Patents by Inventor Ryoji Sakai
Ryoji Sakai 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).
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Publication number: 20240067846Abstract: Provided are a photopolymerizable composition including at least one compound selected from a compound represented by Formula (1) or a compound represented by Formula (2), a polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator, and a cured substance and an optical member which are formed of the photopolymerizable composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Daisuke SASAKI, Yusuke SAKAI, Ryoji ORITA, Atsushi AZUMA
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Patent number: 11807106Abstract: A control device is a control device of a moving body that includes a first accumulation unit configured to accumulate first energy, a second accumulation unit configured to accumulate second energy different from the first energy, and an electric motor configured to generate power to move using any one or both of second energy obtained by converting first energy accumulated in the first accumulation unit and second energy accumulated in the second accumulation unit, in which a required amount, which is an amount of the second energy required to move from a current place to a supply point that is a point where supply of the first energy is received, is acquired when the second energy is accumulated in the second accumulation unit and, if the required amount has been supplied to the second accumulation unit, a termination-related operation related to termination of the supply is executed.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryoji Sakai
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Patent number: 11804614Abstract: The power supply system includes: a fuel cell, capable of generating power; a power storage device, storing power generated by the fuel cell; and a control device, controlling at least the fuel cell. The control device, under a tendency that power consumption of a load at least connected with the fuel cell and the power storage device decreases, determines a first lower limit power based on power generated by the fuel cell before a predetermined time, causes the fuel cell to generate second power equal to or greater than the first lower limit power when first power generated by the fuel cell determined based on a power supplied to the load drops below the first lower limit power, and determines the first lower limit power with a tendency that the greater the generated power, the greater a difference between the generated power and the first lower limit power is increased.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Takuto Nakagawa
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Patent number: 11791481Abstract: An ECU of a fuel cell system determines whether or not temperature information exceeds a temperature threshold for determination when receiving a signal related to power generation stop of a fuel cell stack during operation of a moving body. When the temperature information exceeds the determination temperature threshold, the ECU performs a stop control for stopping power generation of the fuel cell stack. On the other hand, when the temperature information is equal to or lower than the determination temperature threshold, the ECU performs an idle control for generating electric power smaller than electric power consumed by the air pump.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Takuto Nakagawa, Sho Akabori, Tomoyuki Inoue
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Publication number: 20230317984Abstract: A control device of a fuel cell system controls a temperature adjusting device in a manner that vapor in the oxygen-containing off-gas discharged from a fuel cell stack is saturated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Tomoyuki INOUE, Ryoji SAKAI
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Publication number: 20230317993Abstract: During startup of a fuel cell system, feed forward control is performed to increase the rotation number of an electric auxiliary device (compressor) to a modified steady state rotation number while maintaining a steady state rotation acceleration rate of the electric auxiliary device. In this manner, the overshoot amount is suppressed to an allowable overshoot amount. Otherwise, feed forward control is performed to increase the rotation number of the electric auxiliary device to a modified low steady state rotation number while maintaining a low steady state rotation acceleration rate. In this manner, the overshoot amount is suppressed to an allowable overshoot amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Tomoyuki INOUE, Ryoji SAKAI, Yuto NAKATANI
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Publication number: 20230253586Abstract: A fuel cell system executes a first valve drive operation by causing a power supply unit to output the first voltage to drive an electric-operated valve to open at a time of starting power generation by a fuel cell stack, and executes a second valve drive operation by causing the power supply unit to output the second voltage to drive the electric-operated valve to open in a case where the electric-operated valve is in a closed state even after execution of the first valve drive operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Tomoyuki INOUE, Yuto NAKATANI, Ryoji SAKAI
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Patent number: 11695141Abstract: An ECU of a fuel cell system supplies cathode gas by rotating an air pump at a low-load rotational speed and performs a low-load power generation in a fuel cell stack, while a moving body is traveling. When the fuel cell stack generates power while the moving body is stopped, the ECU increases the supply amount of the cathode gas by rotating the air pump at a during-stoppage-of-traveling rotational speed which is greater than the low-load rotational speed.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Kazuhide Inoue
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Publication number: 20230178768Abstract: A fuel cell system performs a first control of stopping power generation of a fuel cell stack by closing a supply-side stop valve during power generation of the fuel cell stack, and a second control of driving an air pump by using surplus power generated in a moving body to thereby discard the surplus power. If a closed state of the supply-side stop valve is detected when the first control and the second control start to be executed, the air pump is driven in a predetermined state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Takuma SONOBE, Ryoji SAKAI, Sho AKABORI, Takuto NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 11634035Abstract: A first power source system includes a first motor control section that controls at least torque of a drive motor. When a temperature of an FC is less than or equal to a prescribed temperature Th and a demand for high output is made to the drive motor, the first motor control section limits the torque of the drive motor to be lower than a maximum torque that can be output by the drive motor, and continuously implements this torque limitation.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Akihiro Matsui
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Publication number: 20220416279Abstract: A fuel-cell-applied system includes a control device configured to control power generation of the fuel cell, a power conversion device configured to convert power generated by the fuel cell into power for input to a load, an isolation device configured to irreversibly disconnect electrical connection between the fuel cell and the power conversion device, a first detector configured to detect an output power state form the fuel cell, and a second detector configured to detect an input power state to the power conversion device, wherein the control device detects a disconnected state of the electrical connection caused by the isolation device on a basis of the output power state and the input power state respectively detected by the first detector and the second detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventor: Ryoji SAKAI
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Patent number: 11522207Abstract: A fuel cell system includes fuel cell, an electrical storage device that stores electric power generated by the fuel cell, and a control device that controls generation of power by the fuel cell, that acquires a charging rate of the electrical storage device, when the electric power in the electrical storage device is supplied to external devices, the control device performs first control which increases a charging rate of the electrical storage device and second control which restricts a power generation amount of the fuel cell to be smaller than in the first control and decreases a charging rate of the electrical storage device, and when a temperature detected by the temperature sensor is lower than a predetermined temperature, a power generation amount per hour of the fuel cell in the first control is reduced in comparison when the detected temperature is equal to or greater than the predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Akihiro Matsui
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Patent number: 11498455Abstract: A fuel cell system includes an air pump configured to supply air to a fuel cell, and a discharge flow rate determination unit which determines a discharge flow rate of the air pump when warming up the fuel cell, in accordance with a speed of a vehicle in which the fuel cell and the air pump are installed, or a required drive output of the vehicle. The discharge flow rate determination unit increases the discharge flow rate in the case that the speed or the required drive output is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and decreases the discharge flow rate in the case that the speed or the required drive output is less than the predetermined threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Akihiro Matsui, Kuniaki Ojima
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Publication number: 20220320552Abstract: When controlling the power generation state of a fuel cell stack based on a generated current command value, a control device sets the generated current command value based on a generated power command value and a generated voltage acquired by a voltage sensor such that the following expression is satisfied, regardless of whether a bleed valve is opened or closed: generated current command value=generated power command value/generated voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Ryoji SAKAI, Kazuhide INOUE, Takuto NAKAGAWA
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Patent number: 11424464Abstract: A fuel cell system includes fuel cell, electrical storage device that stores electric power generated by the fuel cell, and control device of the fuel cell, the control device performs first control which causes the fuel cell to generate power and increases charging rate of the electrical storage device and second control which restricts output of the fuel cell to be smaller than that in the first control and decreases charging rate of the electrical storage device, and when switching condition, in which electric power demand from the external devices becomes greater than predetermined electric power or state in which electric power demand from the external devices is greater than the predetermined electric power continues for predetermined time, is satisfied, the control device increases power output by the fuel cell during the first control being performed to be larger than that before the switching condition was satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Akihiro Matsui
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Publication number: 20220238899Abstract: An ECU of a fuel cell system supplies cathode gas by rotating an air pump at a low-load rotational speed and performs a low-load power generation in a fuel cell stack, while a moving body is traveling. When the fuel cell stack generates power while the moving body is stopped, the ECU increases the supply amount of the cathode gas by rotating the air pump at a during-stoppage-of-traveling rotational speed which is greater than the low-load rotational speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Ryoji SAKAI, Kazuhide INOUE
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Publication number: 20220223883Abstract: An ECU of a fuel cell system determines whether or not temperature information exceeds a temperature threshold for determination when receiving a signal related to power generation stop of a fuel cell stack during operation of a moving body. When the temperature information exceeds the determination temperature threshold, the ECU performs a stop control for stopping power generation of the fuel cell stack. On the other hand, when the temperature information is equal to or lower than the determination temperature threshold, the ECU performs an idle control for generating electric power smaller than electric power consumed by the air pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Ryoji SAKAI, Takuto NAKAGAWA, Sho AKABORI, Tomoyuki INOUE
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Patent number: 11380921Abstract: A system includes an electrical storage device that stores an electric power generated by a fuel cell, an electric load to which the electric power is supplied using the electric power of the fuel cell and/or the electrical storage device, and an electric power control part that controls supply of the electric power to the electric load, and the electric power control part performs warming-up control of the fuel cell when an electric power requested to be generated at the fuel cell is less than a predetermined value, and causes the fuel cell to generate an electric power that is greater than the electric power requested to be generated at the fuel cell and causes to store excess electric power in the electrical storage device when the electric power requested to be generated at the fuel cell is equal to or greater than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Sakai, Akihiro Matsui
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Publication number: 20220123337Abstract: The power supply system includes: a fuel cell, capable of generating power; a power storage device, storing power generated by the fuel cell; and a control device, controlling at least the fuel cell. The control device, under a tendency that power consumption of a load at least connected with the fuel cell and the power storage device decreases, determines a first lower limit power based on power generated by the fuel cell before a predetermined time, causes the fuel cell to generate second power equal to or greater than the first lower limit power when first power generated by the fuel cell determined based on a power supplied to the load drops below the first lower limit power, and determines the first lower limit power with a tendency that the greater the generated power, the greater a difference between the generated power and the first lower limit power is increased.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoji SAKAI, Takuto NAKAGAWA
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Publication number: 20210300181Abstract: A control device includes a first accumulation unit configured to accumulate first energy, a second accumulation unit configured to accumulate second energy different from the first energy, and a supply unit configured to supply either or both of second energy obtained by converting first energy accumulated by the first accumulation unit and second energy accumulated by the second accumulation unit to an external device. The amount of second energy that is supplied from the supply unit to the external device is calculated on the basis of the amount of second energy supplied to a drive unit via the supply unit to move the moving body to a destination, the amount of first energy accumulated by the first accumulation unit, and the amount of second energy accumulated by the second accumulation unit, and a display device is caused to display a supply available time according to the calculated amount of second energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventor: Ryoji Sakai