Patents by Inventor Eiichi Ikawa
Eiichi Ikawa 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: 10454417Abstract: A solar power generation system includes an inverter configured to convert DC power inputted from a solar battery to AC power, a MPPT control section configured to perform maximum power point tracking control on the inverter, an input power measurement section configured to measure the DC power inputted to the inverter at a time of avoiding a transient state due to variation in DC voltage of the inverter by the maximum power point tracking control, an output power measurement section configured to measure the AC power outputted from the inverter at the time of avoiding the transient state, and a conversion efficiency computation section configured to compute conversion efficiency of the inverter based on the DC power measured by the input power measurement section and the AC power measured by the output power measurement section.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: TOSHTBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRTIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji Matsuoka, Eiichi Ikawa
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Publication number: 20190089300Abstract: A solar power generation system includes an inverter configured to convert DC power inputted from a solar battery to AC power, a MPPT control section configured to perform maximum power point tracking control on the inverter, an input power measurement section configured to measure the DC power inputted to the inverter at a time of avoiding a transient state due to variation in DC voltage of the inverter by the maximum power point tracking control, an output power measurement section configured to measure the AC power outputted from the inverter at the time of avoiding the transient state, and a conversion efficiency computation section configured to compute conversion efficiency of the inverter based on the DC power measured by the input power measurement section and the AC power measured by the output power measurement section.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM CORPORATIONInventors: Yuji MATSUOKA, Eiichi IKAWA
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Patent number: 10087265Abstract: A method for producing poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate) from a monomer component mainly containing dimethyl vinylphosphonate by anionic polymerization in the presence of an anionic polymerization initiator, the method being characterized in that an aliphatic ether is used as a polymerization solvent, and a method for producing poly(vinylphosphonic acid) characterized in that the poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate) obtained by the former method is hydrolyzed in the presence of an acid are provided. The methods make it possible to easily produce a poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate) which has a high molecular weight and in which the molecular weight is controlled, and make it possible to produce a poly(vinylphosphonic acid) which has a high molecular weight and in which the molecular weight is controlled corresponding to the poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Takahashi, Keisuke Matsushita, Masaki Sugiyama, Norihiro Yoshida, Eiichi Ikawa, Takahito Mita, Masahiro Endo
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Patent number: 9863992Abstract: There is provided a fault detecting apparatus for detecting a fault in an electric circuit including connecting circuits and an aggregating circuit. The fault detecting apparatus includes a fault detector that detects a fault when at least one of connecting circuit current detectors detects that a current flows and an aggregating current detector detects that a current does not flow.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Tatsuaki Ambo, Eiichi Ikawa, Chieko Umeno
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Patent number: 9859782Abstract: There is provided a power supply apparatus for power converters which convert power generated by power generators into power to be supplied to a power system. The power supply apparatus includes a photovoltaic power cell for the power converters, the photovoltaic power cells generating power for supplying power of the power converters.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Eiichi Ikawa
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Publication number: 20170198073Abstract: A method for producing poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate) from a monomer component mainly containing dimethyl vinylphosphonate by anionic polymerization in the presence of an anionic polymerization initiator, the method being characterized in that an aliphatic ether is used as a polymerization solvent, and a method for producing poly(vinylphosphonic acid) characterized in that the poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate) obtained by the former method is hydrolyzed in the presence of an acid are provided. The methods make it possible to easily produce a poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate) which has a high molecular weight and in which the molecular weight is controlled, and make it possible to produce a poly(vinylphosphonic acid) which has a high molecular weight and in which the molecular weight is controlled corresponding to the poly(dimethyl vinylphosphonate).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Applicant: MARUZEN PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi TAKAHASHI, Keisuke MATSUSHITA, Masaki SUGIYAMA, Norihiro YOSHIDA, Eiichi IKAWA, Takahito MITA, Masahiro ENDO
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Patent number: 9337750Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes an inverter circuit including a switching element, a system voltage measurement unit measuring a system voltage of a power system, a voltage drop detector detecting a voltage drop of the power system, a carrier wave generator generating a carrier wave, a carrier wave frequency modulator increasing a frequency of the carrier wave, when the voltage drop is detected, a signal wave generator generating a signal wave to control the inverter circuit, a gate signal generator comparing the carrier wave with the signal wave, and generating a gate signal, and a power conversion controller controlling the inverter circuit, based on the gate signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza Figueroa, Eiichi Ikawa, Takeshi Sumiya
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Patent number: 9300226Abstract: There is provided a solar power generation system including a solar cell, an inverter converting a direct current power generated by the solar cell into an alternating current power, a system voltage measurement unit measuring a system voltage, a voltage drop detector detecting a voltage drop of a power system, based on the system voltage, a first direct current voltage controller controlling a direct current voltage of the inverter to enhance a power generation efficiency of the solar cell, when the voltage drop is not detected, and a second direct current voltage controller controlling the direct current voltage of the inverter to suppress a current output from the inverter, when the voltage drop is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIALS SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza Figueroa, Eiichi Ikawa, Takeshi Sumiya
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Patent number: 9257829Abstract: A grounding apparatus includes a current detector configured to detect a current flowing in the ground line, a fuse inserted in series in a part of the around line and configured to melt when the current flowing in the ground line exceeds the first protection setting value, not destroying the current detector, and then exceeds the first protection setting value, causing a complete grounding fault, and a determination device configured to give an open command to the circuit breaker when the current detected by the current detector exceeds the first protection setting value of the circuit breaker.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventor: Eiichi Ikawa
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Patent number: 9252600Abstract: A power converter apparatus is provided with a lead-in board in which alternating-current power received from power converting units is connected in parallel, and a connection base including frames for installing the power converting units therein. The frames are provided with connection sections for connecting the main circuits of the power converting units. The lead-in board is provided with breakers for cut off alternating-current power from the power converting units.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza Figueroa, Nobuhiro Takahashi, Eiichi Ikawa, Takeshi Sumiya, Yosuke Fujii
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Patent number: 9153953Abstract: There is provided a fault detection apparatus including an open/close unit configured to open/close an electric path to pass a direct current forward, a reverse-current detector configured to detect a reverse current running through the electric path backward, and an opening unit configured to open the open/close unit when the reverse current is detected by the reverse-current detector.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Eiichi Ikawa, Naoki Fujiwara
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Patent number: 9141122Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system includes a photovoltaic array including photovoltaic modules, the photovoltaic power generation system further includes a control apparatus configured to display output characteristics of the photovoltaic array and power generating conditions of the photovoltaic array in synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Eiichi Ikawa, Naoki Fujiwara, Takashi Oozeki, Kyungsoo Lee
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Publication number: 20150200607Abstract: A power converter includes a power conversion circuit including a switching element, a device including an inductance and provided on an AC side of the power conversion circuit, an output-amount measuring module configured to measure an output amount of an output from the power conversion circuit, and a switching frequency determining module configured to determine a switching frequency at which the switching element is switched to reduce a loss including a loss due to the device, based on the output amount measured by the output-amount measuring module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Yosuke FUJII, Eiichi Ikawa
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Patent number: 8988906Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes an inverter circuit, a system voltage measurement unit measuring a system voltage, a voltage drop detector detecting a voltage drop of a power system, based on the system voltage, a direct current power measurement unit measuring a direct current power to be input into the inverter circuit, an alternating current command value calculator calculating an alternating current command value to control an alternating current output from the inverter circuit, based on the direct current power and the system voltage, and a current limiter that decrease a current limit value to limit the alternating current command value, when the voltage drop is detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza Figueroa, Eiichi Ikawa, Takeshi Sumiya
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Publication number: 20140346872Abstract: There is provided a power supply apparatus for power converters which convert power generated by power generators into power to be supplied to a power system. The power supply apparatus includes a photovoltaic power cell for the power converters, the photovoltaic power cells generating power for supplying power of the power converters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Eiichi IKAWA
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Publication number: 20140306713Abstract: There is provided a fault detecting apparatus for detecting a fault in an electric circuit including connecting circuits and an aggregating circuit. The fault detecting apparatus includes a fault detector that detects a fault when at least one of connecting circuit current detectors detects that a current flows and an aggregating current detector detects that a current does not flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYS. CORP.Inventors: Tatsuaki AMBO, Eiichi IKAWA, Chieko UMENO
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Patent number: 8750005Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a comparison circuit which compares a determination element related to a loss in the power converter with a switching reference value and outputs a determination instruction when a difference has occurred between them, a determination circuit which outputs a two-level operation switching instruction when the determination element is greater than or equal to the switching reference value, and a switching circuit which, when having received a two-level operation switching instruction, turns off the alternating-current switch and turns on the valve devices in the arm sequentially, thereby bringing the power converter into a two-level operation state.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems CorporationInventors: Yosuke Fujii, Eiichi Ikawa, Tatsuaki Amboh
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Publication number: 20130336030Abstract: There is provided a solar power generation system including a solar cell, an inverter converting a direct current power generated by the solar cell into an alternating current power, a system voltage measurement unit measuring a system voltage, a voltage drop detector detecting a voltage drop of a power system, based on the system voltage, a first direct current voltage controller controlling a direct current voltage of the inverter to enhance a power generation efficiency of the solar cell, when the voltage drop is not detected, and a second direct current voltage controller controlling the direct current voltage of the inverter to suppress a current output from the inverter, when the voltage drop is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza FIGUEROA, Eiichi IKAWA, Takeshi SUMIYA
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Publication number: 20130336026Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes an inverter circuit including a switching element, a system voltage measurement unit measuring a system voltage of a power system, a voltage drop detector detecting a voltage drop of the power system, a carrier wave generator generating a carrier wave, a carrier wave frequency modulator increasing a frequency of the carrier wave, when the voltage drop is detected, a signal wave generator generating a signal wave to control the inverter circuit, a gate signal generator comparing the carrier wave with the signal wave, and generating a gate signal, and a power conversion controller controlling the inverter circuit, based on the gate signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza FIGUEROA, Eiichi IKAWA, Takeshi SUMIYA
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Publication number: 20130336025Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes an inverter circuit, a system voltage measurement unit measuring a system voltage, a voltage drop detector detecting a voltage drop of a power system, based on the system voltage, a direct current power measurement unit measuring a direct current power to be input into the inverter circuit, an alternating current command value calculator calculating an alternating current command value to control an alternating current output from the inverter circuit, based on the direct current power and the system voltage, and a current limiter that decrease a current limit value to limit the alternating current command value, when the voltage drop is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Ruben Alexis Inzunza FIGUEROA, Eiichi Ikawa, Takeshi Sumiya