Patents by Inventor Yusuke HIGAKI

Yusuke HIGAKI 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: 12119757
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a plurality of power conversion devices connected in parallel with each other, a load state detector to detect an operating state of a load connected to the DC system, and a command generator to generate a distribution voltage command Vref. Each of the power conversion devices includes a DC voltage controller to generate an output power command Pdc_ref based on a voltage of the DC system and the distribution voltage command Vref, and an AC/DC converter to convert AC power received from the main power source based on the output power command Pdc_ref and output the converted power to the DC system. The command generator generates the distribution voltage command Vref such that loss of the load connected to the DC system is reduced, based on a detection result of the load state detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Kataoka, Kikuo Izumi, Yusuke Higaki
  • Publication number: 20240251519
    Abstract: Unit converters each comprises a capacitor, a switching element having a flat surface on one side, a P-pole connection conductor where a second terminal hole at one end for fixing an electrode corresponding to a P-pole of the switching element and a first terminal hole at the other end for fixing a terminal of the capacitor are formed, and an N-pole connection conductor where a second terminal hole at one end for fixing an electrode corresponding to a N-pole of the switching element and a first terminal hole at the other end for fixing a terminal of the capacitor are formed. The unit-converters each including the connection conductors arranged to overlap in the thickness direction with their insulation maintained make the cooling surfaces of the switching elements be opposed to each other with a cooling device therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke HIGAKI, Takushi JIMICHI, Kimiyuki KOYANAGI, Takuya KAJIYAMA, Akito NAKAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240243663
    Abstract: A main circuit power feeder device for supplying control power from a main circuit power storage element to a main circuit control device includes: a plurality of voltage-division power storage elements connected in series; a voltage adjustment circuitry which is connected to the voltage-division power storage elements and adjusts voltages of the voltage-division power storage elements by mutual transfer of power among the voltage-division power storage elements; and a control circuitry which outputs control command values in two patterns that are a voltage-division control command value for dividing voltage of the main circuit power storage element among the voltage-division power storage elements and a bypass control command value for bypassing at least one voltage-division power storage element, in order to control the voltage adjustment circuitry, and which adjusts input voltage to the DC/DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke HIGAKI, Takushi JIMICHI, Takuya KAJIYAMA, Akito NAKAYAMA
  • Patent number: 12015268
    Abstract: The present DC power supply and distribution system includes a plurality of distribution lines provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of loads, a first converter to convert an AC voltage from a commercial AC power source into a plurality of DC voltages and supply the DC voltages respectively to the distribution lines, a second converter to convert a DC power from a power generation and storage source into a plurality of DC powers and supply the DC powers respectively to the distribution lines, and a power controller to control the DC powers such that the efficiency of the first converter is increased, based on information related to the efficiency of the second converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Higaki, Kikuo Izumi, Takushi Jimichi, Tsuguhiro Takuno, Takuya Kataoka
  • Publication number: 20240174622
    Abstract: The compound of the present invention includes a structure having: a chelating part capable of coordinating with a radioactive metal ion; a first atomic group containing an albumin-binding part; and a second atomic group containing a PSMA molecule-binding part, wherein the first atomic group and the second atomic group are bonded with each other through the chelating part, or the chelating part is bonded from between the first atomic group and the second atomic group so that it makes a branch. The present invention also provides: a radiolabeled compound in which the compound is coordinated with a radioactive metal ion; and a method for manufacturing a radiolabeled compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: NIHON MEDI-PHYSICS CO., LTD., KYOTO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yoshifumi MAYA, Hiroaki ICHIKAWA, Yusuke HIGAKI, Masahiro ONO, Shimpei IIKUNI
  • Patent number: 11984723
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a power converter, a load state detector, and a controller. The power converter converts AC power received from the main power source into DC power with a voltage in accordance with a distribution voltage command value Vref and supplies the DC power to the load. The load state detector detects an operating state of the load. The controller operates in an operation mode selected from among a plurality of operation modes and generates the distribution voltage command value Vref. The operation modes include a distribution voltage control mode in which the distribution voltage command value Vref is generated based on load operating information detected by the load state detector and a distribution voltage fixed mode in which a predetermined setting value or an external command value acquired from an external device is set as the distribution voltage command value Vref.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Kataoka, Kikuo Izumi, Yusuke Higaki, Takushi Jimichi, Tsuguhiro Takuno
  • Patent number: 11955904
    Abstract: In first power transmission in which power is transmitted from a first DC power source to a second DC power source, a control circuit performs on/off drive control of a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element in a first bridge circuit and a second bridge circuit and stops on/off drive of a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element in a third bridge. For a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element of a fourth bridge circuit, when a first power transmission amount by the first power transmission is greater than a predetermined first reference value, the control circuit performs on/off drive control, whereas when the first power transmission amount is smaller than the first reference value, the control circuit stops on/off drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Itogawa, Yusuke Higaki
  • Patent number: 11881788
    Abstract: In a DC/DC converter, in first power transmission in which power is transmitted from a first DC power source to a second DC power source, on/off drive of a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element is stopped in a third bridge circuit on the power-receiving side. When a power transmission amount by the first power transmission is smaller than a first reference value, a control circuit lowers the switching frequency of the switching elements of a first bridge circuit and a second bridge circuit on the power-transmitting side and a fourth bridge circuit on the power-receiving side, compared with when the power transmission amount is equal to or greater than the first reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Itogawa, Yu Kawai, Takeshi Amimoto, Yusuke Higaki, Tomoaki Kimura
  • Publication number: 20230170703
    Abstract: The present DC power supply and distribution system comprises: a plurality of power distribution lines each connected to a respective one of a plurality of loads; a first converter to receive an AC voltage from a commercial AC power source, convert the received AC voltage into a plurality of DC voltages and supply each of the plurality of DC voltages to a respective one of the plurality of power distribution lines; a second converter to receive a DC power from a power generating and/or storing source, convert the received DC power into a plurality of DC powers, and supply each of the plurality of DC powers to a respective one of the plurality of power distribution lines; and a controller to enhance the second converter in efficiency by controlling the first converter so that a ratio of the plurality of DC voltages is a predetermined first ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke HIGAKI, Kikuo IZUMI, Takushi JIMICHI, Tsuguhiro TAKUNO, Takuya KATAOKA, Ryoji TSURUTA, Takaharu ISHIBASHI
  • Publication number: 20230072540
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a plurality of power conversion devices connected in parallel with each other, a load state detector to detect an operating state of a load connected to the DC system, and a command generator to generate a distribution voltage command Vref Each of the power conversion devices includes a DC voltage controller to generate an output power command Pdc_ref based on a voltage of the DC system and the distribution voltage command Vref, and an AC/DC converter to convert AC power received from the main power source based on the output power command Pdc_ref and output the converted power to the DC system. The command generator generates the distribution voltage command Vref such that loss of the load connected to the DC system is reduced, based on a detection result of the load state detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya KATAOKA, Kikuo IZUMI, Yusuke HIGAKI
  • Patent number: 11527947
    Abstract: An output terminal of a contact type charger connected to an AC power supply 1 and being for boosting or stepping down an input voltage, and an output terminal of a non-contact type charger for receiving power in a non-contact manner are connected to an input terminal of a DC/DC converter via an integrated bus, a DC link capacitor is connected between an AC/DC converter and an isolated DC/DC converter included in the contact type charger, an integrated capacitor is connected to the integrated bus, and a control circuit adjusts a DC voltage of the DC link capacitor or the integrated capacitor such that at least one of power losses or a total power loss of the contact type charger, the non-contact type charger, and the DC/DC converter is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Iwabuki, Tomokazu Sakashita, Ryota Kondo, Takaaki Takahara, Hiroto Mizutani, Takuya Nakanishi, Yusuke Higaki
  • Publication number: 20220393606
    Abstract: In a DC/DC converter, in first power transmission in which power is transmitted from a first DC power source to a second DC power source, on/off drive of a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element is stopped in a third bridge circuit on the power-receiving side. When a power transmission amount by the first power transmission is smaller than a first reference value, a control circuit lowers the switching frequency of the switching elements of a first bridge circuit and a second bridge circuit on the power-transmitting side and a fourth bridge circuit on the power-receiving side, compared with when the power transmission amount is equal to or greater than the first reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki ITOGAWA, Yu KAWAI, Takeshi AMIMOTO, Yusuke HIGAKI, Tomoaki KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20220216805
    Abstract: In first power transmission in which power is transmitted from a first DC power source to a second DC power source, a control circuit performs on/off drive control of a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element in a first bridge circuit and a second bridge circuit and stops on/off drive of a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element in a third bridge. For a positive electrode-side switching element and a negative electrode-side switching element of a fourth bridge circuit, when a first power transmission amount by the first power transmission is greater than a predetermined first reference value, the control circuit performs on/off drive control, whereas when the first power transmission amount is smaller than the first reference value, the control circuit stops on/off drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yuki ITOGAWA, Yusuke HIGAKI
  • Publication number: 20220181879
    Abstract: A power supply system includes a power converter, a load state detector, and a controller. The power converter converts AC power received from the main power source into DC power with a voltage in accordance with a distribution voltage command value Vref and supplies the DC power to the load. The load state detector detects an operating state of the load. The controller operates in an operation mode selected from among a plurality of operation modes and generates the distribution voltage command value Vref. The operation modes include a distribution voltage control mode in which the distribution voltage command value Vref is generated based on load operating information detected by the load state detector and a distribution voltage fixed mode in which a predetermined setting value or an external command value acquired from an external device is set as the distribution voltage command value Vref.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takuya KATAOKA, Kikuo IZUMI, Yusuke HIGAKI, Takushi JIMICHI, Tsuguhiro TAKUNO
  • Patent number: 11336090
    Abstract: A DC supply and distribution system includes an AC-DC converter for converting an AC power input from an AC power line to DC powers having a plurality of different voltages and outputting the converted DC powers; and a voltage controller for controlling the different voltages of the DC powers to be output from the AC-DC converter. The output DC powers are distributed to the plurality of loads through a plurality of respective DC lines connected from the output terminals of the AC-DC converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kikuo Izumi, Takushi Jimichi, Tsuguhiro Takuno, Yusuke Higaki, Takuya Kataoka
  • Patent number: 11228247
    Abstract: A parallel power supply device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of DC/DC converters connected in parallel to perform power conversion between a DC power supply and a common load; a voltage detector to detect a voltage of the common load; and a plurality of control circuits each to control a corresponding one of the plurality of DC/DC converters, wherein during parallel operation of the plurality of DC/DC converters, the plurality of control circuits control the plurality of DC/DC converters by proportional control using a same target voltage value and a same proportional gain, based on a voltage value of the common load detected by the voltage detector. Therefore, in the parallel power supply device in which the plurality of DC/DC converters are connected in parallel, the individual DC/DC converters can supply electric power to the load independently and equally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Higaki, Hidehito Yoshida, Yu Kawai, Takahiro Kato
  • Publication number: 20220014018
    Abstract: The present DC power supply and distribution system includes a plurality of distribution lines provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of loads, a first converter to convert an AC voltage from a commercial AC power source into a plurality of DC voltages and supply the DC voltages respectively to the distribution lines, a second converter to convert a DC power from a power generation and storage source into a plurality of DC powers and supply the DC powers respectively to the distribution lines, and a power controller to control the DC powers such that the efficiency of the first converter is increased, based on information related to the efficiency of the second converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke HIGAKI, Kikuo IZUMI, Takushi JIMICHI, Tsuguhiro TAKUNO, Takuya KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210328427
    Abstract: A DC supply and distribution system includes an AC-DC converter for converting an AC power input from an AC power line to DC powers having a plurality of different voltages and outputting the converted DC powers; and a voltage controller for controlling the different voltages of the DC powers to be output from the AC-DC converter. The output DC powers are distributed to the plurality of loads through a plurality of respective DC lines connected from the output terminals of the AC-DC converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kikuo IZUMI, Takushi JIMICHI, Tsuguhiro TAKUNO, Yusuke HIGAKI, Takuya KATAOKA
  • Publication number: 20210313870
    Abstract: An output terminal of a contact type charger connected to an AC power supply 1 and being for boosting or stepping down an input voltage, and an output terminal of a non-contact type charger for receiving power in a non-contact manner are connected to an input terminal of a DC/DC converter via an integrated bus, a DC link capacitor is connected between an AC/DC converter and an isolated DC/DC converter included in the contact type charger, an integrated capacitor is connected to the integrated bus, and a control circuit adjusts a DC voltage of the DC link capacitor or the integrated capacitor such that at least one of power losses or a total power loss of the contact type charger, the non-contact type charger, and the DC/DC converter is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyasu IWABUKI, Tomokazu SAKASHITA, Ryota KONDO, Takaaki TAKAHARA, Hiroto MIZUTANI, Takuya NAKANISHI, Yusuke HIGAKI
  • Publication number: 20200259418
    Abstract: A parallel power supply device according to the present invention includes: a plurality of DC/DC converters connected in parallel to perform power conversion between a DC power supply and a common load; a voltage detector to detect a voltage of the common load; and a plurality of control circuits each to control a corresponding one of the plurality of DC/DC converters, wherein during parallel operation of the plurality of DC/DC converters, the plurality of control circuits control the plurality of DC/DC converters by proportional control using a same target voltage value and a same proportional gain, based on a voltage value of the common load detected by the voltage detector. Therefore, in the parallel power supply device in which the plurality of DC/DC converters are connected in parallel, the individual DC/DC converters can supply electric power to the load independently and equally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke HIGAKI, Hidehito YOSHIDA, Yu KAWAI, Takahiro KATO