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Komatsu Collaborative Research Cluster for Innovative Technologies

	Prof. Takushi SAITO
	Room	S1	Mail-Box	S1-10
	TEL	045-924-5016
	E-mail	saito.t.3e6c(at)m.isct.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp/
Research Field	Heat transfer engineering, Thermophysical property control
Objective	Our goal is to establish thermal management technology that can solve the various heat transfer problems that arise with the electrification of equipment and improve overall energy efficiency.
Current Topics	Heat transfer analysis and heat dissipation enhancement in electric motors and gear mechanisms Estimation of thermal resistance at the interface of heterogeneous polymer materials and its application Performance improvement of phase change heat transfer surface by nanostructure control

Estimation of interfacial thermal resistance by reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation

Performance evaluation of phase change heat transfer surface with copper nanoparticles layer

	Prof. Hirofumi AKAGI（Specially Appointed）〔Saito Lab〕
	Room	S1	Mail-Box	S1-10
	TEL	045-924-5263
	E-mail	akagi.h.82a6(at)m.isct.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp/
Research Field	Power electronics and its applications
Objective	High performance and high efficiency of power convererts based on the latest semiconductor switching devices
Current Topics	High-power high-efficiency bidirectional isolated dc-to-dc converters using the latest SiC-MOSFETs, and their applications Applications of multilevel converters to grid connections The next-generation medium-voltage high-power ac motor drive systems using mutillevel converters.

Biderectional isolated Dc-DC converte

850-V, 16-kHz, 100-kW transformer with a weight of 11 kg

Prof. Keiji KYOGOKU（Specially Appointed）〔Saito Lab〕
Room	S1	Mail-Box	S1-10
TEL	045-924-5263
E-mail	kyougoku.k.6f1b(at)m.isct.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
HomePage	https://komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp/

	Prof. Akira SUMITANI（Specially Appointed）〔Saito Lab〕
	Room	S1	Mail-Box	S1-10
	TEL	045-924-5255
	E-mail	sumitani.a.fb0c(at)m.isct.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp/
Research Field	Mechanical elements, Chemical engineering
Objective	Elemental technologies for carbon neutrality/span>
Current Topics	Performance enhancement of hybrid/electric hydraulic excavator component Optimization of hydrogen fuel cell system for construction machinery Improvement of hydraulic equipment and gear characteristics for electrification

	Assoc. Prof. Shinji TANAKA（Specially Appointed）〔Saito Lab〕
	Room	S1	Mail-Box	S1-10
	TEL	045-924-5243
	E-mail	tanaka.s.2ae3(at)m.isct.ac.jp　Please replace “(at)” with “@”.
	HomePage	https://komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp/
Research Field	Tribology, Machine elements, Fluid machinery
Objective	Visualization of lubrication condition of sliding parts in actual machine, Mixed lubrication analysis, Evaluation of friction and wear characteristics of sliding parts and lubricants
Current Topics	Increasing power density of bent axis type axial piston motor. Mixed lubrication analysis of sliding parts in bent axis type axial piston motor. Improving efficiency of swash plate type axial piston pump.

Wheel loader

Hydrostatic transmission