Patents by Inventor Tomio Yoshikawa

Tomio Yoshikawa 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: 8836192
    Abstract: In the axial gap rotating electrical machine, the rotor includes a rotor yoke that is formed by wrapping amorphous ribbon wound toroidal core, which is obtained by winding an amorphous magnetic metal ribbon into a toroidal core. Magnets having plural poles are circumferentially disposed on a stator-facing surface of the amorphous ribbon wound toroidal core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignees: Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd., Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhuonan Wang, Yuji Enomoto, Ryoso Masaki, Hiromitsu Itabashi, Tomio Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 8405272
    Abstract: There is provided a self-starting permanent magnet synchronous motor in which a center axis of magnetic poles of a rotor is assumed to be a d axis, an axis deviated from the magnetic pole center axis by an electric angle of 90 degrees is assumed to be a q axis, at least two or more starting bars which are arranged near the d axis are arranged on a bore side of the bars near the q axis and are arranged in parallel with the q axis, so that a stable starting torque can be generated irrespective of a generating position of a stator magnetic flux which changes due to applying timing of a power source and a phase of a voltage, and a vibration/noises at the time of a stationary operation can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Mikami, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang, Hideyuki Kumakura
  • Publication number: 20110156519
    Abstract: In the axial gap rotating electrical machine, the rotor includes a rotor yoke that is formed by wrapping amorphous ribbon wound toroidal core, which is obtained by winding an amorphous magnetic metal ribbon into a toroidal core. Magnets having plural poles are circumferentially disposed on a stator-facing surface of the amorphous ribbon wound toroidal core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Zhuonan WANG, Yuji Enomoto, Ryoso Masaki, Hiromitsu Itabashi, Tomio Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 7902713
    Abstract: A self-starting type permanent magnet synchronous motor comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor comprises a rotor core having a plurality of slots provided in an outer periphery thereof and a cage winding comprising conductive bars embedded in the slots and conductive end rings that short-circuit the conductive bars on both end faces of the bars in an axial direction thereof. The rotor core comprises at least one magnet insertion hole arranged on an inner peripheral side from the slots, and at least one permanent magnet embedded in the at least one magnet insertion hole. When a pole center axis is denoted as a d-axis and an axis deviating from the pole center axis by an electrical angle 90° is denoted as a q-axis, a flux content generated by the cage winding during start-up becomes maximal in the vicinity of and on one of the d-axis and the q-axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Mikami, Akeshi Takahashi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Keiji Tanaka, Masashi Miyake, Baiying Huang, Masaru Ohtahara, Kenji Tojo, Hideyuki Kumakura
  • Publication number: 20110030419
    Abstract: There is provided a self-starting permanent magnet synchronous motor in which a center axis of magnetic poles of a rotor is assumed to be a d axis, an axis deviated from the magnetic pole center axis by an electric angle of 90 degrees is assumed to be a q axis, at least two or more starting bars which are arranged near the d axis are arranged on a bore side of the bars near the q axis and are arranged in parallel with the q axis, so that a stable starting torque can be generated irrespective of a generating position of a stator magnetic flux which changes due to applying timing of a power source and a phase of a voltage, and a vibration/noises at the time of a stationary operation can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Inventors: Satoshi KIKUCHI, Hiroyuki MIKAMI, Tomio YOSHIKAWA, Baiying HUANG, Hideyuki KUMAKURA
  • Patent number: 7772736
    Abstract: The inventive self-initiated permanent magnet synchronous motor has a rotor that has two-pole permanent magnets, as well as magnetic substances in a peripheral direction between the magnetic poles of the permanent magnets. The present invention provides a high-efficiency, high-torque permanent magnet synchronous motor with an improved power factor, its rotor, and a compressor using the permanent magnet synchronous motor, without a reduction in the maximum torque and an increase in costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Haruo Koharagi, Satoshi Kikuchi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang
  • Publication number: 20090160285
    Abstract: A self-starting type permanent magnet synchronous motor comprises a stator and a rotor. The rotor comprises a rotor core having a plurality of slots provided in an outer periphery thereof and a cage winding comprising conductive bars embedded in the slots and conductive end rings that short-circuit the conductive bars on both end faces of the bars in an axial direction thereof. The rotor core comprises at least one magnet insertion hole arranged on an inner peripheral side from the slots, and at least one permanent magnet embedded in the at least one magnet insertion hole. When a pole center axis is denoted as a d-axis and an axis deviating from the pole center axis by an electrical angle 90° is denoted as a q-axis, a flux content generated by the cage winding during start-up becomes maximal in the vicinity of and on one of the d-axis and the q-axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Mikami, Akeshi Takahashi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Keiji Tanaka, Masashi Miyake, Baiying Huang, Masaru Ohtahara, Kenji Tojo, Hideyuki Kumakura
  • Patent number: 7531934
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a self-start synchronous motor for preventing deterioration of permanent magnets used in a rotor, and also for enhancing the efficiency of the self-start synchronous motor, the self-start synchronous motor comprising a stator having a stator core and windings wound around the stator core, and a rotor having an outer diameter slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the stator and arranged inside of the stator. The rotor is provided with a rotor core, a plurality of conductor bars embedded in the outer peripheral portion of the rotor core over an entire periphery thereof, end rings provided on opposite end sides of the conductor bars and constituting a squirrel cage conductor in cooperation with the conductor bars, and a plurality of permanent magnets embedded in the rotor core and arranged at a position inner than that of an inner peripheral surface of the conductor bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Baiying Hang, Tomio Yoshikawa, Yasuro Ohishi, Akeshi Takahashi, Haruo Koharagi
  • Patent number: 7501734
    Abstract: The invention provides a motor comprising a stator and a rotor. The stator core includes a laminated stator core made of laminated stator core plates in which straight cut surfaces are formed on a circular outer peripheral surface of the laminated stator core plates. The straight cut surfaces of the laminated stator core plates are circumferentially displaced every predetermined laminated stator core plates so that the straight cut surfaces are uniformly distributed in an axial and a circumferential direction of the laminated stator core. Therefore, a flow passage for lubricating oil is ensured, while local magnetic saturation of the stator core is dissolved and a cogging torque and an induced voltage waveform distortion rate are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang, Shigekazu Nozawa, Susumu Nakayaka, Haruo Koharagi, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Patent number: 7453181
    Abstract: A permanent magnet synchronous motor includes a rotor having cage windings and permanent magnets placed on an inner peripheral side of these cage winding bars, where the permanent magnets are placed and polarized so that a ratio ?/? between a circumferential pitch angle ? of magnetic flux distribution of the permanent magnets and a magnet pole pitch angle ? is between 0.67 and 0.91.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Haruo Koharagi, Akeshi Takahashi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang
  • Publication number: 20080238235
    Abstract: A self-starting permanent magnet synchronous motor which demonstrates satisfactory acceleration performance even at a reduced supply voltage or with an increased load torque, and a compressor using the same. The motor comprises a stator having a stator winding and a rotor having a cage winding and a permanent magnet on the rotor core. The torque component generated by the cage winding is maximal at 1 in the slip range of 0 to 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Akeshi TAKAHASHI, Satoshi Kikuchi, Hiroyuki Mikami, Kazuo Nishihama, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang
  • Publication number: 20070284961
    Abstract: The inventive self-initiated permanent magnet synchronous motor has a rotor that has two-pole permanent magnets, as well as magnetic substances in a peripheral direction between the magnetic poles of the permanent magnets. The present invention provides a high-efficiency, high-torque permanent magnet synchronous motor with an improved power factor, its rotor, and a compressor using the permanent magnet synchronous motor, without a reduction in the maximum torque and an increase in costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Haruo Koharagi, Satoshi Kikuchi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang
  • Publication number: 20070145851
    Abstract: A permanent magnet synchronous motor includes a rotor having cage windings and permanent magnets placed on an inner peripheral side of these cage winding bars, where the permanent magnets are placed and polarized so that a ratio ?/? between a circumferential pitch angle ? of magnetic flux distribution of the permanent magnets and a magnet pole pitch angle ? is between 0.67 and 0.91.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Haruo Koharagi, Akeshi Takahashi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang
  • Publication number: 20060267441
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a self-start synchronous motor for preventing deterioration of permanent magnets used in a rotor, and also for enhancing the efficiency of the self-start synchronous motor, the self-start synchronous motor comprising a stator having a stator core and windings wound around the stator core, and a rotor having an outer diameter slightly smaller than an inner diameter of the stator and arranged inside of the stator. The rotor is provided with a rotor core, a plurality of conductor bars embedded in the outer peripheral portion of the rotor core over an entire periphery thereof, end rings provided on opposite end sides of the conductor bars and constituting a squirrel cage conductor in cooperation with the conductor bars, and a plurality of permanent magnets embedded in the rotor core and arranged at a position inner than that of an inner peripheral surface of the conductor bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Baiying Hang, Tomio Yoshikawa, Yasuro Ohishi, Akeshi Takahashi, Haruo Koharagi
  • Publication number: 20060181173
    Abstract: The invention provides a motor comprising a stator and a rotor. The stator core includes a laminated stator core made of laminated stator core plates in which straight cut surfaces are formed on a circular outer peripheral surface of the laminated stator core plates. The straight cut surfaces of the laminated stator core plates are circumferentially displaced every predetermined laminated stator core plates so that the straight cut surfaces are uniformly distributed in an axial and a circumferential direction of the laminated stator core. Therefore, a flow passage for lubricating oil is ensured, while local magnetic saturation of the stator core is dissolved and a cogging torque and an induced voltage waveform distortion rate are improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Akeshi Takahashi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Baiying Huang, Shigekazu Nozawa, Susumu Nakayaka, Haruo Koharagi, Satoshi Kikuchi
  • Publication number: 20030071533
    Abstract: A self-starting synchronous motor and a compressor including the motor are disclosed. The self-starting synchronous motor comprises at least a squirrel-cage conductor buried in the neighborhood of the outer peripheral portion of a rotor core, and a plurality of permanent magnets buried in the periphery inward of the squirrel-cage conductor. The armature winding for the stator is wound in concentrated way, and the two ends of each of the teeth are expanded to form at least a disuniform gap between the stator and the rotor. At least an arcuate permanent magnet is buried in the rotor, and a squirrel-cage conductor is buried also between the magnetic poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Satoshi Kikuchi, Haruo Koharagi, Tomio Yoshikawa, Akira Saruta, Susumu Nakayama, Miyoshi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 5335708
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus has a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange between cooling water and fluid, and a flow rate regulator valve for regulating a flow rate of either the cooling water or the fluid which pass through the heat exchanger. A cooling temperature of the fluid is preset. A temperature of the cooled fluid is detected, and an opening degree of the flow rate regulator valve is changed when there is a difference between the detected temperature and the preset temperature. Simultaneously, either a temperature difference of the cooling water and the fluid or a flow rate of the cooling water is detected. The opening degree of the flow rate regulator valve is corrected or compensated on the basis of a result of the detection, thus enabling suitable temperature control of the fluid in accordance with a variation of the temperature or flow rate of the cooling water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoshiro Murakami, Tetsuji Yamashita, Tomio Yoshikawa, Hiromu Yasuda, Shizuo Zushi
  • Patent number: 5224354
    Abstract: There is disclosed a control system for controlling a refrigerating apparatus in which a control unit is arranged to calculate a super heat amount of a discharge gas of a compressor at the time immediately before starting operation of the compressor, on the basis of a difference between temperatures detected by a discharge gas temperature sensor and a condenser temperature sensor and to control an opening degree of an electronic expansion valve to a completely open state. After starting operation of the compressor, the control unit constantly measures the super heat amount of the discharge gas and controls the valve opening degree to the usual degree when the super heat amount becomes higher than the preset value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Ito, Tomio Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 5201187
    Abstract: A control system for controlling cooling equipment comprising a refrigerant circuit for cooling water by heat exchange, a plurality of cooling modules in a backup relationship with an adjusting apparatus for adjusting the cooling capability of the refrigerant circuit and a controller controlling the adjusting apparatus for adjusting the cooling capability, a control module having a coolant temperature sensor and a controller for calculating a cooling capability control command based on the value detected by the coolant temperature sensor. The controller in one of the cooling modules controls the adjusting apparatus and on the cooling capability control commend transmitted from the controller in the control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomio Yoshikawa, Takashi Kato, Tetsuji Yamashita, Kyoshiro Murakami, Shizuo Zushi
  • Patent number: 5097670
    Abstract: A water chilling apparatus comprising a plurality of chilling modules each having a refrigerating cycle mainly composed of a compressor, a condensor, an evaporator and an expansion mechanism, and a control module having a water pump for feeding, to an object to be chilled, chilling water cooled down by the evaporator of each chilling module, a detector for detecting a temperature of the chilling water and a water temperature controller. A chilling ability of each chilling module in response to a variable frequency is kept at substantially the same level. A capacity of the compressor of each chilling module is variably controlled in a range between an upper limit capacity and a lower limit capacity. The water temperature controller is used to calculate a whole necessary capacity value needed in the compressors of all the chilling modules as a function as a deviation between a set value of the chilling water temperature and a chilling water temperature detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd
    Inventors: Tomio Yoshikawa, Tetsuji Yamashita, Kyoshiro Murakami, Takashi Kato, Hiromu Yasuda, Shizuo Zushi