Patents by Inventor Youko Kimura

Youko Kimura 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).

  • Method for controlling storage battery system
    Patent number: 10566795
    Abstract: A storage battery system control method includes at least the following steps. Respective current SOC (state of charge) values of the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system are acquired. Electrical power, which is required to operate the frequency control service for the purpose of suppressing frequency fluctuations, to the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system, in accordance with the respective SOC values. The respectively allocated electrical power is charged or discharged by driving the large capacity storage battery system, or alternatively, the high power storage battery system, or alternatively, the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shibata, Youko Kimura, Yoichiro Tashiro, Masataka Kurokawa
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180183239
    Abstract: A storage battery system control method includes at least the following steps. Respective current SOC (state of charge) values of the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system are acquired. Electrical power, which is required to operate the frequency control service for the purpose of suppressing frequency fluctuations, to the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system, in accordance with the respective SOC values. The respectively allocated electrical power is charged or discharged by driving the large capacity storage battery system, or alternatively, the high power storage battery system, or alternatively, the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shibata, Youko Kimura, Yoichiro Tashiro, Masataka Kurokawa