Patents by Inventor Keiichiro HONMA

Keiichiro HONMA 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: 10513193
    Abstract: A charging/discharging device includes an electricity storage unit provided in transport equipment, a power conversion unit for performing conversion of power exchanged between the electricity storage unit and an external power system, and a control unit for controlling an operation of the power conversion unit in accordance with a reception signal. A server device that manages charge/discharge of the electricity storage unit performs demand/supply prediction of power in the power system, decides a time, at which discharge of the electricity storage unit to the power system or charge of the electricity storage unit by power supplied from the power system is performed, and transmits an instruction including the decided time, at which the discharge or the charge is performed, to the charging/discharging device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Kudo, Satoru Shinzaki, Keiichiro Honma
  • Patent number: 10511171
    Abstract: A charging/discharging device includes an electricity storage unit provided to a transport equipment, a power conversion unit that performs conversion of power exchanged between the electricity storage unit and an external power system, a reception unit that receives an instruction transmitted from a server device that decides a time at which discharge of the electricity storage unit to the power system or charge of the electricity storage unit by power supplied from the power system is performed, the instruction including the time at which the discharge or the charge is performed, and a control unit that starts up or stops based on the time indicated by the instruction received in the reception unit and controls an operation of the power conversion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Kudo, Keiichiro Honma, Satoru Shinzaki
  • Patent number: 10414283
    Abstract: A V2G system includes: a power system; a charging/discharging device including an electricity storage unit, a power conversion unit that converts power transferred between the electricity storage unit and the power system, a reception unit, and a control unit that controls an operation of the power conversion unit based on a received signal; and a server device that manages charging and discharging of the electricity storage unit. The server device determines a period of time during which power is discharged from the electricity storage unit to the power system or during which the electricity storage unit is charged using power supplied from the power system, and transmits an instruction including the period of time to the charging/discharging device. The control unit of the charging/discharging device starts up or stop based on the period of time indicated by the instruction from the server device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Kudo, Keiichiro Honma, Satoru Shinzaki
  • Publication number: 20180205230
    Abstract: A charging/discharging device includes an electricity storage unit provided to a transport equipment, a power conversion unit that performs conversion of power exchanged between the electricity storage unit and an external power system, a reception unit that receives an instruction transmitted from a server device that decides a time at which discharge of the electricity storage unit to the power system or charge of the electricity storage unit by power supplied from the power system is performed, the instruction including the time at which the discharge or the charge is performed, and a control unit that starts up or stops based on the time indicated by the instruction received in the reception unit and controls an operation of the power conversion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun KUDO, Keiichiro HONMA, Satoru SHINZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180186246
    Abstract: A V2G system includes: a power system; a charging/discharging device including an electricity storage unit, a power conversion unit that converts power transferred between the electricity storage unit and the power system, a reception unit, and a control unit that controls an operation of the power conversion unit based on a received signal; and a server device that manages charging and discharging of the electricity storage unit. The server device determines a period of time during which power is discharged from the electricity storage unit to the power system or during which the electricity storage unit is charged using power supplied from the power system, and transmits an instruction including the period of time to the charging/discharging device. The control unit of the charging/discharging device starts up or stop based on the period of time indicated by the instruction from the server device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun KUDO, Keiichiro HONMA, Satoru SHINZAKI
  • Publication number: 20180178669
    Abstract: A charging/discharging device includes an electricity storage unit provided in transport equipment, a power conversion unit for performing conversion of power exchanged between the electricity storage unit and an external power system, and a control unit for controlling an operation of the power conversion unit in accordance with a reception signal. A server device that manages charge/discharge of the electricity storage unit performs demand/supply prediction of power in the power system, decides a time, at which discharge of the electricity storage unit to the power system or charge of the electricity storage unit by power supplied from the power system is performed, and transmits an instruction including the decided time, at which the discharge or the charge is performed, to the charging/discharging device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun KUDO, Satoru SHINZAKI, Keiichiro HONMA