Patents by Inventor Seiji Takai

Seiji Takai 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: 20240288503
    Abstract: A correction device that corrects a measured value of a current of an energy storage cell or an assembled battery is configured to calculate a correction value of the measured value of the current based on an SOC difference between a first SOC of the energy storage cell or the assembled battery estimated based on an integrated value of the measured values of the current and a second SOC of the energy storage cell or the assembled battery estimated based on a voltage of the energy storage cell or the assembled battery and is configured to correct the measured value of the current based on the calculated correction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki IMANAKA, Seiji TAKAI
  • Patent number: 11885852
    Abstract: A battery management device manages an energy storage device to which a shunt resistor is connected. The battery management device includes: a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing through the shunt resistor using a pair of signal wires connected to both ends of the shunt resistor; a connecting wire that connects the signal wire to a reference potential source via an opening/closing switch; and a determination unit that determines presence or absence of a failure in which connection between the pair of signal wires via the shunt resistor becomes defective based on a change in current measured by the current measurement unit when the opening/closing switch is opened and closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Seiji Takai
  • Publication number: 20230393205
    Abstract: Provided are a computer program, a determination device, and a determination method. A computer is caused to execute a process of estimating a state of at least one of an energy storage device and a charge system by executing a simulation using a battery model for simulating the energy storage device and a charge system model for simulating the charge system that charges the energy storage device and determining the compatibility between the energy storage device and the charge system based on the estimated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Masaki OYA, Yu MATSUMOTO, Shinichi NAMITOKO, Seiji TAKAI, Eiji HAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230382231
    Abstract: A computer is caused to execute a process of; executing, for a system including an energy storage device and a powered unit driven by power supplied from the energy storage device wherein the energy storage device including a switch for switching between energized and non-energized states and having a switch self-diagnosis function, a simulation regarding switch self-diagnosis using a battery model for simulating the energy storage device and a powered-unit model for simulating the powered unit; and determining compatibility between the energy storage device and the powered unit based on an execution result of the simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Yu MATSUMOTO, Seiji TAKAI, Eiji HAYASHI, Shinichi NAMITOKO, Masaki OYA
  • Publication number: 20220170990
    Abstract: A battery management device manages an energy storage device to which a shunt resistor is connected. The battery management device includes: a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing through the shunt resistor using a pair of signal wires connected to both ends of the shunt resistor; a connecting wire that connects the signal wire to a reference potential source via an opening/closing switch; and a determination unit that determines presence or absence of a failure in which connection between the pair of signal wires via the shunt resistor becomes defective based on a change in current measured by the current measurement unit when the opening/closing switch is opened and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Seiji TAKAI
  • Patent number: 10962597
    Abstract: A measurement device 50 of an electrochemical element 30 that is connected, via a first switch 40, to a terminal part 22P having a load connected thereto, wherein: the measurement device 50 is provided with a current limitation unit 75 provided to a bypass path BP of the first switch 40, a current sensor 60 for measuring the current of the electrochemical element 30, and a processing unit 100; when a voltage difference ?V between the voltage of the electrochemical element 30 and the voltage of the terminal part 22P is equal to or greater than a prescribed value, the current limitation unit 75 permits the supply of power to the load through the bypass path BP, and when the voltage difference ?V is less than the prescribed value, the current limitation unit 75 cuts off the current to the bypass path BP; and in a period of time after the first switch 40 has been turned off and until the voltage difference ?V reaches the prescribed value due to a change in voltage of the terminal part 22P because of discharging o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Imanaka, Seiji Takai, Masayuki Imura
  • Publication number: 20200379050
    Abstract: A measurement device 50 of an electrochemical element 30 that is connected, via a first switch 40, to a terminal part 22P having a load connected thereto, wherein: the measurement device 50 is provided with a current limitation unit 75 provided to a bypass path BP of the first switch 40, a current sensor 60 for measuring the current of the electrochemical element 30, and a processing unit 100; when a voltage difference ?V between the voltage of the electrochemical element 30 and the voltage of the terminal part 22P is equal to or greater than a prescribed value, the current limitation unit 75 permits the supply of power to the load through the bypass path BP, and when the voltage difference ?V is less than the prescribed value, the current limitation unit 75 cuts off the current to the bypass path BP; and in a period of time after the first switch 40 has been turned off and until the voltage difference ?V reaches the prescribed value due to a change in voltage of the terminal part 22P because of discharging o
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yuki IMANAKA, Seiji TAKAI, Masayuki IMURA
  • Patent number: 10587137
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for discharging a power source such as, for example, a battery, includes determining a capacity of the battery and discharging the battery in response to the capacity of the battery being greater than a reference level. In accordance with another embodiment, a circuit suitable for use with a battery includes a power measurement circuit coupled to a discharge indicator circuit, a control circuit, and a load. The discharge indicator circuit is coupled to the control circuit, which is coupled to a switch configured for activating a discharge operation through the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Seiji Takai
  • Patent number: 9261567
    Abstract: A remaining battery power calculation circuit includes: a detection unit configured to detect an output voltage of a battery; a data storage unit configured to store data in an associated manner with each of a plurality of current values for charge or discharge of the battery, the data indicating a relationship between the output voltage and a ratio of remaining power of the battery to a capacity of the battery in a case where the battery is charged or discharged with each of the plurality of current values; and a first calculation unit configured to calculate a charging/discharging current of the battery based on the data and the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Hideo Kondo, Seiji Takai
  • Publication number: 20150097532
    Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method for discharging a power source such as, for example, a battery, includes determining a capacity of the battery and discharging the battery in response to the capacity of the battery being greater than a reference level. In accordance with another embodiment, a circuit suitable for use with a battery includes a power measurement circuit coupled to a discharge indicator circuit, a control circuit, and a load. The discharge indicator circuit is coupled to the control circuit, which is coupled to a switch configured for activating a discharge operation through the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Seiji Takai
  • Patent number: 8907634
    Abstract: A charger includes a power supply generating a direct current power supply potential, an output transistor, a USB connector, a controller, and a resistor bridge circuit. The controller has a potential setting circuit which sets the potentials of the first and second connection nodes of the resistor bridge circuit to a middle potential between a power supply potential and a ground potential in a first mode, and sets the potentials of the first and second connection nodes to the power supply potential in a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Arai, Seiji Takai
  • Publication number: 20140176146
    Abstract: A remaining battery power calculation circuit includes: a detection unit configured to detect an output voltage of a battery; a data storage unit configured to store data in an associated manner with each of a plurality of current values for charge or discharge of the battery, the data indicating a relationship between the output voltage and a ratio of remaining power of the battery to a capacity of the battery in a case where the battery is charged or discharged with each of the plurality of current values; and a first calculation unit configured to calculate a charging/discharging current of the battery based on the data and the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Hideo Kondo, Seiji Takai
  • Patent number: 8664919
    Abstract: A remaining battery power calculation circuit includes: a detection unit configured to detect an output voltage of a battery; a data storage unit configured to store data in an associated manner with each of a plurality of current values for charge or discharge of the battery, the data indicating a relationship between the output voltage and a ratio of remaining power of the battery to a capacity of the battery in a case where the battery is charged or discharged with each of the plurality of current values; and a first calculation unit configured to calculate a charging/discharging current of the battery based on the data and the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: ON Semiconductoc Trading, Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Hideo Kondo, Seiji Takai
  • Publication number: 20120229090
    Abstract: A charger includes a power supply generating a direct current power supply potential, an output transistor, a USB connector, a controller, and a resistor bridge circuit. The controller has a potential setting circuit which sets the potentials of the first and second connection nodes of the resistor bridge circuit to a middle potential between a power supply potential and a ground potential in a first mode, and sets the potentials of the first and second connection nodes to the power supply potential in a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Arai, Seiji Takai
  • Publication number: 20120056596
    Abstract: A remaining battery power calculation circuit includes: a detection unit configured to detect an output voltage of a battery; a data storage unit configured to store data in an associated manner with each of a plurality of current values for charge or discharge of the battery, the data indicating a relationship between the output voltage and a ratio of remaining power of the battery to a capacity of the battery in a case where the battery is charged or discharged with each of the plurality of current values; and a first calculation unit configured to calculate a charging/discharging current of the battery based on the data and the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING, LTD.
    Inventors: Susumu Yamada, Hideo Kondo, Seiji Takai
  • Publication number: 20100306844
    Abstract: A tampering monitoring apparatus (10) for monitoring whether or not application information in an information processing device (100) is tampered includes: a tampering verification program storage section (117) for storing a tampering verification program for verifying whether or not the application information is tampered: a first processing section (110) capable of verifying whether or not the application information is tampered, by using the tampering verification program: and a second processing section (200), communicably connected to the first processing section (110), capable of receiving the tampering verification program from the first processing section (110) and verifying whether or not the received tampering verification program is tampered. When the second processing section (200) verifies that the tampering verification program is not tampered, the first processing section (110) verifies whether or not the application information is tampered, by using the tampering verification program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Takashi Ohyama, Koji Kobayashi, Akio Koga, Seiji Takai, Shigenori Tsuzuki