Patents by Inventor Kiyohide Sakai

Kiyohide Sakai 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).

  • Publication number: 20220302769
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission device includes a transmission power supply circuit outputting sinusoidal power, and a resonance type transmission antenna transmitting sinusoidal power. A wireless power reception device includes a resonance type reception antenna receiving sinusoidal power, and a reception power supply circuit including a rectifier circuit rectifying and smoothing sinusoidal power, and a waveform control circuit provided between the reception antenna and the rectifier circuit. The waveform control circuit passes sinusoidal power and attenuates harmonic components included in non-sinusoidal power generated by a rectifying operation of the rectifier circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kiyohide SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20220109329
    Abstract: The battery pack includes a housing for storing a battery cell, a power receiving coil that is provided to extend on a plurality of inner faces of the housing, and receives power from the power feeding coil of a power supply device in a non-contact manner by magnetically resonating with a power feeding coil, and a charging circuit stored in the housing and supplying the power received by the power receiving coil to the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kiyohide SAKAI
  • Patent number: 10432027
    Abstract: A movable portion transmission system includes a transmitter and receiver having a transmission antenna to perform wireless transmission of electric power supplied thereto and a reception antenna to receive the electric power from the transmission antenna, a transmission power supply circuit to establish a resonance condition of the transmission antenna, and a reception power supply circuit to establish a resonance condition of the reception antenna. The transmission antenna includes a transmission side coil in a spiral shape which is arranged while being centered at the axial center of a rotary member, and the reception antenna includes a reception side coil in a spiral shape which is arranged with a gap therefrom to the transmission side coil while being centered at the axial center of the rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10158254
    Abstract: A resonant coupling power transmission system includes a resonance type power transmission device 1 having a resonance type power supply 11 to supply power, and a resonance type transmission antenna 13 to transmit the power supplied by the resonance type power supply 11, and a resonance type power reception device 2 having a resonance type reception antenna 21 to receive the power transmitted by the resonance type transmission antenna 13, and a reception circuit 23 to supply the power received by the resonance type reception antenna 21 to a load, and the characteristic impedance of each of the functional units is set in such a way that there is provided a correlation among the resonance characteristic value of the resonance type power supply 11, that of the resonance type transmission antenna 13, and that of the resonance type power reception device 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe
  • Patent number: 10110071
    Abstract: A configuration includes: resonance-type power source circuits provided for at least two electric paths, each including a power element that performs switching at a high frequency of 2 MHz or more, and a resonant circuit element that causes the power element to perform resonant switching; a phase-control-type matching circuits provided for the respective electric paths, each having a function of controlling a phase difference between output currents of the resonance-type power source circuits and a function of providing matching of resonance conditions between the resonance-type power source circuit and a load; and a combining unit that combines output currents processed by the phase-control-type matching circuits for the respective electric paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Kansuke Tsuji
  • Patent number: 10033227
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resonant type transmission power supply device including a transmission power state detecting circuit 11 to detect a transmission power state of a transmission antenna 2, a foreign object detecting circuit 124 to detect the presence or absence of a foreign object in an electromagnetic field generated from the transmission antenna 2 on the basis of a detection result acquired by the transmission power state detecting circuit 11, and a power control circuit 125 to reduce or stop the supply of electric power to the transmission antenna 2 when foreign object is detected by the foreign object detecting circuit 124.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 10003128
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resonant type power transmission antenna device provided with a plurality of transmission antennas 12 and a plurality of reception antennas 13, the resonant type power transmission antenna device including a transmission shield antenna 22 arranged between the plurality of transmission antennas 12, a reception shield antenna 23 arranged between the plurality of reception antennas 13, transmission and reception circuits 21 and 24 to operate the transmission and reception shield antennas 22 and 23 in electromagnetic field resonance having a phase opposite to that of the transmission and reception antennas 12 and 13 respectively adjacent to the transmission and reception shield antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 9979315
    Abstract: A rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply that rectifies an alternating voltage at a high frequency exceeding 2 MHz, the rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply including a bridge rectifier circuit that rectifies the alternating voltage inputted from a reception antenna for power transmission, a matching functional circuit that matches a resonance condition to that of the reception antenna for power transmission, and a smoothing functional circuit that smooths the voltage rectified by the bridge rectifier circuit into a direct voltage, in which the rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply causes the bridge rectifier circuit to perform partial resonant switching in a switching operation at the time of rectification by using the matching functional circuit and the smoothing functional circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 9941745
    Abstract: A second resonant type transmission power supply device 1b includes a transmission power state detecting circuit 11b that detects a transmission power state of a second transmission antenna 2b, a foreign object detecting circuit 124b that detects the presence or absence of a foreign object in an overlapping range of electromagnetic fields on the basis of a detection result acquired by the transmission power state detecting circuit 11b, and a power control circuit 125b that, when a foreign object is detected by the foreign object detecting circuit 124b, controls a first resonant type transmission power supply device 1a in such a way as to reduce or stop the supply of electric power to a first transmission antenna 2a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 9882435
    Abstract: A resonant type high frequency power supply device provided with a power semiconductor element that performs a switching operation, the power supply device including a second power semiconductor element at least one or more connected in parallel to the power semiconductor element to achieve optimization of parasitic capacitances of the power semiconductor element and the second power semiconductor element itself, and a high frequency pulse drive circuit that transmits a pulse-shaped voltage signal having a high frequency exceeding 2 MHz to the power semiconductor element and the second power semiconductor element to drive the power semiconductor element and the second power semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 9882509
    Abstract: Disclosed is a resonant type high frequency power supply device provided with a power element that performs a switching operation, the power supply device including a high frequency pulse drive circuit 1 that transmits a pulse-shaped voltage signal having a high frequency exceeding 2 MHz to the power element to drive the power element, wherein a voltage signal from the high frequency pulse drive circuit 1 is subjected to partial resonance by an impedance of a signal line of the voltage signal and a parasitic capacitance of the power element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Patent number: 9871416
    Abstract: A resonant type high frequency power supply device provided with a power semiconductor element that performs a switching operation at a high frequency exceeding 2 MHz, the resonant type high frequency power supply device including a variable inductor that makes an adjustment to the amplitude of a device output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20170279312
    Abstract: A configuration includes: resonance-type power source circuits provided for at least two electric paths, each including a power element that performs switching at a high frequency of 2 MHz or more, and a resonant circuit element that causes the power element to perform resonant switching; a phase-control-type matching circuits provided for the respective electric paths, each having a function of controlling a phase difference between output currents of the resonance-type power source circuits and a function of providing matching of resonance conditions between the resonance-type power source circuit and a load; and a combining unit that combines output currents processed by the phase-control-type matching circuits for the respective electric paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE, Kansuke TSUJI
  • Patent number: 9742307
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply that rectifies an alternating voltage at a high frequency equal to or higher than 2 MHz, the rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply including a current doubler rectifier circuit that rectifies the alternating voltage inputted from a reception antenna for power transmission 10, a partial resonant circuit that causes the current doubler rectifier circuit to perform partial resonant switching in a switching operation at the time of rectification, a matching functional circuit that has a function of matching a resonance condition to that of the reception antenna for power transmission 10, and a function of matching the resonance condition to that of the partial resonant circuit, and a smoothing functional circuit that smooths the voltage rectified by the current doubler rectifier circuit into a direct voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Akuzawa, Kiyohide Sakai, Toshihiro Ezoe, Yuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20170163169
    Abstract: Disclosed is a rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply that rectifies an alternating voltage at a high frequency equal to or higher than 2 MHz, the rectifying circuit for high-frequency power supply including half-wave rectifier circuit that rectifies the alternating voltage inputted from a reception antenna for power transmission 10, a partial resonance circuit that causes the half-wave rectifier circuit to perform partial resonance switching in a switching operation at the time of rectification, a matching functional circuit that has a function of matching a resonance condition to that of the reception antenna for power transmission 10, and a function of matching the resonance condition to that of the partial resonance circuit, and a smoothing functional circuit that smooths the voltage rectified by the half-wave rectifier circuit into a direct voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE, Yuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20170163093
    Abstract: A second resonant type transmission power supply device 1b includes a transmission power state detecting circuit 11b that detects a transmission power state of a second transmission antenna 2b, a foreign object detecting circuit 124b that detects the presence or absence of a foreign object in an overlapping range of electromagnetic fields on the basis of a detection result acquired by the transmission power state detecting circuit 11b, and a power control circuit 125b that, when a foreign object is detected by the foreign object detecting circuit 124b, controls a first resonant type transmission power supply device 1a in such a way as to reduce or stop the supply of electric power to a first transmission antenna 2a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Engineering Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE, Yuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20170155283
    Abstract: A resonant coupling power transmission system includes a resonance type power transmission device 1 having a resonance type power supply 11 to supply power, and a resonance type transmission antenna 13 to transmit the power supplied by the resonance type power supply 11, and a resonance type power reception device 2 having a resonance type reception antenna 21 to receive the power transmitted by the resonance type transmission antenna 13, and a reception circuit 23 to supply the power received by the resonance type reception antenna 21 to a load, and the characteristic impedance of each of the functional units is set in such a way that there is provided a correlation among the resonance characteristic value of the resonance type power supply 11, that of the resonance type transmission antenna 13, and that of the resonance type power reception device 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE
  • Publication number: 20170047787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a movable portion transmission system including a primary transmission power supply 1 to supply electric power, a transmitter and receiver 3 configured with a transmission antenna 5 to perform wireless transmission of the electric power supplied thereto, and a reception antenna 6 to receive the electric power from the transmission antenna 5 with which the reception antenna pairs up, a transmission power supply circuit 2 to establish a resonance condition of the transmission antenna 5 with which the transmission power supply circuit pairs up, and a reception power supply circuit 4 to establish a resonance condition of the reception antenna 6 with which the reception power supply circuit pairs up, in which the transmission antenna 5 includes a transmission side coil 7 in a spiral shape which is arranged while being centered at the axial center of a rotary member and the reception antenna 6 includes a reception side coil 8 in a spiral shape which is arranged with a gap therefrom to the transmission
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE, Yuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20170005524
    Abstract: A resonant type transmission power supply device includes a pulse input circuit that inputs a pulse voltage to a transmission antenna at set intervals, a variable resonance frequency circuit that causes the resonance frequency of the transmission antenna to be variable and performs sweep detection of the resonance frequency when a pulse voltage is inputted, a frequency characteristic detecting circuit that detects a frequency characteristic of the transmission antenna when the sweep detection is performed, a foreign object detecting circuit that detects the presence or absence of a foreign object in an electromagnetic field generated from the transmission antenna on the basis of a detection result acquired by the frequency characteristic detecting circuit, and a power control circuit that reduces or stops the supply of electric power to the transmission antenna when a foreign object is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE, Yuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20170005532
    Abstract: An automatic matching circuit includes a variable inductor disposed in order to perform impedance matching at a high frequency equal to or higher than 2 MHz between the output. impedance of a resonant type reception antenna 10 and the input impedance of a high frequency rectification circuit 11, to cause an inductance value to be variable by using an electronic part that electrically performs contact switching including continuous contact switching, a variable capacitor disposed in order to perform the impedance matching, to cause a capacitance value to be variable by using an electronic part that electrically performs contact switching including continuous contact switching, and a variable control circuit 1 to control the electronic parts, in the variable inductor and the variable capacitor, each of which electrically performs the contact switching including the continuous contact switching, in such a way as to perform the impedance matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki AKUZAWA, Kiyohide SAKAI, Toshihiro EZOE, Yuki ITO