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).
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Patent number: 11067007Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Patent number: 10639578Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Publication number: 20190153963Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventor: Yoshinori KITAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20170182450Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventor: Yoshinori KITAGUCHI
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Publication number: 20160341497Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventor: Yoshinori KITAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8534038Abstract: A combined power plant that is capable of reducing the time required for restarting is provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2008Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Patent number: 8393649Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 11, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Patent number: 8327615Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Publication number: 20110037253Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Publication number: 20110012338Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Publication number: 20090126338Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi
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Publication number: 20080236135Abstract: A combined power plant that is capable of reducing the time required for restarting is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshinori Kitaguchi