Patents by Inventor Yasuyuki Yokouchi

Yasuyuki Yokouchi 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: 11828291
    Abstract: A motor device includes a motor, an input unit, a processing unit, and an electrical energy storage unit. The input unit accepts power supplied from a controller during a first period and receives at least a communication signal transmitted from the controller during a second period after the first period. The processing unit updates data for the motor in accordance with the communication signal received by the input unit. The electrical energy storage unit stores, based on the power supplied to the input unit, electrical energy for driving the processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sakamoto, Shinsuke Kimura, Yasuyuki Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20210140441
    Abstract: A motor device includes a motor, an input unit, a processing unit, and an electrical energy storage unit. The input unit accepts power supplied from a controller during a first period and receives at least a communication signal transmitted from the controller during a second period after the first period. The processing unit updates data for the motor in accordance with the communication signal received by the input unit. The electrical energy storage unit stores, based on the power supplied to the input unit, electrical energy for driving the processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sakamoto, Shinsuke Kimura, Yasuyuki Yokouchi
  • Patent number: 10690138
    Abstract: A motor control device which controls a motor for driving a blower unit, comprises: a target motor output calculating section which calculates a target motor output which causes an air flow of air supplied from the blower unit to coincide with a target air flow; and an operation command generating section which obtains the motor output of the motor, and generates a command for controlling a physical amount of the motor such that the motor output coincides with the target motor output based on a result of comparison between the motor output and the target motor output; and the target motor output calculating section is configured to calculate the target motor output as a product of a polynomial of variables derived by dividing the target air flow by the motor speed, and a cube of the motor speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., LTD
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Yasushi Kato
  • Patent number: 10469013
    Abstract: A motor control device at least includes a speed control part for controlling a motor rotation speed. The motor control device includes a torque correction means for suppressing variation in torque constant due to individual differences of motors. In addition, the motor control device corrects the torque constant by using a correction torque coefficient calculated based on an unloaded speed when a fixed voltage is applied. Alternatively, the torque constant is corrected using the correction torque coefficient calculated based on the motor applied voltage when the motor speed is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sakamoto, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Daisuke Sonoda, Ryuta Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20190199257
    Abstract: A motor control device at least includes a speed control part for controlling a motor rotation speed. The motor control device includes a torque correction means for suppressing variation in torque constant due to individual differences of motors. In addition, the motor control device corrects the torque constant by using a correction torque coefficient calculated based on an unloaded speed when a fixed voltage is applied. Alternatively, the torque constant is corrected using the correction torque coefficient calculated based on the motor applied voltage when the motor speed is fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro SAKAMOTO, Yasuyuki YOKOUCHI, Daisuke SONODA, Ryuta SASAKI
  • Patent number: 10270377
    Abstract: A motor control device at least includes a speed control part for controlling a motor rotation speed. The motor control device includes a torque correction means for suppressing variation in torque constant due to individual differences of motors. In addition, the motor control device corrects the torque constant by using a correction torque coefficient calculated based on an unloaded speed when a fixed voltage is applied. Alternatively, the torque constant is corrected using the correction torque coefficient calculated based on the motor applied voltage when the motor speed is fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Sakamoto, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Daisuke Sonoda, Ryuta Sasaki
  • Publication number: 20170350404
    Abstract: A motor controller of the present invention comprises units which obtain information indicative of a motor speed (?) and information indicative of motor torque (T), an air flow calculation section which calculates an air flow (Q) of a fan based on the motor speed (?) and the motor torque (T); and a speed command generation section which generates a speed command (?*) of a motor such that the air flow (Q) coincides with the predetermined air flow command (Q*).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Ryuta SASAKI, Yasuyuki YOKOUCHI, Yasushi KATO, Toru TAZAWA
  • Patent number: 9771944
    Abstract: A motor controller of the present invention comprises units which obtain information indicative of a motor speed (?) and information indicative of motor torque (T), an air flow calculation section which calculates an air flow (Q) of a fan based on the motor speed (?) and the motor torque (T); and a speed command generation section which generates a speed command (?*) of a motor such that the air flow (Q) coincides with the predetermined air flow command (Q*).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Yasushi Kato, Toru Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20170163194
    Abstract: A motor control device at least includes a speed control part for controlling a motor rotation speed. The motor control device includes a torque correction means for suppressing variation in torque constant due to individual differences of motors. In addition, the motor control device corrects the torque constant by using a correction torque coefficient calculated based on an unloaded speed when a fixed voltage is applied. Alternatively, the torque constant is corrected using the correction torque coefficient calculated based on the motor applied voltage when the motor speed is fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: MITSUHIRO SAKAMOTO, YASUYUKI YOKOUCHI, DAISUKE SONODA, RYUTA SASAKI
  • Patent number: 9214884
    Abstract: A motor driving device of the present invention is a motor driving device that incorporates so-called vector control of controlling a current applied to a motor winding in accordance with the position of a rotor. The motor driving device receives the input of a duty command value from a host controller via a command input port, for example. The motor driving device obtains a current command or a speed command as a command value such that the input duty command value is equal to the duty of a drive pulse output from an inverter. Then, the motor driving device performs vector control based on the obtained command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Sonoda, Yasushi Kato, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Mitsuhiro Sakamoto
  • Publication number: 20150233380
    Abstract: A motor control device which controls a motor for driving a blower unit, comprises: a target motor output calculating section which calculates a target motor output which causes an air flow of air supplied from the blower unit to coincide with a target air flow; and an operation command generating section which obtains the motor output of the motor, and generates a command for controlling a physical amount of the motor such that the motor output coincides with the target motor output based on a result of comparison between the motor output and the target motor output; and the target motor output calculating section is configured to calculate the target motor output as a product of a polynomial of variables derived by dividing the target air flow by the motor speed, and a cube of the motor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Yasushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20150064023
    Abstract: A motor controller of the present invention comprises units which obtain information indicative of a motor speed (?) and information indicative of motor torque (T), an air flow calculation section which calculates an air flow (Q) of a fan based on the motor speed (?) and the motor torque (T); and a speed command generation section which generates a speed command (?*) of a motor such that the air flow (Q) coincides with the predetermined air flow command (Q*).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryuta Sasaki, Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Yasushi Kato, Toru Tazawa
  • Publication number: 20140306626
    Abstract: A motor driving device of the present invention is a motor driving device that incorporates so-called vector control of controlling a current applied to a motor winding in accordance with the position of a rotor. The motor driving device receives the input of a duty command value from a host controller via a command input port, for example. The motor driving device obtains a current command or a speed command as a command value such that the input duty command value is equal to the duty of a drive pulse output from an inverter. Then, the motor driving device performs vector control based on the obtained command value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke SONODA, Yasushi KATO, Yasuyuki YOKOUCHI, Mitsuhiro SAKAMOTO
  • Patent number: 8344570
    Abstract: A rotor (21) is an interior permanent magnet rotor formed of a rotor core (24) in which a plurality of permanent magnets (25) are embedded at predetermined intervals. First protruding portions (26) and second protruding portions (27) are formed on an outer peripheral face of the rotor, the first protruding portions (26) each opposing the vicinity of a central portion of each of the permanent magnets and having a substantially arc-shaped cross section protruding outward and the second protruding portions (27) each opposing the vicinity of an end portion of each of the permanent magnets and protruding outward. One first protruding portion and two second protruding portions correspond to one permanent magnet. The formation of the first and second protruding portions as described above on the outer peripheral face of the rotor makes it possible to sufficiently reduce the torque ripple and the noise caused by the distortion of air-gap magnetic flux distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kiyomi Kawamura, Takashi Ogawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Yasuyuki Yokouchi
  • Patent number: 8297068
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a fan motor, and controls a motor speed so as to maintain a predetermined airflow value. For this, the motor control device includes an input terminal for inputting a first operation parameter indicating the motor speed or a second operation parameter indicating a motor torque. Moreover, the motor control device includes a motor-speed target value arithmetically-operating unit that calculates, using a predetermined airflow value and the motor torque, a necessary modified value for the motor speed at the predetermined time intervals. Further, the motor control device includes an output terminal that outputs an instruction speed of the motor based on the necessary modified value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Yasushi Kato
  • Publication number: 20110012465
    Abstract: A rotor (21) is an interior permanent magnet rotor formed of a rotor core (24) in which a plurality of permanent magnets (25) are embedded at predetermined intervals. First protruding portions (26) and second protruding portions (27) are formed on an outer peripheral face of the rotor, the first protruding portions (26) each opposing the vicinity of a central portion of each of the permanent magnets and having a substantially arc-shaped cross section protruding outward and the second protruding portions (27) each opposing the vicinity of an end portion of each of the permanent magnets and protruding outward. One first protruding portion and two second protruding portions correspond to one permanent magnet. The formation of the first and second protruding portions as described above on the outer peripheral face of the rotor makes it possible to sufficiently reduce the torque ripple and the noise caused by the distortion of air-gap magnetic flux distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kiyomi Kawamura, Takashi Ogawa, Hiroshi Murakami, Yuichi Yoshikawa, Yasuyuki Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20100101265
    Abstract: A motor control device controls a fan motor, and controls a motor speed so as to maintain a predetermined airflow value. For this, the motor control device includes an input terminal for inputting a first operation parameter indicating the motor speed or a second operation parameter indicating a motor torque. Moreover, the motor control device includes a motor-speed target value arithmetically-operating unit that calculates, using a predetermined airflow value and the motor torque, a necessary modified value for the motor speed at the predetermined time intervals. Further, the motor control device includes an output terminal that outputs an instruction speed of the motor based on the necessary modified value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Yokouchi, Yasushi Kato
  • Patent number: 6844693
    Abstract: An electric motor position control apparatus in accordance with the present invention has a plurality of sets of control parameters including at least the proportional gain of a position control section and the proportional gain of a speed control section beforehand, wherein set selection and the measurement of the response state of an electric motor to a position command at the time when the electric motor is controlled by using the control parameters of the selected set are carried out sequentially, one preferable set is selected depending on the measured response state, the control parameters of the selected set are set, and the control parameters are changed as a set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Tazawa, Tomokuni Iijima, Ichiro Oyama, Kazushige Narazaki, Kenichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Yokouchi
  • Publication number: 20040085035
    Abstract: An electric motor position control apparatus in accordance with the present invention has a plurality of sets of control parameters including at least the proportional gain of a position control section and the proportional gain of a speed control section beforehand, wherein set selection and the measurement of the response state of an electric motor to a position command at the time when the electric motor is controlled by using the control parameters of the selected set are carried out sequentially, one preferable set is selected depending on the measured response state, the control parameters of the selected set are set, and the control parameters are changed as a set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toru Tazawa, Tomokuni Iijima, Ichiro Oyama, Kazushige Narazaki, Kenichi Suzuki, Yasuyuki Yokouchi