Patents by Inventor Kota Hirato

Kota Hirato 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).

  • Method and device for operation scheduling for energy storage equipment
    Patent number: 8626351
    Abstract: In various energy systems which handle a plurality of types of energy, a method and device for operation scheduling for energy storage equipment are provided, which determines optimal operation of an energy storage equipment and improves the efficiency of the energy system overall. An energy storage equipment operation scheduling part 13 creates an energy storage equipment operation schedule, an energy generation equipment modified operation schedule, and an energy storage equipment modified operation schedule, based on three information items, which are the energy demand forecast information stored in a storage part D1, the energy generation equipment operation schedule stored in a storage part D2, and equipment connection information, and sends the created schedules to the equipment controller 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kota Hirato, Yoshimasa Tada
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATION SCHEDULING FOR ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20110087381
    Abstract: In various energy systems which handle a plurality of types of energy, a method and device for operation scheduling for energy storage equipment are provided, which determines optimal operation of an energy storage equipment and improves the efficiency of the energy system overall. An energy storage equipment operation scheduling part 13 creates an energy storage equipment operation schedule, an energy generation equipment modified operation schedule, and an energy storage equipment modified operation schedule, based on three information items, which are the energy demand forecast information stored in a storage part D1, the energy generation equipment operation schedule stored in a storage part D2, and equipment connection information, and sends the created schedules to the equipment controller 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kota Hirato, Yoshimasa Tada