Patents by Inventor Haruo Oguchi

Haruo Oguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20220337067
    Abstract: A power control apparatus of an embodiment controls power to be output to a power system from a power station including a power generation unit, and a power storage unit. The power control apparatus includes a power generation control unit, a power storage control unit, and a cooperation control unit. The power generation control unit controls an output of the power generation unit based on a power generation set value. The power storage control unit controls an output of the power storage unit based on a power storage set value. The cooperation control unit outputs the power generation set value to the power generation control unit and outputs the power storage set value to the power storage control unit based on a power demand amount of the power system so as to make the power generation unit and the power storage unit operate in a cooperative manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi MATSUZAKI, Keiko SHIMIZU, Haruo OGUCHI, Akinori TANI, Takahisa HOSHINO, Kojiro TADA
  • Patent number: 8511093
    Abstract: A power generation plant comprises a plant control device (600) including two switchable control modes, i.e., a gas-turbine load control mode (7a) and a steam-turbine load control mode (7b). When the control is performed with the gas-turbine load control mode (7a), a fuel valve (104a) is controlled based on a load of a whole generator set (100), and a steam regulating valve (203a) is controlled based on an exhaust pressure of a steam turbine (202a). When the control is performed with the steam-turbine load control mode (7b), the fuel valve (104a) is controlled such that a valve opening degree thereof is maintained constant, and the steam regulating valve (203a) is controlled based on a load of the whole generator set (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Haruo Oguchi, Toyohiro Akebi, Takeshi Koi, Takahiro Moribe
  • Publication number: 20100275610
    Abstract: A power generation plant comprises a plant control device (600) including two switchable control modes, i.e., a gas-turbine load control mode (7a) and a steam-turbine load control mode (7b). When the control is performed with the gas-turbine load control mode (7a), a fuel valve (104a) is controlled based on a load of a whole generator set (100), and a steam regulating valve (203a) is controlled based on an exhaust pressure of a steam turbine (202a). When the control is performed with the steam-turbine load control mode (7b), the fuel valve (104a) is controlled such that a valve opening degree thereof is maintained constant, and the steam regulating valve (203a) is controlled based on a load of the whole generator set (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Haruo Oguchi, Toyohiro Akebi, Takeshi Koi, Takahiro Moribe
  • Patent number: 6530207
    Abstract: A gas turbine system comprises an alarm signal calculation circuit, a shutdown calculation circuit and a flashback-error signal prevention calculation circuit. The alarm signal calculation circuit, the shutdown calculation circuit and the flashback-error signal prevention calculation circuit are integrated in a combustion monitoring device for monitoring combustion condition of combustion gas in a gas turbine-combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Tobo, Haruo Oguchi, Hajime Yasui, Akira Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20020029557
    Abstract: A gas turbine system comprises an alarm signal calculation circuit, a shutdown calculation circuit and a flashback-error signal prevention calculation circuit. The alarm signal calculation circuit, the shutdown calculation circuit and the flashback-error signal prevention calculation circuit are integrated in a combustion monitoring device for monitoring combustion condition of combustion gas in a gas turbine-combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; Minato-Ku, Japan
    Inventors: Masayuki Tobo, Haruo Oguchi, Hajime Yasui, Akira Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 5855111
    Abstract: A power generation plant possessing a gas turbine includes a nitrogen oxide removal apparatus for injecting a reducing material such as ammonia into exhaust gas from the gas turbine to reduce NOx emission under a predetermined level. To a feedback control system for estimating such an amount of the reducing material to be injected that a measured NOx amount at an outlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus will get toward a NOx setpoint there is added a feedback control system for estimating an injection amount of the reducing material required for a NOx flow rate at an inlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus based upon a mole ratio of the reducing material to the NOx. The measured NOx at the inlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus is corrected based upon the combustion conditions of the gas turbine unit. NOx setpoint and the mole ratio are estimated based upon the operating conditions of a plant related to nitrogen oxide removal efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Haruo Oguchi, Shirou Hino, Toshie Kataoka
  • Patent number: 5813212
    Abstract: A power generation plant possessing a gas turbine includes a nitrogen oxide removal apparatus for injecting a reducing material such as ammonia into exhaust gas from the gas turbine to reduce NOx emission under a predetermined level. To a feedback control system for estimating such an amount of the reducing material to be injected that a measured NOx amount at an outlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus will get toward a NOx setpoint there is added a feedback control system for estimating an injection amount of the reducing material required for a NOx flow rate at an inlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus based upon a mole ratio of the reducing material to the NOx. The measured NOx at the inlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus is corrected based upon the combustion conditions of the gas turbine unit. NOx setpoint and the mole ratio are estimated based upon the operating conditions of a plant related to nitrogen oxide removal efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Haruo Oguchi, Shirou Hino, Toshie Kataoka
  • Patent number: 5584172
    Abstract: A power generation plant possessing a gas turbine includes a nitrogen oxide removal apparatus for injecting a reducing material such as ammonia into exhaust gas from the gas turbine to reduce NOx emission under a predetermined level. To a feedback control system for estimating such an amount of the reducing material to be injected that a measured NOx amount at an outlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus will get toward a NOx setpoint there is added a feedback control system for estimating an injection amount of the reducing material required for a NOx flow rate at an inlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus based upon a mole ratio of the reducing material to the NOx. The measured NOx at the inlet of the nitrogen oxide removal apparatus is corrected based upon the combustion conditions of the gas turbine unit. NOx setpoint and the mole ratio are estimated based upon the operating conditions of a plant related to nitrogen oxide removal efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Engineering Co.
    Inventors: Haruo Oguchi, Shirou Hino, Toshie Kataoka