Patents by Inventor Mai NAKADA

Mai NAKADA 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: 20230129370
    Abstract: Provided is a technology in which a control device of a converter performs gate cutoff for cutting off power supply to a load when one of a battery detection value obtained by a battery voltage sensor or a low-voltage-side detection value obtained by a low-voltage-side voltage sensor or both thereof are abnormal values. After the control device performs the gate cutoff, the control device determines whether or not a main body circuitry is abnormal based on the battery detection value and the low-voltage-side detection value. When the control device determines that the main body circuitry is not abnormal, the control device determines whether one of the battery voltage sensor or the low-voltage-side voltage sensor is abnormal based on the battery detection value, the low-voltage-side detection value, and a high-voltage-side detection value obtained by a high-voltage-side voltage sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kado NAKAGAWA, Jino Yoon, Nobuhiro Kihara, Mai Nakada
  • Patent number: 11476757
    Abstract: An output voltage of a plurality of chopper circuits is controlled by the average value of ON duties of their respective semiconductor switching elements so that there are provided a shunt controller which detects respective reactor currents of the plurality of chopper circuits and carries out shunt control based on the detected reactor currents and a voltage controller which carries out voltage control based on the detected output voltage, wherein a configuration is such that a control device controls the output voltage so that the reactor currents of the plurality of chopper circuits are equal to each other so as to prevent the average value of the ON duties of the semiconductor switching elements from changing due to the shunt control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya Tanaka, Mai Nakada, Shingo Kato, Matahiko Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11183929
    Abstract: A power conversion device including: a power conversion unit which is connected to two DC power supplies and performs power conversion; and a control unit which calculates a manipulated variable for controlling output voltage of the power conversion unit, wherein the manipulated variable for control is calculated on the basis of a voltage detection value on the primary side or the secondary side of the power conversion unit and a predetermined fixed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akinu Nakabayashi, Mai Nakada, Yoshihiro Takeshima
  • Publication number: 20210119537
    Abstract: A power conversion device including: a power conversion unit which is connected to two DC power supplies and performs power conversion; and a control unit which calculates a manipulated variable for controlling output voltage of the power conversion unit, wherein the manipulated variable for control is calculated on the basis of a voltage detection value on the primary side or the secondary side of the power conversion unit and a predetermined fixed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Akinu NAKABAYASHI, Mai NAKADA, Yoshihiro TAKESHIMA
  • Publication number: 20210013803
    Abstract: An output voltage of a plurality of chopper circuits is controlled by the average value of ON duties of their respective semiconductor switching elements so that there are provided a shunt controller which detects respective reactor currents of the plurality of chopper circuits and carries out shunt control based on the detected reactor currents and a voltage controller which carries out voltage control based on the detected output voltage, wherein a configuration is such that a control device controls the output voltage so that the reactor currents of the plurality of chopper circuits are equal to each other so as to prevent the average value of the ON duties of the semiconductor switching elements from changing due to the shunt control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuya TANAKA, Mai NAKADA, Shingo KATO, Matahiko IKEDA
  • Patent number: 10554120
    Abstract: [Technical Problem] In a power conversion device for stepping up or stepping down the input voltage, when voltage converter become out of order, it is not possible to specify an IGBT element and a current sensor, which is in an extraordinary fault condition. [Solution to Problem] The power conversion device is configured to detect a voltage value of a smoothing condenser, connected in parallel to a load, where the load is to be connected to the power conversion device; detects, by a first current sensor, a current which flows through switching elements in a plurality of voltage converter; decides an abnormality of a switching element, by switching the switching element one by one; specifies the abnormality of the switching element; and specifies that the first current sensor is in an abnormal state, in a case where there is no abnormal state switching elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Fujioka, Nobuhiro Kihara, Mai Nakada, Yoshihiro Takeshima, Yujiro Nakada
  • Publication number: 20200007027
    Abstract: [Technical Problem] In a power conversion device for stepping up or stepping down the input voltage, when voltage converter become out of order, it is not possible to specify an IGBT element and a current sensor, which is in an extraordinary fault condition. [Solution to Problem] The power conversion device is configured to detect a voltage value of a smoothing condenser, connected in parallel to a load, where the load is to be connected to the power conversion device; detects, by a first current sensor, a current which flows through switching elements in a plurality of voltage converter; decides an abnormality of a switching element, by switching the switching element one by one; specifies the abnormality of the switching element; and specifies that the first current sensor is in an abnormal state, in a case where there is no abnormal state switching elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhiro FUJIOKA, Nobuhiro Kihara, Mai Nakada, Yoshihiro Takeshima, Yujiro Nakada
  • Patent number: 9893613
    Abstract: To provide a DC/DC converter which does not need to switch a change direction of a control value depending on a power transmission direction between low voltage side and high voltage side, and can control a voltage of a charge and discharge capacitor. A DC/DC converter which controls voltage of a charge and discharge capacitor by a controller that performs a ?duty control which changes an ON duty ratio difference of semiconductor circuits, and a phase shift control which changes a phase difference of an ON period of semiconductor circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mai Nakada, Ryota Kondo, Matahiko Ikeda, Yuya Tanaka, Shingo Kato
  • Publication number: 20180034364
    Abstract: To provide a DC/DC converter which does not need to switch a change direction of a control value depending on a power transmission direction between low voltage side and high voltage side, and can control a voltage of a charge and discharge capacitor. A DC/DC converter which controls voltage of a charge and discharge capacitor by a controller that performs a ?duty control which changes an ON duty ratio difference of semiconductor circuits, and a phase shift control which changes a phase difference of an ON period of semiconductor circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mai NAKADA, Ryota KONDO, Matahiko IKEDA, Yuya TANAKA, Shingo KATO