Toshihiro Sone

Title: Toshihiro Sone and His Electric-Vehicle Power Supply Patents.

Introduction

Toshihiro Sone is an inventor associated with Shioya-gun, Japan. His patent work includes power supply systems for electric vehicles, with designs addressing how batteries, fuel cells, and electrical components connect and operate. His portfolio includes 13 patents.

Latest Patents

One of Sone’s latest patents describes a power supply system connected to an electric vehicle’s motor unit. It combines a fuel cell, a secondary battery, a voltage control unit, and a switch. The fuel cell connects directly to the motor unit, while the secondary battery connects through the voltage control unit. The switch selects between parallel and series configurations for the battery and voltage control unit relative to the fuel cell.

Another patent concerns a power supply system with separate power lines for first and second batteries, a voltage converter, a power converter, and control units. It also includes a smoothing capacitor and a motor ECU that checks for contactor failures by monitoring changes in the capacitor’s voltage. The management and converter ECUs operate the voltage converter to maintain a specified voltage difference between the batteries.

Career Highlights

Sone’s listed company affiliations include Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Yazaki Corporation. His patent work reflects an emphasis on power supply architecture and control systems relevant to electric-vehicle operation.

Collaborations

Sone’s listed coworkers include Manabu Kurokawa and Yoshihiro Kawamura. Their shared professional context connects them to the broader work of developing and documenting technical innovations.

Conclusion

Toshihiro Sone’s patents focus on managing power sources and electrical systems for vehicles, including configurations that integrate fuel cells, batteries, converters, and control units.