Patents by Inventor Yasuhiko Kaku

Yasuhiko Kaku 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: 20200010281
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a conveyor apparatus includes a conveyor frame, a belt provided on the conveyor frame, a motor configured to drive the belt, and a control device configured to control the motor. The control device includes a servo control device configured to control the motor based on a command from a controller, and an inverter control device configured to control the speed of the motor based on an input signal from a speed variable volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Haruhiko Koike, Kanji Watanabe, Yasuhiko Kaku, Koji Hara
  • Patent number: 10425028
    Abstract: A motor control device includes output command calculation circuitry and inertial load value calculation circuitry. The output command calculation circuitry is configured to calculate a motor output command, based on a motor acceleration command and an inertial load value indicative of a magnitude of inertia of a load on a motor. The inertial load value calculation circuitry is configured to calculate an estimated inertial load value with an adaptive observer, based on the motor output command and a motor actual output to be output from the motor, and configured to calculate the inertial load value, based on the estimated inertial load value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku, Shouta Kawahara
  • Publication number: 20190158006
    Abstract: A motor control device includes output command calculation circuitry and inertial load value calculation circuitry. The output command calculation circuitry is configured to calculate a motor output command, based on a motor acceleration command and an inertial load value indicative of a magnitude of inertia of a load on a motor. The inertial load value calculation circuitry is configured to calculate an estimated inertial load value with an adaptive observer, based on the motor output command and a motor actual output to be output from the motor, and configured to calculate the inertial load value, based on the estimated inertial load value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko KAKU, Shouta KAWAHARA
  • Patent number: 10158316
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes an AC-DC converter, an auxiliary power source, and an inverter. The AC-DC converter converts AC power into DC power and feeds the DC power to a DC bus bar. DC power is fed from the auxiliary power source to the DC bus bar and from the DC bus bar to the auxiliary power source. The inverter converts the DC power of the DC bus bar into the AC power and feeds the AC power to a motor. The auxiliary power source includes a capacitor, a DC-DC converter, and circuitry. The DC-DC converter performs conversion between a first DC voltage of the DC bus bar and a second DC voltage applied between both terminals of the capacitor or inside of the capacitor. The circuitry is configured to control the DC-DC converter to maintain positive correlation between the second DC voltage and the first DC voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Mitsujiro Sawamura, Yasuhiko Kaku
  • Patent number: 10110155
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes an AC-DC converter, an auxiliary power source, and an inverter. The AC-DC converter converts AC power into DC power and feeds the DC power to a DC bus bar. DC power is fed from the auxiliary power source to the DC bus bar and from the DC bus bar to the auxiliary power source. The inverter converts the DC power of the DC bus bar into the AC power and feeds the AC power to a motor. The auxiliary power source includes a capacitor, a DC-DC converter, and circuitry. The DC-DC converter performs conversion between a first DC voltage of the DC bus bar and a second DC voltage applied between both terminals of the capacitor or inside of the capacitor. The circuitry is configured to control the DC-DC converter to maintain positive correlation between the second DC voltage and the first DC voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Mitsujiro Sawamura, Yasuhiko Kaku
  • Patent number: 10069445
    Abstract: A motor controller to control a motor includes a position controller, a speed controller, a first integrator, and a second integrator. The position controller is configured to generate a speed command based on a position error between a position command and a motor position. The speed controller is configured to generate a torque command to be input to the motor based on a speed error between the speed command and a motor speed. The first integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the position error to be added to the position error. The second integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the speed error to be added to the speed error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku, Yusuke Oka, Atsuo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9923499
    Abstract: Provided is a motor control device, including an acceleration command calculation unit configured to calculate an acceleration command directed to a motor, a torque command calculation unit configured to calculate a torque command directed to the motor based on the acceleration command and a predetermined moment-of-inertia value, a torque correction value calculation unit configured to estimate disturbance of the motor based on the torque command and at least one of a motor position or a motor speed, to thereby calculate a torque correction value for the torque command, and a moment-of-inertia value change unit configured to change the predetermined moment-of-inertia value based on an estimated moment-of-inertia ratio, which is a ratio of the torque correction value to the torque command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku
  • Patent number: 9893671
    Abstract: Provided is an electric-motor control device, including: a command value calculation unit configured to calculate a command value directed to an electric motor based on a command value and a given moment-of-inertia value; a difference detection unit configured to detect a difference between the moment-of-inertia value and an estimated moment-of-inertia value; a moment-of-inertia value change unit configured to change at least anyone of the moment-of-inertia value and a correction coefficient for the moment-of-inertia value based on the difference; and a change restriction unit configured to restrict a change in the moment-of-inertia value or the correction coefficient when at least any one of the moment-of-inertia value and the correction coefficient is changed to decrease by the moment-of-inertia value change unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku
  • Patent number: 9853585
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a motor performing pressure control includes circuitry which calculates a detected speed of a motor based on an input pressure command, sensor reaction force, movable part viscous damping force and movable part mass, outputs the detected speed, calculates the movable part viscous damping force by multiplying the detected speed by a movable part viscous damping coefficient to calculate the detected speed, calculates a detected position of the motor by integrating the detected speed, outputs the detected position, calculates a sensor viscous damping pressure by multiplying the detected speed by a sensor viscous damping coefficient, calculates a sensor spring pressure by multiplying the detected position by a sensor spring constant, calculates a detected pressure of a pressure sensor by adding the sensor spring pressure to the sensor viscous damping pressure, and outputs the sensor reaction force which is the detected pressure to calculate the detected speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku, Takuhiro Suganuma
  • Publication number: 20170229994
    Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes an AC-DC converter, an auxiliary power source, and an inverter. The AC-DC converter converts AC power into DC power and feeds the DC power to a DC bus bar. DC power is fed from the auxiliary power source to the DC bus bar and from the DC bus bar to the auxiliary power source. The inverter converts the DC power of the DC bus bar into the AC power and feeds the AC power to a motor. The auxiliary power source includes a capacitor, a DC-DC converter, and circuitry. The DC-DC converter performs conversion between a first DC voltage of the DC bus bar and a second DC voltage applied between both terminals of the capacitor or inside of the capacitor. The circuitry is configured to control the DC-DC converter to maintain positive correlation between the second DC voltage and the first DC voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Mitsujiro SAWAMURA, Yasuhiko KAKU
  • Publication number: 20170214356
    Abstract: Provided is an electric-motor control device, including: a command value calculation unit configured to calculate a command value directed to an electric motor based on a command value and a given moment-of-inertia value; a difference detection unit configured to detect a difference between the moment-of-inertia value and an estimated moment-of-inertia value; a moment-of-inertia value change unit configured to change at least anyone of the moment-of-inertia value and a correction coefficient for the moment-of-inertia value based on the difference; and a change restriction unit configured to restrict a change in the moment-of-inertia value or the correction coefficient when at least any one of the moment-of-inertia value and the correction coefficient is changed to decrease by the moment-of-inertia value change unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko KAKU
  • Patent number: 9716457
    Abstract: [Problem] To enhance a speed loop gain even in a three-inertia mechanical resonance system. [Solution] A motor control apparatus (100) for controlling a motor, includes: a speed estimator (6) configured to estimate and output an equivalent rigid body speed of the motor, based on a torque command that is input to a motor model (4); a first feedback gain (Kd1) configured to obtain a first differential speed between a motor speed and the equivalent rigid body speed; a torque command generation unit (2) configured to generate the torque command, based on a speed deviation between a speed command and a second differential speed between the motor speed and the output of the first feedback gain (Kd1); and a stabilizing compensator (9) configured to obtain the first differential speed in parallel with the first feedback gain (Kd1), to change frequency characteristics of the first differential speed and to add the frequency characteristics to an output of the first feedback gain (Kd1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku
  • Publication number: 20170040916
    Abstract: Provided is a motor control device, including an acceleration command calculation unit configured to calculate an acceleration command directed to a motor, a torque command calculation unit configured to calculate a torque command directed to the motor based on the acceleration command and a predetermined moment-of-inertia value, a torque correction value calculation unit configured to estimate disturbance of the motor based on the torque command and at least one of a motor position or a motor speed, to thereby calculate a torque correction value for the torque command, and a moment-of-inertia value change unit configured to change the predetermined moment-of-inertia value based on an estimated moment-of-inertia ratio, which is a ratio of the torque correction value to the torque command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko KAKU
  • Publication number: 20160359435
    Abstract: A control apparatus for controlling a motor performing pressure control includes circuitry which calculates a detected speed of a motor based on an input pressure command, sensor reaction force, movable part viscous damping force and movable part mass, outputs the detected speed, calculates the movable part viscous damping force by multiplying the detected speed by a movable part viscous damping coefficient to calculate the detected speed, calculates a detected position of the motor by integrating the detected speed, outputs the detected position, calculates a sensor viscous damping pressure by multiplying the detected speed by a sensor viscous damping coefficient, calculates a sensor spring pressure by multiplying the detected position by a sensor spring constant, calculates a detected pressure of a pressure sensor by adding the sensor spring pressure to the sensor viscous damping pressure, and outputs the sensor reaction force which is the detected pressure to calculate the detected speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko KAKU, Takuhiro SUGANUMA
  • Patent number: 9483036
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a motor control apparatus including a current conversion part, a voltage control part, a current detection part, and a phase compensation part. The current conversion part generates a voltage command on the basis of a current deviation between a current command and an estimated current. The voltage control part controls an output voltage to a motor. The current detection part detects a motor current. The phase compensation part inputs the detected motor current and the voltage command and outputs, as the estimated current, the motor current in which a delay in phase of the motor current relative to the current command has been compensated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kaku, Tetsuya Asai
  • Patent number: 9471047
    Abstract: This disclosure discloses a motor control apparatus including a current conversion part, a voltage control part, a current detection part, and a current estimation part. The current conversion part generates a voltage command on the basis of a current deviation between a current command and an estimated current. The voltage control part controls an output voltage to a motor. The current detection part detects a motor current. The current estimation part inputs the detected motor current and the voltage command and outputs the motor current in which an influence by a disturbance has been compensated for as the estimated current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kaku, Tetsuya Asai
  • Publication number: 20160233808
    Abstract: [Problem] To enhance a speed loop gain even in a three-inertia mechanical resonance system. [Solution] A motor control apparatus (100) for controlling a motor, includes: a speed estimator (6) configured to estimate and output an equivalent rigid body speed of the motor, based on a torque command that is input to a motor model (4); a first feedback gain (Kd1) configured to obtain a first differential speed between a motor speed and the equivalent rigid body speed; a torque command generation unit (2) configured to generate the torque command, based on a speed deviation between a speed command and a second differential speed between the motor speed and the output of the first feedback gain (Kd1); and a stabilizing compensator (9) configured to obtain the first differential speed in parallel with the first feedback gain (Kd1), to change frequency characteristics of the first differential speed and to add the frequency characteristics to an output of the first feedback gain (Kd1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko Kaku
  • Publication number: 20160149523
    Abstract: A motor controller to control a motor includes a position controller, a speed controller, a first integrator, and a second integrator. The position controller is configured to generate a speed command based on a position error between a position command and a motor position. The speed controller is configured to generate a torque command to be input to the motor based on a speed error between the speed command and a motor speed. The first integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the position error to be added to the position error. The second integrator is configured to calculate an integral value of the speed error to be added to the speed error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi YOSHIURA, Yasuhiko KAKU, Yusuke OKA, Atsuo IKEDA
  • Patent number: 9342068
    Abstract: A motion controller includes a controller configured to output a motor driving command based on a motion-and-sequence time chart used for motion control of a motor, to a motor driving apparatus. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart, which has been created by a general-purpose PC, from the general-purpose PC via a higher-layer network. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart including a command data sequence included in the motor driving command for the motor driving apparatus. The controller is configured to receive the motion-and-sequence time chart including a sequence time chart that describes a coordinated relationship between the motion control of the motor and a certain two-level input/output signal relating to the motion control of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Kaku, Haruhiko Koike, Tomohiro Kamishio, Kanji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9285782
    Abstract: A motor control device according to an embodiment includes a first subtractor, a speed controller, and a phase compensating speed observer. The first subtractor subtracts a speed reference from a speed feedback signal to obtain a speed deviation. The speed controller receives the speed deviation and outputs a first torque reference. The phase compensating speed observer receives the first torque reference and a speed of a controlled object including a motor, and outputs the speed feedback signal. The phase compensating speed observer includes a delay element model having an integral element of an order optimally satisfying a setting condition based on a degree of easiness for implementation and a degree of usefulness for phase delay compensation of the speed feedback signal to the speed reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Yasufumi Yoshiura, Yasuhiko Kaku