Patents by Inventor Atsushi Moki

Atsushi Moki 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: 20180062555
    Abstract: A booster control device includes an output voltage detection unit that detects output voltage of a booster which changes the output voltage according to a phase difference; a storage battery voltage detection unit that detects storage battery voltage; and a booster control unit that performs feedback control on the output voltage of the booster in order for a difference between an output voltage command value to the booster and detected output voltage to be equal to zero. Further, the booster control unit includes a gain control unit that corrects a control gain according to the storage battery voltage on the basis of storage battery voltage dependency of an input-output characteristic representing booster output with respect to a phase difference of the booster, in order for the booster output to have the control gain uniquely determined by the phase difference and outputs a control phase difference to the booster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Tomohiko Sagawa, Atsushi Moki
  • Publication number: 20160138245
    Abstract: A hybrid work machine includes: a generator motor that is connected to a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine; a storage battery that stores at least power generated by the generator motor; a motor that is driven by at least one of the power generated by the generator motor and power stored in the storage battery; a booster that includes two bridge circuits each having a plurality of switching elements and is provided between the generator motor as well as the motor and the storage battery; and a booster control unit that sets a phase difference between voltages output by the bridge circuits to be zero during standby in which servo control on both the generator motor and the motor is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventor: Atsushi MOKI
  • Patent number: 9166415
    Abstract: In an AC link type boosting device, DC terminals of two voltage inverters are connected each other in series in additive polarity and plural AC terminals of each of the voltage inverters are connected to a transformer. The two voltage type inverters are AC linked to each other via the transformer. An external voltage applied between the DC terminals of the AC link type booster is divided by the voltage-type inverters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Moki, Katsuji Iida
  • Patent number: 8493756
    Abstract: Provided is a switching control method of a transformer coupled booster to suppress an increase in energizing current in a transformer of the transformer coupled booster and downsize the transformer coupled booster. A primary coil current that flows through a primary coil of the transformer, and a secondary coil current that flows through a secondary coil of the transformer are detected. The current difference between the detected primary coil current and the detected secondary coil current is calculated. Based on the calculated current difference, the cycle of ON/OFF periods of four arms provided on the transformer coupled booster is maintained at a constant level. Control is carried out so that the ratio of the first arm's ON period to the OFF period is always equal to the ratio of the third arm's ON period to the OFF period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Moki
  • Publication number: 20120020126
    Abstract: A control device of a transformer coupling type booster performs switching control of applying ON/OFF switching signals to the respective switching elements and alternately repeating, at a predetermined cycle, a voltage positive polarity period where an inter-terminal voltage of the low-voltage side winding and an inter-terminal voltage of a high-voltage side winding have a positive polarity, and a voltage negative polarity period where those inter-terminal voltages have a negative polarity. Upon performing the foregoing control, added is control of providing a zero voltage period between the voltage positive polarity period and the voltage negative polarity period of the inter-terminal voltage of the low-voltage side winding and the inter-terminal voltage of the high-voltage side winding in order to lower a transformer effective current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Moki
  • Publication number: 20110103099
    Abstract: Provided is a switching control method of a transformer coupled booster to suppress an increase in energizing current in a transformer of the transformer coupled booster and downsize the transformer coupled booster. A primary coil current that flows through a primary coil of the transformer, and a secondary coil current that flows through a secondary coil of the transformer are detected. The current difference between the detected primary coil current and the detected secondary coil current is calculated. Based on the calculated current difference, the cycle of ON/OFF periods of four arms provided on the transformer coupled booster is maintained at a constant level. Control is carried out so that the ratio of the first arm's ON period to the OFF period is always equal to the ratio of the third arm's ON period to the OFF period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: KOMATSU LTD.
    Inventor: Atsushi Moki
  • Publication number: 20090171521
    Abstract: In an AC link type boosting device, DC terminals of two voltage inverters are connected each other in series in additive polarity and plural AC terminals of each of the voltage inverters are connected to a transformer. The two voltage type inverters are AC linked to each other via the transformer. An external voltage applied between the DC terminals of the AC link type booster is divided by the voltage-type inverters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: KOMATSULTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Moki, Katsuji Iida