Patents by Inventor Tomoharu KUDO

Tomoharu KUDO 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).

  • Equipment determination method of cogeneration system, equipment determination device thereof, and computer readable recording medium thereof
    Patent number: 11703233
    Abstract: An equipment determination method of a cogeneration system includes the steps of: calculating a total hot water supply load for each day over a predetermined period longer than a specific period based on each unit hot water supply load for hour according to hot water supply use by consumers; setting as a representative period a specific period on which the total hot water supply load becomes at least a low load among the calculated total hot water supply load for each day; determining a capacity of the cogeneration equipment based on the total hot water supply load on the set representative period; and determining a capacity of the plurality of hot water storage tanks based on an amount of hot water supply load exceeding the capacity of the determined cogeneration equipment among each unit hot water supply load for two or more divided periods including the set representative period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI ENERGY SYSTEM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kudo, Motomi Inagaki, Yohsuke Yamada
  • EQUIPMENT DETERMINATION METHOD OF COGENERATION SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT DETERMINATION DEVICE THEREOF, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210302032
    Abstract: An equipment determination method of a cogeneration system includes the steps of: calculating a total hot water supply load for each day over a predetermined period longer than a specific period based on each unit hot water supply load for hour according to hot water supply use by consumers; setting as a representative period a specific period on which the total hot water supply load becomes at least a low load among the calculated total hot water supply load for each day; determining a capacity of the cogeneration equipment based on the total hot water supply load on the set representative period; and determining a capacity of the plurality of hot water storage tanks based on an amount of hot water supply load exceeding the capacity of the determined cogeneration equipment among each unit hot water supply load for two or more divided periods including the set representative period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Yazaki Energy System Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu KUDO, Motomi INAGAKI, Yohsuke YAMADA