Patents by Inventor Yuji Kakuda
Yuji Kakuda 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).
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Patent number: 11641133Abstract: A power management system includes an output facility configured to output output power with environment additive value and a consumption facility. The system further includes: a first receiver configured to receive, from the output facility, a message including an information element indicating the output power, a second receiver configured to receive, from the consumption facility, a message including an information element indicating consumption power consumed by the consumption facility, and a controller configured to identify the output power occupied in the consumption power and identify alternative power corresponding to a power loss, based on the power loss occurring on a power path from the output facility to the consumption facility. The controller is configured to identify the environment additive value corresponding to the output power occupied in the consumption power without based on the power loss.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Kazutaka Nakamura, Yuji Kakuda
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Patent number: 11431194Abstract: A power management method comprises a step A of transmitting a first message from a power management server to a local control apparatus according to a first protocol. The power management server manages a facility connected to a power grid. The local control apparatus is provided in the facility. A communication between the local control apparatus and an equipment provided in the facility is performed according to a second protocol different from the first protocol. The step A includes a step of transmitting the first message in a manner capable of identifying a control for the local control apparatus and a control for a target equipment which is the equipment designated by the power management server.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Kakuda, Kenta Okino, Naohisa Yoshitani
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Patent number: 11411429Abstract: A management system includes a power conversion device converting power output from a distributed power source and a management device. The management device includes a transmitter transmitting to the power conversion device a command requesting a state of the power conversion device. The power conversion device includes a transmitter transmitting to the management device a response command including a property indicating a state of the power conversion device in response to the command. The property includes output suppression information on output suppression of the distributed power source based on output suppression specified by a provider.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Yuji Kakuda
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Patent number: 11228176Abstract: A power management method comprises: a step A of transmitting a first message from a power management server to a local control apparatus according to a first protocol, the power management server managing a facility connected to a power grid, the local control apparatus provided in the facility; a step B of transmitting a second message from the local control apparatus to the equipment according to a second protocol different from the first protocol; and a step C of transmitting a third message from the local control apparatus to the power management server according to the first protocol, the third message including specification information specifying a local control element which the equipment is capable of dealing with according to the second protocol. The specification information includes information specifying whether or not the equipment deals with a local control element indicating an operation state requesting setting for the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Kakuda, Kenta Okino, Naohisa Yoshitani
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Publication number: 20220009361Abstract: A power management apparatus manages a facility including a stop space. The stop space includes charge-discharge equipment that performs charge and discharge of a storage battery apparatus provided in an electric mobile body. The power management apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a permission message indicating that at least one of the charge or discharge of the storage battery apparatus is permitted; a manager configured to manage a remaining storage amount of the storage battery apparatus for which the at least one of the charge and discharge is permitted by the permission message, when the storage battery apparatus is connected to the charge-discharge equipment; and a controller configured to control the charge-discharge equipment for performing the at least one of the charge and discharge of the storage battery apparatus, based on the remaining storage amount of the storage battery apparatus that is managed by the manager.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Yuki SUZUKI, Yuji KAKUDA
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Publication number: 20210344223Abstract: A power management system includes an output facility configured to output output power with environment additive value and a consumption facility configured to consume at least a part of the output power. The power management system includes: a first receiver configured to receive, from the output facility, a message including an information element indicating the output power, a second receiver configured to receive, from the consumption facility, a message including an information element indicating consumption power consumed by the consumption facility, and a controller configured to manage the consumption power and output power. The controller is configured to identify the output power occupied in the consumption power and identify alternative power corresponding to a power loss, based on the power loss occurring on a power path from the output facility to the consumption facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Kazutaka NAKAMURA, Yuji KAKUDA
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Patent number: 11056911Abstract: A management system includes an equipment and a management device. The management device includes a transmitter that transmits a first command to the equipment to instruct an operation of the equipment. The equipment includes a controller that controls an operation of the equipment according to the first command, and a transmitter that transmits a response command containing a property indicating a state of the equipment to the management device. A property of the first command includes a variable property indicating a variable that can be changed by an operation of the equipment. The controller keeps a variable indicated by the variable property without any change when the operation instructed by the first command is kept continuous. The transmitter provided in the equipment transmits the response command containing a specific value as the variable property to specify whether the operation is performed according to the first command.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Yuji Kakuda
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Patent number: 10978877Abstract: A management system includes a management apparatus; and a power conversion apparatus configured to convert, at least one of output power from a distributed power source and input power into the distributed power source, into AC power or DC power. The management apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a power control message controlling the power conversion apparatus, from an external server of a business operator that manages a power system to which the distributed power source is connected; and a transmitter configured to transmit the power control message to the power conversion apparatus, and the power conversion apparatus is configured to operate without following the power control message in a predetermined state.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Yuji Kakuda
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Patent number: 10893128Abstract: A power management method includes a step A of transmitting a first message from a power management server to a local control apparatus according to a first protocol, and a step B of transmitting a second message from the local control apparatus to an equipment according to a second protocol different from the first protocol. The second message corresponds to control content for the equipment instructed by the first message and includes an information element of the second protocol corresponding to an information element of the first protocol.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Kakuda, Kenta Okino, Naohisa Yoshitani
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Publication number: 20200310518Abstract: A management system includes a management apparatus; a power conversion apparatus configured to convert, at least one of output power from a distributed power source and input power into the distributed power source, into AC power or DC power; and a display apparatus configured to display a state of the power conversion apparatus. The management apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit to the display apparatus, a transmission source message for specifying a transmission source of a power control message controlling the power conversion apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Yuji KAKUDA
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Publication number: 20200313439Abstract: A management system includes a management apparatus; and a power conversion apparatus configured to convert, at least one of output power from a distributed power source and input power into the distributed power source, into AC power or DC power. The management apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive a power control message controlling the power conversion apparatus, from an external server of a business operator that manages a power system to which the distributed power source is connected; and a transmitter configured to transmit the power control message to the power conversion apparatus, and the power conversion apparatus is configured to operate without following the power control message in a predetermined state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventor: Yuji KAKUDA
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Publication number: 20200287409Abstract: A management system includes a power conversion device converting power output from a distributed power source and a management device. The management device includes a transmitter transmitting to the power conversion device a command requesting a state of the power conversion device. The power conversion device includes a transmitter transmitting to the management device a response command including a property indicating a state of the power conversion device in response to the command. The property includes output suppression information on output suppression of the distributed power source based on output suppression specified by a provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2017Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: Yuji KAKUDA
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Publication number: 20200287408Abstract: A management system includes an equipment and a management device. The management device includes a transmitter that transmits a first command to the equipment to instruct an operation of the equipment. The equipment includes a controller that controls an operation of the equipment according to the first command, and a transmitter that transmits a response command containing a property indicating a state of the equipment to the management device. A property of the first command includes a variable property indicating a variable that can be changed by an operation of the equipment. The controller keeps a variable indicated by the variable property without any change when the operation instructed by the first command is kept continuous. The transmitter provided in the equipment transmits the response command containing a specific value as the variable property to specify whether the operation is performed according to the first command.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2017Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventor: Yuji KAKUDA
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Patent number: 10738716Abstract: A valve timing controller includes: a driving side rotation member that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotation member that integrally rotates with a cam shaft of the internal combustion engine; a phase regulating mechanism with which a relative rotation phase of the driving and driven side rotation members around a rotation axis is set by a driving force of an electric motor; a phase sensing portion that acquires the relative rotation phase; and a phase controlling section that controls the electric motor to set the relative rotation phase based on an acquisition result by the phase sensing portion. The phase sensing portion includes a cam angle sensor, a reference determination sensor, and a pattern storage unit. The valve timing controller further includes a phase acquisition portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiki Sato, Yuji Kakuda, Shogo Katsuki, Yugo Kurahashi
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Patent number: 10711656Abstract: A control apparatus of a valve opening/closing timing control mechanism, configured by including driving side and driven side rotating bodies; a stopper unit; and an electric motor, includes: a phase controller controlling an electric motor to reduce, when a target phase is set, a deviation between the target phase and a current first actual phase and reducing power to be supplied to the electric motor as the deviation decreases; and a control target setting unit setting a first target phase displaced to a side of the first actual phase in an operation direction where the deviation is reduced when the target phase is set to a most retarded or most advanced angle phase, in which the phase controller executes a first phase control of reducing a deviation between the set first target phase and the current first actual phase.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Kakuda, Toshiki Sato, Shogo Katsuki, Yugo Kurahashi
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Publication number: 20200011252Abstract: A valve timing controller includes: a driving side rotation member that rotates synchronously with a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven side rotation member that integrally rotates with a cam shaft of the internal combustion engine; a phase regulating mechanism with which a relative rotation phase of the driving and driven side rotation members around a rotation axis is set by a driving force of an electric motor; a phase sensing portion that acquires the relative rotation phase; and a phase controlling section that controls the electric motor to set the relative rotation phase based on an acquisition result by the phase sensing portion. The phase sensing portion includes a cam angle sensor, a reference determination sensor, and a pattern storage unit. The valve timing controller further includes a phase acquisition portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Toshiki Sato, Yuji Kakuda, Shogo Katsuki, Yugo Kurahashi
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Patent number: 10530183Abstract: A communication apparatus comprises a first communication unit configured to receive, from an external server, an output suppression message instructing output suppression of a dispersed power source; and a second communication unit configured to perform communication of a predetermined message having a predetermined format with a power management apparatus that manages power of an equipment installed in a consumer's facility. The output suppression of the dispersed power source is performed in accordance with the output suppression message by a conversion apparatus that converts DC power output from the dispersed power source to AC power. The predetermined format includes an information element capable of storing at least one of first information and second information, the first information being related to a communication status with the conversion apparatus, the second information being related to an acquisition status of the output suppression message.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yuji Kakuda, Kazutaka Nakamura, Yuri Sato, Yuki Suzuki, Takashi Inoue, Kentaro Kamei
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Publication number: 20190316497Abstract: A control apparatus of a valve opening/closing timing control mechanism, configured by including driving side and driven side rotating bodies; a stopper unit; and an electric motor,. includes: a phase controller controlling an electric motor to reduce, when a target phase is set, a deviation between the target phase and a current first actual phase and reducing power to be supplied to the electric motor as the deviation decreases; and a control target setting unit setting a first target phase displaced to a side of the first actual phase in an operation direction where the deviation is reduced when the target phase is set to a most retarded or most advanced angle phase, in which the phase controller executes a first phase control of reducing a deviation between the set first target phase and the current first actual phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2019Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Yuji Kakuda, Toshiki Sato, Shogo Katsuki, Yugo Kurahashi
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Publication number: 20190312458Abstract: A power management method comprises a step A of transmitting a first message from a power management server to a local control apparatus according to a first protocol. The power management server manages a facility connected to a power grid. The local control apparatus is provided in the facility. A communication between the local control apparatus and an equipment provided in the facility is performed according to a second protocol different from the first protocol. The step A includes a step of transmitting the first message in a manner capable of identifying a control for the local control apparatus and a control for a target equipment which is the equipment designated by the power management server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: October 10, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yuji KAKUDA, Kenta OKINO, Naohisa YOSHITANI
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Publication number: 20190296549Abstract: A power management method comprises: a step A of transmitting a first message from a power management server to a local control apparatus according to a first protocol, the power management server managing a facility connected to a power grid, the local control apparatus provided in the facility; a step B of transmitting a second message from the local control apparatus to the equipment according to a second protocol different from the first protocol; and a step C of transmitting a third message from the local control apparatus to the power management server according to the first protocol, the third message including specification information specifying a local control element which the equipment is capable of dealing with according to the second protocol. The specification information includes information specifying whether or not the equipment deals with a local control element indicating an operation state requesting setting for the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Yuji KAKUDA, Kenta OKINO, Naohisa YOSHITANI