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Saito Lab
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An energy engineering lab for a decarbonized society, linking electrical, mechanical, and thermal energy.
AboutAbout the lab
Creating a brighter future with environmental energy technology.
Saito Lab researches energy conversion engineering spanning electrical, mechanical dynamics, and thermal energy systems.
Using "circuit theory," which can be applied in common to analyses in different engineering fields, the lab has built a unified analytical theory for energy systems.
Based on this theory, the lab works on developing thermal energy equipment such as heat pumps and on building a decarbonized society that makes use of hydrogen energy and renewable energy.
Key terms
- Circuit theory
- A theory that uses the concepts of electrical circuits to represent the flow of energy in a unified way
- Heat pump
- A device that collects and uses heat from sources such as the air with little energy (used in air conditioners and water heaters)
- Decarbonized society
- A society that has brought emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide close to net zero
NewsLab news
A paper by Prof. Saito and colleagues was published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
A paper by Prof. Saito and colleagues was published in Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
A paper by Prof. Saito and colleagues was published in Applied Thermal Engineering
A paper by Prof. Saito and colleagues was published in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Prof. Saito published a book, Illustrated Guide to Next-Generation Heat Pump Technology (in Japanese)
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research in energy conversion engineering spanning electrical, mechanical dynamics, and thermal energy systems. It has built a unified analytical theory for energy systems that applies across different fields, and incorporates AI and IoT technologies.
*Illustrative imageUnified Analysis Theory for Energy Systems
The lab builds an analytical theory for energy systems that can be applied in common to different fields, including electrical, mechanical dynamics, and thermal energy systems.
*Illustrative imageDevelopment of an Energy Simulator
The lab develops "Energy flow+M," a general-purpose energy simulator that incorporates AI, IoT, and IT technologies into the unified analysis theory.
*Illustrative imageBuilding a Hydrogen Energy Society
The lab works on building social systems that use hydrogen, such as the hydrogen energy supply chain that is essential for a decarbonized society.
*Illustrative imageOptimization of Heat Pump Technology
The lab studies optimization to further improve the performance of heat pump technology, which offers high energy efficiency.
MembersFaculty
Saito Lab consists of faculty members, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and researchers.As of 2026
- ProfessorKiyoshi Saito
- Associate ProfessorNiccolo Giannetti
- LecturerMujung Kim
- LecturerCheolhwan Kim
- LecturerIBRAHIM Nasiru Ishaq
- LecturerChitose Tanaka
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “John Day River mouth” Sam Beebe / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Unified Analysis Theory for Energy Systems: “Wakayama003” Kumiko Korezumi / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Development of an Energy Simulator: “Wilkin River close to its confluence with Makarora River, New Zealand” Michal Klajban / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Building a Hydrogen Energy Society: “Giant prominence on the sun erupted” NASA/SDO/AIA/Goddard Space Flight Center / Public domain (cropped)
- Optimization of Heat Pump Technology: “Old hand-cranked water pump in Govik” W.carter / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Amano Lab): “Industrial pipes and tanks at a plant in Japan - 63v )” Kenny Gil / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamaguchi Lab): “Disassembled chiller heat exchanger” Rsparks3 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Suzuki Lab): “Pahoeoe fountain original” Jim D. Griggs (USGS) / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Takezawa Lab): “Fluid-structure-interaction-pressure-field-topology-optimization-4” Chrlundg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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