Patents Assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
  • Patent number: 11833467
    Abstract: A boiler plant includes a carbon dioxide capture system. The carbon dioxide capture system has an absorbing-liquid regeneration device and an absorber. The absorbing-liquid regeneration device includes a regenerator, a first circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, and a second circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, a heat exchanger, a heater, and a switcher. The heat exchanger heats the absorbing liquid by exchanging heat between the absorbing liquid flowing through the first circulation line and steam from the boiler. The heater heats the absorbing liquid flowing in the second circulation line. The switcher switches between a first heating state, in which the absorbing liquid flows in the first circulation line, and a second heating state, in which the absorbing liquid flows in the second circulation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tsutsumi, Hiromi Ishii, Tetsuya Tanaka, Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 11820408
    Abstract: The bogie includes: running wheels to be rolled on a road surface of guideway; an axle which is installed on a lower part of a body of a guideway vehicle and to which the running wheels are attached; a chassis supporting the axle; a guide device which is configured to be guided by the guideway and is installed on the chassis so as to be capable of turning around a turning axis extending in a vertical direction; a steering device which is configured to steer the running wheels in response to a turning movement of the guide device when the guide device is turned along a curved section of the guideway; and a tilting device which is connected to the guide device and which is configured to generate a tilting force of directing one side of the body located at an outside of the curved section upward with respect to the other side of the body located at an inside of the curved section in response to the turning movement of the guide device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Katahira, So Tamura
  • Publication number: 20230314332
    Abstract: An analysis system includes: a collection unit configured to collect soluble iron contained in a sample; a reaction unit configured to produce a reaction solution; a detection unit configured to detect an absorbance of the reaction solution; and a supply control unit configured to supply the soluble iron collected in the collection unit and a reagent to the reaction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaru Chiyomaru, Shinya Kishimoto, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takuya Hirata
  • Patent number: 11760950
    Abstract: A gas purification device includes: a converter packed with a catalyst for hydrolyzing both carbonyl sulfide and hydrogen cyanide; an upstream heat exchanger for heat exchange between a gas to be introduced into the converter and a cooling fluid for cooling the gas; a reaction-temperature estimation member for estimating a reaction temperature inside the converter; and a flow-rate adjustment member for adjusting a flow rate of the cooling fluid flowing into the upstream heat exchanger based on an estimated value of the reaction-temperature estimation member to control the reaction temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Yoshida, Rikio Kan, Seiji Kakesako
  • Publication number: 20230191314
    Abstract: A CO2 recovery unit includes a CO2 absorber that brings a gas having a low CO2 concentration into countercurrent contact with a CO2 absorbent to remove CO2 from the gas. The CO2 recovery unit further includes a first absorbent circulation line that supplies a CO2 absorbent from a first CO2 absorption section as a first circulation solution to an upper side of a first CO2 absorption section; a second absorbent circulation line that supplies a CO2 absorbent from a second CO2 absorption section as a second circulation solution to an upper side of a second CO2 absorption section; and an absorbent discharge line that discharges a part of the first circulation solution from the first absorbent circulation line and supply the part of the first circulation solution as a discharged solution to the second absorbent circulation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takashi Kamijo, Shimpei Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 11633692
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid which absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S from a gas, including a secondary linear monoamine; a tertiary linear monoamine or a sterically hindered primary monoamine; and a secondary cyclic diamine, wherein a concentration of each of the secondary linear monoamine, the tertiary linear monoamine or the sterically hindered primary monoamine; and the secondary cyclic diamine is less than 30% by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Masami Kondo, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
  • Patent number: 11628391
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery apparatus is disclosed including a flue gas cooling unit that brings flue gas cooling water into contact with a flue gas to cool the flue gas, a circulation channel through which the flue gas cooling water and condensed water are returned to the flue gas cooling unit, an absorption unit including a carbon dioxide absorbing section, and a flue gas washing section that brings the flue gas including carbon dioxide absorbed in the carbon dioxide absorbing section into contact with flue gas washing water and washes the flue gas, a regeneration unit that removes carbon dioxide from the absorbent including carbon dioxide absorbed in the absorption unit, a supply channel through which circulating water is guided, and a discharge channel through which the circulating water circulating through the flue gas cooling unit and the circulation channel is discharged to outside of a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Shinya Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 11591007
    Abstract: A guide wheel shock absorbing device includes an attachment arm, a shock absorbing link provided on the attachment arm and extending in one direction, a shock absorbing link support portion provided on the shock absorbing link and supporting the shock absorbing link in a state of being oscillatable with respect to the attachment arm, a guide wheel coming into contact with a guide rail laid on a traveling track of a vehicle, a guide wheel support portion provided on the shock absorbing link and supporting the guide wheel in a rotatable state, and a shock absorbing elastic portion elastically supporting the shock absorbing link with respect to the attachment arm. The shock absorbing elastic portion has first and second elastic bodies different in displacement with respect to a guide wheel load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Kousuke Katahira, So Tamura
  • Patent number: 11555429
    Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes an exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device configured to recover carbon dioxide contained in an exhaust gas, a circulation line connected to a gas turbine, a first valve device, a bypass line bypassing the carbon dioxide recovery device, a second valve device provided on the bypass line, a third valve device provided at a position between the bypass line and the carbon dioxide recovery device, a densitometer configured to detect a carbon dioxide concentration in the exhaust gas, and a control device configured to adjust opening degrees of the first valve device, the second valve device, and the third valve device based on an operation state of the gas turbine and the carbon dioxide concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Atsushi Tsutsumi, Takashi Kamijo, Hiroaki Shigeta
  • Patent number: 11536625
    Abstract: A tube leak detection device for detecting leak of at least one tube of a heat exchanger which increases a temperature of a liquid by heat exchange between the liquid flowing inside the at least one tube and a fluid flowing outside the at least one tube includes: an inlet opening-and-closing valve and an outlet opening-and-closing valve disposed at an inlet end and an outlet end of the at least one tube, respectively; and a pressure detection member for detecting a pressure inside the at least one tube between the inlet opening-and-closing valve and the outlet opening-and-closing valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Yoshida, Ayumu Yamazaki, Rikio Kan, Kiyotaka Kunimune, Koji Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20220396492
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide fixation method includes a step of preparing a calcium-containing substance containing calcium, a step of preparing a calcium extraction substance for extracting calcium ions from the calcium-containing substance by a reaction with the calcium-containing substance to produce a calcium-containing intermediate, a step of producing a gel including the calcium-containing intermediate, by mixing the calcium-containing substance and the calcium extraction substance, a step of supplying a basic substance and carbon dioxide to the gel including the calcium-containing intermediate to precipitate calcium carbonate which is slightly soluble, and a step of removing the precipitated calcium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Inui
  • Patent number: 11465507
    Abstract: This abnormality monitoring device is equipped with: an acceleration data acquisition unit for acquiring measurement data about the acceleration of a vehicle chassis; an abnormality presence determination unit for determining whether an abnormality is present on the basis of a comparison between the acceleration and a threshold; a frequency analysis unit for analyzing the acceleration frequency when the abnormality presence determination unit determines that an abnormality is present, and an abnormality type identification unit for identifying abnormality type on the basis of the frequency pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihisa Kawauchi, Hiroyuki Kono, Koji Uchida, Katsuya Kuroki, So Tamura
  • Publication number: 20220288527
    Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery system includes: a plurality of absorption towers each disposed for each of a plurality of combustion equipments for absorbing carbon dioxide in an exhaust gas discharged from each of the plurality of combustion equipments into an absorption liquid by bringing the exhaust gas into contact with the absorption liquid; and at least one regeneration tower communicating with each of the plurality of absorption towers, for recovering carbon dioxide from a CO2 rich absorption liquid which is the absorption liquid flowing out of each of the plurality of absorption towers. The regeneration tower is smaller in number than the absorption towers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoki Noborisato, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 11439981
    Abstract: A catalyst for COS hydrolysis includes titanium dioxide and a barium compound supported on the titanium dioxide. The catalyst, when expressing Ba and S in the catalyst in terms of BaO and SO3, respectively, has a molar ratio of SO3 to BaO of at least 1. The catalyst converts COS and H2O in a raw material gas to CO2 and H2S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsumi Nochi, Masanao Yonemura, Toshinobu Yasutake, Kaori Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11441087
    Abstract: A gas purification device removes a part of ammonia contained in a first gas; recovers a first off-gas containing the removed ammonia, removes hydrogen sulfide and ammonia from a second gas produced by removing the part of ammonia, recovers a second off-gas containing the removed hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, and combusts the first off-gas and the second off-gas. The gas purification device includes: a first combustion chamber in which combustion is performed in a reducing atmosphere; a second combustion chamber in which combustion is performed in a reducing atmosphere downstream of the first combustion chamber; and a third combustion chamber in which combustion is performed in an oxidizing atmosphere downstream of the second combustion chamber. The first off-gas flows into the first combustion chamber and the second off-gas flows into the third combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Yoshida, Ayumu Yamazaki, Rikio Kan, Seiji Kakesako
  • Patent number: 11439942
    Abstract: A gas purification apparatus includes: a housing to which a gas is introduced; a filter portion for removing an impure substance in the gas from the gas, the filter portion being disposed inside the housing; and a gas purification agent for removing a removal target substance in the gas from the gas, the gas purification agent being disposed, inside the housing, on the filter portion or in a space at a downstream side of the filter portion with respect to a flow of the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Inui, Makoto Susaki, Akihito Otani
  • Patent number: 11413599
    Abstract: A catalytic reactor according to an embodiment includes a catalytic unit including at least one catalyst having a honeycomb structure in which a plurality of passages extending in an axial direction are formed, a reactor housing accommodating the catalytic unit, and a seal plate sealing between an outer periphery of the catalytic unit and an inner periphery of the reactor housing. The seal plate seals between the outer periphery of the catalytic unit and the inner periphery of the reactor housing at an upstream end portion of the catalytic unit with respect to a flow of a fluid flowing in the reactor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaori Yoshida, Rikio Kan, Naoya Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11400905
    Abstract: A powering pattern representing velocity of a vehicle at each position of a powering interval in a braking delay period between a timing at which the vehicle exceeds allowable velocity and a braking timing at which the vehicle starts to brake, and a coasting pattern representing velocity of the vehicle at each position of a coasting interval subsequent to the powering interval in the braking delay period are calculated after calculating a braking pattern representing velocity of the vehicle in a braking interval, which is a running interval subsequent to the coasting interval and which occurs between a position of the vehicle at the braking timing and a target position for controlling the vehicle to run at predetermined velocity or less, wherein an acceleration characteristic depending on velocity of the vehicle is used to calculate at least the powering pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Yamada, Noritaka Yanai, Yutaka Miyajima
  • Patent number: 11396313
    Abstract: The limit information acquisition unit is configured to acquire limit information including speed limit information and the position information corresponding to the speed limit, from a vehicle speed limit unit that is configured to set the speed limits at a plurality of positions in order to achieve a predetermined deceleration completion speed at the speed limit start position. The current position acquisition unit is configured to acquire a current position of the vehicle. The current speed acquisition unit is configured to acquire a current speed of the vehicle. The travel curve generation unit is configured to generate a travel curve which satisfies the speed limit at each position obtained from the limit information according to the acquired limit information, the current position, and the current speed. The speed command unit is configured to generate a speed command according to the generated travel curve and the current position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Noritaka Yanai, Yutaka Miyajima
  • Publication number: 20220193601
    Abstract: An absorbent for absorbing CO2 or H2S, or both of CO2 and H2S in a gas contains, as components, (a) a secondary linear monoamine, (b) a tertiary linear monoamine, and (c) a secondary cyclic diamine. When the concentration of the secondary linear monoamine (a) is more than 30% by weight and less than 45% by weight and the concentration of the tertiary linear monoamine (b) is more than 15% by weight and less than 30% by weight, absorbability of CO2 or H2S, or both of CO2 and H2S is good, and releasability of CO2 or H2S that have been absorbed during regeneration of the absorbent is good. The amount of steam of a reboiler used during regeneration of the absorbent in a CO2 recovery unit can be thus reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takashi Kamijo, Shinya Kishimoto, Takuya Hirata, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi