Patents by Inventor Ayaka Kutsuma

Ayaka Kutsuma 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: 20240385254
    Abstract: Described are a lead-acid battery system and a lead-acid battery life estimation method capable of accurately estimating a remaining life of a lead-acid battery by calculating a capacity turnover (CT) value during operation in consideration of at least one of an upper limit state of charge (SOC) or an upper limit voltage. A CT value calculation unit calculates the CT value during operation using at least one of an upper-limit-SOC-based correction coefficient (KHSOC) calculated based on the upper limit SOC, which is an SOC having the largest value when the lead-acid battery is charged, or an upper-limit-voltage-based correction coefficient (KHV) calculated based on the upper limit voltage, which is the highest voltage when the lead-acid battery is charged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Ayaka Kutsuma, Hideto Nakamura, Yudai Tanimura, Toshiyuki Sato, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240377470
    Abstract: Described are a lead-acid battery system and life estimation method capable of accurately estimating a remaining life of a lead-acid battery by calculating a capacity turnover (CT) value during operation in consideration of at least one of a lower limit state of charge (SOC) or a low SOC dwell time. A capacity turnover value calculation unit calculates the CT value using at least one of a lower-limit-SOC-based correction coefficient KLSOC calculated based on a lower limit SOC, which is an SOC having the smallest value when the lead-acid battery is charged and discharged once, respectively, or a low-SOC-dwell-time-based correction coefficient Kt_LSOC calculated based on a low SOC dwell time tLSOC, which is an elapsed time until the next discharge or charge starts when a discharge ends below a reference SOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ayaka Kutsuma, Hideto Nakamura, Yudai Tanimura, Toshiyuki Sato, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240377464
    Abstract: Described are a lead-acid battery system and a lead-acid battery life estimation method capable of accurately estimating a remaining life of a lead-acid battery by calculating a capacity turnover value during operation in consideration of the number of equalization charges of the lead-acid battery or an overcharge rate integrated value of the equalization charge of the lead-acid battery. The lead-acid battery system estimates the remaining life of the lead-acid battery by comparing a capacity turnover value from the beginning of life to the end of life with the capacity turnover value during operation. A capacity turnover value calculation unit in the lead-acid battery system calculates the capacity turnover value during operation by using an equalization-charge-number-based correction coefficient KCN calculated based on the number of equalization charges or a charge-rate-based correction coefficient KCP calculated based on the overcharge rate integrated value of the equalization charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Ayaka Kutsuma, Hideto Nakamura, Yudai Tanimura, Toshiyuki Sato, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240377463
    Abstract: Described are a lead-acid battery system and a lead-acid battery life estimation method capable of accurately estimating a remaining life of a lead-acid battery by calculating a capacity turnover value during operation in consideration of a magnitude of a depth of discharge (DOD). The lead-acid battery system estimates the remaining life by comparing a capacity turnover value from the beginning to the end of life with the capacity turnover value during operation. The lead-acid battery system includes a capacity turnover value calculation unit that calculates the capacity turnover value during operation. The capacity turnover value calculation unit calculates the capacity turnover value during operation using a DOD-based correction coefficient calculated based on the DOD, which is calculated by dividing an integrated discharge capacity after the start of the discharge of the lead-acid battery by a rated capacity of the lead-acid battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Hideto Nakamura, Yudai Tanimura, Ayaka Kutsuma, Toshiyuki Sato, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240329150
    Abstract: Described are a lead-acid battery system and life estimation method that can improve reliability by more accurately estimating degradation of a lead-acid battery regardless of its cause. A transition determination unit determines switching of charging/discharging process of the battery, and a current value determination unit detects a change in a discharge current value during a discharge period, When a change is detected, a calculation unit calculates a capacitance turn-over (CT) value on the basis of a discharge current value acquired for each section divided by the change, and a degradation determination unit determines a degradation degree of the battery using the CT value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yudai Tanimura, Hideto Nakamura, Ayaka Kutsuma, Toshiyuki Sato, Hideaki Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20240329149
    Abstract: Described are a lead-acid battery system and life estimation method that can contribute to improvement of reliability by more accurately estimating a degradation degree of a, e.g., lead-acid) storage battery regardless of a degradation cause. A transition determination unit determines switching of a charging/discharging process of a battery. A calculation unit calculates a CT value on the basis of a discharge current value during a discharge period of the battery, and a degradation determination unit determines a degradation degree of the battery using the CT value calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Yudai Tanimura, Hideto Nakamura, Ayaka Kutsuma, Toshiyuki Sato, Hideaki Yoshida