target value of each of a plurality of distributed power supplies on the basis of information received by a communication circuit and capacities of the plurality of distributed power supplies a control parameter generation circuit generates a control parameter of the virtual synchronous generator control implemented in a static inverter of each of the distributed power supplies or information necessary for generating the control parameter. The communication circuit receives measurement information of each of the distributed power supplies, and transmits a control command to each of the distributed power supplies. The control parameter generation circuit generates the control parameter or the information necessary for generating the control parameter on the basis of the information received by the communication circuit, the capacities of the plurality of distributed power supplies, and the power target value of each of the distributed power supplies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki INOUE, Koki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230115683
    Abstract: An inverter converts power outputted from a distributed power supply into AC power, and outputs to an AC system. An inverter control circuit generates an AC voltage target value at a time of controlling the inverter, and generates a command value for control of the inverter as a voltage source. When the inverter is introduced into the AC system, the inverter control circuit sets a frequency of the AC voltage target value to a frequency of an AC voltage detected by an AC frequency detection circuit, and controls a phase of the AC voltage target value to be at least a leading phase with respect to the AC voltage of the AC system when a target value of the AC power is in a running direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Sadayuki INOUE
  • Patent number: 11489338
    Abstract: A solar cell power conversion device is disposed between a solar cell and a consumer premises distribution system. A storage battery power conversion device is disposed between a storage battery and the consumer premises distribution system. When an AC effective voltage in the consumer premises distribution system deviates from a voltage range defined in accordance with dead zone information transmitted from HEMS, system voltage stabilization control for returning the AC effective voltage to fall within the voltage range is performed by control of active power and reactive power that are output from a first DC/AC conversion circuit and a second DC/AC conversion circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadayuki Inoue, Tomihiro Takano
  • Publication number: 20220285943
    Abstract: A solar cell power conversion device is disposed between a solar cell and a distribution system. A storage battery power conversion device is disposed between a storage battery and the distribution system. An effective voltage calculation circuit calculates an effective voltage of an AC voltage in the distribution system. Based on the effective voltage, a second control circuit and a fourth control circuit control active power and reactive power output from a first DC/AC conversion circuit and a second DC/AC conversion circuit, respectively. When a change in the effective voltage is caused by an operation of an SVR provided in the distribution system, the second and fourth control circuits control operations of the first and second DC/AC conversion circuits to suppress a change in the reactive power caused by the change in the effective voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki INOUE, Tomihiro TAKANO, Keishi MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 11303130
    Abstract: A town storage battery power conversion device outputs an AC voltage to a distribution system during a power failure. Electric power generated by a solar cell installed in each consumer house is converted into an AC voltage by a solar cell power conversion device and output to a consumer premises distribution system to which a load is connected. In an autonomous operation during a power failure, an operation plan for a distributed power supply is updated in a cycle longer than a cycle of an operation plan for a town storage battery. In the autonomous operation, the town storage battery power conversion device changes an AC voltage frequency according to a difference between electric power output from the town storage battery and the operation plan. The solar cell power conversion device has a function of modifying a control target value for the solar cell according to the AC voltage frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sadayuki Inoue
  • Patent number: 11233398
    Abstract: When the AC voltage effective value at an interconnection point is higher than a first threshold voltage, a solar-panel power conversion device controls an output of reactive power so that the voltage at the interconnection point matches a first target effective voltage. When the power generated from an energy creation apparatus is higher than a first reference power and the AC voltage effective value at the interconnection point is higher than a second threshold voltage, then a storage-battery power conversion device controls an output of reactive power so that the voltage at the interconnection point matches a second target effective voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sadayuki Inoue, Takahiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20210257839
    Abstract: A grid system includes a voltage source, a plurality of consumers connected to the voltage source via a distribution grid, and a grid control unit for transmitting a power command value to a device provided to each consumer. The consumer is provided with a power generation device, a power storage device, and power conversion devices for converting respective powers of the power generation device and the power storage device. The power conversion devices respectively include power command correction means for correcting the power command value from the grid control unit on the basis of the frequency of voltage at a power receiving point X2 which is a connection point between the consumer and the distribution grid. The power command value for the power conversion device of the power generation device is set to be greater than the power command value for the power conversion device of the power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro KATO, Sadayuki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210234372
    Abstract: A town storage battery power conversion device outputs an AC voltage to a distribution system during a power failure. Electric power generated by a solar cell installed in each consumer house is converted into an AC voltage by a solar cell power conversion device and output to a consumer premises distribution system to which a load is connected. In an autonomous operation during a power failure, an operation plan for a distributed power supply is updated in a cycle longer than a cycle of an operation plan for a town storage battery. In the autonomous operation, the town storage battery power conversion device changes an AC voltage frequency according to a difference between electric power output from the town storage battery and the operation plan. The solar cell power conversion device has a function of modifying a control target value for the solar cell according to the AC voltage frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Sadayuki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210152009
    Abstract: A device for controlling a storage battery system is provided. The device includes: a state information calculator configured to calculate state information on each of batteries of a plurality of storage battery modules; a conversion efficiency characteristics calculator configured to calculate a power conversion efficiency of each of DC/DC converters of the plurality of storage battery modules; and a storage battery module selector configured to select one or a plurality of storage battery modules to be used while the storage battery system is charged or discharged and to determine a charge power or a discharge power of each of the selected storage battery modules, based on the state information of the batteries and the power conversion efficiencies of the DC/DC converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Satoshi HARA, Tomoki TAKEGAMI, Sadayuki INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210028625
    Abstract: A solar cell power conversion device is disposed between a solar cell and a consumer premises distribution system. A storage battery power conversion device is disposed between a storage battery and the consumer premises distribution system. When an AC effective voltage in the consumer premises distribution system deviates from a voltage range defined in accordance with dead zone information transmitted from HEMS, system voltage stabilization control for returning the AC effective voltage to fall within the voltage range is performed by control of active power and reactive power that are output from a first DC/AC conversion circuit and a second DC/AC conversion circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki INOUE, Tomihiro TAKANO
  • Publication number: 20200274357
    Abstract: When the AC voltage effective value at an interconnection point is higher than a first threshold voltage, a solar-panel power conversion device controls an output of reactive power so that the voltage at the interconnection point matches a first target effective voltage. When the power generated from an energy creation apparatus is higher than a first reference power and the AC voltage effective value at the interconnection point is higher than a second threshold voltage, then a storage-battery power conversion device controls an output of reactive power so that the voltage at the interconnection point matches a second target effective voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki INOUE, Takahiro KATO
  • Patent number: 10164448
    Abstract: When a plurality of storage batteries is used by connecting them in parallel, since the progress of degradation differs among the storage batteries, a power conversion system includes a degradation information acquisition device for acquiring the degradation information of the storage batteries, a temperature information acquisition device for detecting the temperature information of the storage batteries, and a control device for controlling the storage battery power converter based on the degradation information of the storage batteries by the degradation information acquisition device and the temperature information of the storage batteries by the temperature information acquisition device so that the degradation states of the plurality of the storage batteries can be matched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazufumi Tanaka, Sadayuki Inoue, Makiko Kise
  • Patent number: 9935465
    Abstract: In the case of performing self-sustained operation, when power conversion devices supply power to loads, all DC/AC conversion circuits of the power conversion devices are operated in a voltage control mode, and effective voltage (amplitude) of reference AC voltage as a control target for AC power outputted from each DC/AC conversion circuit under voltage control is adjusted in accordance with the power generation amount of a solar panel as a DC power supply, and the state of charge of a storage battery, thereby the amount of power supplied to the loads is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Sadayuki Inoue
  • Publication number: 20170366023
    Abstract: When a plurality of storage batteries is used by connecting them in parallel, since the progress of degradation differs among the storage batteries, a power conversion system includes a degradation information acquisition device for acquiring the degradation information of the storage batteries; a temperature information acquisition device for detecting the temperature information of the storage batteries, and a control device for controlling the storage battery power converter based on the degradation information of the storage batteries by the degradation information acquisition device and the temperature information of the storage batteries by the temperature information acquisition device so that the degradation states of the plurality of the storage batteries can be matched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazufumi TANAKA, Sadayuki INOUE, Makiko KISE
  • Patent number: 9787170
    Abstract: Provided are a solar panel (1), a first DC/DC conversion circuit (13), a DC/AC conversion circuit (21) connected via a DC bus (25), a second DC/DC conversion circuit (17) for controlling bus voltage in the case of power outage, a first control section (14) having two kinds of control modes and controlling the first DC/DC conversion circuit (13), a second control section (18) for controlling the second DC/DC conversion circuit (17), and a third control section (22) for controlling the DC/AC conversion circuit (21). The second control section (18) controls bus voltage in the case of power outage, and the first control section (14) switches the control mode based on information of the second control section (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Sadayuki Inoue, Hideki Kawano