Patents by Inventor Toshifumi Yoshikawa

Toshifumi 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: 9500500
    Abstract: The number of turns and the winding direction of a cosine-phase coil wound around an i-th tooth and the number of turns and the winding direction of a sine-phase coil wound around the i-th tooth are set according to Tc,i=TSmax cos(ms?i+?2)+T2c cos(me?i+?1) and Ts,i=TSmax sin(ms?i+?2)+T2s cos(me?i+?1), respectively, where TSmax: a first reference number of turns of each of the detecting coils of each phase, T2c: a second reference number of turns of each of the cosine-phase coils, T2s: a second reference number of turns of each of the sine-phase coils, me: a pole pair number in a magnetic flux distribution formed by the exciting coils, ms: a pole pair number in each magnetic flux distribution formed by the detecting coils of each phase, ?1: the phase of the exciting coils, ?2: each phase of the cosine-phase coils and the sine-phase coils, and ?i: a mechanical angle of the i-th tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroki Ookawara, Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Hirokuni Wakui, Kenichi Nakazato, Manabu Yazaki
  • Publication number: 20150345995
    Abstract: The number of turns and the winding direction of a cosine-phase coil wound around an i-th tooth and the number of turns and the winding direction of a sine-phase coil wound around the i-th tooth are set according to Tc,i=TSmax cos(ms?i+?2)+T2c cos(me?i+?1) and Ts,i=TSmax sin(ms?i+?2)+T2s cos(me?i+?1), respectively, where TSmax: a first reference number of turns of each of the detecting coils of each phase, T2c: a second reference number of turns of each of the cosine-phase coils, T2s: a second reference number of turns of each of the sine-phase coils, me: a pole pair number in a magnetic flux distribution formed by the exciting coils, ms: a pole pair number in each magnetic flux distribution formed by the detecting coils of each phase, ?1: the phase of the exciting coils, ?2: each phase of the cosine-phase coils and the sine-phase coils, and ?i: a mechanical angle of the i-th tooth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroki OOKAWARA, Toshifumi YOSHIKAWA, Hirokuni WAKUI, Kenichi NAKAZATO, Manabu YAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140081508
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enhance the accuracy and the level of detail of an abnormality diagnosis by checking a transmitting-end application or controller for an abnormality by using abnormality diagnosis results concerning a plurality of communication messages. Disclosed is an automotive control unit having a plurality of applications for controlling a vehicle-mounted device and a common execution environment section for permitting the applications to exchange data with each other. The automotive control unit includes a communication protection section that, when the applications exchange data with the common execution environment section, checks the data for an abnormality, and a system abnormality check section that determines in accordance with an abnormality check result produced by the communication protection section whether the system is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro IIDA, Fumio NARISAWA, Toshifumi YOSHIKAWA, Masahiro MATSUBARA, Tohma YAMAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 7888893
    Abstract: The start timing of the pole position inference process of the linear motor installed vertically is delayed by a predetermined time after instruction of brake release. For example, from (1) increasing of the thrust instruction value of an ASR control system up to a predetermined value, (2) the movement (falling) distance of the moving part, or (3) the moving (falling) speed of the moving part, the release condition of the brake is detected and moreover after a predetermined time, the inference process of the pole position is started. The inference process of the pole position of a synchronous motor is fit to the release timing of a brake and a malfunction of the inference process and a runaway (falling in the vertical drive) of a moving part are prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nagura, Hiromi Inaba, Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Hironori Ohashi, Yuri Takano, Masaki Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20100181945
    Abstract: The start timing of the pole position inference process of the linear motor installed vertically is delayed by a predetermined time after instruction of brake release. For example, from (1) increasing of the thrust instruction value of an ASR control system up to a predetermined value, (2) the movement (falling) distance of the moving part, or (3) the moving (falling) speed of the moving part, the release condition of the brake is detected and moreover after a predetermined time, the inference process of the pole position is started. The inference process of the pole position of a synchronous motor is fit to the release timing of a brake and a malfunction of the inference process and a runaway (falling in the vertical drive) of a moving part are prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nagura, Hiromi Inaba, Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Hironori Ohashi, Yuri Takano, Masaki Sugiura
  • Patent number: 7740111
    Abstract: An elevator group control system for controlling multiple elevators cars each of which serves a plurality of floors includes a route preparation section which, at a time of assigning a hall call to one of the elevator cars, calculates a future trajectory for each of the elevator cars. The future trajectory for each elevator is for a case in which the hall call is assigned to the elevator car. A selecting unit which determines a selected one of the elevator cars to which the hall call is to be assigned using the calculated future trajectories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 7730999
    Abstract: An elevator group control system includes a reference route generating portion, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and an assignment portion which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Reference routes which guide the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated, and car assignment is executed to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Publication number: 20090283368
    Abstract: An elevator group control system includes a reference route generating portion, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and an assignment portion which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Reference routes which guide the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated, and car assignment is executed to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicants: HITACHI, LTD., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 7562746
    Abstract: A method and a display for elevator allocation evaluating are provided. When an elevator allocated to a hall call is selected by employing two different view points such as a real and a future call evaluation index, an elevator allocation reason and a balance between the two view points can be easily grasped. An elevator allocated to a hall call is evaluated on orthogonal coordinates in which the real call evaluation index and the future call evaluation index are defined as an X and a Y coordinate axis. Evaluation indexes of first to fourth elevator cars are evaluated by employing contour lines of a synthetic evaluation function, which is represented as the real and the future call evaluation index. A weight for allocating is displayed visually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Shunichi Tanae, Atsuya Fujino, Ryou Okabe, Masaya Furuhashi, Kenji Yoneda
  • Patent number: 7545053
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a power line for supplying power from a distributed power source to a load upon interruption of electric service from a power system, the load being supplied with power from the power system at normal times; a first switch for connecting the load with the power system at normal times and disconnecting them upon interruption of electric service; and a second switch for connecting the load with the power line upon interruption of electric service and disconnecting them at normal times. Thus, upon interruption of the service, it is possible to use the distributed power source and stably supply power to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Yasuo Satou
  • Publication number: 20080289911
    Abstract: An elevator group control system includes a reference route generating portion, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and an assignment portion which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Reference routes which guide the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated, and car assignment is executed to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi YOSHIKAWA, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Patent number: 7426982
    Abstract: An elevator group control system is provided which stably keeps cage's position in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time. The present invention provides a system comprising: reference route generating means, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and assignment means which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Since reference routes which guides the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated and car assignment is executed so as to make the respective cages follow their reference routes, it is possible to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Publication number: 20060249335
    Abstract: A method and a display for elevator allocation evaluating are provided. When an elevator allocated to a hall call is selected by employing two different view points such as a real and a future call evaluation index, an elevator allocation reason and a balance between the two view points can be easily grasped. An elevator allocated to a hall call is evaluated on orthogonal coordinates in which the real call evaluation index and the future call evaluation index are defined as an X and a Y coordinate axis. Evaluation indexes of first to fourth elevator cars are evaluated by employing contour lines of a synthetic evaluation function, which is represented as the real and the future call evaluation index. A weight for allocating is displayed visually.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicants: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Mito Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Shunichi Tanae, Atsuya Fujino, Ryou Okabe, Masaya Furuhashi, Kenji Yoneda
  • Publication number: 20060213728
    Abstract: An elevator group control system is provided which stably keeps cage's position in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time. The present invention provides a system comprising: reference route generating means, which for each elevator, generates a reference route which the elevator should follow with respect to the time axis and position axis; and assignment means which selects an elevator for assignment to a generated hall call so as to make the actual trajectory of each elevator closer to its reference route. Since reference routes which guides the cage's trajectory into temporally equal interval condition are generated and car assignment is executed so as to make the respective cages follow their reference routes, it is possible to allow the cages to settle in temporally equal interval condition over a long period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Hitachi Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Satoru Toriyabe, Takamichi Hoshino, Atsuya Fujino, Shunichi Tanae, Hiromi Inaba, Kenji Yoneda, Toru Yamaguchi, Ryo Okabe
  • Publication number: 20060043921
    Abstract: The start timing of the pole position inference process of the linear motor installed vertically is delayed by a predetermined time after instruction of brake release. For example, from (1) increasing of the thrust instruction value of an ASR control system up to a predetermined value, (2) the movement (falling) distance of the moving part, or (3) the moving (falling) speed of the moving part, the release condition of the brake is detected and moreover after a predetermined time, the inference process of the pole position is started. The inference process of the pole position of a synchronous motor is fit to the release timing of a brake and a malfunction of the inference process and a runaway (falling in the vertical drive) of a moving part are prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nagura, Hiromi Inaba, Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Hironori Ohashi, Yuri Takano, Masaki Sugiura
  • Publication number: 20050231869
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a power line for supplying power from a distributed power source to a load upon interruption of electric service from a power system, the load being supplied with power from the power system at normal times; a first switch for connecting the load with the power system at normal times and disconnecting them upon interruption of electric service; and a second switch for connecting the load with the power line upon interruption of electric service and disconnecting them at normal times. Thus, upon interruption of the service, it is possible to use the distributed power source and stably supply power to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Yasuo Satou
  • Patent number: 6949809
    Abstract: A light receiving element, comprising a semiconductor structure comprising at least a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer in the semiconductor structure, a second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer having an impurity concentration lower than that of the first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, or a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided within the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takahiro Takimoto, Isamu Ohkubo, Masaru Kubo, Hiroki Nakamura, Toshihiko Fukushima, Toshifumi Yoshikawa
  • Publication number: 20030080280
    Abstract: A light receiving element, comprising a semiconductor structure comprising at least a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer in the semiconductor structure, a second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer having an impurity concentration lower than that of the first, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided on the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer, or a second, first conductivity type semiconductor layer provided within the second, second conductivity type semiconductor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Takahiro Takimoto, Isamu Ohkubo, Masaru Kubo, Hiroki Nakamura, Toshihiko Fukushima, Toshifumi Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 6492790
    Abstract: A driving system for driving an AC motor, which is capable of promptly switching to an individual inverter operation mode, wherein a control instruction for each of a plurality of power converters is generated by summing outputs of a plurality of current compensation units connected in parallel, and each of the plurality of current compensation units makes compensation to reduce a deviation of a detected output current value of an associated power converter from a current instruction value to be outputted from the power converter to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Naoto Ohnuma, Toshisuke Mine, Takao Kishikawa, Sadao Hokari
  • Publication number: 20020005704
    Abstract: A driving system for driving an AC motor, which is capable of promptly switching to an individual inverter operation mode, wherein a control instruction for each of a plurality of power converters is generated by summing outputs of a plurality of current compensation units connected in parallel, and each of the plurality of current compensation units makes compensation to reduce a deviation of a detected output current value of an associated power converter from a current instruction value to be outputted from the power converter to zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Toshifumi Yoshikawa, Naoto Ohnuma, Toshisuke Mine, Takao Kishikawa, Sadao Hokari