Patents by Inventor Katsuhito Shimizu

Katsuhito Shimizu 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: 20040148132
    Abstract: In order to provide an operation and maintenance planning aiding system for a power generation installation which prepares an operation plan for a plurality of power generation units by making use of actual plant data and based on a total judgement including a variety of circumstances of the machine and apparatus or the parts thereof in the power generation units, in the system the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, a power supply command center 3 and a service center 1 are arranged and connected via a communication network 6, the service center 1 obtains the plant data via the communication network 6 from the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, calculates in real time a power generation efficiency of a concerned power generation unit for every plurality of power generation units 41, 42 51 and 52 by making use of the obtained plant data and design data of the concerned power generation unit and prepares an operation and maintenance plan for each of the power generation u
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hayashi, Hidekazu Fujimura, Masao Furukawa, Katsuhito Shimizu, Yasushi Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20040114509
    Abstract: A multiplexing control system has a common process input/output unit for distributing process signals from sensors for measuring the same state variable of a process to digital controllers. One process input/output unit for inputting/outputting a process signal between the multiplexing control system and plant is provided for each process signal. The process input/output unit for the process signal of high importance is triplexed. A process controller having an operating function is provided to each of the triplexed process input/output units. A process input/output unit for the process signal of intermediate importance is diplexed. A process input/output unit for the process signal of low importance is monoplexed. The process signals of the diplexed process input/output units and the monoplexed process input/output unit are controlled by a controller having a master right among the process controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Miura, Shoei Takahashi, Kazuyasu Asakura, Yoshio Maruyama, Katsuhito Shimizu, Yukiko Mori, Tohru Akatsu
  • Patent number: 6691065
    Abstract: In order to provide an operation and maintenance planning aiding system for a power generation installation which prepares an operation plan for a plurality of power generation units by making use of actual plant data and based on a total judgement including a variety of circumstances of the machine and apparatus or the parts thereof in the power generation units, in the system the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, a power supply command center 3 and a service center 1 are arranged and connected via a communication network 6, the service center 1 obtains the plant data via the communication network 6 from the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, calculates in real time a power generation efficiency of a concerned power generation unit for every plurality of power generation units 41, 42 51 and 52 by making use of the obtained plant data and design data of the concerned power generation unit and prepares an operation and maintenance plan for each of the power generation u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hayashi, Hidekazu Fujimura, Masao Furukawa, Katsuhito Shimizu, Yasushi Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20030229405
    Abstract: (Subject)
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Masashi Sugihara, Masayuki Fukai, Akio Ito, Katsuhito Shimizu, Satoshi Kusaka, Shigeaki Namba, Toru Kimura
  • Publication number: 20030137998
    Abstract: A multiplexing control system has a common process input/output unit for distributing process signals from sensors for measuring the same state variable of a process to digital controllers. One process input/output unit for inputting/outputting a process signal between the multiplexing control system and plant is provided for each process signal. The process input/output unit for the process signal of high importance is triplexed. A process controller having an operating function is provided to each of the triplexed process input/output units. A process input/output unit for the process signal of intermediate importance is diplexed. A process input/output unit for the process signal of low importance is monoplexed. The process signals of the diplexed process input/output units and the monoplexed process input/output unit are controlled by a controller having a master right among the process controllers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Miura, Shoei Takahashi, Kazuyasu Asakura, Yoshio Maruyama, Katsuhito Shimizu, Yukiko Mori, Tohru Akatsu
  • Publication number: 20030109943
    Abstract: Documents used for process control can be managed and maintained from a document server and a terminal. In order to update the documents quickly so that an operated process is always kept in the most preferable state of operation, the document server stores and manages production documents used for actually controlling and monitoring a control system plant, whereas the terminal system is used to refer and edit plant documents. The terminal can synchronize contents of the plant documents in the document server with those in the control system before storing the synchronized plant documents in the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuhito Shimizu, Tooru Kimura, Yoshio Maruyama, Yukiko Mouri, Satoru Shimizu, Hidekazu Fujimura, Masao Furukawa, Yoshiharu Hayashi, Yasushi Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20030105740
    Abstract: Documents used for process control can be managed and maintained from a document server and a terminal. In order to update the documents quickly so that an operated process is always kept in the most preferable state of operation, the document server stores and manages production documents used for actually controlling and monitoring a control system plant, whereas the terminal system is used to refer and edit plant documents. The terminal can synchronize contents of the plant documents in the document server with those in the control system before storing the synchronized plant documents in the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Katsuhito Shimizu, Tooru Kimura, Yoshio Maruyama, Yukiko Mouri, Satoru Shimizu, Hidekazu Fujimura, Masao Furukawa, Yoshiharu Hayashi, Yasushi Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20030004659
    Abstract: In order to provide an operation and maintenance planning aiding system for a power generation installation which prepares an operation plan for a plurality of power generation units by making use of actual plant data and based on a total judgement including a variety of circumstances of the machine and apparatus or the parts thereof in the power generation units, in the system the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, a power supply command center 3 and a service center 1 are arranged and connected via a communication network 6, the service center 1 obtains the plant data via the communication network 6 from the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, calculates in real time a power generation efficiency of a concerned power generation unit for every plurality of power generation units 41, 42 51 and 52 by making use of the obtained plant data and design data of the concerned power generation unit and prepares an operation and maintenance plan for each of the power generation u
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hayashi, Hidekazu Fujimura, Masao Furukawa, Katsuhito Shimizu, Yasushi Hayasaka
  • Publication number: 20020120412
    Abstract: In order to provide an operation and maintenance planning aiding system for a power generation installation which prepares an operation plan for a plurality of power generation units by making use of actual plant data and based on a total judgement including a variety of circumstances of the machine and apparatus or the parts thereof in the power generation units, in the system the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, a power supply command center 3 and a service center 1 are arranged and connected via a communication network 6, the service center 1 obtains the plant data via the communication network 6 from the plurality of power generation units 41, 42, 51 and 52, calculates in real time a power generation efficiency of a concerned power generation unit for every plurality of power generation units 41, 42 51 and 52 by making use of the obtained plant data and design data of the concerned power generation unit and prepares an operation and maintenance plan for each of the power generation u
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hayashi, Hidekazu Fujimura, Masao Furukawa, Katsuhito Shimizu, Yasushi Hayasaka
  • Patent number: 6035247
    Abstract: A communication module of a controller for outputting a command relating to an operation and a monitor for auxiliaries to be operated and a communication module of a switch gear for generating information relating to a protection and an interlock for the auxiliaries to be operated are connected through a serial transmission cable wires. Each of the switch gears is connected each other through a serial transmission cable wires. By controlling a CPU in the switch gear, an activation of the auxiliaries to be protected which are connected to a power circuit is commanded and then the protection operation and the interlock operation for the auxiliaries to be operated are carried out. A small scale of the apparatus can be attained and the wiring cables can be lessened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Sugihara, Masayuki Fukai, Akio Ito, Katsuhito Shimizu
  • Patent number: 5268835
    Abstract: A process controller having a setting section for giving a target value for a fixed period of time, a control section including a predicting section for predicting a process response for the fixed time period in accordance with a current value of a process control amount and a virtual value of an operation amount; a quantitating section for quantitating a difference between the target value and the result by the predicting section; a calculating section for calculating a basic signal of the operation amount in accordance with the quantitated result, and an optimizing section including a predicting section for predicting a process response for the fixed time period with a control amount and an initial operation amount of the process; another quantitating section for quantitating a difference between the prediction and the target value, a calculating section for calculating the operation amount in accordance with the second quantitated result; and a section for performing control in such a way that the quantita
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanori Miyagaki, Akira Sugano, Atsushi Takita, Eiji Toyama, Katsuhito Shimizu, Haruya Tobita, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Masahide Nomura, Tooru Kimura
  • Patent number: 4942514
    Abstract: A system and a method of monitoring and displaying in which control screen indicating a control data of a control device for process control displayed on the display screen of a display unit by a touch operation on a diagram of the control device, the control data being further selected by another touch operation. The display condition of the control data display area thus changes, the operator being permitted to visually check whether the operation has been selected correctly. After visual confirmation, a switch disposed outside of the display screen and corresponding to the called control screen is operated to start the operation of the control device determined for control for the first time at this time point. In case of a combined display of a control device and a control screen, on the other hand, a first display unit is utilized such that the called control screen is displayed at a position far from the control device to be controlled, thereby not hiding the control device display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hisanori Miyagaki, Katsuhito Shimizu, Haruya Tobita, Atsushi Takita, Tooru Kimura, Akira Sugano, Masayuki Kikuchi, Masayuki Fukai