Patents by Inventor Naoki HANAOKA

Naoki HANAOKA 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: 12149064
    Abstract: A feeding system that feeds power to a load includes only a single device configured to have neutral point high-resistance between a feeding line and the earth. The device functions as a ground fault overvoltage detection type of ground fault detector. The feeding system further comprises a control device. When the ground fault overvoltage detection type of ground fault detector detects a ground fault, the ground fault overvoltage detection type of ground fault detector transmits, to the control device via a signal line, a signal indicating that the ground fault has occurred. The control device instructs a breaker corresponding to the specific distributed unit in which it is determined that the ground fault has occurred to perform breaking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hanaoka, Hidetoshi Takada, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Masaki Kozai
  • Patent number: 12130315
    Abstract: There are included: generation means for generating predetermined information represented by a bit string; and control means for controlling a phase difference between current and voltage of AC power at predetermined time intervals so that each bit value included in the bit string is represented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Takada, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Toshihiro Hayashi, Naoki Hanaoka
  • Patent number: 12132320
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power management device including a monitoring unit configured to monitor power usage statuses of a plurality of sites individually, a determination unit configured to determine whether to supply the surplus power to a second site of the plurality of sites when the monitoring unit detects that surplus power is generated in a first site of the plurality of sites in accordance with a prediction of a power transmission loss between the first site and the second site, and a site control unit configured to instruct the first site to supply the surplus power to the second site when the determination unit determines that the surplus power is to be supplied to the second site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hanaoka, Hidetoshi Takada, Toshihiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12113350
    Abstract: A feeding system feeds power from a power unit to a load via a feeding line and includes a protection device configured to operate by a current equal to or greater than a predetermined current; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether an accident occurs in the feeding line; and a gate block unit configured to stop the feeding of the power of the power unit when the monitoring unit detects that an accident causing the protection device not to operate has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hanaoka, Hidetoshi Takada, Masaki Kozai
  • Publication number: 20240250522
    Abstract: A lightning protection device for protecting a power supply device from a lightning surge current, the lightning protection device including: a plurality of lightning arresters connected between the power supply device and a ground electrode; and an impedance control unit to reduce impedance between the plurality of lightning arresters and the ground electrode when a common mode current is generated, and increases the impedance when a normal mode current is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Naomichi NAKAMURA, Naoki HANAOKA, Yuji HIGUCHI, Toru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240202413
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: a data acquisition unit which acquires data indicating characteristics of a power supply system; and a fuse selection unit which selects a fuse to be blown when a short-circuit occurs in the power supply system on the basis of the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Toru TANAKA, Naomichi NAKAMURA, Yuji HIGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240204502
    Abstract: A short-circuit protection system includes a plurality of short-circuit protection devices. Each of the plurality of short-circuit protection devices includes a memory and a processor configured to acquire data indicating a current value of an electric wire; transmit a first signal to one or more other short-circuit protection devices, in response to the current value exceeding a threshold; receive a second signal from each of the one or more other short-circuit protection devices; and control a circuit breaker to cut off a current of the electric wire, or controls the circuit breaker to re-close, based on whether or not the second signal from said each of the one or more other short-circuit protection devices is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Yuji HIGUCHI, Naoki HANAOKA, Naomichi NAKAMURA, Toru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240195164
    Abstract: To provide a DC power distribution system that distributes power from a power supply device to a load device via a distribution network, the DC power distribution system including: a measuring instrument that is provided in the distribution network; and a control device that includes a determination unit that acquires, through optical fiber, a voltage value and a current value measured by the measuring instrument, and determines an operation state in the DC power distribution system on the basis of a waveform indicating a change in the voltage value and a waveform indicating a change in the current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Toru TANAKA, Naomichi NAKAMURA, Yuji HIGUCHI
  • Patent number: 12009670
    Abstract: Provided is a power management apparatus for determining an order of priority with respect to power supply to a consuming device at a target location in a power system that includes a plurality of locations between which power can be interchanged, the target location including at least the consuming device, a power generation unit that generates power from natural energy, a power storage unit, and a commercial power source. The power management apparatus includes a determination unit for determining an order of priority among a plurality of controlled objects including at least power supply from the power generation unit, power supply from the power storage unit, power supply from the commercial power source, and power consumption reduction by transferring a load from the consuming device, and a priority setting unit for setting the order of priority that has been determined by the determination unit for the target location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Naoki Hanaoka, Toshihiro Hayashi, Hidetoshi Takada
  • Patent number: 11967993
    Abstract: Provided is a communication apparatus for making connection to a communication network, including: an optical network unit; and an external power supply input/output terminal, the communication apparatus being configured such that electrical power is fed to the optical network unit from an external terminal that is connected to the external power supply input/output terminal and functions as an auxiliary power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Toshimitsu Tanaka, Naoki Hanaoka, Toshihiro Hayashi, Hiroya Minami, Hidetoshi Takada
  • Publication number: 20230327424
    Abstract: A DC power distribution system for performing DC power distribution from a power distribution side base to one or more power reception side bases via a power distribution network includes measuring instruments provided at the power distribution side base and at the one or more power reception side bases, and a control device, in which the control device includes an operation unit that acquires a voltage value and a current value measured by the measuring instrument and calculates an output side power sum that is a sum of power output from the power distribution side base, a power reception side power sum that is a sum of power input to the one or more power reception side bases, and a loss sum between the power distribution side base and the one or more power reception side bases, and a control unit that detects an abnormality in the distribution network by comparing the output side power sum with a total sum of the power reception side power sum and the loss sum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Toshimitsu TANAKA, Naomichi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230307906
    Abstract: A connection direct-current power distribution system including a first direct-current power distribution system having a first voltage range and a second direct-current power distribution system having a voltage range narrower than the first voltage range includes a switch and a converter between the first direct-current power distribution system and the second direct-current power distribution system, and the switch is caused to enter a connected state, and power from a first storage battery in the first direct-current power distribution system is supplied to the second direct-current power distribution system via the converter configured to adjust a voltage of the power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Toshimitsu TANAKA, Naomichi NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11750019
    Abstract: Provided is a power management apparatus for controlling power distribution from a location that includes a storage battery and a current control type converter to another location that includes a storage battery, the power management apparatus including: a monitor unit that acquires a status of the storage battery at each location; a judgment unit that determines, based on the status of the storage battery at each location that has been acquired by the monitor unit, a duration of power distribution to a certain location, and one or more locations from which power is to be distributed to the certain location; and a control unit that controls each location serving as a distribution source such that power distribution is performed for the duration determined by the judgment unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoki Hanaoka, Toshimitsu Tanaka, Hidetoshi Takada
  • Publication number: 20230275426
    Abstract: A direct-current power distribution system for distributing power from a power supply device to a load device via a power distribution network includes a measuring instrument included in the power distribution network, and a control device including a determination unit configured to acquire a voltage value and a current value measured by the measuring instrument, and determine an operating state in the direct-current power distribution system on the basis of a waveform indicating change in the voltage value and a waveform indicating change in the current value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Toshimitsu TANAKA, Naomichi NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20230214945
    Abstract: A power transaction control device for virtually performing a power transaction between a plurality of grids includes a data storage unit that stores order information about power trading between the plurality of grids, and a matching unit that establishes the power transaction between a first site of a first grid of the plurality of grids and a second site of a second grid of the plurality of grids when a pair of the first site and the second site each having an identical price for a selling order and a purchase order of power is established, and when existence of a site that interchanges balancing power identical to balancing power interchanged by the first site in the first grid and existence of a site that interchanges balancing power identical to balancing power interchanged by the second site in the second grid are detected in accordance with order information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Masaki KOZAI, Hiroya MINAMI
  • Publication number: 20230187936
    Abstract: A control apparatus that controls power consumption in a service providing system configured to provide a service using servers provided, respectively, in a plurality of bases placed in a geographically dispersed manner, the apparatus including: a target power setting unit configured to set target power values of the respective bases based on requests for increases/decreases in power consumption in the bases equipped with the servers; and a load balance setting unit configured to perform load transfer among a plurality of servers based on the target power values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki KOZAI, Hiroya MINAMI, Toshihiro HAYASHI, Naoki HANAOKA, Miho IWAMOTO, Hidetoshi TAKADA
  • Publication number: 20230187924
    Abstract: A feeding system that feeds power to a load includes only a single device configured to have neutral point high-resistance between a feeding line and the earth. The device functions as a ground fault overvoltage detection type of ground fault detector. The feeding system further comprises a control device. When the ground fault overvoltage detection type of ground fault detector detects a ground fault, the ground fault overvoltage detection type of ground fault detector transmits, to the control device via a signal line, a signal indicating that the ground fault has occurred. The control device instructs a breaker corresponding to the specific distributed unit in which it is determined that the ground fault has occurred to perform breaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Toshimitsu TANAKA, Masaki KOZAI
  • Publication number: 20230178975
    Abstract: A feeding system feeds power from a power unit to a load via a feeding line and includes a protection device configured to operate by a current equal to or greater than a predetermined current; a monitoring unit configured to monitor whether an accident occurs in the feeding line; and a gate block unit configured to stop the feeding of the power of the power unit when the monitoring unit detects that an accident causing the protection device not to operate has occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Masaki KOZAI
  • Publication number: 20230148042
    Abstract: Provided is a communication system including a communication building side communication device in a communication building and a user's home side communication device in a user's home that are connected via an optical fiber and a metal cable. When a power fed to the user's home side communication device from a commercial power supply stops, the communication building side communication device feeds the power to the user's home side communication device via the metal cable to operate the user's home side communication device, and the user's home side communication device communicates with the communication building side communication device via the optical fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA, Toshihiro HAYASHI, Masaki KOZAI
  • Publication number: 20230077417
    Abstract: A model management apparatus for managing a power grid model having, as a model value, a parameter of a power grid connecting a plurality of sites includes: a storage unit configured to store the model value; a monitoring unit configured to acquire a measured value from each site in the power grid; and a model correction unit configured to calculate a parameter in the power grid based on the measured value obtained from the monitoring unit, and correct the model value using the calculated parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Naoki HANAOKA, Hidetoshi TAKADA