Patents by Inventor Tadanori Koike

Tadanori Koike 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: 10491154
    Abstract: A defective photovoltaic cell module is identified without disconnection in a photovoltaic cell string. As a typical embodiment, in a photovoltaic power generation inspection system in a photovoltaic power generation system having a structure in which a plurality of photovoltaic cell strings are connected in parallel, the photovoltaic power generation system detecting a defective module among a plurality of modules included in a defective string, the photovoltaic power generation inspection system includes: a current detector that measures an output current of a photovoltaic cell string without disconnection; and a monitor unit that estimates a defective module based on change in a plurality of output currents each measured by the current detector while the photovoltaic cell modules included in the defective string are sequentially shielded from light by a light shielding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI SYSTEMS, LTD
    Inventors: Kazuki Watanabe, Hironori Wakana, Yoshihito Narita, Minoru Kaneko, Atsushi Suzuki, Tadanori Koike, Keiichi Nagashima
  • Publication number: 20180198405
    Abstract: A defective photovoltaic cell module is identified without disconnection in a photovoltaic cell string. As a typical embodiment, in a photovoltaic power generation inspect ion system in a photovoltaic power generation system having a structure in which a plurality of photovoltaic cell strings are connected in parallel, the photovoltaic power generation system detecting a defective module among a plurality of modules included in a defective string, the photovoltaic power generation inspection system includes: a current detector that measures an output current of a photovoltaic cell string without disconnection; and a monitor unit that estimates a defective module based on change in a plurality of output currents each measured by the current detector while the photovoltaic cell modules included in the defective string are sequentially shielded from light by a light shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Kazuki WATANABE, Hironori WAKANA, Yoshihito NARITA, Minoru KANEKO, Atsushi SUZUKI, Tadanori KOIKE, Keiichi NAGASHIMA
  • Patent number: 8090533
    Abstract: A map display system has a terminal device having display means for displaying a map image and also has a route search server having a POI database. The map display system has operation/input means for performing predetermined operation on an object image including a POI category or POI information, object image operation detection means for detecting operation on the object image, and POI search means for extracting the POI category or the POI information from the operated object image and searching for a POI while referring to the POI database. The display means displays on a map image the POI searched by the POI search means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Navitime Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadanori Koike, Hiroshi Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20090037101
    Abstract: A map display system has a terminal device having display means for displaying a map image and also has a route search server having a POI database. The map display system has operation/input means for performing predetermined operation on an object image including a POI category or POI information, object image operation detection means for detecting operation on the object image, and POI search means for extracting the POI category or the POI information from the operated object image and searching for a POI while referring to the POI database. The display means displays on a map image the POI searched by the POI search means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: NAVITIME JAPAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori Koike, Hiroshi Sakamoto