Patents by Inventor Akeshi Takahashi
Akeshi Takahashi 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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Publication number: 20240097524Abstract: This rotating electric machine comprises: a stator having a stator core around which a plurality of coils are wound; a rotor supported to be rotatable relative to the stator with a predetermined gap therebetween; a rotor case that holds the rotor; and a first bearing and a second bearing that rotatably support the rotor case.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Tetsuya SUTO, Makoto ITO
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Publication number: 20240039355Abstract: A rotating electrical machine according to the present invention has a plurality of segmented coils respectively disposed in a plurality of layers aligned in a row in a radial direction inside a slot of a stator core. The segmented coils comprise: first regions (111a, 121a) that each have a straight line section disposed inside the slot and a protrusion that protrudes to the outside of the slot from one end of the straight line section; and second regions (112a, 122a) that are formed so as to extend toward one side in the circumferential direction from the other end of the respective straight line section, and such that the position in the radial direction changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Tetsuya SUTO, Makoto ITO
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Publication number: 20230343523Abstract: High reliability and long life are achieved by being sliding-less. The switch according to the present invention includes: first terminal and a second terminal that are adjacently attached to a stator; a movable shaft movable in a first direction and a second direction, a plurality of movers attached to the movable shaft; and a movable segment that is connected to two of the plurality of movers and biases the two movers in a direction in which they are away from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 25, 2020Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya SUTO, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Noriyuki MAEKAWA
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Publication number: 20230333131Abstract: Provided is a conveyance device capable of reducing the weight of a conveyance device while preventing magnetic saturation. A conveyance device according to the present invention is characterized by comprising a conveyance path (65) in which a conveyed object is moved, an electromagnet provided on the surface of the conveyance path (65) opposite to the surface on which the conveyed object moves, and a drive circuit for supplying a current to the electromagnet, the electromagnet including teeth (22a, 22b) formed from a magnetic body, and windings (21a, 21b) wound onto the surface of the teeth (22a, 22b), a yoke (26) is provided that supports the teeth (22a, 22b), and the relationship between the minimum cross-sectional area Sy of the yoke (26) and the minimum cross-sectional area St of the part of the teeth (22a, 22b) where the windings (21a, 21b) are provided is Sy<St.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Ryosuke HOSHI, Yasuaki AOYAMA, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Satoru KANEKO, Takeshi TAMAKOSHI, Hiroyuki KOBAYASHI, Hiroshi WATANABE, Kuniaki ONIZAWA
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Publication number: 20230268790Abstract: A rotary electric machine (100) comprising, in order to increase a torque density, a stator (101) and a rotor (102) provided so as to be rotatable about the axial center (C), wherein: phase coils (120G) each having a substantially rectangular coil-cross-section are arranged in a row in the radial direction in a slot (110) so as to constitute a plurality of layers; the phase coils (120G) are each wound over a group of three or more slots (110) which are contiguously arranged in the circumferential direction; identical-phase slots (111) are provided on each of which only a combination of phase coils (120G) of an identical phase are arranged; different-phase slots (112) are provided on each of which only a combination of phase coils (120G) of two different phases are arranged; and the different-phase slots (112) are disposed one by one so as to be adjacent to respective two sides of sets of identical-phase slots (111) comprising at least two slots arranged contiguously in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Makoto ITO, Tetsuya SUTO, Akeshi TAKAHASHI
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Patent number: 11716039Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a winding switching device capable of enhancing the reliability of electrical contact between a movable unit and a fixed unit, and a rotating electrical machine drive system including such a winding switching device.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.Inventors: Kazuo Nishihama, Akeshi Takahashi, Katsuhiro Hoshino, Noriyuki Maekawa
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Publication number: 20230223824Abstract: A motor control device of the present invention is connected to a power converter for converting power from direct current power to alternating current power, and controls the drive of an alternating current motor that is driven using said alternating current power, and the motor control device is provided with: a carrier wave generator; a carrier wave frequency adjuster that adjusts the frequency of the carrier wave; and a gate signal generator that uses the carrier wave to pulse width modulate a voltage command according to a torque command, and generates a gate signal for controlling operation of the power converter, wherein the carrier wave frequency adjuster adjusts the voltage command and carrier wave phase difference to reduce eddy current loss generated in rotor magnets of the alternating current motor according to a d-axis current flowing to the alternating current motor and the rotational speed of the alternating current motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Takafumi HARA, Makoto ITO, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Toshiyuki AJIMA
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Publication number: 20230223808Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a winding for an electromagnetic component, a stator for a rotary electric machine, a rotary electric machine, and a wheel, which can simplify an assembly step while improving joint quality of a coil end. This winding for electromagnetic components comprises a first conductor (3) and a second conductor (4) electrically connected to the first conductor (3). The first conductor (3) and the second conductor (4) are fixed inside an electromagnetic component. At least one among the first conductor (3) and the second conductor (4) has a bent section (10). The first conductor (3) is pressed against and makes close contact with the second conductor (4) by a restoring force (12) due to residual stress of the bent section (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Tetsuya SUTO, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Makoto ITO
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Publication number: 20230208233Abstract: A rotating electric machine having high efficiency and high reliability without causing an increase in size and cost is realized. Each of the rectangular wire segment coils has a first region portion and a second region portion connected to the first region portion and formed in the circumferential direction including a bent portion in the circumferential direction of the stator core 10, and a pair of the rectangular wire segment coils adjacent to each other at the coil ends of the plurality of rectangular wire segment coils has a conductive portion to which the first region portion of one of the rectangular wire segment coils and the second region portion of the other of the rectangular wire segment coils are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Kenichi NAKAYAMA, Tetsuya SUTO, Keisuke TAKEUCHI
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Patent number: 11601082Abstract: A rotary machine driving system includes: a rotary machine including a plurality of coils; an inverter device configured to operate the rotary machine at a variable speed, including a control device for controlling power conversion by an inverter circuit, and a coil switching device for switching a connection of the coils according to the control device. The control device commands the coil switching device to switch the connection of the coils when rotation of the rotary machine transitions between a low-speed rotation range and a high-speed rotation range due to acceleration and deceleration. A starting end and a terminal end of at least one set of coils per phase of the rotary machine are drawn out in a freely connectable state. The coil switching device includes at least one movable portion driven by one actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Shinji Sugimoto, Kazuo Nishihama
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Publication number: 20230001780Abstract: A rotating electric machine , and an electric wheel using the rotating electric machine, has a rotatably supported rotor and a stator separated by a prescribed gap from the rotor, wherein the rotor has a magnetic pole ring formed from a circular permanent magnet, and a core piece embedded in the permanent magnet. The magnetic pole ring has outer and inner peripheral surfaces formed in a ring shape, wherein one of the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface is a gap-facing surface that faces the aforementioned gap, and the other is a non-gap-facing surface different from the gap-facing surface. The non-gap-facing surface of the magnetic pole ring is configured from the permanent magnet, the gap-facing surface of the magnetic pole ring is configured containing the permanent magnet and the exposed core piece, and the permanent magnet is magnetized such that the core piece is the magnetic center.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Makoto ITO, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Keisuke TAKEUCHI
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Publication number: 20220416709Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing a rotating machine drive system comprising a winding switching device, wherein the rotating machine drive system has a relatively simple configuration, allows wear of electrical contacts during switching and sliding to be minimized, and is highly reliable.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Kazuo NISHIHAMA, Noriyuki MAEKAWA, Katsuhiro HOSHINO
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Publication number: 20220337184Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a winding switching device capable of enhancing the reliability of electrical contact between a movable unit and a fixed unit, and a rotating electrical machine drive system including such a winding switching device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Kazuo NISHIHAMA, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Katsuhiro HOSHINO, Noriyuki MAEKAWA
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Publication number: 20220224270Abstract: A winding switching device switches parallel and series connections of windings of a rotating electric machine, and includes a plurality of electrodes that are connected to the windings and a power source, a movable portion in contact with the plurality of electrodes and includes a plurality of conductor portions, and an actuator that drives the movable portion. According to a contact state between the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of conductor portions, the windings are connected in parallel at a first position of the movable portion, and are connected in series at a second position of the movable portion. The electrodes include a first electrode connected to a first phase winding of the rotating electric machine in the plurality of windings, and a second electrode connected to a second phase winding. The first electrode and the second electrode are adjacent to each other, and form a neutral point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shinji SUGIMOTO, Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Kazuo NISHIHAMA
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Patent number: 11233474Abstract: A rotating machine drive system includes: a rotating machine that includes a plurality of windings; a phase current detecting circuit that detects a phase current to be supplied to the rotating machine; an inverter device that includes an inverter circuit that converts DC power from a DC power supply into AC power, and a control device that controls power conversion being performed by an inverter main circuit on the basis of the phase current detected by the phase current detecting circuit, the inverter device operating the rotating machine at a variable speed; and a winding switching device that switches connections of the plurality of windings in accordance with a command from the control device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2018Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Shinji Sugimoto
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Publication number: 20220006411Abstract: A rotary machine driving system includes: a rotary machine including a plurality of coils; an inverter device configured to operate the rotary machine at a variable speed, including a control device for controlling power conversion by an inverter circuit, and a coil switching device for switching a connection of the coils according to the control device. The control device commands the coil switching device to switch the connection of the coils when rotation of the rotary machine transitions between a low-speed rotation range and a high-speed rotation range due to acceleration and deceleration. A starting end and a terminal end of at least one set of coils per phase of the rotary machine are drawn out in a freely connectable state. The coil switching device includes at least one movable portion driven by one actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Shinji SUGIMOTO, Kazuo NISHIHAMA
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Publication number: 20210384779Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a highly efficient and highly reliable rotary electric machine. A rotary electric machine includes: a stator around which a plurality of coils are wound; and a rotor which is supported to be freely rotatable with a predetermined gap with respect to the stator. The coil has at least one connection portion per turn in a slot of the stator. Conductors to be connected mutually have steps at the connection portion, and are fitted with other conductors so as to mutually fill the steps. The steps have contact surfaces that come into contact with each other in the slot to be electrically conducted. A thermally expandable sheet capable of pressurizing the coil in a radial direction of the stator is arranged in the slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2020Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Minori NAGATA, Masanori SAWAHATA
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Publication number: 20210044238Abstract: A rotating machine drive system includes: a rotating machine that includes a plurality of windings; a phase current detecting circuit that detects a phase current to be supplied to the rotating machine; an inverter device that includes an inverter circuit that converts DC power from a DC power supply into AC power, and a control device that controls power conversion being performed by an inverter main circuit on the basis of the phase current detected by the phase current detecting circuit, the inverter device operating the rotating machine at a variable speed; and a winding switching device that switches connections of the plurality of windings in accordance with a command from the control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Yoshitaka IWAJI, Shinji SUGIMOTO
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Patent number: 10658905Abstract: A rotating electrical machine includes a rotating electrical machine body including a stator, a rotor, a fan configured to circulate a coolant for cooling the stator and the rotor, and a casing containing the stator, the rotor and the fan; and a cooler connected to the rotating electrical machine body. The coolant flows from the machine body into the cooler. The cooler cools the coolant. The coolant flows out of the cooler into the machine body. The cooler has a flow resistance Ra satisfying a relation 0.15<(Ra/Rm)<(P0/P1), wherein Ra is a flow resistance of the coolant in the cooler, Rm is a flow resistance of the coolant in the rotating electrical machine body, P0 is a shutoff pressure of the fan, and P1 is a pressure at an operating point of the fan when the flow resistance Ra of the cooler is assumed to be zero.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Hitachi Industrial Products, Ltd.Inventors: Ryuuichirou Iwano, Masanori Sawahata, Akeshi Takahashi
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Patent number: D997874Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Suto, Akeshi Takahashi, Makoto Ito