Patents by Inventor Kousuke SAITO

Kousuke SAITO 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: 11671032
    Abstract: A control method of controlling a resonance type power conversion device including a voltage resonance circuit is provided. The voltage resonance circuit comprising, a choke coil connected to input power supply, a first switching element connected to the choke coil, a capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element, and a resonance circuit connected between a connection point and an output terminal, the connection point being a point at which the choke coil and the first switching element are connected. The control method comprising, detecting a polarity of current flowing through parallel circuit connected in parallel to the first switching element by using a sensor included in the voltage resonance circuit; and controlling an operating condition of the first switching element depending on a polarity of the current detected by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Saito, Toshihiro Kai, Shigeharu Yamagami, Keisuke Inoue
  • Patent number: 11616448
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device can prevent over temperature by suppressing a change in impedance of a capacitor included in a rectifier circuit. The power conversion device includes an AC wave generation circuit for generating an AC wave, and a rectifier circuit for rectifying the AC wave generated by the AC wave generation circuit with a configuration including a rectifier capacitor and a diode connected in parallel. The method for controlling the power conversion device regulates the AC wave input to the rectifier capacitor depending on a change in impedance of the rectifier capacitor so as to suppress the change in the impedance of the rectifier capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Saito, Toshihiro Kai, Shigeharu Yamagami, Keisuke Inoue
  • Patent number: 11557956
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device for converting power from a power supply by controlling an input to a resonance circuit comprising a resonance coil and a resonance capacitor, with a switching element, the method comprising simultaneously changing a switching frequency and a time ratio of the switching element so that the switching element satisfies a condition of zero-voltage switching when an output power of the power conversion device is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kousuke Saito, Giorgio Lovison, Keisuke Inoue, Shigeharu Yamagami
  • Patent number: 11476748
    Abstract: A method for controlling a resonance type power converter including a first resonance circuit (L0, C0) and a shunt circuit (3), which converts and outputs the power of the DC power supply, shunting a current flowing into a first capacitor (CS) by controlling a second switching element (S2) during a predetermined period within turn-off period of a first switching element (S1), the first capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element (S1), the second switching element (S2) included in the shunt circuit (3), and the first switching element (S1) operated in response to the resonance of the first resonance circuit (L0, C0).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Kai, Kousuke Saito, Shigeharu Yamagami, Keisuke Inoue, Kraisorn Throngnumchai
  • Publication number: 20220247302
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device for converting power from a power supply by controlling an input to a resonance circuit comprising a resonance coil and a resonance capacitor, with a switching element, the method comprising simultaneously changing a switching frequency and a time ratio of the switching element so that the switching element satisfies a condition of zero-voltage switching when an output power of the power conversion device is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Kousuke SAITO, Giorgio LOVISON, Keisuke INOUE, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20220166342
    Abstract: A method for controlling a power conversion device can prevent over temperature by suppressing a change in impedance of a capacitor included in a rectifier circuit. The power conversion device includes an AC wave generation circuit for generating an AC wave, and a rectifier circuit for rectifying the AC wave generated by the AC wave generation circuit with a configuration including a rectifier capacitor and a diode connected in parallel. The method for controlling the power conversion device regulates the AC wave input to the rectifier capacitor depending on a change in impedance of the rectifier capacitor so as to suppress the change in the impedance of the rectifier capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke SAITO, Toshihiro KAI, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Keisuke INOUE
  • Publication number: 20210159773
    Abstract: A method for controlling a resonance type power converter including a first resonance circuit (L0, C0) and a shunt circuit (3), which converts and outputs the power of the DC power supply, shunting a current flowing into a first capacitor (CS) by controlling a second switching element (S2) during a predetermined period within turn-off period of a first switching element (S1), the first capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element (S1), the second switching element (S2) included in the shunt circuit (3), and the first switching element (S1) operated in response to the resonance of the first resonance circuit (L0, C0).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro KAI, Kousuke SAITO, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Keisuke INOUE, Kraisorn THRONGNUMCHAI
  • Publication number: 20210044218
    Abstract: A control method of controlling a resonance type power conversion device including a voltage resonance circuit is provided. The voltage resonance circuit comprising, a choke coil connected to input power supply, a first switching element connected to the choke coil, a capacitor connected in parallel to the first switching element, and a resonance circuit connected between a connection point and an output terminal, the connection point being a point at which the choke coil and the first switching element are connected. The control method comprising, detecting a polarity of current flowing through parallel circuit connected in parallel to the first switching element by using a sensor included in the voltage resonance circuit; and controlling an operating condition of the first switching element depending on a polarity of the current detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke SAITO, Toshihiro KAI, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI, Keisuke INOUE