Patents by Inventor Takayuki Nagakura

Takayuki Nagakura 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: 11728676
    Abstract: A power conversion device which converts electrical power generated by a distributed energy resource into electrical power corresponding to a power system is provided, comprising a communication unit which periodically receives, via communication, reception information indicating whether an accident has occurred in the power system, a disconnection unit which disconnects the distributed energy resource from the power system when the communication unit receives the reception information indicating accident occurrence, and a control unit which starts an islanding determination process for determining whether the distributed energy resource is in an islanding state by detecting a change in AC characteristics in the power system, when the communication unit does not receive the reception information for a predetermined first period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagakura, Songhao Yin
  • Patent number: 11705731
    Abstract: In order to output sufficient reactive power for voltage stabilization of a utility grid, and calculate an appropriate consideration according to an amount of the output reactive power, is provided a control device for controlling a distributed power source connected to the utility grid, comprising: a range setting unit where an allowable range of reactive and active powers output at normal times is set; an output control unit for controlling the reactive and active powers supplied from the distributed power source to the utility grid within the allowable range set in the range setting unit; and a reception unit for receiving, from a command device in the utility grid, an excess output command indicating that the reactive power exceeding the allowable range should be output, wherein the output control unit is for outputting the reactive power out of the allowable range when the reception unit receives the excess output command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagakura, Songhao Yin
  • Patent number: 11515711
    Abstract: It is desirable to improve the accuracy of voltage control in the grid interconnection device for supplying the power generated by the distributed power source to the interconnection point. Provided is a grid interconnection device for supplying power generated by a distributed power source to an interconnection point, comprising: a calculation unit for calculating voltage at the interconnection point based on output voltage of the grid interconnection device, output current of the grid interconnection device, and an impedance component between the grid interconnection device and the interconnection point; and a control unit for controlling output power from the grid interconnection device, based on voltage at the interconnection point calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Songhao Yin, Takayuki Nagakura
  • Publication number: 20210320502
    Abstract: It is desirable to improve the accuracy of voltage control in the grid interconnection device for supplying the power generated by the distributed power source to the interconnection point. Provided is a grid interconnection device for supplying power generated by a distributed power source to an interconnection point, comprising: a calculation unit for calculating voltage at the interconnection point based on output voltage of the grid interconnection device, output current of the grid interconnection device, and an impedance component between the grid interconnection device and the interconnection point; and a control unit for controlling output power from the grid interconnection device, based on voltage at the interconnection point calculated by the calculation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Songhao YIN, Takayuki NAGAKURA
  • Patent number: 11101659
    Abstract: A detection device includes a first detection unit that detects whether a power source may be in an islanding operation based on a frequency of an power supplied from a power source connected to a system, a power processing unit that changes the amount of power supplied from the power supply to the system in response to that the first detection unit detects that the power source may be in the islanding operation, a second detection unit that detects a voltage of a system with the power supply amount having been changed, and a disconnection processing unit that determines whether to disconnect a power source from a system in response to a change in a voltage of a system with the power supply amount having been changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takayuki Nagakura
  • Publication number: 20210159702
    Abstract: In order to output sufficient reactive power for voltage stabilization of a utility grid, and calculate an appropriate consideration according to an amount of the output reactive power, is provided a control device for controlling a distributed power source connected to the utility grid, comprising: a range setting unit where an allowable range of reactive and active powers output at normal times is set; an output control unit for controlling the reactive and active powers supplied from the distributed power source to the utility grid within the allowable range set in the range setting unit; and a reception unit for receiving, from a command device in the utility grid, an excess output command indicating that the reactive power exceeding the allowable range should be output, wherein the output control unit is for outputting the reactive power out of the allowable range when the reception unit receives the excess output command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki NAGAKURA, Songhao YIN
  • Patent number: 11018507
    Abstract: An islanding operation is detected appropriately through interconnection to the power grid which may have various characteristics. A detection apparatus is provided, which includes a frequency parameter calculation unit configured to calculate frequency parameters according to frequencies of power supplied by a power supply, a deviation parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a deviation parameter according to a frequency deviation based on the frequency parameters in a first term and the frequency parameters in a second term earlier than the first term, an islanding operation detection unit configured to detect whether the power supply is in an islanding operation based on the deviation parameter, and a time gap change unit configured to change a time gap between the first term and the second term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagakura, Hideyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20210006091
    Abstract: A power conversion device which converts electrical power generated by a distributed energy resource into electrical power corresponding to a power system is provided, comprising a communication unit which periodically receives, via communication, reception information indicating whether an accident has occurred in the power system, a disconnection unit which disconnects the distributed energy resource from the power system when the communication unit receives the reception information indicating accident occurrence, and a control unit which starts an islanding determination process for determining whether the distributed energy resource is in an islanding state by detecting a change in AC characteristics in the power system, when the communication unit does not receive the reception information for a predetermined first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Takayuki NAGAKURA, Songhao YIN
  • Publication number: 20200091723
    Abstract: A detection device includes a first detection unit that detects whether a power source may be in an islanding operation based on a frequency of an power supplied from a power source connected to a system, a power processing unit that changes the amount of power supplied from the power supply to the system in response to that the first detection unit detects that the power source may be in the islanding operation, a second detection unit that detects a voltage of a system with the power supply amount having been changed, and a disconnection processing unit that determines whether to disconnect a power source from a system in response to a change in a voltage of a system with the power supply amount having been changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Takayuki NAGAKURA
  • Publication number: 20190199099
    Abstract: An islanding operation is detected appropriately through interconnection to the power grid which may have various characteristics. A detection apparatus is provided, which includes a frequency parameter calculation unit configured to calculate frequency parameters according to frequencies of power supplied by a power supply, a deviation parameter calculation unit configured to calculate a deviation parameter according to a frequency deviation based on the frequency parameters in a first term and the frequency parameters in a second term earlier than the first term, an islanding operation detection unit configured to detect whether the power supply is in an islanding operation based on the deviation parameter, and a time gap change unit configured to change a time gap between the first term and the second term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki NAGAKURA, Hideyuki ITO
  • Patent number: 7906926
    Abstract: A door drive control apparatus capable of an accurate detection, without misidentifying an inverse overrun condition, and a door drive control method that improves safety. The door drive control apparatus includes a power converter that supplies power to a door drive linear motor, and operates the power converter by feedback control using a speed detection value and a speed command value of the door, and controls a speed of the door. The door drive control apparatus includes a speed trouble determiner, which outputs a door inverse direction speed trouble signal in the event that the speed command value of the door exceeds either a positive or negative first setting speed, and the speed detection value exceeds a second setting speed of a polarity opposite to that of the speed command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagakura, Yoshinobu Sato, Akira Fujimori, Naoki Takeda
  • Patent number: 7891139
    Abstract: In controlling, with recognition of their installation positions, the opening/closing driving of plural doors that are driven by respective linear motors, each door is driven closed by switching the door opening/closing drive torque to high torque if the drive speed of the door has become less than or equal to a prescribed speed. In doing so, operation instruction computing sections set high torque application periods for respective doors so that the periods of high-torque closure driving of respective doors or predetermined door groups do not overlap with each other, and issue instructions to drive the doors closed with high torque only during the high torque application periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Nagakura
  • Publication number: 20090100758
    Abstract: In controlling, with recognition of their installation positions, the opening/closing driving of plural doors that are driven by respective linear motors, each door is driven closed by switching the door opening/closing drive torque to high torque if the drive speed of the door has become less than or equal to a prescribed speed. In doing so, operation instruction computing sections set high torque application periods for respective doors so that the periods of high-torque closure driving of respective doors or predetermined door groups do not overlap with each other, and issue instructions to drive the doors closed with high torque only during the high torque application periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventor: Takayuki Nagakura
  • Publication number: 20080258665
    Abstract: A door drive control apparatus capable of an accurate detection, without misidentifying an inverse overrun condition, and a door drive control method that improves safety. The door drive control apparatus includes a power converter that supplies power to a door drive linear motor, and operates the power converter by feedback control using a speed detection value and a speed command value of the door, and controls a speed of the door. The door drive control apparatus includes a speed trouble determiner, which outputs a door inverse direction speed trouble signal in the event that the speed command value of the door exceeds either a positive or negative first setting speed, and the speed detection value exceeds a second setting speed of a polarity opposite to that of the speed command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nagakura, Yoshinobu Sato, Akira Fujimori, Naoki Takeda
  • Patent number: 7042181
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling motor torque provides improved responsiveness and reliability in motor control applications. The motor control system includes a power converter, a voltage detector for detecting the converter input voltage and a control circuit for controlling the converter. The control circuit includes a torque command limit value generator and a torque command limiter for limiting a torque command value. The system may also include a torque command coefficient generator for generating a coefficient corresponding to an input current of the power converter, and a multiplier for calculating a final torque command value for the motor by multiplying together the torque command value and the torque command coefficient. The torque command limit and coefficient values may be determined from the converter input voltage, calculated or detected converter input current and calculated input impedance between a power supply and the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Nagakura
  • Publication number: 20050077853
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling motor torque provides improved responsiveness and reliability in motor control applications. The motor control system includes a power converter, a voltage detector for detecting the converter input voltage and a control circuit for controlling the converter. The control circuit includes a torque command limit value generator and a torque command limiter for limiting a torque command value. The system may also include a torque command coefficient generator for generating a coefficient corresponding to an input current of the power converter, and a multiplier for calculating a final torque command value for the motor by multiplying together the torque command value and the torque command coefficient. The torque command limit and coefficient values may be determined from the converter input voltage, calculated or detected converter input current and calculated input impedance between a power supply and the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventor: Takayuki Nagakura