Patents by Inventor Kenichi Kishimoto

Kenichi Kishimoto 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: 10985684
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a control and computation unit, a compensation signal generation unit, an adder, and a drive unit. The control and computation unit is configured to perform computation processing based on a detected rotational position of a motor and a positional instruction, and to generate a first torque instruction signal to be used to drive the motor. The compensation signal generation unit is configured to generate a torque compensation signal to be used to compensate the first torque instruction signal. The adder is configured to add the torque compensation signal to the first torque instruction signal, and to output an acquired signal as a second torque instruction signal. The drive unit is configured to generate a drive signal to be used to power-drive winding wires of the motor based on the second torque instruction signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20190260322
    Abstract: A motor control device includes a control and computation unit, a compensation signal generation unit, an adder, and a drive unit. The control and computation unit is configured to perform computation processing based on a detected rotational position of a motor and a positional instruction, and to generate a first torque instruction signal to be used to drive the motor. The compensation signal generation unit is configured to generate a torque compensation signal to be used to compensate the first torque instruction signal. The adder is configured to add the torque compensation signal to the first torque instruction signal, and to output an acquired signal as a second torque instruction signal. The drive unit is configured to generate a drive signal to be used to power-drive winding wires of the motor based on the second torque instruction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventor: KENICHI KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160202088
    Abstract: Angle position detection device (102) of the present invention includes resolver (101), sampling instruction signal generator (107), first analog-digital converter (103), second analog-digital converter (104), and resolver digital converter (105). Resolver (101) outputs an A-phase signal and a B-phase signal having a phase difference of 90 degrees relative to the A-phase signal. When first analog-digital converter (103) and second analog-digital converter (104) receives a sampling instruction signal, first analog-digital converter (103) and second analog-digital converter (104) convert the A-phase and B-phase signals received from resolver (101) into digital values to output a first AD converted value and a second AD converted value, respectively. Resolver digital converter (105) calculates angle data indicating an angle position in resolver (101) based on the input first AD converted value and second AD converted value. Resolver digital converter (105) outputs the calculated angle data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventor: KENICHI KISHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9219439
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a current vector controller that follows a target command value for controlling an electric current of the motor by separating the current into a d-axis current and q-axis current orthogonal to each other. The motor control device further includes a driver for driving the motor, a phase-angle generator a phase-angle command generator for generating a phase-angle command ?* based on difference ?v* between an absolute value |v*| of a voltage command supplied from the current vector controller to the driver and a given reference value Vlmt, a d-axis current command generator for generating d-axis current command id* based on a sine value of the phase-angle command ?*, and a q-axis current limiter for setting a limit value of q-axis current command iq* based on a cosine value of the phase-angle command ?*.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 9054623
    Abstract: A motor control device according to the present invention includes a motor driving unit for driving a motor, a current vector controller, a magnetic-flux weakening current command generator, and one of a target command limiter and a q-axis current command limiter. The current vector controller controls a current of the motor by separating the current into a d-axis current and a q-axis current orthogonal to each other, in accordance with a target command value from the outside. The magnetic-flux weakening current command generator generates a d-axis current command to control the amount of the d-axis current, based on one of differences, i.e. a difference between a first predetermined reference value and the absolute value of a voltage command from the current vector controller to the motor driving unit and a difference between a second predetermined reference value and a q-axis component of the voltage command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 9000708
    Abstract: To provide a motor control circuit that variably controls the speed of a motor, in which an appropriate control gain corresponding to the speed of the motor that is set can be automatically set. The motor control circuit includes a period error signal output means, a speed error signal output means and a gain correction means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignees: Minebea Co., Ltd., Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Inoue, Kenichi Kishimoto, Yuji Hamada
  • Patent number: 8917041
    Abstract: A phase-shift detection circuit detects a phase shift in motor driving, using pulse-shaped position detection signal Rd and measurement signal Ms. The position detection signal is based on sensor signal Hs from a position sensor disposed in a motor. The measurement signal is based on the induced voltage from windings. The phase-shift detection circuit includes a level difference calculator and a phase-shift calculator. The level difference calculator calculates a level difference between the level of measurement signal Ms at a rising timing of position detection signal Rd and the level of measurement signal Ms at a falling timing thereof. The phase-shift calculator calculates the amount of phase shifts based on the level difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Mineaki Isoda, Daisuke Sato, Ryuta Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20140312812
    Abstract: An electric motor control device includes a current vector controller that follows a target command value for controlling an electric current of the motor by separating the current into a d-axis current and q-axis current orthogonal to each other. The motor control device further includes a driver for driving the motor, a phase-angle generator a phase-angle command generator for generating a phase-angle command ?* based on difference ?v* between an absolute value |v*| of a voltage command supplied from the current vector controller to the driver and a given reference value V1mt, a d-axis current command generator for generating d-axis current command id* based on a sine value of the phase-angle command ?*, and a q-axis current limiter for setting a limit value of q-axis current command iq* based on a cosine value of the phase-angle command ?*.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20140152207
    Abstract: A motor control device according to the present invention includes a motor driving unit for driving a motor, a current vector controller, a magnetic-flux weakening current command generator, and one of a target command limiter and a q-axis current command limiter. The current vector controller controls a current of the motor by separating the current into a d-axis current and a q-axis current orthogonal to each other, in accordance with a target command value from the outside. The magnetic-flux weakening current command generator generates a d-axis current command to control the amount of the d-axis current, based on one of differences, i.e. a difference between a first predetermined reference value and the absolute value of a voltage command from the current vector controller to the motor driving unit and a difference between a second predetermined reference value and a q-axis component of the voltage command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20130257338
    Abstract: To provide a motor control circuit that variably controls the speed of a motor, in which an appropriate control gain corresponding to the speed of the motor that is set can be automatically set. The motor control circuit includes a period error signal output means, a speed error signal output means and a gain correction means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicants: PANASONIC CORPORATION, MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Inoue, Kenichi Kishimoto, Yuji Hamada
  • Patent number: 8497642
    Abstract: A motor device comprising a motor, and a drive control circuit for driving and controlling the motor, in which the drive control circuit includes a control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the rotation of the motor, a drive unit for driving the motor on the basis of the control signal, and a communication unit for making serial communications via a serial communication bus for transmitting serial data. This communication unit has an address generating function for generating and setting addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Yasohara, Tomohiro Inoue, Kenji Sugiura, Toru Tazawa, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 8466643
    Abstract: A motor drive device includes a drive controller for generating drive signal “trq”, a limiter for limiting a value of drive signal “trq” within a range, a limit value generator for generating limit value “lmt”, and a drive output section for generating an energizing signal in response to an output signal from the limiter. The limit value generator generates a comparison signal by adding offset value “ofs” to drive signal “trq” and updates limit value “lmt” based on a size relation between a value (trq+ofs) of the comparison signal and limit value “lmt”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20130113400
    Abstract: A phase-shift detection circuit detects a phase shift in motor driving, using pulse-shaped position detection signal Rd and measurement signal Ms. The position detection signal is based on sensor signal Hs from a position sensor disposed in a motor. The measurement signal is based on the induced voltage from windings. The phase-shift detection circuit includes a level difference calculator and a phase-shift calculator. The level difference calculator calculates a level difference between the level of measurement signal Ms at a rising timing of position detection signal Rd and the level of measurement signal Ms at a falling timing thereof. The phase-shift calculator calculates the amount of phase shifts based on the level difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Mineaki Isoda, Daisuke Sato, Ryuta Sasaki
  • Patent number: 8410741
    Abstract: A servo motor control apparatus has a feedback loop. When an oscillation detection signal indicates no detection of oscillation, a parameter operating section gives an updating section an operational instruction to set a control parameter in accordance with a supplied set value. When the oscillation detection signal indicates detection of oscillation, the parameter operating section gives the updating section an operational instruction to set such a control parameter as to narrow a frequency band width of the feedback loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Tooru Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20130076284
    Abstract: A motor drive device includes a drive controller for generating drive signal “trq”, a limiter for limiting a value of drive signal “trq” within a range, a limit value generator for generating limit value “lmt”, and a drive output section for generating an energizing signal in response to an output signal from the limiter. The limit value generator generates a comparison signal by adding offset value “ofs” to drive signal “trq” and updates limit value “lmt” based on a size relation between a value (trq+ofs) of the comparison signal and limit value “lmt”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20120268054
    Abstract: A servo motor control apparatus has a feedback loop. When an oscillation detection signal indicates no detection of oscillation, a parameter operating section gives an updating section an operational instruction to set a control parameter in accordance with a supplied set value. When the oscillation detection signal indicates detection of oscillation, the parameter operating section gives the updating section an operational instruction to set such a control parameter as to narrow a frequency band width of the feedback loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Tooru Tazawa
  • Patent number: 8222853
    Abstract: A servo motor control apparatus having a feedback loop includes: an oscillation detecting section, which detects oscillation of the feedback loop, to output an oscillation detection signal; a parameter operating section, which gives an operational instruction to set a control parameter in the feedback loop based upon the oscillation detection signal; and an updating section, which is supplied with a set value for setting a control parameter, and sets the control parameter in the feedback loop while making an update thereon in accordance with the operational instruction given by the parameter operating section, wherein when the oscillation detection signal indicates no detection of oscillation, the parameter operating section gives the updating section an operational instruction to set a control parameter in accordance with the supplied set value, and when the oscillation detection signal indicates detection of oscillation, parameter operating section gives the updating section an operational instruction to se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Tooru Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20110031906
    Abstract: A motor driving device according to the present invention includes: a serial communication unit that conducts communication through a serial communication bus, the serial communication bus including a serial data line through which serial data is transmitted and a clock line through which a clock signal is transmitted; and a drive control unit that controls a driving operation of a motor. The motor driving device is configured such that a clock signal received from the serial communication bus is used as a reference clock signal of the drive control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Yasohara, Tomohiro Inoue, Kenji Sugiura, Toru Tazawa, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20110029137
    Abstract: A motor device comprising a motor, and a drive control circuit for driving and controlling the motor, in which the drive control circuit includes a control unit for generating a control signal for controlling the rotation of the motor, a drive unit for driving the motor on the basis of the control signal, and a communication unit for making serial communications via a serial communication bus for transmitting serial data. This communication unit has an address generating function for generating and setting addresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Yasohara, Tomohiro Inoue, Kenji Sugiura, Toru Tazawa, Kenichi Kishimoto
  • Publication number: 20100052593
    Abstract: A servo motor control apparatus having a feedback loop includes: an oscillation detecting section, which detects oscillation of the feedback loop, to output an oscillation detection signal; a parameter operating section, which gives an operational instruction to set a control parameter in the feedback loop based upon the oscillation detection signal; and an updating section, which is supplied with a set value for setting a control parameter, and sets the control parameter in the feedback loop while making an update thereon in accordance with the operational instruction given by the parameter operating section, wherein when the oscillation detection signal indicates no detection of oscillation, the parameter operating section gives the updating section an operational instruction to set a control parameter in accordance with the supplied set value, and when the oscillation detection signal indicates detection of oscillation, parameter operating section gives the updating section an operational instruction to se
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Kishimoto, Tooru Tazawa