Patents by Inventor Toru Kakebayashi

Toru Kakebayashi 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: 9065374
    Abstract: A LPF extracts DC component of a current detection value of an inverter input current. A subtracting section 4 calculates a difference between a current command value and the DC component of the current detection value. A current controller 5 produces two-phase PWM signals Sa and Sb complementary to each other, from the current difference. Further, an integrating circuit 7 integrates output terminal voltages Vu, Vv and Vw of the inverter to convert the output terminal voltages Vu, Vv and Vw into a magnetic-flux information ?u, ?v and ?w. A logic conversion section 8 converts the magnetic-flux information ?u, ?v and ?w into 120-degree conduction patterns S1?-S6? to output the 120-degree conduction patterns S1?-S6?. Then, a logic circuit section 9 executes a logic synthesis between the PWM signals Sa and Sb and the 120-degree conduction patterns S1?-S6? to output gate signals S1-S6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Patent number: 8855953
    Abstract: A motor drive device including a battery 10; switching elements 15 and 16 which are connected in series with a condenser C2 having a voltage Vdc resulting from an increase action of battery voltage and which are operated in a chopper control; a reactor L2 whose one end is connected with a common connection point of the switching elements 15 and 16; and an inverter 19 for driving a PM motor 20 which is connected between another end of the reactor L2 and a negative-pole terminal of the battery 10. In such a motor drive device, an electrical power W is determined based on the voltage Vdc of positive-side point P of the condenser C2, a current Idc flowing in the reactor L2, and a switching duty d1 of the switching element 15 which satisfies a condition of 0?d1?1, i.e., is determined by calculating Vdc·d1·Idc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Yugo Tadano, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Patent number: 8786229
    Abstract: Accurate power consumption is calculated without raising cost, or making the device bigger. Power consumption (P) upon driving a motor is calculated from an input voltage (Vdc), a switching duty factor of a switching device (SW1) of a chopper circuit (ch), which is provided with the switching device (SW1) and a reactor (Ldc), a reactor current (Idc), motor winding reactance (Lm), and motor rotation speed (N), in a motor driving device wherein: the input voltage (Vdc) inputted to the chopper circuit (ch) is stepped down by the chopper circuit (ch); DC power outputted by the chopper circuit (ch) is converted to AC power by driving an inverter (INV) with 120-degree conduction, and outputted to a motor (M); and surge voltage to be generated when the inverter (INV) undergoes commutation is clamped to the input voltage (Vdc), by a diode (D1) connected in inverse-parallel to the chopper circuit (ch).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Patent number: 8704475
    Abstract: Disclosed is a current source inverter device which controls the power factor in an arbitrarily configurable manner without a magnetic pole position detector. The device is provided with a current source inverter; a motor supplied with alternating current power from the current source inverter; and a control means which detects the terminal voltage of the motor, calculates the motor's internal induced voltage and the motor current that flows in the motor based on the detected terminal voltage, and controls the current source inverter. The control means calculates the phase difference (?c) between the terminal voltage and the motor current, the phase difference (?x) between the motor current and the internal induced voltage, and the phase difference (?v) between the terminal voltage and the internal induced voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Yugo Tadano, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Publication number: 20130278189
    Abstract: A LPF extracts DC component of a current detection value of an inverter input current. A subtracting section 4 calculates a difference between a current command value and the DC component of the current detection value. A current controller 5 produces two-phase PWM signals Sa and Sb complementary to each other, from the current difference. Further, an integrating circuit 7 integrates output terminal voltages Vu, Vv and Vw of the inverter to convert the output terminal voltages Vu, Vv and Vw into a magnetic-flux information ?u, ?v and ?w. A logic conversion section 8 converts the magnetic-flux information ?u, ?v and ?w into 120-degree conduction patterns S1?-S6? to output the 120-degree conduction patterns S1?-S6?. Then, a logic circuit section 9 executes a logic synthesis between the PWM signals Sa and Sb and the 120-degree conduction patterns S1?-S6? to output gate signals S1-S6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Patent number: 8482178
    Abstract: In a rotor structure of a permanent magnet type rotary machine comprising a cylindrical permanent magnet 3 fixed on an outer peripheral surface of a rotor shaft 2, wherein torque acting on the permanent magnet 3 is transmitted to the rotor shaft 2, the rotor structure further comprises two annular side plates 4 and a holding ring 5. Each side plate has an axial hole 4a into which the rotor shaft 2 is fitted so as to rotate with the side plates integrally and the side plates 4 are attached on the both end surface of the permanent magnet 3, respectively so as to confront with each other. A circular U-shaped groove 4c coaxially with the axial hole 4a is provided at a end surface 4b for facing with the permanent magnet 3 of each side plate 4. The holding ring 5 is formed cylindrically and covers circumferential sections of the permanent magnet 3 and the side plates 4 and fasten the permanent magnet 3 and the side plates 4 so as to move them integrally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Okitsu, Daiki Matsuhashi, Yukimasa Hisamitsu, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Patent number: 8299739
    Abstract: [Task] A high-speed driving is possible, a utilization of a power supply having a low voltage is possible, and a regeneration is easy to be carried out. [Means to solve the task] A first buck-boost chopper portion is provided on an output side of a battery 10 to boost a voltage across battery 10 during a drive of a motor, a second buck-boost chopper portion is provided on an output side of the first buck-boost chopper portion to boost the voltage from an inverter portion 20 during a regeneration, inverter portion 20 of a 120-degree conduction current source inverter is provided on the output side of the second buck-boost chopper portion, and a motor 38 is provided on an output side of inverter portion 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Meidensha Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Kakebayashi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yugo Tadano
  • Publication number: 20120112671
    Abstract: Accurate power consumption is calculated without raising cost, or making the device bigger. Power consumption (P) upon driving a motor is calculated from an input voltage (Vdc), a switching duty factor of a switching device (Sw1) of a chopper circuit (ch), which is provided with the switching device (Sw1) and a reactor (Ldc), a reactor current (Idc), motor winding reactance (Lm), and motor rotation speed (N), in a motor driving device wherein: the input voltage (Vdc) inputted to the chopper circuit (ch) is stepped down by the chopper circuit (ch); DC power outputted by the chopper circuit (ch) is converted to AC power by driving an inverter (INV) with 120-degree conduction, and outputted to a motor (M); and surge voltage to be generated when the inverter (INV) undergoes commutation is clamped to the input voltage (Vdc), by a diode (D1) connected in inverse-parallel to the chopper circuit (ch).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Publication number: 20120109549
    Abstract: A motor drive device including a battery 10; switching elements 15 and 16 which are connected in series with a condenser C2 having a voltage Vdc resulting from an increase action of battery voltage and which are operated in a chopper control; a reactor L2 whose one end is connected with a common connection point of the switching elements 15 and 16; and an inverter 19 for driving a PM motor 20 which is connected between another end of the reactor L2 and a negative-pole terminal of the battery 10. In such a motor drive device, an electrical power W is determined based on the voltage Vdc of positive-side point P of the condenser C2, a current Idc flowing in the reactor L2, and a switching duty d1 of the switching element 15 which satisfies a condition of 0?d1?1, i.e., is determined by calculating Vdc·d1·Idc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Yugo Tadano, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Publication number: 20110316463
    Abstract: Disclosed is a current source inverter device which controls the power factor in an arbitrarily configurable manner without a magnetic pole position detector. The device is provided with a current source inverter; a motor supplied with alternating current power from the current source inverter; and a control means which detects the terminal voltage of the motor, calculates the motor's internal induced voltage and the motor current that flows in the motor based on the detected terminal voltage, and controls the current source inverter. The control means calculates the phase difference (?c) between the terminal voltage and the motor current, the phase difference (?x) between the motor current and the internal induced voltage, and the phase difference (?v) between the terminal voltage and the internal induced voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Takashi Yamaguchi, Yugo Tadano, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Publication number: 20110187219
    Abstract: In a rotor structure of a permanent magnet type rotary machine comprising a cylindrical permanent magnet 3 fixed on an outer peripheral surface of a rotor shaft 2, wherein torque acting on the permanent magnet 3 is transmitted to the rotor shaft 2, the rotor structure further comprises two annular side plates 4 and a holding ring 5. Each side plate has an axial hole 4a into which the rotor shaft 2 is fitted so as to rotate with the side plates integrally and the side plates 4 are attached on the both end surface of the permanent magnet 3, respectively so as to confront with each other. A circular U-shaped groove 4c coaxially with the axial hole 4a is provided at a end surface 4b for facing with the permanent magnet 3 of each side plate 4. The holding ring 5 is formed cylindrically and covers circumferential sections of the permanent magnet 3 and the side plates 4 and fasten the permanent magnet 3 and the side plates 4 so as to move them integrally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Takashi Okitsu, Daiki Matsuhashi, Yukimasa Hisamitsu, Toru Kakebayashi
  • Publication number: 20100141188
    Abstract: [Task] A high-speed driving is possible, a utilization of a power supply having a low voltage is possible, and a regeneration is easy to be carried out. [Means to Solve the Task] A first buck-boost chopper portion is provided on an output side of a battery 10 to boost a voltage across battery 10 during a drive of a motor, a second buck-boost chopper portion is provided on an output side of the first buck-boost chopper portion to boost the voltage from an inverter portion 20 during a regeneration, inverter portion 20 of a 120-degree conduction current source inverter is provided on the output side of the second buck-boost chopper portion, and a motor 38 is provided on an output side of inverter portion 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Toru Kakebayashi, Takashi Yamaguchi, Yugo Tadano