Patents by Inventor Keisuke FUJIMAKI
Keisuke FUJIMAKI 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: 11342595Abstract: A power consumption control device includes: a storage battery; a heating unit; a storage unit storing a combination of a temperature of the storage battery and a remaining capacity of the storage battery in association with an increase amount in an effective capacity of the storage battery when the storage battery is heated by the heating unit which is supplied with each of the heating powers; a control unit configured to determine a first power which can be charged to the storage battery and to distribute the first power to the storage battery and the heating unit so that the increase amount in the effective capacity of the storage battery is maximized based on the first power, the increase amount for each of heating powers corresponding to the temperature of the storage battery and the remaining capacity of the storage battery, and the heating powers.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Naoya Okada, Keisuke Fujimaki, Kodai Kasai
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Publication number: 20210126292Abstract: A power consumption control device includes: a storage battery; a heating unit; a storage unit storing a combination of a temperature of the storage battery and a remaining capacity of the storage battery in association with an increase amount in an effective capacity of the storage battery when the storage battery is heated by the heating unit which is supplied with each of the heating powers; a control unit configured to determine a first power which can be charged to the storage battery and to distribute the first power to the storage battery and the heating unit so that the increase amount in the effective capacity of the storage battery is maximized based on the first power, the increase amount for each of heating powers corresponding to the temperature of the storage battery and the remaining capacity of the storage battery, and the heating powers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: April 29, 2021Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Naoya OKADA, Keisuke FUJIMAKI, Kodai KASAI
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Patent number: 10919391Abstract: A cooling apparatus includes: a cooling circuit that includes three flow passages intersecting at an intersection point and allows a cooling liquid to circulate therethrough; a three-way valve that is disposed at the intersection point and is switchable such that any two of the three flow passages communicate with each other; and a controller that controls switching of the three-way valve. The controller includes an intermediate fixation determination unit. The intermediate fixation determination unit determines that the three-way valve is in an intermediate fixation state in which the three flow passages simultaneously communicate with one another, when a cooling liquid temperature difference between one of the two flow passages that are controlled to communicate with each other, and a remaining flow passage of the three flow passages that is not controlled to communicate, is smaller than a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Takashi Ogane, Naoto Doi, Keisuke Fujimaki
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Patent number: 10770766Abstract: A heating control device includes: a storage battery that supplies electric power to an electric motor of an electric vehicle; a heat generation portion that heats the storage battery using heat generated by current flowing; an estimation portion that estimates a change in effective capacity when the heat generation portion heats the storage battery to a target temperature using heat generated by current flowing due to electric power supplied from the storage battery based on an effective capacity corresponding to a temperature and a state of charge of the storage battery; and a controller that causes current flowing from the storage battery to the heat generation portion only in a case where the effective capacity estimated by the estimation portion is expected to be improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Ohgaki, Eiki Kamaya, Yoshikazu Kemmoku, Keisuke Fujimaki
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Patent number: 10647211Abstract: A power consumption control device includes: a storage battery configured to supply power to an electric motor of a plug-in electric motor vehicle; a heating unit configured to heat the storage battery using heat generated through current flowing; a power conversion unit configured to convert power supplied from an external power supply; an estimation unit configured to estimate a change in effective capacity of the storage battery when the heating unit generates heat through current flowing by the power supplied from the external power supply and raises the temperature of the storage battery to a target temperature, based on an effective capacity corresponding to the temperature and SOC of the storage battery; and a controller configured to control usage of the power converted by the power conversion unit according to the change of the effective capacity, estimated by the estimation unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Eiki Kamaya, Yoshikazu Kemmoku, Keisuke Fujimaki
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Publication number: 20190326652Abstract: A power supply device for a vehicle includes a battery, an air conditioning device, a battery temperature regulating device, and a control device. The control device includes an air conditioning control part that starts operation of the air conditioning device at an air conditioning start time preset by a user, and a battery temperature control part that sets a battery temperature regulation start time at which operation of the battery temperature regulating device is started based on the air conditioning start time and a battery temperature. Therefore, not only is it possible to alleviate burden on the battery by shortening a state in which both the air conditioning device and the battery temperature regulating device are operating, but it is also possible to eliminate inconvenience for a user to set both the air conditioning start time and the battery temperature regulation start time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Yoshikazu Onuma, Akira Saita, Keisuke Fujimaki, Kodai Kasai, Atsushi Takahashi
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Publication number: 20190039477Abstract: A heating control device includes: a storage battery that supplies electric power to an electric motor of an electric vehicle; a heat generation portion that heats the storage battery using heat generated by current flowing; an estimation portion that estimates a change in effective capacity when the heat generation portion heats the storage battery to a target temperature using heat generated by current flowing due to electric power supplied from the storage battery based on an effective capacity corresponding to a temperature and a state of charge of the storage battery: and a controller that causes current flowing from the storage battery to the heat generation portion only in a case where the effective capacity estimated by the estimation portion is expected to be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru OHGAKI, Eiki KAMAYA, Yoshikazu KEMMOKU, Keisuke FUJIMAKI
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Publication number: 20180321000Abstract: A cooling apparatus 1 includes: a cooling circuit 100 that includes three flow passages intersecting at an intersection point and allows a cooling liquid to circulate therethrough; a three-way valve 8 that is disposed at the intersection point and is switchable such that any two of the three flow passages communicate with each other; and a controller 9 that controls switching of the three-way valve 8. The controller includes an intermediate fixation determination unit. The intermediate fixation determination unit determines that the three-way valve is in an intermediate fixation state in which the three flow passages simultaneously communicate one another, when a cooling liquid temperature difference between one of the two flow passages that are controlled to communicate with each other, and a remaining flow passage of the three flow passages that is not controlled to communicate, is smaller than a predetermined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Takashi OGANE, Naoto DOI, Keisuke FUJIMAKI
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Publication number: 20180281618Abstract: A power consumption control device includes: a storage battery configured to supply power to an electric motor of a plug-in electric motor vehicle; a heating unit configured to heat the storage battery using heat generated through current flowing; a power conversion unit configured to convert power supplied from an external power supply; an estimation unit configured to estimate a change in effective capacity of the storage battery when the heating unit generates heat through current flowing by the power supplied from the external power supply and raises the temperature of the storage battery to a target temperature, based on an effective capacity corresponding to the temperature and SOC of the storage battery; and a controller configured to control usage of the power converted by the power conversion unit according to the change of the effective capacity, estimated by the estimation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Eiki KAMAYA, Yoshikazu KEMMOKU, Keisuke FUJIMAKI
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Patent number: 9048473Abstract: Provided is a vehicular power source unit having an external electric power supply controlling element (94) configured to control the operation of a heater (16) and a recharger (22) operated by an electric power supplied from a commercial power source (70) via an external power source connector (25) according to a terminal voltage and temperature of a fuel cell (10) detected by a fuel cell state detecting element (91) and a state of a battery (20) detected by a battery state detecting element (92) when a fuel cell vehicle is halted, the supply of reactant gas to the fuel cell (10) by a fuel cell controlling element (93) is stopped and the external power source connector (25) is connected to the commercial power source (70).Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuro Uemura, Keisuke Fujimaki
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Patent number: 8501361Abstract: Provided is a vehicular power source unit having an external electric power supply controlling element (94) configured to control the operation of a heater (16) and a recharger (22) operated by an electric power supplied from a commercial power source (70) via an external power source connector (25) according to a terminal voltage and temperature of a fuel cell (10) detected by a fuel cell state detecting element (91) and a state of a battery (20) detected by a battery state detecting element (92) when a fuel cell vehicle is halted, the supply of reactant gas to the fuel cell (10) by a fuel cell controlling element (93) is stopped and the external power source connector (25) is connected to the commercial power source (70).Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Honda Motor Co., LtdInventors: Takuro Uemura, Keisuke Fujimaki
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Publication number: 20120326501Abstract: Provided is a vehicular power source unit having an external electric power supply controlling element (94) configured to control the operation of a heater (16) and a recharger (22) operated by an electric power supplied from a commercial power source (70) via an external power source connector (25) according to a terminal voltage and temperature of a fuel cell (10) detected by a fuel cell state detecting element (91) and a state of a battery (20) detected by a battery state detecting element (92) when a fuel cell vehicle is halted, the supply of reactant gas to the fuel cell (10) by a fuel cell controlling element (93) is stopped and the external power source connector (25) is connected to the commercial power source (70).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuro UEMURA, Keisuke FUJIMAKI
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Publication number: 20100129690Abstract: Provided is a vehicular power source unit having an external electric power supply controlling element (94) configured to control the operation of a heater (16) and a recharger (22) operated by an electric power supplied from a commercial power source (70) via an external power source connector (25) according to a terminal voltage and temperature of a fuel cell (10) detected by a fuel cell state detecting element (91) and a state of a battery (20) detected by a battery state detecting element (92) when a fuel cell vehicle is halted, the supply of reactant gas to the fuel cell (10) by a fuel cell controlling element (93) is stopped and the external power source connector (25) is connected to the commercial power source (70).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takuro UEMURA, Keisuke FUJIMAKI