Patents by Inventor Suminobu Akiba

Suminobu Akiba 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: 10090691
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power generation system provided with a renewable-energy-based electric power generator, capable of efficiently and stably outputting electric power at a predetermined power amount. The power generation system includes at least an electric power generator and a maximum power amount detection control unit that performs control such that a voltage and a current at the maximum power point can be detected at any time to output the result as a detection value. The power supplied from a variable voltage power source is selected when the voltage is short. In contrast, the power supplied from a constant voltage power source is selected when the current is short.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SION ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Murano, Suminobu Akiba, Shin Tanahashi
  • Patent number: 9843186
    Abstract: A power transmission system, which has a plurality of DC power sources and a load that receives a supply of DC power, is characterized in that: a power priority retrieving device is attached to each DC power source; control is performed by a controller; and the amount of power to be delivered from a DC power source to which a power priority retrieving device is attached to the load is determined on the basis of the retrieved power priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: SION ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Murano, Suminobu Akiba, Shin Tanahashi
  • Patent number: 9800045
    Abstract: When using DC power supplies, turning off switches and unplugging from sockets can result in arc discharge, and when arc discharge occurs, heat is generated, which can cause damage to contacts, wiring of disconnection points to melt, and fires. In order to solve this problem, an object is to prevent inrush current when connecting a power supply, detect arc discharge generated when disconnecting direct current, and stop arc discharge over a short period of time. All of the loads that are connected to a DC power supply are equipped with a soft-start function that gradually and smoothly increases current so as to prevent current from flowing suddenly when connected to a power supply, and if a sudden drop in the power supply voltage is detected, an arc discharge is deemed to have occurred, and the flow of current from the power supply to the load is cut off immediately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: SION ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Murano, Suminobu Akiba, Shin Tanahashi
  • Patent number: 9728973
    Abstract: A power source apparatus that combines power generated by a photovoltaic system and power generated from another power source by using a power combiner and transmits the combined power to a load side, wherein an output voltage of the photovoltaic system can be changed by changing a cell connection state of a plurality of solar cells of the photovoltaic system, and the highest efficiency of the photovoltaic system can be obtained by adding the output voltage of the photovoltaic system to an output voltage of the another power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SION ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Murano, Suminobu Akiba, Shin Tanahashi
  • Publication number: 20160344212
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power generation system provided with a renewable-energy-based electric power generator, capable of efficiently and stably outputting electric power at a predetermined power amount. The power generation system includes at least an electric power generator and a maximum power amount detection control unit that performs control such that a voltage and a current at the maximum power point can be detected at any time to output the result as a detection value. The power supplied from a variable voltage power source is selected when the voltage is short. In contrast, the power supplied from a constant voltage power source is selected when the current is short.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: SION ELCTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventors: Minoru MURANO, Suminobu AKIBA, Shin TANAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160301215
    Abstract: A power source apparatus that combines power generated by a photovoltaic system and power generated from another power source by using a power combiner and transmits the combined power to a load side, wherein an output voltage of the photovoltaic system can be changed by changing a cell connection state of a plurality of solar cells of the photovoltaic system, and the highest efficiency of the photovoltaic system can be obtained by adding the output voltage of the photovoltaic system to an output voltage of the another power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Minoru MURANO, Suminobu AKIBA, Shin TANAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20160111870
    Abstract: When using DC power supplies, turning off switches and unplugging from sockets can result in arc discharge, and when arc discharge occurs, heat is generated, which can cause damage to contacts, wiring of disconnection points to melt, and fires. In order to solve this problem, an object is to prevent inrush current when connecting a power supply, detect arc discharge generated when disconnecting direct current, and stop arc discharge over a short period of time. All of the loads that are connected to a DC power supply are equipped with a soft-start function that gradually and smoothly increases current so as to prevent current from flowing suddenly when connected to a power supply, and if a sudden drop in the power supply voltage is detected, an arc discharge is deemed to have occurred, and the flow of current from the power supply to the load is cut off immediately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Minoru MURANO, Suminobu AKIBA, Shin TANAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20150123478
    Abstract: A power transmission system, which has a plurality of DC power sources and a load that receives a supply of DC power, is characterized in that: a power priority retrieving device is attached to each DC power source; control is performed by a controller; and the amount of power to be delivered from a DC power source to which a power priority retrieving device is attached to the load is determined on the basis of the retrieved power priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Minoru Murano, Suminobu Akiba, Shin Tanahashi