Patents by Inventor Yoshinori Kitaguchi

Yoshinori Kitaguchi 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).

  • Patent number: 11067007
    Abstract: A gas turbine is equipped with: a low-pressure bleed passage, a medium-pressure bleed passage, and a high-pressure bleed-passage for supplying compressed air bled from respective bleed chambers to a turbine; a low-pressure exhaust passage, a medium-pressure exhaust passage, and a high-pressure exhaust passage for exhausting the compressed air in the respective bleed passages to an exhaust chamber; a low-pressure exhaust valve, a medium-pressure exhaust valve, and a high-pressure exhaust valve provided respectively in the exhaust passages; a low-pressure ejector and a medium-pressure ejector provided in the respective exhaust passages; a driving air supply passage for supplying the compressed air to the ejectors; and a control device configured to open the exhaust valves and supply compressed air from the driving air supply passage to the ejectors when an operating state of a gas turbine is in a region in which rotation stall is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Patent number: 10639578
    Abstract: Provided is a filter exchange device attached to a holding frame disposed in a duct and configured to exchange a plurality of filter materials configured to filter a gas flowing through the duct, and the filter exchange device includes an exchange device main body, a moving device configured to move the exchange device main body, and a control device configured to control the exchange device main body and the moving device, wherein the exchange device main body has a casing in which an accommodating space is formed, an exchange mechanism configured to remove a used filter material attached to the holding frame and attach a filter material for exchange accommodated in the casing, and a blocking unit configured to block a gas flowing through the duct from passing through a portion to which the filter material is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Publication number: 20190153963
    Abstract: A gas turbine equipped with: a low-pressure bleed passage, a medium-pressure bleed passage, and a high-pressure bleed-passage for supplying compressed air bled from respective bleed chambers to a turbine; a low-pressure exhaust passage, a medium-pressure exhaust passage, and a high-pressure exhaust passage for exhausting the compressed air in the respective bleed passages to an exhaust chamber; a low-pressure exhaust valve, a medium-pressure exhaust valve, and a high-pressure exhaust valve provided respectively in the exhaust passages; a low-pressure ejector and a medium-pressure ejector provided in the respective exhaust passages; a driving air supply passage for supplying the compressed air to the ejectors; and a control device that opens the exhaust valves and supplies compressed air from the driving air supply passage to the ejectors when the operating state of a gas turbine is in a region in which rotation stall is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Yoshinori KITAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170182450
    Abstract: Provided is a filter exchange device attached to a holding frame disposed in a duct and configured to exchange a plurality of filter materials configured to filter a gas flowing through the duct, and the filter exchange device includes an exchange device main body, a moving device configured to move the exchange device main body, and a control device configured to control the exchange device main body and the moving device, wherein the exchange device main body has a casing in which an accommodating space is formed, an exchange mechanism configured to remove a used filter material attached to the holding frame and attach a filter material for exchange accommodated in the casing, and a blocking unit configured to block a gas flowing through the duct from passing through a portion to which the filter material is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventor: Yoshinori KITAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20160341497
    Abstract: A heat exchanger is provided with: an air coolant line through which air coolant (AC) flows; a compressed air branching line through which compressed air flows; a plurality of heat exchange units for performing heat exchange between the air coolant and the compressed air, the heat exchange units being disposed side by side in a flow direction of the air coolant; a flow rate-adjusting valve for adjusting the flow rate of the compressed air flowing through the second heat exchange unit of the plurality of heat exchange units, the second heat exchange unit being positioned at a downstream side in the flow direction of the air coolant; temperature sensors for detecting the temperature of the compressed air; and a control unit configured to adjust the degree of opening of the flow rate-adjusting valve in accordance with the compressed air temperatures detected by the temperature sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Yoshinori KITAGUCHI
  • Patent number: 8534038
    Abstract: A combined power plant that is capable of reducing the time required for restarting is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Patent number: 8393649
    Abstract: A flange of a first pipe and a flange of a second pipe are connected via the flanges. An annular seal groove is formed in the flange surface of the flange. A sealing liquid is poured and placed in the seal groove from a sealing liquid pouring section via a pouring passage. The sealing liquid placed in the seal groove forms a liquid seal structure to improve sealing ability. Further, the sealing liquid is placed also in a discharge passage and a discharge pipe. When gas in the pipes enters the seal groove, the gas can be discharged from a discharge device and detected by a gas sensor to enable the user to take safety measures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Patent number: 8327615
    Abstract: A combined cycle power generating plant that can realize a reduction in the start-up time includes a gas turbine, a steam turbine, a steam supplying section that supplies steam to the gas turbine, a first steam pipe that directs steam from the steam supplying section to the gas turbine, a second steam pipe that directs steam from the gas turbine to the steam turbine, a first release section that carries out control such that the supply destination of steam that is directed to the first steam pipe is one of either the outside of the gas turbine or the outside of the first steam pipe, a second release section that carries out control such that the supply destination of steam that is directed to the second steam pipe is one of either the outside of the steam turbine or the outside of the second steam pipe, and a bypass pipe that directs at least a portion of the steam inside the first steam pipe to the second steam pipe between the gas turbine and the second steam pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Publication number: 20110037253
    Abstract: A pot and a flange plate are connected by a flange. Upstream side piping penetrates the pot and an inflow opening end of the upstream side piping is located in the pot. Downstream side piping penetrates the flange plate and an outflow opening end of the downstream side piping is located in the pot. When a gas/liquid two-phase fluid wherein hydrogen gas and oil are mixed is supplied from the upstream side piping into the pot, the hydrogen gas is collected above the outflow opening end in the pot and the oil is stored below. The oil functions as a sealant of the hydrogen gas at the flange joint of the pot and the flange plate, thus preventing leakage of the hydrogen gas from the flange joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Publication number: 20110012338
    Abstract: A flange of a first pipe and a flange of a second pipe are connected via the flanges. An annular seal groove is formed in the flange surface of the flange. A sealing liquid is poured and placed in the seal groove from a sealing liquid pouring section via a pouring passage. The sealing liquid placed in the seal groove forms a seal groove forms a liquid seal structure to improve sealing ability. Further, the sealing liquid is placed also in a discharge passage and a discharge pipe. When gas in the pipes enters the seal groove, the gas can be discharged from a discharge device and detected by a gas sensor to enable the user to take safety measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Publication number: 20090126338
    Abstract: A combined cycle power generating plant that can realize a reduction in the start-up time includes a gas turbine, a steam turbine, a steam supplying section that supplies steam to the gas turbine, a first steam pipe that directs steam from the steam supplying section to the gas turbine, a second steam pipe that directs steam from the gas turbine to the steam turbine, a first release section that carries out control such that the supply destination of steam that is directed to the first steam pipe is one of either the outside of the gas turbine or the outside of the first steam pipe, a second release section that carries out control such that the supply destination of steam that is directed to the second steam pipe is one of either the outside of the steam turbine or the outside of the second steam pipe, and a bypass pipe that directs at least a portion of the steam inside the first steam pipe to the second steam pipe between the gas turbine and the second steam pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
  • Publication number: 20080236135
    Abstract: A combined power plant that is capable of reducing the time required for restarting is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi