Patents by Inventor Norimasa OTA

Norimasa OTA 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: 10461535
    Abstract: A power management system includes a first administrator, a second administrator, a first estimator, a second estimator and a determiner. The first administrator manages a residual capacity of a power storage apparatus. The second administrator manages interruption information regarding a power grid. The first estimator estimates, as first power information, an amount of power that is consumed by an electric load during an interruption period. The second estimator estimates an estimation residual capacity that is the residual capacity at an end point of the interruption period, based on the first power information. The determiner determines that a condition for participating in a power trade market is met, when the estimation residual capacity exceeds a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Seiichi Miyazaki, Naohiro Fukuda, Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Norimasa Ota
  • Patent number: 10453154
    Abstract: The power adjustment system includes a first estimator, a second estimator, a calculator, a controller, and a determiner. The first estimator estimates power to be consumed by an electric load during an interested period. The second estimator estimates power obtainable from a power supply apparatus during the interested period. The calculator determines a profit in the interested period by calculating a difference between income and a cost. The controller selects one of a first state of supplying power from a power storage apparatus to a power grid and a second state of supplying power from the power storage apparatus to the electric load. The determiner provides an instruction to the controller so as to maximize the profit in the interested period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Seiichi Miyazaki, Naohiro Fukuda, Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Norimasa Ota
  • Patent number: 10365677
    Abstract: A power management system includes a receiver, an estimator, an administrator and a determiner. The receiver acquires DR information that includes a reduction value and a target period for requesting a reduction of received power. The estimator estimates, as first power information, power that is consumed by an electric load during the target period. The administrator manages, as second power information, power that can be output from a power supplying apparatus including a power storage apparatus. The determiner determines that a condition for participating in a power trade market is met, when determining that the reduction value is achievable during the target period, based on the first power information and the second power information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Seiichi Miyazaki, Naohiro Fukuda, Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Norimasa Ota
  • Patent number: 10339602
    Abstract: A first estimator estimates first power to be generated by a photovoltaic power generation apparatus during an interested period. A second estimator estimates second power to be consumed by an electric load during the interested period. A power purchasing cost calculator calculates, when there is a shortfall in the first power compared to the second power, a cost to be paid for receiving, from a power grid, power for compensating for the shortfall. A determiner compares an amount of money to be paid to a customer facility in accordance with a trading term when power is supplied from the power storage apparatus to the power grid, with the cost calculated by the power purchasing cost calculator. A controller causes the power storage apparatus to the electric load when the cost to be paid to the customer facility is equal to or less than the cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Seiichi Miyazaki, Naohiro Fukuda, Hiroyuki Kuriyama, Norimasa Ota
  • Publication number: 20160241034
    Abstract: A power management system includes a first administrator, a second administrator, a first estimator, a second estimator and a determiner. The first administrator manages a residual capacity of a power storage apparatus. The second administrator manages interruption information regarding a power grid. The first estimator estimates, as first power information, an amount of power that is consumed by an electric load during an interruption period. The second estimator estimates an estimation residual capacity that is the residual capacity at an end point of the interruption period, based on the first power information. The determiner determines that a condition for participating in a power trade market is met, when the estimation residual capacity exceeds a reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiko TOKUNAGA, Seiichi MIYAZAKI, Naohiro FUKUDA, Hiroyuki KURIYAMA, Norimasa OTA
  • Publication number: 20160216722
    Abstract: A power management system includes a receiver, an estimator, an administrator and a determiner. The receiver acquires DR information that includes a reduction value and a target period for requesting a reduction of received power. The estimator estimates, as first power information, power that is consumed by an electric load during the target period. The administrator manages, as second power information, power that can be output from a power supplying apparatus including a power storage apparatus. The determiner determines that a condition for participating in a power trade market is met, when determining that the reduction value is achievable during the target period, based on the first power information and the second power information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiko TOKUNAGA, Seiichi MIYAZAKI, Naohiro FUKUDA, Hiroyuki KURIYAMA, Norimasa OTA
  • Publication number: 20160196621
    Abstract: The power adjustment system includes a first estimator, a second estimator, a calculator, a controller, and a determiner. The first estimator estimates power to be consumed by an electric load during an interested period. The second estimator estimates power obtainable from a power supply apparatus during the interested period. The calculator determines a profit in the interested period by calculating a difference between income and a cost. The controller selects one of a first state of supplying power from a power storage apparatus to a power grid and a second state of supplying power from the power storage apparatus to the electric load. The determiner provides an instruction to the controller so as to maximize the profit in the interested period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiko TOKUNAGA, Seiichi MIYAZAKI, Naohiro FUKUDA, Hiroyuki KURIYAMA, Norimasa OTA
  • Publication number: 20160196622
    Abstract: A prediction unit predicts electric power consumed by an electric load. When the electric power predicted by the prediction unit exceeds a limit value that is set to a building of a consumer, a calculation unit calculates an excess charge to be paid in addition to a price for electric power received by the building. A transaction participating unit is configured to perform an application to a transaction device when the amount of money that the consumer receives exceeds the excess charge while a first state, in which electric power from a power supply facility is supplied to a power system, is selected. A controller is configured to select the first state when the contract is concluded. The controller is configured to select a second state so that the electric power from the electric power system does not exceed the limit value unless a contract is conclude.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiko TOKUNAGA, Seiichi MIYAZAKI, Naohiro FUKUDA, Hiroyuki KURIYAMA, Norimasa OTA
  • Publication number: 20160189298
    Abstract: A first estimator estimates first power to be generated by a photovoltaic power generation apparatus during an interested period. A second estimator estimates second power to be consumed by an electric load during the interested period. A power purchasing cost calculator calculates, when there is a shortfall in the first power compared to the second power, a cost to be paid for receiving, from a power grid, power for compensating for the shortfall. A determiner compares an amount of money to be paid to a customer facility in accordance with a trading term when power is supplied from the power storage apparatus to the power grid, with the cost calculated by the power purchasing cost calculator. A controller causes the power storage apparatus to the electric load when the cost to be paid to the customer facility is equal to or less than the cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Yoshihiko TOKUNAGA, Seiichi MIYAZAKI, Naohiro FUKUDA, Hiroyuki KURIYAMA, Norimasa OTA