Patents by Inventor Yosuke Nakagawa

Yosuke Nakagawa 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: 10400774
    Abstract: A multi-stage compression system in which gases compressed by a pair of first-stage compressors are compressed by subsequent compressors connected to the first-stage compressors in series includes a valve control unit configured to output open/close signals for opening/closing valves for adjusting flow rates of gases flowing into the first-stage compressors provided at inlet sides of the first-stage compressors. The valve control unit outputs an open/close signal having a difference less than or equal to a predetermined value with respect to a degree of opening of the valve before malfunction determination as the open/close signal until a malfunction is eliminated after the determination of the malfunction in which one of the valves does not have a degree of opening according to the open/close signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Naoto Yonemura, Hiroyuki Miyata, Naoki Mori
  • Patent number: 10358985
    Abstract: A control device that controls a fuel gas supply system that has: a compressor that supplies compressed fuel gas to a load apparatus; an inflow amount regulating means that regulates the amount of fuel gas that flows into the compressor; an anti-surge valve that is for returning to an inlet side of the compressor fuel gas that is discharged from the compressor; and an inlet pressure-regulating valve that regulates the pressure of fuel gas supplied toward the inflow amount regulating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Naoto Yonemura, Kazuhiro Jahami
  • Publication number: 20190154487
    Abstract: A plant evaluation apparatus includes: a first computation unit configured to compute a first estimated value of a plant state quantity by using a steady-state model; a first determination unit configured to compute a second estimated value of the plant state quantity by assigning an equipment parameter in a normal state to an equipment parameter of a non-steady-state model; a second computation unit configured to compute a third estimated value of the plant state quantity by using the steady-state model in a case where the first determination unit determines that an error between the second estimated value and an actually measured value is equal to or more than a threshold value; and a second determination unit configured to determine whether or not a difference between the equipment parameter in the normal state and the equipment parameter in an abnormal state is equal to or more than a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Naohiko Ishibashi
  • Publication number: 20190143259
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery method includes: heating a CO2-absorbing solution that has absorbed CO2 from a gas, releasing the CO2 from the CO2-absorbing solution, and regenerating the CO2-absorbing solution, and at least one of: controlling a difference between an actual measured value and a target value of a recovery rate of the CO2 to be within a predetermined range; and controlling a difference between an actual measured value and a target value of a recovery amount of CO2 to be within a predetermined range, and controlling the CO2 recovery rate through a proportional calculation and an integration calculation based on the difference between the actual measured value and the target value of the CO2 recovery rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Daisuke Shimada, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 10213726
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes a CO2 absorber in which a gas containing CO2 contacts a CO2-absorbing solution that absorbs the CO2 in the gas; a CO2-absorbing solution regenerator that heats the CO2-absorbing solution that has absorbed the CO2, releases the CO2 from the CO2-absorbing solution, and regenerates the CO2-absorbing solution; and at least one of a CO2 recovery rate controller that controls a difference between an actual measured value and a target value of a recovery rate of the CO2 to be within a predetermined range; and a CO2 recovery amount controller that controls a difference between an actual measured value and a target value of a recovery amount of CO2 to be within a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Daisuke Shimada, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20190040864
    Abstract: A booster system includes: a cooling temperature regulating unit configured to regulate a temperature of an intermediate supercritical pressure liquid cooled and generated by a main cooling unit on upstream of a pump unit according to a flow rate of a supplied cooling medium; and a pressure detection unit configured to detect inlet pressure of the intermediate supercritical pressure liquid on an inlet side of the pump unit and detect outlet pressure of a target supercritical fluid on an outlet side of the pump unit. The cooling temperature regulating unit controls the flow rate of the cooling medium based on a pressure difference between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure or a pressure ratio between the inlet pressure and the outlet pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takaki, Yosuke Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20190018398
    Abstract: In order to reduce the calculation cost of industrial plant evaluation, an industrial plant evaluation device 5 comprises: a reception unit 51 configured to receive an actual machine manipulated variable in process control of an industrial plant and an actual machine process variable to be controlled by the process control; an estimation unit 52 configured to determine a process variable as an estimated process variable by using a process model defining a mathematical relationship between a manipulated variable and a process variable in the process control, the process variable as the estimated process variable being obtained by substituting the actual machine manipulated variable for the manipulated variable in the process model; and a comparison unit 53 configured to compare the estimated process variable and the actual machine process variable with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Naohiko Ishibashi
  • Patent number: 10036395
    Abstract: A compressor control device includes an inlet guide vane opening degree control unit configured to control an opening degree of an inlet guide vane. The inlet guide vane opening degree control unit includes an inlet guide vane opening degree command value calculation unit configured to calculate an inlet guide vane opening degree command value based on an outlet pressure detection value and a plurality of inlet guide vane opening degree correction units each configured to correct the inlet guide vane opening degree command value based on the post-merger pressure detection value and a corresponding inlet flow rate detection value for each of a plurality of upstream-most compressor bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takeda, Yosuke Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Miyata, Naoki Mori
  • Patent number: 9987586
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes a CO2-absorber that causes a gas containing CO2 to contact a CO2-absorbing solution and that causes the CO2 in the gas to be absorbed into the CO2-absorbing solution; a CO2-regenerator that heats the CO2-absorbing solution, releases the CO2 from the CO2-absorbing solution, and regenerates the CO2-absorbing solution; and a CO2 recovery amount controller that: calculates a computed target value of a CO2 recovery amount and a computed target value of a CO2 recovery rate based on a set value of the CO2 recovery rate, actual measured values of CO2 concentration, gas flow rate, and temperature of the gas, and calculates a maximum value of the CO2 recovery amount in the CO2-absorber and a maximum value of the CO2 recovery amount in the CO2-regenerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Daisuke Shimada, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 9845807
    Abstract: Provided is a compressor control device configured to control a flow rate of a compressor having a plurality of impellers connected to an outlet port-side flow path in parallel and a flow rate regulation unit configured to regulate a flow rate of each of the impellers, the compressor control device including a pressure detection unit configured to detect a pressure of the outlet port-side flow path, a flow rate detection unit configured to detect the flow rate of each of the impellers, and a control unit configured to output a flow rate regulation command of each of the impellers to the flow rate regulation unit and control the flow rate regulation unit based on the detection result of the pressure detection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Takeda, Yosuke Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20170198704
    Abstract: A multi-stage compressor system is a system of a multi-stage compressor in which compressors are connected in series in a plurality of stages includes a control unit. The control unit determines whether a malfunction is present in the system by comparing a suction flow rate of a first-stage compressor measured by a first sensor with a downstream flow rate from an outlet of the multi-stage compressor measured by a second sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKAGAWA, Naoto YONEMURA, Hiroyuki MIYATA, Naoki MORI
  • Publication number: 20170198705
    Abstract: A multi-stage compression system in which gases compressed by a pair of first-stage compressors are compressed by subsequent compressors connected to the first-stage compressors in series includes a valve control unit configured to output open/close signals for opening/closing valves for adjusting flow rates of gases flowing into the first-stage compressors provided at inlet sides of the first-stage compressors. The valve control unit outputs an open/close signal having a difference less than or equal to a predetermined value with respect to a degree of opening of the valve before malfunction determination as the open/close signal until a malfunction is eliminated after the determination of the malfunction in which one of the valves does not have a degree of opening according to the open/close signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKAGAWA, Naoto YONEMURA, Hiroyuki MIYATA, Naoki MORI
  • Publication number: 20170113177
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes a CO2-absorber that causes a gas containing CO2 to contact a CO2-absorbing solution and that causes the CO2 in the gas to be absorbed into the CO2-absorbing solution; a CO2-regenerator that heats the CO2-absorbing solution, releases the CO2 from the CO2-absorbing solution, and regenerates the CO2-absorbing solution; and a CO2 recovery amount controller that: calculates a computed target value of a CO2 recovery amount and a computed target value of a CO2 recovery rate based on a set value of the CO2 recovery rate, actual measured values of CO2 concentration, gas flow rate, and temperature of the gas, and calculates a maximum value of the CO2 recovery amount in the CO2-absorber and a maximum value of the CO2 recovery amount in the CO2-regenerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Daisuke Shimada, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20170113178
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes a CO2 absorber in which a gas containing CO2 contacts a CO2-absorbing solution that absorbs the CO2 in the gas; a CO2-absorbing solution regenerator that heats the CO2-absorbing solution that has absorbed the CO2, releases the CO2 from the CO2-absorbing solution, and regenerates the CO2-absorbing solution; and at least one of a CO2 recovery rate controller that controls a difference between an actual measured value and a target value of a recovery rate of the CO2 to be within a predetermined range; and a CO2 recovery amount controller that controls a difference between an actual measured value and a target value of a recovery amount of CO2 to be within a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Daisuke Shimada, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Publication number: 20170044997
    Abstract: A control device that controls a fuel gas supply system that has: a compressor that supplies compressed fuel gas to a load apparatus; an inflow amount regulating means that regulates the amount of fuel gas that flows into the compressor; an anti-surge valve that is for returning to an inlet side of the compressor fuel gas that is discharged from the compressor; and an inlet pressure-regulating valve that regulates the pressure of fuel gas supplied toward the inflow amount regulating means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKAGAWA, Naoto YONEMURA, Kazuhiro JAHAMI
  • Publication number: 20170009664
    Abstract: With regard to a load running system that comprises a plurality of compressors that compress a fuel gas and supply the compressed fuel gas to a load apparatus, this compressor control device comprises: a feedforward control signal generation unit that, on the basis of a value that is found by dividing the total load of the load apparatus by the number of running compressors, generates a first control signal that is for controlling the amount of fuel gas supplied by the compressors; and a control unit that, on the basis of the first control signal, controls the amount of fuel gas supplied by the compressors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKAGAWA, Naoto YONEMURA, Kazuhiro JAHAMI
  • Patent number: 9520278
    Abstract: An object is to mix multiple liquids sufficiently and then nebulize the mixed liquids while maintaining the nebulizing efficiency. A nebulizer includes a first inner tube disposed inside an outer tube and having therein a first sample passage through which a first liquid sample flows, a second inner tube disposed inside the outer tube in parallel with the first inner tube and having therein a second sample passage through which a second liquid sample flows, a membranous member disposed with a gap between the membranous member and sample outlets formed at respective ends of the inner tubes. The gap forms mixing space in which a gas passing through a gas passage converts the first and second liquid samples flowing out of the sample outlets into droplets and mixes the droplets and the membranous member has multiple holes through which the mixed liquid samples pass along with the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignees: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, S.T. JAPAN INC.
    Inventors: Kazumi Inagaki, Shin-ichiro Fujii, Shin-ichi Miyashita, Koichi Chiba, Takao Nakagawa, Masaaki Abe, Nobuyoshi Kitagawa, Yosuke Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20160341131
    Abstract: A control device (101) that controls a fuel gas supply system (100) that comprises: a compressor (1) that supplies compressed fuel gas to a load apparatus (15); an inflow amount regulating means (5) that regulates the amount of fuel gas that flows into the compressor (1); and an anti-surge valve (7) that is for returning to an inlet side of the compressor (1) fuel gas that is discharged from the compressor (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPRESSOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke NAKAGAWA, Naoto YONEMURA, Kazuhiro JAHAMI
  • Patent number: 9384956
    Abstract: A nebulizer characterized in being provided with: an inner tube, which is disposed coaxially with an outer tube in which a nebulizing outlet is formed and which, together with the outer tube, forms a gas channel therebetween; a sample channel, which is formed inside the inner tube and through which a liquid sample to be nebulized flows; and a reticular membrane disposed with a gap from the sample outlet that is formed at one end of the inner tube and in which multiple holes, through which liquid sample drops flowing out from the sample outlet pass along with a gas, are formed. Using the nebulizer, the particle size of the nebulized liquid droplets can be made uniformly fine over a broad range of sample liquid flow volumes while retention of sample liquid in the nebulizer is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignees: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, S.T. Japan Inc.
    Inventors: Kazumi Inagaki, Shin-Ichiro Fujii, Akiko Takatsu, Koichi Chiba, Takao Nakagawa, Masaaki Abe, Nobuyoshi Kitagawa, Yosuke Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9186620
    Abstract: A target treatment volume for exhaust gas to be treated is specified based on the product of an actual flow rate of exhaust gas discharged toward a CO2 recovery device, and an exhaust gas treatment rate RG1, and a target recovery volume for CO2 to be recovered by the recovery device is specified based on the product of an actual volume of CO2 contained in the exhaust gas discharged from the generation source of the exhaust gas, the exhaust gas treatment rate RG1, and a CO2 recovery rate RCO2. RG1=TCO2/VG1 VG1: Flow rate of exhaust gas discharged from generation source of exhaust gas TCO2: Volume of exhaust gas to be treated by recovery device RCO2=CCO2/VCO2 VCO2: Volume of CO2 contained in exhaust gas to be treated by recovery device CCO2: Volume of CO2 to be recovered by recovery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Nakagawa, Naohiko Ishibashi, Hiromitsu Nagayasu