Patents by Inventor Junnosuke Nakatsugawa

Junnosuke Nakatsugawa 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).

  • Patent number: 7224133
    Abstract: A control apparatus and a semiconductor apparatus of AC motors capable of reducing torque ripple with a comparatively simple circuit corresponding to a high withstand voltage and capable of driving a motor at high efficiency even when the rotational speed or load has changed. The control apparatus detects first phase signals fixed in relative phase to induced voltages of the motor and current polarity signals, recognizes phase differences between them, generates second phase signals so as to make the phase differences approach zero to drive the motor at high efficiency, generates modulation wave signals having quasi-sinusoidal waveforms or trapezoidal waveforms on the basis of the second phase signals, compares the modulation wave signals with a carrier wave signal, and conducts PWM control on an inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kenji Sakurai, Tunehiro Endo
  • Publication number: 20050201129
    Abstract: A control apparatus and a semiconductor apparatus of AC motors capable of reducing torque ripple with a comparatively simple circuit corresponding to a high withstand voltage and capable of driving a motor at high efficiency even when the rotational speed or load has changed. The control apparatus detects first phase signals fixed in relative phase to induced voltages of the motor and current polarity signals, recognizes phase differences between them, generates second phase signals so as to make the phase differences approach zero to drive the motor at high efficiency, generates modulation wave signals having quasi-sinusoidal waveforms or trapezoidal waveforms on the basis of the second phase signals, compares the modulation wave signals with a carrier wave signal, and conducts PWM control on an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kenji Sakurai, Tunehiro Endo
  • Patent number: 6828752
    Abstract: The present invention enables modulated wave signals having extremely small waveform distortion to be generated using a relatively simple circuit, and thereby it is possible to hold down vibrations and noise of a motor, which are attributable to torque ripples. In order to remove defects of the conventional techniques, the circuit generates a plurality of trapezoidal wave signals having at least two constant levels based on position sensing signals of magnetic pole of a motor, generates quasi-sinusoidal wave signals at a quasi-sinusoidal wave modulator based on the plurality of trapezoidal wave signals, and compares the quasi-sinusoidal wave signals with a carrier wave so as to perform PWM control of an inverter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Hitoshi Ohura, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tunehiro Endo, Yukio Kawabata
  • Publication number: 20040056632
    Abstract: The present invention enables modulated wave signals having extremely small waveform distortion to be generated using a relatively simple circuit, and thereby it is possible to hold down vibrations and noise of a motor, which are attributable to torque ripples. In order to remove defects of the conventional techniques, the circuit generates a plurality of trapezoidal wave signals having at least two constant levels based on position sensing signals of magnetic pole of a motor, generates quasi-sinusoidal wave signals at a quasi-sinusoidal wave modulator based on the plurality of trapezoidal wave signals, and compares the quasi-sinusoidal wave signals with a carrier wave so as to perform PWM control of an inverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Hitoshi Ohura, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Tunehiro Endo, Yukio Kawabata
  • Patent number: 6657413
    Abstract: Providing control apparatus with a maximum torque/current ratio control means by which the relationship between the maximum torque and current amplitudes and the relationship between the maximum torque and current phases are converted to numeric expressions including one or more than one linear function with the torque taken as the parameter, then the current amplitude command and current phase command data that yields a maximum torque is computed, and computed data is sent as an output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Yukio Kawabata, Tsunehiro Endo, Masashi Kitamura, Junya Kaneda
  • Patent number: 6570358
    Abstract: In order to supply an AC motor control apparatus which identifies the type of motor automatically, the AC motor control apparatus has a motor type identification means by which the type of motor connected to the motor control apparatus is identified by issuing the appropriate voltage command for motor type identification and judging from the detected current whether the motor rotor is equipped with a magnet and has magnetic salience. The AC motor control apparatus has a control scheme selection means which selects the appropriate control scheme according to the above-identified type of motor and controls the driving of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Tsunehiro Endo, Hiromi Inaba, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Yukio Kawabata, Hiroyuki Tomita, Junji Kato
  • Publication number: 20020180398
    Abstract: Providing control apparatus with a maximum torque/current ratio control means by which the relationship between the maximum torque and current amplitudes and the relationship between the maximum torque and current phases are converted to numeric expressions including one or more than one linear function with the torque taken as the parameter, then the current amplitude command and current phase command data that yields a maximum torque is computed, and computed data is sent as an output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Yukio Kawabata, Tsunehiro Endo, Masashi Kitamura, Junya Kaneda
  • Publication number: 20020167289
    Abstract: In order to supply an AC motor control apparatus which identifies the type of motor automatically, the AC motor control apparatus has a motor type identification means by which the type of motor connected to the motor control apparatus is identified by issuing the appropriate voltage command for motor type identification and judging from the detected current whether the motor rotor is equipped with a magnet and has magnetic salience. The AC motor control apparatus has a control scheme selection means which selects the appropriate control scheme according to the above-identified type of motor and controls the driving of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junnosuke Nakatsugawa, Tsunehiro Endo, Hiromi Inaba, Yoshitaka Iwaji, Yukio Kawabata, Hiroyuki Tomita, Junji Kato