Patents by Inventor Mitsuo Kashima

Mitsuo Kashima 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: 20180208023
    Abstract: A synchronous motor control device includes: a DC power supply; an inverter main circuit; a three-phase synchronous motor; and an inverter control unit that outputs a PWM signal used to control the inverter main circuit. The inverter control unit includes: a PWM signal generation unit; a start-up control unit that outputs a start-up voltage command value to the PWM signal generation unit at the time of start-up; a steady state control unit that calculates a steady state voltage command value in a steady state and outputs the value to the PWM signal generation unit; and a steady state control parameter initial value calculation unit that outputs an initial value of a control parameter to the steady state control unit such that an output voltage vector from the inverter main circuit to the three-phase synchronous motor is consistent before and after switching from the start-up to the steady state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuo KASHIMA, Tomohiro KUTSUKI, Tomomi HIGASHIKAWA, Akiyoshi MURAMATSU
  • Patent number: 9998049
    Abstract: An inverter control device includes an inverter main circuit, a current detector, a voltage detector that detects a DC voltage between DC bus lines, and an inverter control unit that generates PWM signals to perform on/off control of a plurality of semiconductor switching elements respectively with a DC current and a DC voltage. The unit sets a carrier period of PWM signals to be 1/N times a calculation period in which the PWM signals are generated, performs detection of a DC current detected by the current detector in a 1/2 calculation period immediately before a calculation start timing for generating PWM signals, calculates an output voltage vector based on the detected DC current, and reflects PWM signals generated from the output voltage vector in one calculation period from a 1/2 calculation period after the calculation start timing to 3/2 control calculation periods after the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuo Kashima, Shigeo Umehara
  • Publication number: 20180131308
    Abstract: A synchronous motor control device includes a voltage detector, a current detector, an inverter main circuit, and an inverter control unit. The inverter control unit includes: a phase current reproduction unit that reproduces a direct current into phase currents flowing to a permanent magnet synchronous motor; a current coordinate transformation unit that transforms the reproduced phase current into current on a control coordinate axis of a rotating coordinate system; a current control unit that calculates a voltage command value of the permanent magnet synchronous motor in such a manner that the current on the control coordinate axis equals a specific value; and a limiter unit that limits the value of the voltage command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuo KASHIMA, Tomohiro KUTSUKI, Tomomi HIGASHIKAWA, Akiyoshi MURAMATSU
  • Publication number: 20180091079
    Abstract: An inverter control device includes an inverter main circuit, a current detector, a voltage detector that detects a DC voltage between DC bus lines, and an inverter control unit that generates PWM signals to perform on/off control of a plurality of semiconductor switching elements respectively with a DC current and a DC voltage. The unit sets a carrier period of PWM signals to be 1/N times a calculation period in which the PWM signals are generated, performs detection of a DC current detected by the current detector in a 1/2 calculation period immediately before a calculation start timing for generating PWM signals, calculates an output voltage vector based on the detected DC current, and reflects PWM signals generated from the output voltage vector in one calculation period from a 1/2 calculation period after the calculation start timing to 3/2 control calculation periods after the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Mitsuo KASHIMA, Shigeo UMEHARA
  • Patent number: 9929670
    Abstract: A power conversion device is configured to have reactors and is configured to have chopper circuit units, connected in series, that chop the output of a rectifier configured to rectify an AC voltage from an AC power supply. The power conversion device includes: an AC switch disposed on a side closer to the AC power supply than the chopper circuit units; an AC reactor that is connected in parallel to the AC switch; and a switching control unit that stops the switching of the switching elements when the contact of the AC switch is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Michio Yamada, Takuya Shimomugi, Yosuke Shinomoto, Mitsuo Kashima, Shigeo Umehara
  • Patent number: 9847735
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a switching control unit that controls respective switching elements constituting a plurality of chopper circuits, a rectified-voltage detection unit, a bus-bar voltage detection unit, and a bus-bar current detection unit. The switching control unit includes an on-duty calculation unit that calculates a reference on-duty of respective drive pulses with respect to the switching elements based on a bus-bar voltage and a bus-bar current, an on-duty correction unit that corrects the reference on-duty to output on-duties of the respective drive pulses based on the bus-bar current, so that change amounts of respective reactor currents become substantially the same, and a drive-pulse generation unit that generates the respective drive pulses, based on the respective on-duties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Shimomugi, Michio Yamada, Yosuke Shinomoto, Mitsuo Kashima, Shigeo Umehara
  • Publication number: 20170292733
    Abstract: The present invention includes a plurality of fan motors, first and second inverters for individually driving the fan motors, respectively, and one and a common control unit that performs a control arithmetic for each of the fan motors and generates an individual driving signal given to each of the inverters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Keisuke UEMURA, Kazunori HATAKEYAMA, Yosuke SHINOMOTO, Mitsuo KASHIMA, Takashi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170272006
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: an inverter to drive a motor, using a first carrier signal; an inverter connected in parallel to the inverter, to drive a motor, using a second carrier signal; respective phase lower arm shunt resistors to detect a first current flowing inside the inverter; respective phase lower arm shunt resistors to detect a second current flowing in the inverter; and a control unit to control the inverters. A phase difference is set between the first carrier signal and the second carrier signal to prevent a detection period for the first current in the first carrier signal and a detection period for the second current in the second carrier signal from overlapping each other when the inverters are controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Keisuke UEMURA, Kazunori HATAKEYAMA, Yosuke SHINOMOTO, Mitsuo KASHIMA, Takashi MATSUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20160087547
    Abstract: A power conversion device is configured to have reactors and is configured to have chopper circuit units, connected in series, that chop the output of a rectifier configured to rectify an AC voltage from an AC power supply. The power conversion device includes: an AC switch disposed on a side closer to the AC power supply than the chopper circuit units; an AC reactor that is connected in parallel to the AC switch; and a switching control unit that stops the switching of the switching elements when the contact of the AC switch is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Michio YAMADA, Takuya SHIMOMUGI, Yosuke SHINOMOTO, Mitsuo KASHIMA, Shigeo UMEHARA
  • Patent number: 9136757
    Abstract: A power converter includes step-up means for varying a voltage applied by a power supply to a predetermined voltage, commutating means for performing a commutation operation for allowing a current flowing through the step-up means to flow through a second path, smoothing means for smoothing a voltage related to outputs of the step-up means and the commutating means to produce power and supplying the power to a load side, and control means for performing control related to voltage varying, such as stepping up, by the step-up means and controlling the commutation operation of the commutating means on the basis of at least one of a voltage and a current related to the step-up means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Arisawa, Takuya Shimomugi, Yosuke Shinomoto, Masato Handa, Mitsuo Kashima, Shigeo Umehara, Katsuhiko Saito, Norikazu Ito, Hitoshi Tanifuji, Makoto Tanikawa, Tomomi Higashikawa
  • Publication number: 20150102759
    Abstract: A power conversion device includes a switching control unit that controls respective switching elements constituting a plurality of chopper circuits, a rectified-voltage detection unit, a bus-bar voltage detection unit, and a bus-bar current detection unit. The switching control unit includes an on-duty calculation unit that calculates a reference on-duty of respective drive pulses with respect to the switching elements based on a bus-bar voltage and a bus-bar current, an on-duty correction unit that corrects the reference on-duty to output on-duties of the respective drive pulses based on the bus-bar current, so that change amounts of respective reactor currents become substantially the same, and a drive-pulse generation unit that generates the respective drive pulses, based on the respective on-duties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya Shimomugi, Michio Yamada, Yosuke Shinomoto, Mitsuo Kashima, Shigeo Umehara
  • Patent number: 8823303
    Abstract: Provided is an alternating-current direct-current converter capable of controlling a harmonic current and improving a power factor at reduced costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Shinomoto, Takuya Shimomugi, Mitsuo Kashima, Makoto Tanikawa
  • Patent number: 8508165
    Abstract: A rectifier connected with an AC source through a reactor, a plurality of capacitors connected in series between output terminals of the rectifier, first switching means connected between one input terminal of the rectifier and a connection point of a plurality of capacitors, second switching means connected between the other input terminal of the rectifier and the connection point of a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of diodes connected with the plurality of capacitors in inverse-parallel are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Shinomoto, Hideki Takahara, Masato Handa, Makoto Tanikawa, Mitsuo Kashima
  • Publication number: 20130152624
    Abstract: A power converter includes step-up means for varying a voltage applied by a power supply to a predetermined voltage, commutating means for performing a commutation operation for allowing a current flowing through the step-up means to flow through a second path, smoothing means for smoothing a voltage related to outputs of the step-up means and the commutating means to produce power and supplying the power to a load side, and control means for performing control related to voltage varying, such as stepping up, by the step-up means and controlling the commutation operation of the commutating means on the basis of at least one of a voltage and a current related to the step-up means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: MitsubishiI Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koichi Arisawa, Takuya Shimomugi, Yosuke Shinomoto, Masato Handa, Mitsuo Kashima, Shigeo Umehara, Katsuhiko Saito, Norikazu Ito, Hitoshi Tanifuji, Makoto Tanikawa, Tomomi Higashikawa
  • Publication number: 20110227522
    Abstract: Provided is an alternating-current direct-current converter capable of controlling a harmonic current and improving a power factor at reduced costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Shinomoto, Takuya Shimomugi, Mitsuo Kashima, Makoto Tanikawa
  • Patent number: 8022660
    Abstract: A control controls starting of an AC rotary machine by calculating a resistance drop component, corresponding to a resistance drop of the AC rotary machine, based on a detection current, and adjusts angular frequency of an AC output voltage based on subtracting the resistance drop component from a voltage command, and, simultaneously, adjusting amplitude of the AC output voltage so that amplitude of an AC phase current may change in conformity with a predetermined function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kinpara, Masaki Kono, Kiyoshi Eguchi, Keita Hatanaka, Mitsuo Kashima, Kouichi Arisawa
  • Publication number: 20110101898
    Abstract: A rectifier connected with an AC source through a reactor, a plurality of capacitors connected in series between output terminals of the rectifier, first switching means connected between one input terminal of the rectifier and a connection point of a plurality of capacitors, second switching means connected between the other input terminal of the rectifier and the connection point of a plurality of capacitors, and a plurality of diodes connected with the plurality of capacitors in inverse-parallel are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Yosuke Shinomoto, Hideki Takahara, Masato Handa, Makoto Tanikawa, Mitsuo Kashima
  • Publication number: 20090251083
    Abstract: A control controls starting of an AC rotary machine by calculating a resistance drop component, corresponding to a resistance drop of the AC rotary machine, based on a detection current, and adjusts angular frequency of an AC output voltage based on subtracting the resistance drop component from a voltage command, and, simultaneously, adjusting amplitude of the AC output voltage so that amplitude of an AC phase current may change in conformity with a predetermined function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Kinpara, Masaki Kono, Kiyoshi Eguchi, Keita Hatanaka, Mitsuo Kashima, Kouichi Arisawa