Patents Assigned to IHI Corporation
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Patent number: 11588358Abstract: A communication control device comprises: an antenna; and a control unit that controls wireless communication related to wireless power transfer to a power receiver device through a power transmitter device. The control unit acquires via the antenna a radio wave status of each of a plurality of channels related to the wireless communication. The control unit acquires a power transmission status of the wireless power transfer. The control unit sets, based on the acquired power transmission status, switching conditions for switching the channel according to the radio wave status. The control unit causes the channel to be switched based on the radio wave status and the switching conditions. The control unit causes the wireless communication to continue on the switched channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Yazaki, Michisato Maekawa, Naoki Omura, Yusuke Oono, Atsushi Asano
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Publication number: 20230041781Abstract: An electrolysis system includes at least one H2O electrolysis apparatus that electrolyzes water to produce hydrogen; and at least one CO2 electrolysis apparatus that electrolyzes carbon dioxide to produce carbon monoxide. The electrolysis system includes a co-electrolysis apparatus that co-electrolyzes water and carbon dioxide to produce less hydrogen per unit time than produced by the at least one H2O electrolysis apparatus and less carbon monoxide per unit time than produced by the at least one CO2 electrolysis apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Shinya OKUNO, Noriki MIZUKAMI, Hiroyuki KAMATA
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Publication number: 20230043042Abstract: A turbine includes: a turbine blade wheel housed in a housing unit; two turbine scroll flow paths wound radially outward with respect to the turbine blade wheel and connected at positions different from each other in a circumferential direction in an outer circumferential portion of the housing unit; and two scroll outlets each communicating one of the two turbine scroll flow paths with the housing unit, the two scroll outlets formed along the circumferential direction, at least one of the two scroll outlets having a height distribution in which a height in an axial direction is lower than a surrounding height at at least one of an upstream end or a downstream end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: IHI CorporationInventor: Wataru SATO
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Patent number: 11572614Abstract: The multi-chamber heat treatment device includes intermediate conveyors connected together, each treatment conveyor of the intermediate conveyors is attached with a treater that applies predetermined heat treatment to a treatment object and conveys the treatment object to the treater, and each treater is either one of a main treater that applies main treatment to the treatment object, a preheater that applies preheating treatment to the treatment object before the main treatment, and a cooler that applies cooling treatment to the treatment object after the main treatment.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: IHI CORPORATION, IHI MACHINERY AND FURNACE CO., LTD.Inventors: Osamu Sakamoto, Ichiro Nakamoto, Takuma Yoshida
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Patent number: 11566534Abstract: A rod assembly includes a turnbuckle that extends along a central axis, a first rod that is to be screwed into a first adjustment hole of the turnbuckle, a second rod that is to be screwed into a second adjustment hole of the turnbuckle, a first nut that is fitted to a first adjustment end portion of the first rod, and a second nut that is fitted to a second adjustment end portion of the second rod. A first turnbuckle-welded portion is provided between the first nut and the turnbuckle, and a second turnbuckle-welded portion is provided between the second nut and the turnbuckle. A first rod-welded portion is provided between the first nut and the first rod, and a second rod-welded portion is provided between the second nut and the second rod.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: IHI CorporationInventors: Yuuji Kobayashi, Yasushi Asada, Fumihiko Fukuhara, Shun Fukuoka
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Publication number: 20230027868Abstract: Provided is a carbon dioxide recovery system including: an absorption tower; a regeneration tower that takes in an absorbing solution that has absorbed carbon dioxide at the absorption tower, and separates the carbon dioxide from the absorbing solution using regenerated steam to regenerate the absorbing solution; first supply piping that supplies the absorbing solution regenerated in the regeneration tower to the absorption tower; a reclaimer that takes in part of the absorbing solution regenerated in the regeneration tower to remove degraded material and supplies the absorbing solution from which the degraded material has been removed to the regeneration tower or the first supply piping; an in-line viscometer that measures a viscosity of the absorbing solution flowing through the first supply piping; and a controller that controls an amount of the absorbing solution processed by the reclaimer based on the viscosity measured by the in-line viscometer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Shinya OKUNO, Shiko NAKAMURA, Hirohito OKUHARA, Miyuki FURUSAWA
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Patent number: 11554442Abstract: An additive manufacturing device manufactures an additively manufactured article by preheating a powder material by irradiating the powder material with a charged particle beam and then melting the powder material by irradiating the powder material with the charged particle beam. The additive manufacturing device includes a beam emitting unit emitting the charged particle beam and irradiating the powder material with the charged particle beam, and a position detection unit detecting a position of scattering of the powder material when the powder material scatters by being irradiated with the charged particle beam. When the powder material scatters by being irradiated with the charged particle beam, the beam emitting unit emits the charged particle beam such that a thermal dose of the preheating is increased at the position of scattering.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventor: Kenta Shionuma
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Patent number: 11549521Abstract: Provided is a centrifugal compressor, including: a movable member which is movable between a first position and a second position, the first position being a position at which an opening degree of an auxiliary flow passage arranged more on an outer diameter side than a main flow passage becomes a first opening degree, the second position being a position at which an opening degree of the auxiliary flow passage becomes a second opening degree smaller than the first opening degree; and a linear actuator configured to drive the movable member in a rotation axis direction of the impeller.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: IHI CorporationInventors: Yusei Yokoyama, Takashi Fujiwara, Wataru Ueda, Hiroshi Saito
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Patent number: 11548828Abstract: A ceramic matrix composite includes a substrate which contains a fibrous body made of silicon carbide fiber, and a matrix which is formed in the substrate, and which contains silicon carbide and a silicon material made of silicon or a binary silicon alloy.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: IHI CorporationInventors: Akihiro Sato, Shingo Kanazawa, Yuuya Nagami, Ryoji Kakiuchi
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Publication number: 20230006514Abstract: A rotation device includes a rotor; an inlet flow passage that guides a cooling medium toward the outside in a radial direction of the rotor; an axial flow passage that is connected to the inlet flow passage and guides the cooling medium along a rotation axis of the rotor; and an outlet flow passage that is connected to the axial flow passage and guides the cooling medium toward the inside in the radial direction of the rotor. In addition, an outlet of the outlet flow passage is provided on the outside in the radial direction of an inlet of the inlet flow passage in the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Tetsuyuki TERAUCHI, Yoshikazu SAKAMAKI
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Publication number: 20230006474Abstract: A wireless power transfer facility includes: a power factor correction device that converts AC front-stage input power received from a commercial power source into DC front-stage output power and has a plurality of output terminals for outputting the front-stage output power; a plurality of inverters that are respectively connected to the output terminals of the power factor correction device and convert DC rear-stage input power including the DC front-stage output power received from the output terminals into AC rear-stage output power; a plurality of power transmission coils that are respectively connected to the plurality of inverters and receive the rear-stage output power; and a control device that performs control so that the front-stage input power output to the power factor correction device does not exceed allowable power of the commercial power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: IHI CorporationInventor: Koki NOTAKE
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Patent number: 11542574Abstract: A TiAl alloy member for hot forging includes a substrate made of TiAl alloy, and an Al layer formed on a surface of the substrate, the Al layer containing Al as a main constituent and containing Ti.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: IHI CorporationInventors: Keiji Kubushiro, Masanobu Baba, Yohei Sakakibara, Yutaro Ota
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Microgrid power plan for optimizing energy performance resulting from proportional predictive demand
Patent number: 11539213Abstract: The energy management system is an energy management system for a microgrid including at least either one of an electrical load and a renewable energy power-generation system, and an energy storage device, the energy management system including: a prediction unit that predicts, at a fixed time interval, at least either one of an electricity demand and an amount of electricity generated from renewable energy, and an electricity fee, within a predetermined period; and an optimization unit that performs optimization for an optimum charging/discharging plan for the energy storage device by using a prediction result from the prediction unit and in consideration of uncertainty in prediction.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: IHI CorporationInventor: Yuji Koguma -
Publication number: 20220402397Abstract: An operation management device includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire information necessary for charging an on-vehicle battery of a vehicle entering a charging facility in which charging spaces coexist, power transmission devices having different amounts of transmission power being installed in the charging spaces; and an optimization unit configured to optimize a charging schedule for increasing a charge amount of the on-vehicle battery to a target charging level by charging with an available power transmission device in the charging spaces based on the acquired information so that power consumption in the charging facility is suppressed to a maximum allowable power amount or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: IHI CorporationInventor: Kenji NISHIMURA
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Patent number: 11530706Abstract: Provided is a rotating body, including: a shaft; and a compressor impeller including: a main body having an insertion hole, which extends from one end to another end side and is configured to receive the shaft inserted therethrough; a boss portion formed at one end side of the main body; and a joint portion, which is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole at the boss portion and is welded to the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: IHI CorporationInventors: Kenichi Segawa, Akitada Narimatsu
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Publication number: 20220396158Abstract: A foreign object detection device detects, during wireless power transfer from a power transmission unit of a power transmission device to a power reception unit of a power reception device, a foreign object on the power transmission unit, and comprises: a temperature sensitive body that is disposed at the power transmission unit and changes a color with temperature; and a detection unit that detects the foreign object by detecting a change in the color.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2019Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Eiichi URUSHIBATA, Kenji NISHIMURA, Hideki NAGANO
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Patent number: 11524338Abstract: A three-dimensional modeling device includes a table supporting a powder material and a model created from the powder material, a processing section disposed so as to face the table and obtaining the model by processing the powder material, and a rotation unit causing the table to rotate relative to the processing section around a rotary axis. The processing section has a plurality of processing units disposed around the rotary axis. The processing units supply the powder material to the table, preheat the supplied powder material, and emit an energy beam to the preheated powder material.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Miki Shinagawa, Yuichiro Nakayama
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Publication number: 20220385123Abstract: Provided is a stator including a coil of a winding of a flat wire conductor, a stator core including a slot for housing a part of the coil, and a flow passage part through which a coolant flows, provided between a wall part of the slot and an outer surface of the coil facing the wall part. The extension shape of the flow passage part from an inlet to an outlet for the coolant changes along the axial direction of the stator core. The flow passage part is, for example, a concave part formed on the wall part of the slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Naoki SEKI, Fuminori SUZUKI
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Publication number: 20220381255Abstract: A centrifugal compressor includes: an impeller provided in a housing; a throttling portion provided in front of the impeller in the housing; an actuator rod connected to an actuator and including a plate portion including a plane at its end; and a connecting portion connected to the throttling portion and including a pair of projections facing each other across the plate portion in an axial direction of the actuator rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: IHI CorporationInventors: Atsushi YONEMURA, Ryota SAKISAKA
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Publication number: 20220381741Abstract: A damage evaluation device includes: a phased array probe that irradiates an ultrasonic signal from a surface of an inspection metal toward an inside of the inspection metal and detects a reflection signal reflected in a predetermined region inside the inspection metal; and an arithmetic processor. The arithmetic processor sets planes parallel to each other in an inspection region, calculates pixel data by quantifying the reflection signal from segments set in each of the planes; calculates a scattering degree of the pixel data, and evaluates damage of the inspection metal based on the scattering degree.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Applicant: IHI CORPORATIONInventors: Yuuki NAGAI, Masahiro HATO, Hiroaki HATANAKA