Patents by Inventor Shinya TOYODOME
Shinya TOYODOME 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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Patent number: 11101728Abstract: A power converting apparatus includes: a boost circuit including a reactor supplied with first voltage output from an alternating-current power supply, a first leg including first upper-arm and lower-arm switching elements connected in series, and a second leg connected in parallel with the first leg and including second upper-arm and lower-arm switching elements connected in series, and boosting the first voltage; a first voltage detecting unit detecting the first voltage; a smoothing capacitor smoothing voltage output from the boost circuit; and a second voltage detecting unit detecting second voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor. When the second voltage is larger than the first voltage and is lower than or equal to twice the first voltage, a width of a second drive pulse to turn on the first upper-arm switching element is larger than a width of a first drive pulse to turn on the first lower-arm switching element.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinya Toyodome, Takashi Yamakawa, Shigeo Umehara
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Publication number: 20210257948Abstract: In a motor driving apparatus including a DC power supply circuit of variable output voltage value, an inverter of variable frequency, and a connection switching device for selecting connection, switching of the connection switching device is performed in a state where an output voltage of the DC power supply circuit is increased, a rotational speed of a motor is increased, and a current flowing through the motor is made not greater than a predetermined threshold. For example, the switching of the connection switching device is performed in a state where the current through the motor is made zero. For example, the switching is performed in a state where the output voltage of the DC power supply circuit is set at a value corresponding to the rotational speed of the motor during the switching. It is possible to prevent increase in apparatus size and switch the connection of windings while the motor is rotating.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2018Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Shinya TOYODOME, Kazunori HATAKEYAMA
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Publication number: 20210203256Abstract: There are provided an inverter connected to n (n being as integer not less than 2) motors each including a rotor having a permanent magnet and capable of driving the n motors, and a connection switching device to switch a connection state of at least one motor of the n motors and the inverter between connection and disconnection. While the n motors are connected to the inverter and driven by the inverter, when an abnormality is detected in the at least one motor, the connection switching device switches the connection state to the disconnection and the inverter drives the n motors except the at least one motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Shinya TOYODOME, Kazunori HATAKEYAMA, Yuichi SHIMIZU
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Patent number: 11005404Abstract: In a motor driving apparatus having an inverter for driving a motor capable of switching between a star connection and a delta connection, when currents detected by winding current detecting elements detecting currents flowing through windings become excessive, the inverter is made to stop. Moreover, inverter output currents are calculated after removing a circulating current component at the time of the delta connection, from the winding currents detected by the winding current detecting elements, and the inverter is controlled using the calculated inverter output currents. Because over-current protection is performed based on the detected values of the winding currents, it is possible to prevent demagnetization taking account oSf the circulating current. Also, the inverter control is prevented from being affected by the circulating current in the delta connection. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the number of the current detecting elements, and perform the over-current protection and control properly.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shinya Toyodome, Takashi Yamakawa, Koichi Arisawa, Keisuke Uemura, Kenji Iwazaki
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Patent number: 11005410Abstract: An over-current protection circuit for a motor capable of selecting one of a plurality of connection states has a plurality of decision circuits, a combining circuit, and a nullifying circuit. The combining circuit combines results of the comparisons in the plurality of decision circuits. The nullifying circuit nullifies part of the comparisons in the plurality of decision circuits. The number of outputs of the over-current protection circuit is one, so that for controlling the driving and stopping of the inverter needs just one terminal is required for receiving the output of the combining circuit. Moreover, because the over-current protection circuit is formed of hardware, the protection can be performed at a high speed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Kenji Iwazaki, Koichi Arisawa, Takashi Yamakawa, Keisuke Uemura, Shinya Toyodome
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Publication number: 20210119565Abstract: An over-current protection circuit for a motor capable of selecting one of a plurality of connection states has a plurality of decision circuits, a combining circuit, and a nullifying circuit. The combining circuit combines results of the comparisons in the plurality of decision circuits. The nullifying circuit nullifies part of the comparisons in the plurality of decision circuits. The number of outputs of the over-current protection circuit is one, so that for controlling the driving and stopping of the inverter needs just one terminal is required for receiving the output of the combining circuit. Moreover, because the over-current protection circuit is formed of hardware, the protection can be performed at a high speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Kenji Iwazaki, Koichi Arisawa, Takashi Yamakawa, Keisuke Uemura, Shinya Toyodome
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Patent number: 10756666Abstract: An electric-motor driving apparatus according to the present invention is the electric-motor driving apparatus that drives an electric motor having a winding structure in which a first multi-phase winding and a second multi-phase winding are wound and includes a first DC/AC converter connected to the first multi-phase winding and applying a multi-phase alternating-current voltage to the electric motor, a second DC/AC converter connected to the second multi-phase winding and applying a multi-phase alternating-current voltage to the electric motor, a first three-phase switching unit to perform connecting and disconnecting between phases of the first multi-phase winding, a second three-phase switching unit to perform connecting and disconnecting between phases of the second multi-phase winding, and a winding switching unit to perform connecting and disconnecting between the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koichi Arisawa, Shinya Toyodome, Shigeo Umehara
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Patent number: 10686397Abstract: A motor system according to the present invention includes: a motor including a first winding portion and a second winding portion, the second winding portion having a larger number of turns than the first winding portion; a first inverter connected to the first winding portion; and a second inverter connected to the second winding portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Shigeo Umehara, Koichi Arisawa, Yosuke Shinomoto, Takashi Yamakawa, Shinya Toyodome
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Publication number: 20200127554Abstract: A power converting apparatus includes: a boost circuit including a reactor supplied with first voltage output from an alternating-current power supply, a first leg including first upper-arm and lower-arm switching elements connected in series, and a second leg connected in parallel with the first leg and including second upper-arm and lower-arm switching elements connected in series, and boosting the first voltage; a first voltage detecting unit detecting the first voltage; a smoothing capacitor smoothing voltage output from the boost circuit; and a second voltage detecting unit detecting second voltage smoothed by the smoothing capacitor. When the second voltage is larger than the first voltage and is lower than or equal to twice the first voltage, a width of a second drive pulse to turn on the first upper-arm switching element is larger than a width of a first drive pulse to turn on the first lower-arm switching element.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2017Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Shinya TOYODOME, Takashi YAMAKAWA, Shigeo UMEHARA
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Publication number: 20200021231Abstract: An air conditioner includes a compressor to compress a refrigerant used in a refrigeration cycle, a converter to generate a DC voltage, an inverter to generate three-phase AC voltages from the DC voltage, a motor to produce a driving force for driving the compressor with a plurality of coils, the three-phase AC voltages being applied to the coils, a connection switching unit to switch connection states of the coils between a first connection state and a second connection state, and a controller to detect an abnormality of the connection switching unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Takashi YAMAKAWA, Koichi ARISAWA, Kenji IWAZAKI, Keisuke UEMURA, Shinya TOYODOME
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Publication number: 20200021232Abstract: An over-current protection circuit for a motor capable of selecting one of a plurality of connection states has a plurality of decision circuits, a combining circuit, and a nullifying circuit. The combining circuit combines results of the comparisons in the plurality of decision circuits. The nullifying circuit nullifies part of the comparisons in the plurality of decision circuits. The number of outputs of the over-current protection circuit is one, so that for controlling the driving and stopping of the inverter needs just one terminal is required for receiving the output of the combining circuit. Moreover, because the over-current protection circuit is formed of hardware, the protection can be performed at a high speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Kenji IWAZAKI, Koichi ARISAWA, Takashi YAMAKAWA, Keisuke UEMURA, Shinya TOYODOME
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Publication number: 20190348941Abstract: An electric-motor driving apparatus is used to drive an electric motor including a plurality of winding groups constituting a three-phase winding. The electric-motor driving apparatus includes a switch that switches connection of windings of a first winding group and a second winding group, an inverter that drives an electric motor, and a controller that controls the inverter and the switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Koichi ARISAWA, Shinya TOYODOME, Shigeo UMEHARA
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Publication number: 20190245472Abstract: In a motor driving apparatus having an inverter for driving a motor capable of switching between a star connection and a delta connection, when currents detected by winding current detecting elements detecting currents flowing through windings become excessive, the inverter is made to stop. Moreover, inverter output currents are calculated after removing a circulating current component at the time of the delta connection, from the winding currents detected by the winding current detecting elements, and the inverter is controlled using the calculated inverter output currents. Because over-current protection is performed based on the detected values of the winding currents, it is possible to prevent demagnetization taking account oSf the circulating current. Also, the inverter control is prevented from being affected by the circulating current in the delta connection. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the number of the current detecting elements, and perform the over-current protection and control properly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Shinya TOYODOME, Takashi YAMAKAWA, Koichi ARISAWA, Keisuke UEMURA, Kenji IWAZAKI
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Publication number: 20190229670Abstract: An electric-motor driving apparatus according to the present invention is the electric-motor driving apparatus that drives an electric motor having a winding structure in which a first multi-phase winding and a second multi-phase winding are wound and includes a first DC/AC converter connected to the first multi-phase winding and applying a multi-phase alternating-current voltage to the electric motor, a second DC/AC converter connected to the second multi-phase winding and applying a multi-phase alternating-current voltage to the electric motor, a first three-phase switching unit to perform connecting and disconnecting between phases of the first multi-phase winding, a second three-phase switching unit to perform connecting and disconnecting between phases of the second multi-phase winding, and a winding switching unit to perform connecting and disconnecting between the first multi-phase winding and the second multi-phase winding.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Koichi ARISAWA, Shinya TOYODOME, Shigeo UMEHARA
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Publication number: 20190140575Abstract: A motor system according to the present invention includes: a motor including a first winding portion and a second winding portion, the second winding portion having a larger number of turns than the first winding portion; a first inverter connected to the first winding portion; and a second inverter connected to the second winding portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2016Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Shigeo UMEHARA, Koichi ARISAWA, Yosuke SHINOMOTO, Takashi YAMAKAWA, Shinya TOYODOME