Patents by Inventor Shoichi Kitamura

Shoichi Kitamura 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: 20200072887
    Abstract: A phase group estimation device according to the present invention includes: a data acquirer that acquires data transmitted from a smart meter; a storage that stores equipment information indicating a correspondence between the smart meter and a pole-mounted transformer corresponding to the smart meter; and a phase group estimator that classifies processing sections into phase groups based on the equipment information and the data. Each of the processing sections is a section corresponding to a pole-mounted transformer, and each of the phase groups is powered by the same phase of a distribution line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa FURUTA, Shoichi KITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170293975
    Abstract: In an energy demand-supply plan formulation apparatus, the apparatus includes: a data coordination unit for calculating first coordination data including an electric power-generation unit-price and specific heat consumption from the electric power generation plan, for calculating second coordination data from the steam demand-supply plan, and for calculating third coordination data including an electric power generation fuel-consumption plan from the transaction plan and the electric power generation plan; a steam demand-supply planning unit for formulating a steam demand-supply plan by taking in first coordination data calculated by the data coordination unit; an electric power demand-supply planning unit for formulating a transaction plan in the electric power transaction market and an electric power generation plan therein by taking in second coordination data calculated by the data coordination unit; and a fuel demand-supply planning unit for formulating a fuel demand-supply plan by taking in third coordi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yutaka SAITO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Shoichi KITAMURA, Hideaki HIRANO, Kotaro SANAI
  • Patent number: 9752791
    Abstract: An air-conditioning unit control device controls an air-conditioning unit system including one or more outdoor units and a plurality of indoor units. The air-conditioning unit control device includes an environment target value setting unit to set an environment target value for an environment intended to be achieved by air conditioning through each of the indoor units, a zone setting unit to form one or more groups of the indoor units and set a zone for each of the groups, a zone load calculating unit to calculate a heat load on the set zone, an air conditioning capacity allocation calculating unit to determine an allocation of operation capacity to each of the indoor units and the outdoor units based on power consumption of each of the indoor units and the outdoor units, and a control instructing unit to transmit a control signal based on each operation capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Mori, Shoichi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Yohei Ueno
  • Publication number: 20170213302
    Abstract: An energy supply and demand planning device includes a database in which are stored data necessary for a power supply and demand plan and a fuel supply and demand plan, a power supply and demand planning unit that formulates a transaction plan for a power transaction market and a power generation plan, a fuel supply and demand planning unit that formulates a transaction plan for a fuel transaction market, a power generation revision plan, and a fuel tank operation plan, a data coordination unit that carries out an exchange of data between the power supply and demand planning unit and fuel supply and demand planning unit, and an operation control unit that carries out a determination of a start and convergence of operations in the power supply and demand planning unit and fuel supply and demand planning unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka SAITO, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Shoichi KITAMURA, Hideaki HIRANO, Kotaro SANAI
  • Patent number: 9533550
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning control device calculates, through a thermal load calculating unit, a vehicle interior thermal load Q on the basis of, for example, a vehicle interior temperature Tin, a vehicle interior humidity Hin, a vehicle exterior temperature Tout, a passenger load factor ?, and a vehicle-interior-temperature set value Tset. Through an air conditioning output calculating unit, the vehicle air conditioning control device calculates an output command value for an air conditioner on the basis of a vehicle-interior-temperature upper-limit value Tmax, a vehicle-interior-temperature lower-limit value Tmin, the thermal load Q, power-running/regenerative electric power P, and then, corrects the calculated output command value for the air conditioner on the basis of power-running/regenerative electric power Pf at or after a prediction time point and of a passenger load factor ?f at or after the prediction time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Kazuyuki Mori, Satoru Takahashi, Shoji Isoda
  • Publication number: 20150306937
    Abstract: A vehicle air conditioning control device calculates, through a thermal load calculating unit, a vehicle interior thermal load Q on the basis of, for example, a vehicle interior temperature Tin, a vehicle interior humidity Hin, a vehicle exterior temperature Tout, a passenger load factor ?, and a vehicle-interior-temperature set value Tset. Through an air conditioning output calculating unit, the vehicle air conditioning control device calculates an output command value for an air conditioner on the basis of a vehicle-interior-temperature upper-limit value Tmax, a vehicle-interior-temperature lower-limit value Tmin, the thermal load Q, power-running/regenerative electric power P, and then, corrects the calculated output command value for the air conditioner on the basis of power-running/regenerative electric power Pf at or after a prediction time point and of a passenger load factor Of at or after the prediction time point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shoichi KITAMURA, Hiroyuki HASHIMOTO, Kazuyuki MORI, Satoru TAKAHASHI, Shoji ISODA
  • Publication number: 20150045967
    Abstract: An air-conditioning unit control device controls an air-conditioning unit system including one or more outdoor units and a plurality of indoor units. The air-conditioning unit control device includes an environment target value setting unit to set an environment target value for an environment intended to be achieved by air conditioning through each of the indoor units, a zone setting unit to form one or more groups of the indoor units and set a zone for each of the groups, a zone load calculating unit to calculate a heat load on the set zone, an air conditioning capacity allocation calculating unit to determine an allocation of operation capacity to each of the indoor units and the outdoor units based on power consumption of each of the indoor units and the outdoor units, and a control instructing unit to transmit a control signal based on each operation capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Mori, Shoichi Kitamura, Hiroyuki Hashimoto, Yohei Ueno
  • Publication number: 20120130655
    Abstract: A damage calculation unit (2, 3) performs: acquiring a charge current value, a charge period, and a representative temperature of the electricity storage device while the electricity storage device is being charged, calculating a cycle damage number for representative temperature based on the obtained values, and integrating the cycle damage number for representative temperature; and acquiring a representative temperature of the electricity storage device in at least an operation state out of the operation state and a storage state, and an elapsed period at the representative temperature, calculating a calendar damage number based on acquired values of the representative temperature and the elapsed period, and integrating the calendar damage number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenro MITSUDA, Akihisa Yoshimura, Shoichi Kitamura, Takuto Yano