Patents by Inventor Masaya Ichinose

Masaya Ichinose 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: 20120286511
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system can regulate the rotational velocity of the wind turbine within an operation range even when the wind velocity suddenly changes and can perform continuous operation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine generator system includes a generator connected to the shaft of the wind turbine and a converter connected to the generator. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is within a predetermined range, power outputted from the generator is controlled so as to follow the instruction concerning the generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is out of the predetermined range, the power outputted from the generator is controlled without following the instruction concerning generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Akira KIKUCHI, Masaya ICHINOSE, Motoo FUTAMI, Mitsugu MATSUTAKE, Kouichi MIYAZAKI
  • Patent number: 8299642
    Abstract: A wind power generation system includes an excessive current consumption device, an AC input of which is connected between a generator rotor and an excitation converter on a system failure to detect a DC voltage ascent of the excitation converter and operate a shunt circuit on the system failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Hiromitsu Sakai, Kazuhiro Imaie
  • Patent number: 8242620
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system can regulate the rotational velocity of the wind turbine within an operation range even when the wind velocity suddenly changes and can perform continuous operation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine generator system includes a generator connected to the shaft of the wind turbine and a converter connected to the generator. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is within a predetermined range, power outputted from the generator is controlled so as to follow the instruction concerning the generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is out of the predetermined range, the power outputted from the generator is controlled without following the instruction concerning generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kikuchi, Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Mitsugu Matsutake, Kouichi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20120170333
    Abstract: A commanded negative-sequence current is added to a commanded current so as to suppress double-frequency pulsation on the DC side. The commanded negative-sequence current is found from three values (i.e., the detected value of positive-sequence voltage vector on the power-supply side, the detected value of negative-sequence voltage vector, and a commanded positive-sequence current). Thus, the pulsations which occur on the DC side of a semiconductor power converter and which have a frequency double the power-supply frequency are suppressed even when the AC power supply is at fault while assuring stability of the current control system, thus permitting stable and continuous operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Bando, Yasuhiro Kiyofuji, Masaya Ichinose, Hiromitsu Sakai, Yasuhiro Imazu
  • Patent number: 8129851
    Abstract: In a wind power generation system, an energy consuming unit is connected to a DC part of a generator-side converter. A shunt circuit is connected between the generator-side converter and a rotor of an AC-excited power generator. In the event of system failure, the switching operation of the converter is stopped, the shunt circuit is put into operation, and the energy consuming unit is put into operation so that DC voltage (voltage of the DC part) is maintained within a prescribed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Hiromitsu Sakai, Kojiro Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20120049521
    Abstract: To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya ICHINOSE, Motoo FUTAMI, Hiromitsu SAKAI
  • Patent number: 8116914
    Abstract: A pitch controller, uninterruptible power supply, and rotational speed detector are disposed in the rotor in a wind turbine. When a slip ring failure or wire breakage occurs, the pitch controller internally creates a pitch angle command so as to control the pitch angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Oohara, Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Kazuya Tsutsumi, Takashi Shiraishi, Shigeo Yoshida, Hajime Komiyama, Junichi Sugino
  • Patent number: 8097971
    Abstract: In a wind turbine generator system including an AC exciting converter a grid side converter, and a controller configured to control the AC-exciting converter and the grid side converter, the controller operates a short-circuiting circuit when decrease in the grid voltage and increase in the DC voltage are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Hiromitsu Sakai
  • Patent number: 8093740
    Abstract: A wind power generation system wherein procedure for controlling the blade pitch is changed in accordance with the rate of decrease in the amplitude of the grid voltage, and when over current occurs in the grid-side power converter, the grid-side power converter is brought into the gate-blocked condition whereas the generator-side power converter continues its operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Oohara, Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Tadashi Sodeyama
  • Patent number: 8076790
    Abstract: To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Hiromitsu Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110266799
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system can regulate the rotational velocity of the wind turbine within an operation range even when the wind velocity suddenly changes and can perform continuous operation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine generator system includes a generator connected to the shaft of the wind turbine and a converter connected to the generator. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is within a predetermined range, power outputted from the generator is controlled so as to follow the instruction concerning the generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is out of the predetermined range, the power outputted from the generator is controlled without following the instruction concerning generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Akira Kikuchi, Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Mitsugu Matsutake, Kouichi Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20110215578
    Abstract: To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya ICHINOSE, Motoo FUTAMI, HIromitsu SAKAI
  • Publication number: 20110187109
    Abstract: A power system control apparatus which controls a power system electrically connected to a wind power generation apparatus having a wind turbine which receives wind and rotates, a generator which generates electric power by the rotating wind turbine, and a power converter which converts the electric power generated by the generator. The power system control apparatus includes a voltage detector for detecting a voltage of the power system, a reactive power command value generation unit for generating a reactive power command value from a voltage detection value of the voltage detector, and a transmission unit for transmitting the reactive power command value to the wind power generation apparatus. Output fluctuation of the generator is suppressed, and reactive power according to the reactive power command value is transmitted from the wind power generation apparatus to the power system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Shinya Oohara, Motoo Futami
  • Patent number: 7964980
    Abstract: To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Hiromitsu Sakai
  • Patent number: 7958717
    Abstract: A gas turbine power generator plant, intended to reduce its noise by making small the intake and exhaust outlets of the cooing air channel of a case, comprises an engine core in which a turbine, a compressor and a generator are installed on the same axis, a combustor for burning air for combustion compressed by the compressor and supplying the air to the turbine, a radiator for cooling a coolant or a lubricant, a cooling fan for ventilating the radiator with cooling air, an electric power converter for converting electric power generated by the generator, and the case for housing these constituent elements. And, a combustion air channel passing the compressor, the combustor and the turbine and a cooling air channel passing the radiator, the cooling fan and the electric power converter are formed as mutually independent channels from intake to exhaust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Nakano, Masaya Ichinose, Masanori Watanabe, Kuniyoshi Tsubouchi, Toshihiko Fukushima, Masatoshi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7952216
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system can regulate the rotational velocity of the wind turbine within an operation range even when the wind velocity suddenly changes and can perform continuous operation of the wind turbine. The wind turbine generator system includes a generator connected to the shaft of the wind turbine and a converter connected to the generator. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is within a predetermined range, power outputted from the generator is controlled so as to follow the instruction concerning the generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter. When the rotational velocity of the wind turbine is out of the predetermined range, the power outputted from the generator is controlled without following the instruction concerning generator output given from the wind turbine to the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Kikuchi, Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Mitsugu Matsutake, Kouichi Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7952214
    Abstract: A wind power generation system temporarily stops a power converter when a system disturbance occurs, and reactivates the power converter after detecting a solution of the problem of an influence (overcurrent of a stator, direct current component of a stator, overcurrent of a rotor, etc.) of a fault occurring in a doubly-fed generator during a system fault. During a system fault, a reactive current can be safely output from a doubly-fed generator to an electric power system without destroying equipment of the wind power generation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaya Ichinose, Shinya Oohara, Motoo Futami, Mitsugu Matsutake, Hiromitsu Sakai
  • Patent number: 7948217
    Abstract: A distributed generation system that can suppress a voltage fluctuation caused by a distributed generation by an apparatus of a small power capacity in the distributed generation itself and stabilize the power system voltage without inserting interharmonic voltage or current into the power system and without interference among a plurality of distributed generations. Parameter ?(t) varying with time is estimated based on fluctuating component ?P of the active power P generated by the distributed generation and the voltage fluctuating component ?V attributable to the distributed generation developed at the point of connection between the distributed generation and power system. The distributed generation produces reactive power Q=??P or Q=???P, to thereby suppresses only the voltage fluctuation of the power system attributable to the distributed generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Oohara, Masaya Ichinose, Motoo Futami, Mitsugu Matsutake, Shoji Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20110074365
    Abstract: A wind power generating system includes a unit for eliminating harmonics component of specified-order from inputted current detection value of a grid-side converter and a unit for controlling the grid-side converter using the current detection value in which harmonics are eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Yasuaki NAKAYAMA, Masaya Ichinose, Mitsugu Matsutake
  • Publication number: 20110049889
    Abstract: To shorten a startup interval to reach a synchronizing condition, a phase difference and an amplitude difference between the grid voltage and the stator voltage of one phase of a winding are obtained. The difference in amplitude is decreased prior to or in parallel to synchronizing the stator voltage with the grid voltage. The calculated compensation phase compensation value is used as an initial value for synchronizing at the next synchronizing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaya ICHINOSE, Motoo FUTAMI, HIromitsu SAKAI