Patents by Inventor Seiji Iyasu

Seiji Iyasu 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: 20210036599
    Abstract: The control apparatus is used with the electrical power converter working to an inputted one of ac voltage and a terminal-to-terminal voltage at a capacitor into the other. The control apparatus calculates a sine-wave command value for a reactor current based on the ac voltage and an amplitude command value indicating an amplitude of the reactor current. The control apparatus also operates switches SW in peak-current mode control to bring the reactor current into agreement with a command value for the reactor current to which a current correction value is added. The control apparatus sets the current correction value to include a component of fluctuation in the terminal-to-terminal voltage at the capacitor based on the ac voltage Vac.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji IYASU, Yuji HAYASHI, Yuichi HANDA
  • Patent number: 10910958
    Abstract: In a control apparatus, a voltage obtainer obtains an alternating-current voltage having a polarity across first and second alternating-current terminals. An overcurrent determiner determines whether a target current flowing through the first and second alternating-current terminals is in an overcurrent state. A controller alternately turns on a first set of first and fourth switches and a second set of second and third switches in accordance with the polarity of the alternating-current voltage. The controller changes a switching operation of at least one of the first to fourth switch being in an on state to thereby reduce the target current flowing through the first and second alternating-current terminals upon determination that the target current flowing through the first and second alternating-current terminals is in the overcurrent state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto Kobayashi, Seiji Iyasu, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20210028717
    Abstract: In a control apparatus for a power converter, a current obtainer obtains a current flowing through an inductor as an inductor current, and an alternating-current voltage obtainer obtains an alternating-current voltage. A drive signal outputting unit generates, based on the alternating-current voltage obtained by the voltage obtainer, a sinusoidal command. The drive signal outputting unit performs peak-current mode control to output a drive signal that controls switching of the drive switch to thereby cause the inductor current to follow the sinusoidal command. A delay unit delays, for one switching cycle of the drive switch, an off-switching timing of the drive switch in accordance with the alternating-current voltage. The drive signal defines the off-switching timing of the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji IYASU, Yuji HAYASHI, Yuichi HANDA
  • Patent number: 10897208
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus performs power conversion among at least a first device, a second device, and a third device. The power conversion apparatus includes a primary converter configured to perform power conversion between the first device and second device. The primary converter includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, and a capacitor. The second switch, the third switch, the fourth switch, and the capacitor are connected in full bridge configuration to constitute a full bridge converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignees: DENSO CORPORATION, IBARAKI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seiji Iyasu, Yuji Hayashi, Masatoshi Uno
  • Publication number: 20200403527
    Abstract: A control unit determines a polarity of an actual voltage value of an AC power supply if it is either positive or negative based on a detection voltage thereof detected by the voltage detector. The control unit alternately actuates a set of a first switch and a fourth switch and another set of the second switch and a third switch each time when it is determined that the polarity of the actual voltage value of the AC power supply changes. A second reactor is disposed at at least one of first and second positions. The first position is located between a first AC side terminal and a connection point located between the first switch and the second switch. The second position is located between a second AC side terminal and a connection point located between the third switch and the fourth switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto KOBAYASHI, Seiji IYASU, Yuichi HANDA
  • Patent number: 10848068
    Abstract: A control device is applied to a power conversion system including a first power conversion device and a second power conversion device connected in parallel with a common power supply target. The control device acquires a load output including a load current or power to be supplied to the power supply target, and control operation of the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device based on at least any of a voltage parameter including any of an input voltage and an output voltage and the load output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Iyasu, Yuichi Handa, Yuji Hayashi, Kaoru Koketsu
  • Patent number: 10836257
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes: an operation prediction section that predicts that equipment will shift from an operation stopped state to an operating state; and a supply control section that, if it is not predicted that the equipment will shift from the operation stopped state to the operating state, sets a main-electrical power conversion device to the operation stopped state and operates an auxiliary-electrical power conversion device to supply electrical power from the auxiliary-electrical power conversion device to the equipment, and that, if it is predicted that the equipment will shift from the operation stopped state to the operating state, operates the main-electrical power conversion device to supply power from the main-electrical power conversion device to the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Handa, Kimikazu Nakamura, Seiji Iyasu
  • Patent number: 10763669
    Abstract: A control device is applied to a power conversion system including a first DDC and a second DDC connected in parallel with a common power supply target. The control device performs the equalization control of correcting, with an output correction voltage, at least any of a voltage command value of the first DDC and a voltage command value of the second DDC to equalize an output current. Moreover, while the equalization control is being performed, it is determined on which one of an output side of the first DDC or an output side of the second DDC abnormal disconnection has been caused based on the output correction voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Iyasu, Yuji Hayashi, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20200251994
    Abstract: A control device is applied to a power conversion system including a first power conversion device and a second power conversion device connected in parallel with a common power supply target. The control device acquires a load output including a load current or power to be supplied to the power supply target, and control operation of the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device based on at least any of a voltage parameter including any of an input voltage and an output voltage and the load output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji IYASU, Yuichi HANDA, Yuji HAYASHI, Kaoru KOKETSU
  • Patent number: 10686374
    Abstract: A control apparatus performs peak current mode control in which a drive switch is turned off when output of a comparator is inverted during an on-operation period determined by a basic signal. The comparator inverts the output when a reactor current increases to a command current. The control apparatus determines that a switching frequency of the drive switch is required to be switched when the output of the comparator is detected to have not become inverted during the single switching period while the peak current mode control is being performed. The control apparatus sets the switching frequency to a first frequency when the switching determining unit determines that the switching frequency is not required to be switched, and switches the switching frequency from the first frequency to a second frequency lower than the first frequency when the switching determining unit determines that the switching frequency is required to be switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: SOKEN, INC., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Tomita, Seiji Iyasu, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20200169187
    Abstract: In a control apparatus, a voltage obtainer obtains an alternating-current voltage having a polarity across first and second alternating-current terminals. An overcurrent determiner determines whether a target current flowing through the first and second alternating-current terminals is in an overcurrent state. A controller alternately turns on a first set of first and fourth switches and a second set of second and third switches in accordance with the polarity of the alternating-current voltage. The controller changes a switching operation of at least one of the first to fourth switch being in an on state to thereby reduce the target current flowing through the first and second alternating-current terminals upon determination that the target current flowing through the first and second alternating-current terminals is in the overcurrent state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoto KOBAYASHI, Seiji IYASU, Yuichi HANDA
  • Publication number: 20200161981
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus performs power conversion among at least a first device, a second device, and a third device. The power conversion apparatus includes a primary converter configured to perform power conversion between the first device and second device. The primary converter includes a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, and a capacitor. The second switch, the third switch, the fourth switch, and the capacitor are connected in full bridge configuration to constitute a full bridge converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicants: DENSO CORPORATION, IBARAKI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Seiji IYASU, Yuji HAYASHI, Masatoshi UNO
  • Patent number: 10637370
    Abstract: In an apparatus for controlling a DC-AC converter including a reactor and a plurality of drive switches and configured to convert DC power supplied via input terminals into AC power and supply the AC power to an AC power source connected to output terminals. In the apparatus, a current corrector is configured to set a current correction value including a harmonic component for a frequency component of a supply voltage of the AC power source that has minima at zero crossings where the supply voltage is zero and superimpose the current correction value on a sinusoidal commanded current generated based on the supply voltage of the AC power source, thereby generating a commanded current after correction. A current controller is configured to operate the drive switches using peak current mode control to control the reactor current to the commanded current after correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Iyasu, Yuji Hayashi, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20200112258
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus connected to three or more voltage units, includes three or more power conversion circuits connected to respective units of the three or more voltage units; and a multiport transformer connected to the three or more power conversion circuits at mutually different ports, in which at least one voltage unit of the three or more voltage units is an electrical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuji KURAUCHI, Yuichi HANDA, Seiji IYASU, Yuji HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20200112260
    Abstract: An electric power conversion apparatus includes a main DC-to-DC converter and an electric power conversion unit. The main DC-to-DC converter is configured to perform voltage conversion between a first-voltage section that operates at a first voltage and a second-voltage section that operates at a second voltage. The electric power conversion unit is connected with the first-voltage section and includes an electric power conversion section and an auxiliary DC-to-DC converter. The electric power conversion section is configured to perform electric power conversion between the first-voltage section and a third-voltage section that operates at a third voltage. The auxiliary DC-to-DC converter is connected in parallel with the main DC-to-DC converter. The auxiliary DC-to-DC converter shares a common configuration section with the electric power conversion section. The common configuration section is constituted of at least part of the electric power conversion section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshiki SUZUKI, Shuji KURAUCHI, Yuichi HANDA, Seiji IYASU, Yuji Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10615680
    Abstract: In a control apparatus for a power converter, a current obtainer obtains a current flowing through an inductor as an inductor current, and a voltage obtainer obtains an alternating-current voltage. A slope compensation unit generates, based on the alternating-current voltage obtained by the voltage obtainer, a slope compensation signal having a slope that depends on the alternating-current voltage, and adds the slope compensation signal to the inductor current obtained by the current obtainer. A current controller controls on-off switching operations of a switch in a peak current mode to thereby cause the inductor current, to which the slope compensation signal has been added, to follow a sinusoidal command current that depends on the alternating-current voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Iyasu, Yuji Hayashi, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20200007040
    Abstract: A control apparatus includes: an operation prediction section that predicts that equipment will shift from an operation stopped state to an operating state; and a supply control section that, if it is not predicted that the equipment will shift from the operation stopped state to the operating state, sets a main-electrical power conversion device to the operation stopped state and operates an auxiliary-electrical power conversion device to supply electrical power from the auxiliary-electrical power conversion device to the equipment, and that, if it is predicted that the equipment will shift from the operation stopped state to the operating state, operates the main-electrical power conversion device to supply power from the main-electrical power conversion device to the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi HANDA, Kimikazu NAKAMURA, Seiji IYASU
  • Patent number: 10491136
    Abstract: An electric power conversion device has an electric power converter and a control device. The control device adjusts an output voltage of the electric power converter to approach a first current flowing a first drive switch to an instruction current during a first period in which an input voltage supplied from an AC power source has a positive polarity, and adjusts the output voltage of the electric power converter to approach a second current flowing a second drive switch to the instruction current during a second period in which the input voltage supplied from the AC power source has a negative polarity. The control device operates a switch arranged in a second current sensor during the first period, and operates a switch arranged in a first current sensor during the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji Iyasu, Yuji Hayashi, Yuichi Handa
  • Publication number: 20190348837
    Abstract: A control device is applied to a power conversion system including a first DDC and a second DDC connected in parallel with a common power supply target. The control device performs the equalization control of correcting, with an output correction voltage, at least any of a voltage command value of the first DDC and a voltage command value of the second DDC to equalize an output current. Moreover, while the equalization control is being performed, it is determined on which one of an output side of the first DDC or an output side of the second DDC abnormal disconnection has been caused based on the output correction voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji IYASU, Yuji HAYASHI, Yuichi HANDA
  • Publication number: 20190334442
    Abstract: A control device is applied to a power conversion system including a first power conversion device and a second power conversion device connected in parallel with a common power supply target. The control device acquires a load output including a load current or power to be supplied to the power supply target, and control operation of the first power conversion device and the second power conversion device based on at least any of a voltage parameter including any of an input voltage and an output voltage and the load output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiji IYASU, Yuichi HANDA, Yuji HAYASHI, Kaoru KOKETSU