Patents by Inventor Masaomi Satake

Masaomi Satake 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: 10944357
    Abstract: At least one of a message indicating a spec of a PV apparatus (130) and a message indicating a status of the PV apparatus (130) is standardized between an EMS (200) and the PV apparatus (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Masaomi Satake
  • Patent number: 10890883
    Abstract: An EMS (200) receives at least one of a message indicating a rated output of the storage battery (141) and a message indicating number of charged and discharged times of the storage battery (141), from the power storage apparatus (140).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaomi Satake
  • Patent number: 10418821
    Abstract: A PCS comprises a DC/DC convertor that converts a voltage of a DC power input from a solar cell; an inverter that converts the DC power to an AC power; and a controller 134 that stops an operation of the DC/AC convertor without stopping the inverter when a condition that stops an output of the solar cell is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masaomi Satake, Masahiro Baba, Yuri Sato, Kenta Igarashi, Megumi Kuwabara
  • Patent number: 10270256
    Abstract: A power control apparatus comprises a conversion unit which is capable of collectively converting DC power output by each of the plurality of power supply apparatuses to AC; and a communication unit which communicates with an external equipment control apparatus in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The communication unit notifies the equipment control apparatus of an equipment class of the power control apparatus in addition to notifying the equipment control apparatus of an equipment class of each of the plurality of power supply apparatuses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Kenta Okino, Masahiro Baba, Masaomi Satake
  • Patent number: 10250041
    Abstract: This system can manage efficient operation control among distributed power sources without impairing their versatility. This power control system includes distributed power sources including a storage cell (12) and a power generation device (33) that generates power while a current sensor (40) detects forward power flow, and a power control device (20) including a first power converter (21) that converts AC power from a commercial power grid to DC power and supplies the DC power to the storage cell (12) during an interconnected operation, a supply unit that supplies power generated by the power generation device (33) to the storage cell (12) during an independent operation, and an independent operation switch (24) opened during the interconnected operation and closed during the independent operation to cause output from the first power converter (21) to flow in a forward power flow direction through the current sensor (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masaomi Satake, Tetsuya Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20180248514
    Abstract: At least one of a message indicating a spec of a PV apparatus (130) and a message indicating a status of the PV apparatus (130) is standardized between an EMS (200) and the PV apparatus (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Masaomi SATAKE
  • Patent number: 10008878
    Abstract: This system can manage efficient operation control among distributed power sources without impairing their versatility. This power control system includes a power generation device (33) that generates power while a current sensor (40) detects forward power flow and another distributed power source (12), and a power control device (20) including an output unit (50) capable of outputting power from the other distributed power source (12) while the power generation device (33) and the other distributed power source (12) are disconnected from the grid. Output from the output unit (50) allows supply of dummy current to the current sensor (40), the dummy current flowing in the same direction as the forward power flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Masaomi Satake, Tetsuya Takenaka
  • Patent number: 9979347
    Abstract: At least one of a message indicating a spec of a PV apparatus (130) and a message indicating a status of the PV apparatus (130) is standardized between an EMS (200) and the PV apparatus (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaomi Satake
  • Publication number: 20180041039
    Abstract: A PCS comprises a DC/DC convertor that converts a voltage of a DC power input from a solar cell; an inverter that converts the DC power to an AC power; and a controller 134 that stops an operation of the DC/AC convertor without stopping the inverter when a condition that stops an output of the solar cell is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Masaomi SATAKE, Masahiro BABA, Yuri SATO, Kenta IGARASHI, Megumi KUWABARA
  • Patent number: 9819218
    Abstract: A power conditioner system includes a power-generation power conditioner 30 for connecting a power generation equipment 11 to a grid 12 and a power-storage power conditioner 50 for connecting a power storage equipment 13 to the grid 12, wherein the power conditioner 30 includes an independent-power-generation output unit 34 for outputting, separately from power supply to the grid 12, power based on power of the power generation equipment 11, and the power conditioner 50 includes an independent-power-storage output unit 54 for outputting, separately from power supply to the grid 12, power based on power in the power storage equipment 13. The power conditioner 50 supplies at least one of AC power based on the output of the independent-power-generation output unit 34, AC power based on the output of the independent-power-storage output unit 54, and system power of the grid 12, to an independent output system 62 having a predetermined load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignees: KYOCERA CORPORATION, NICHICON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomihiro Oguchi, Tomonari Kusunose, Masaomi Satake
  • Patent number: 9519347
    Abstract: The tactile sensation providing device includes a touch sensor, tactile sensation providing unit that vibrates the touch face of the touch sensor, display unit, and control unit that controls the display unit to display an image and sets a tactile sensation provided by the tactile sensation providing unit for a pixel in the image, so that upon the touch sensor detecting contact at a position corresponding to the pixel, the control unit executes a predetermined process allocated to the pixel and controls the tactile sensation providing unit to provide the tactile sensation set for the pixel to a contacting object in contact with the touch face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaomi Satake
  • Publication number: 20160322826
    Abstract: A power control apparatus comprises a conversion unit which is capable of collectively converting DC power output by each of the plurality of power supply apparatuses to AC; and a communication unit which communicates with an external equipment control apparatus in accordance with a predetermined communication protocol. The communication unit notifies the equipment control apparatus of an equipment class of the power control apparatus in addition to notifying the equipment control apparatus of an equipment class of each of the plurality of power supply apparatuses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Kenta OKINO, Masahiro BABA, Masaomi SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20160322846
    Abstract: A storage battery apparatus provided in a consumer's facility comprises: a communicator configured to communicate with an external equipment control apparatus in accordance with predetermined communication protocol; and a controller configured to execute load following discharge in which discharge power is adjusted according to power consumption of a load provided in the consumer's facility. The communicator receives a set request for requesting setting the maximum discharge value of the load following discharge from the equipment control apparatus. The controller controls the discharge power of the load following discharge not to exceed the maximum discharge value based on the set request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: KYOCER Corporation
    Inventors: Masaomi SATAKE, Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160315474
    Abstract: The disclosed power control system includes a power generation device that generates power while a current sensor detects forward power flow, a power control device that has an output portion capable of outputting power from the other distributed power sources while the power generation device and the other distributed power sources are disconnected from a grid, a dummy output system capable of supplying dummy current that can be detected as current in the same direction as forward power flow by the current sensor, an independent operation switch disposed between the power generation device and the other distributed power sources, and is turned off during interconnected operation and is turned on during independent operation by at least one of the power generation device and the other distributed power sources, and a synchronous switch that flows dummy current synchronously with the independent operation switch when the independent operation switch is on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Masaomi SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20160094087
    Abstract: This system can manage efficient operation control among distributed power sources without impairing their versatility. This power control system includes a power generation device (33) that generates power while a current sensor (40) detects forward power flow and another distributed power source (12), and a power control device (20) including an output unit (50) capable of outputting power from the other distributed power source (12) while the power generation device (33) and the other distributed power source (12) are disconnected from the grid. Output from the output unit (50) allows supply of dummy current to the current sensor (40), the dummy current flowing in the same direction as the forward power flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Masaomi SATAKE, Tetsuya TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20160064936
    Abstract: This system can manage efficient operation control among distributed power sources without impairing their versatility. This power control system includes distributed power sources including a storage cell (12) and a power generation device (33) that generates power while a current sensor (40) detects forward power flow, and a power control device (20) including a first power converter (21) that converts AC power from a commercial power grid to DC power and supplies the DC power to the storage cell (12) during an interconnected operation, a supply unit that supplies power generated by the power generation device (33) to the storage cell (12) during an independent operation, and an independent operation switch (24) opened during the interconnected operation and closed during the independent operation to cause output from the first power converter (21) to flow in a forward power flow direction through the current sensor (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Masaomi SATAKE, Tetsuya TAKENAKA
  • Publication number: 20150293510
    Abstract: An EMS (200) receives at least one of a message indicating a rated output of the storage battery (141) and a message indicating number of charged and discharged times of the storage battery (141), from the power storage apparatus (140).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaomi Satake
  • Publication number: 20150229268
    Abstract: At least one of a message indicating a spec of a PV apparatus (130) and a message indicating a status of the PV apparatus (130) is standardized between an EMS (200) and the PV apparatus (130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaomi SATAKE
  • Publication number: 20140320440
    Abstract: The tactile sensation providing device includes a touch sensor, tactile sensation providing unit that vibrates the touch face of the touch sensor, display unit, and control unit that controls the display unit to display an image and sets a tactile sensation provided by the tactile sensation providing unit for a pixel in the image, so that upon the touch sensor detecting contact at a position corresponding to the pixel, the control unit executes a predetermined process allocated to the pixel and controls the tactile sensation providing unit to provide the tactile sensation set for the pixel to a contacting object in contact with the touch face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaomi Satake
  • Publication number: 20140217826
    Abstract: A power conditioner system includes a power-generation power conditioner 30 for connecting a power generation equipment 11 to a grid 12 and a power-storage power conditioner 50 for connecting a power storage equipment 13 to the grid 12, wherein the power conditioner 30 includes an independent-power-generation output unit 34 for outputting, separately from power supply to the grid 12, power based on power of the power generation equipment 11, and the power conditioner 50 includes an independent-power-storage output unit 54 for outputting, separately from power supply to the grid 12, power based on power in the power storage equipment 13. The power conditioner 50 supplies at least one of AC power based on the output of the independent-power-generation output unit 34, AC power based on the output of the independent-power-storage output unit 54, and system power of the grid 12, to an independent output system 62 having a predetermined load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: NICHICON CORPORATION, KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomihiro Oguchi, Tomonari Kusunose, Masaomi Satake