Patents by Inventor Naoto KINZUKA

Naoto KINZUKA 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).

  • Device and method for controlling hybrid system
    Patent number: 10974584
    Abstract: A controller is provided for a hybrid system including an electric supercharger, a motor generator, and an energy storage system for supplying electric power to the electric supercharger and the motor generator controls the electric supercharger (and the motor generator in accordance with a required torque. Specifically, even when the required torque can be achieved by an engine alone, the controller for the hybrid system activates at least one of the electric supercharger and the motor generator to provide torque assist to the engine when the state of charge of the energy storage system is sufficiently high.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto Kinzuka
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180361844
    Abstract: A controller is provided for a hybrid system including an electric supercharger, a motor generator, and an energy storage system for supplying electric power to the electric supercharger and the motor generator controls the electric supercharger (and the motor generator in accordance with a required torque. Specifically, even when the required torque can be achieved by an engine alone, the controller for the hybrid system activates at least one of the electric supercharger and the motor generator to provide torque assist to the engine when the state of charge of the energy storage system is sufficiently high.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoto KINZUKA