Patents by Inventor Toshinobu Fujisawa
Toshinobu Fujisawa 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).
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Patent number: 9837941Abstract: An engine generator detects a DC voltage in a path from a rectifier to an inverter in controlling charge/discharge, and makes a duty ratio in switching control of a charging conductor of a power storage device higher than a duty ratio in the switching control of a discharging conductor of the power storage device when the DC voltage is higher than a target voltage of the DC voltage, and makes the duty ratio in the switching control of the discharging conductor of the power storage device higher than the duty ratio in the switching control of the charging conductor of the power storage device when the DC voltage is lower than the target voltage.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Kenji Ogata, Toshifumi Ise, Yushi Miura
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Publication number: 20160211784Abstract: An engine generator detects a DC voltage in a path from a rectifier to an inverter in controlling charge/discharge, and makes a duty ratio in switching control of a charging conductor of a power storage device higher than a duty ratio in the switching control of a discharging conductor of the power storage device when the DC voltage is higher than a target voltage of the DC voltage, and makes the duty ratio in the switching control of the discharging conductor of the power storage device higher than the duty ratio in the switching control of the charging conductor of the power storage device when the DC voltage is lower than the target voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Kenji Ogata, Toshifumi Ise, Yushi Miura
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Patent number: 9181911Abstract: A gas engine system has a control unit including: a first determination section for determining, as a first determination, whether the gas pressure is a low pressure less than a predetermined pressure, while the control device recognizes the gas valve is closed; a second determination section for determining, as a second determination, whether the gas pressure is a high pressure equal to or more than the predetermined pressure, while the control device recognizes that the gas valve is open, if the first determination determines the gas pressure is the low pressure; a start-up section for performing the first and second determinations before start of engine operation when receiving a start-up command; and an operation start section for opening the valve and starting the engine, if the first determination determines the gas pressure is the low pressure, and if the second determination determines the pressure is the high pressure.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Kenji Ogata, Shohei Amakawa, Masato Watanabe, Hiroyuki Okada
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Patent number: 9025297Abstract: In a surge protection circuit in a three-phase four-wire circuit, a first three-phase three-wire surge module includes terminals respectively coupled to a first phase R, a second phase S, a third phase T, and a fifth phase E. A single-phase two-wire surge module includes terminals respectively coupled to one phase R among the first phase R, the second phase S, and the third phase T, to a fourth phase N, and to the fifth phase E. The second three-phase three-wire surge module includes terminals respectively coupled to the two phases S and T among the first phase R, the second phase S, and the third phase T, to the fourth phase N, and to the fifth phase E. The two phases S and T are not coupled to the single-phase two-wire surge module.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Masaaki Ono, Kenji Ogata, Keisuke Kawakita
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Patent number: 8643984Abstract: According to the present invention, even in the case of addition of a transformer for using an engine system with an AC power supply different from the expected voltage of an electrical device, there is substantially no change in the thermal balance in a package due to the presence or absence of the transformer. In the present invention, an engine 2 and an electrical device for driving the engine system are housed in a package 1. In order for a transformer 20 whose primary side is an AC power supply and whose secondary side is the expected voltage of the electrical device for driving the engine system to be housed in the package, an intake port, an exhaust port, and a ventilation fan for cooling the transformer are provided in a ventilation path that is independent from other devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Kawakita, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tatsuya Kawano, Masaaki Ono
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Publication number: 20130327295Abstract: A gas engine system has a control unit including: a first determination section for determining, as a first determination, whether the gas pressure is a low pressure less than a predetermined pressure, while the control device recognizes the gas valve is closed; a second determination section for determining, as a second determination, whether the gas pressure is a high pressure equal to or more than the predetermined pressure, while the control device recognizes that the gas valve is open, if the first determination determines the gas pressure is the low pressure; a start-up section for performing the first and second determinations before start of engine operation when receiving a start-up command; and an operation start section for opening the valve and starting the engine, if the first determination determines the gas pressure is the low pressure, and if the second determination determines the pressure is the high pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2012Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Kenji Ogata, Shohei Amakawa, Masato Watanabe, Hiroyuki Okada
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Patent number: 8487457Abstract: To provide an engine system with which in a case where a power supply voltage whose specification is to be changed is higher than an expected voltage, the specification of the power supply voltage from an alternating-current power supply can be changed at low cost without providing an additional transformer. An engine system 100 includes a transformer 130, a power receiving device 140, and a switcher 150, and switcher 150 connects a switching terminal 151 connected to one power receiving terminal 141 of the power receiving device 140 to either a first terminal 152 connected to one terminal 134 of a primary 131 or a second terminal 153 connected to a branch terminal 136. The engine system 100 is configured such that the other power receiving terminal 142 of the power receiving device 140 and the other terminal 135 of the primary 131 are connected and the primary 131 and an alternating-current power supply 200 are electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tatsuya Kawano, Masaaki Ono
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Publication number: 20120153637Abstract: To provide an engine system with which in a case where a power supply voltage whose specification is to be changed is higher than an expected voltage, the specification of the power supply voltage from an alternating-current power supply can be changed at low cost without providing an additional transformer. An engine system 100 includes a transformer 130, a power receiving device 140, and a switcher 150, and switcher 150 connects a switching terminal 151 connected to one power receiving terminal 141 of the power receiving device 140 to either a first terminal 152 connected to one terminal 134 of a primary 131 or a second terminal 153 connected to a branch terminal 136. The engine system 100 is configured such that the other power receiving terminal 142 of the power receiving device 140 and the other terminal 135 of the primary 131 are connected and the primary 131 and an alternating-current power supply 200 are electrically connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tatsuya Kawano, Masaaki Ono
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Publication number: 20120146465Abstract: According to the present invention, even in the case of addition of a transformer for using an engine system with an AC power supply different from the expected voltage of an electrical device, there is substantially no change in the thermal balance in a package due to the presence or absence of the transformer. In the present invention, an engine 2 and an electrical device for driving the engine system are housed in a package 1. In order for a transformer 20 whose primary side is an AC power supply and whose secondary side is the expected voltage of the electrical device for driving the engine system to be housed in the package, an intake port, an exhaust port, and a ventilation fan for cooling the transformer are provided in a ventilation path that is independent from other devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Keisuke Kawakita, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tatsuya Kawano, Masaaki Ono
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Publication number: 20120147512Abstract: In a surge protection circuit in a three-phase four-wire circuit, a first three-phase three-wire surge module includes terminals respectively coupled to a first phase R, a second phase S, a third phase T, and a fifth phase E. A single-phase two-wire surge module includes terminals respectively coupled to one phase R among the first phase R, the second phase S, and the third phase T, to a fourth phase N, and to the fifth phase E. The second three-phase three-wire surge module includes terminals respectively coupled to the two phases S and T among the first phase R, the second phase S, and the third phase T, to the fourth phase N, and to the fifth phase E. The two phases S and T are not coupled to the single-phase two-wire surge module.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: YANMAR CO., LTD.Inventors: Toshinobu Fujisawa, Masaaki Ono, Kenji Ogata, Keisuke Kawakita
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Patent number: 7146256Abstract: Each power source switching unit (8) of a electric power system (1) constituted of a power operating system having a power generator (3) driven by an external power source (40) and an engine (4) is constituted of a means for sensing information on a selected power source and supply power in time series, calculating a supply power quantity every power source on the basis of sense data, and storing these sensing and calculated data. This power source switching unit (8), disposed every power load group, comprises a means for communication with another power source switching unit (8). A power source management system, constituted of the power source switching unit (8), comprises a means for transmitting the sensed data or calculated data of each power source switching unit (8) to the control system of the power generating system, a means for receiving data transmitted from the power source management system, and an image display means for displaying the received data by graphing.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2003Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Yasunori Goda, Mamoru Fukae, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
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Patent number: 6927499Abstract: A control unit (5) for controlling each device which constitutes a electric power generator set (1) is provided with an operation-and-display device (28) so constituted as to calculate each electric power value data and each electric energy data on external electric power, generated electric power, and load electric power on the basis of sensed data on each value of external electric power and generated electric power transmitted from inverters (6a, 6b) and as to store these calculated data and the sensed data, and connected to the electric power generator set (1) by wires or radio.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 9, 2005Assignee: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Kozo Yamamuro, Mamoru Fukae
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Publication number: 20050128659Abstract: Each power source switching unit (8) of a electric power system (1) constituted of a power operating system having a power generator (3) driven by an external power source (40) and an engine (4) is constituted of a means for sensing information on a selected power source and supply power in time series, calculating a supply power quantity every power source on the basis of sense data, and storing these sensing and calculated data. This power source switching unit (8), disposed every power load group, comprises a means for communication with another power source switching unit (8). A power source management system, constituted of the power source switching unit (8), comprises a means for transmitting the sensed data or calculated data of each power source switching unit (8) to the control system of the power generating system, a means for receiving data transmitted from the power source management system, and an image display means for displaying the received data by graphing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2003Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Yasunori Goda, Mamoru Fukae, Hiroshi Yoshimoto
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Publication number: 20050116475Abstract: A control unit (5) for controlling each device which constitutes a electric power generator set (1) is provided with an operation-and-display device (28) so constituted as to calculate each electric power value data and each electric energy data on external electric power, generated electric power, and load electric power on the basis of sensed data on each value of external electric power and generated electric power transmitted from inverters (6a, 6b) and as to store these calculated data and the sensed data, and connected to the electric power generator set (1) by wires or radio.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2003Publication date: June 2, 2005Inventors: Shinji Hibi, Masayoshi Tokiwa, Toshinobu Fujisawa, Tadatatsu Kanemoto, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Kozo Yamamuro, Mamoru Fukae