Patents Assigned to Tokyo Electric Power Company
  • Publication number: 20230087529
    Abstract: A control system is provided for a power conversion system having a power converter that controls a virtual synchronous generator simulating a synchronous generator and interconnected to a power grid. The control system has a virtual synchronous impedance compensation block inputting an output current detection value of the power converter and a set voltage amplitude command value, simulating a voltage drop due to a virtual synchronous impedance, and calculating an output voltage command value and an internal induced voltage according to the simulated voltage drop; a virtual synchronous generator model determining an angular frequency simulating the synchronous generator; and a PCS output voltage control unit performing control so that an output voltage of the power conversion system coincides with the output voltage command value calculated by the virtual synchronous impedance compensation block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi SUZUKI, Naoto MAEDA, Jun TAKAMI, Ryota SAMEJIMA, Hideki NODA, Jun ISOO, Kazu SHOJI
  • Publication number: 20220399801
    Abstract: A voltage drop Vzs is calculated based on an output current detection value Iac and a virtual synchronous impedance Zs or a corrected virtual synchronous impedance Zs?, and a value obtained by subtracting the voltage drop Vzs from an internal induced voltage Ef is output as a grid voltage command value Vac*. Zs calculation unit 7 limits an output current phase ? so that the output current phase ? is within an effective range by a phase limiter 12a, and calculates the corrected virtual synchronous impedance Zs? based on a limited output current phase ?, the internal induced voltage Ef, a grid voltage detection value Vac and a current limit value Ilim. Accordingly, in grid interconnection power conversion device that controls a virtual synchronous generator, it is possible to continue operation while suppressing an overcurrent and possess a synchronizing power generated by action or working of a virtual synchronous impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, MEIDENSHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichi SUZUKI, Jun TAKAMI, Ryota SAMEJIMA, Hideki NODA, Naoto MAEDA, Toshiya INOUE, Kazu SHOJI
  • Patent number: 11418056
    Abstract: A monitoring control system includes: at least one transmission monitoring control subsystem; and at least one distribution monitoring control subsystem. The transmission monitoring control subsystem and the distribution monitoring control subsystem respectively include an operation procedure creation unit that creates an operation procedure that defines a procedure of an operation for a facility installed in an electric power system, and an operation unit that, in a case an on-site operation that cannot be remotely performed on the facility is included in the operation procedure, transmits, to an on-site terminal associated with the on-site operation, a start confirmation instruction to confirm whether or not the on-site operation can be started and the operation procedure for the on-site operation. The monitoring control system performs monitoring control of the power transmission system and the power distribution system based on the operation procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujiura, Masami Onishi, Hirofumi Fujii, Hiroaki Sato, Koichi Takeuchi, Junya Yamamoto, Takashi Eguchi, Tomohiro Kubo, Masanori Endo, Kenji Kitami, Takaaki Hosaka, Jun Inoue
  • Patent number: 11346563
    Abstract: A superordinate controlling device for a heat source system (1) including a plurality of heat sources, the superordinate controlling device being applied to the heat source system (1) and controlling heat-pump type chillers (2a) and (2b) and absorption-type chillers (2c) and (2d) in such a manner that a heat transfer medium leaving temperature that is the temperature of a heat transfer medium supplied to an external load (6) is equal to a setting temperature. The heat-pump type chillers (2a) and (2b) each have a higher Coefficient of Performance (COP) than that of each of the absorption-type chillers (2c) and (2d).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD., TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Satoshi Nikaido, Koki Tateishi, Yusuke Hazui, Yutaka Takenaka, Hirotaka Hanasaki, Satoru Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11011279
    Abstract: The present invention provides an alternative circulation cooling method for an emergency core cooling system that, even if the emergency core cooling system does not operate normally, can prevent the implementation of containment vessel venting by suppressing a rise in pressure and temperature in the containment vessel, and can suppress the implementation of dry-well venting even if containment vessel venting needs to be performed, as well as a nuclear power plant that is capable of the same. An alternative circulation cooling method for an emergency reactor core cooling system is performed at a nuclear power plant that includes an RHR system and a MUWC system. The method includes: connecting the downstream side of an RHR heat exchanger to the upstream side of a MUWC pump, and cooling water from a suppression chamber using the RHR heat exchanger and performing nuclear reactor injecting or containment vessel spraying using the MUWC pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Akinobu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10992174
    Abstract: A monitoring control system including: at least one transmission monitoring control subsystem that performs monitoring control of a power transmission system; at least one distribution monitoring control subsystem that performs monitoring control of a power distribution system; a calculation server that stores outage plan names related to outages of the power transmission system and outages of the power distribution system; and a network that connects the transmission monitoring control subsystem, the distribution monitoring control subsystem, and the calculation server. The monitoring control system performs monitoring control of the power transmission system and the power distribution system based on the outage plan name.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroaki Fujiura, Masami Onishi, Hirofumi Fujii, Hiroaki Sato, Koichi Takeuchi, Junya Yamamoto, Takashi Eguchi, Tomohiro Kubo, Masanori Endo, Kenji Kitami, Takaaki Hosaka, Jun Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210075253
    Abstract: A monitoring control system including: at least one transmission monitoring control subsystem that performs monitoring control of a power transmission system; at least one distribution monitoring control subsystem that performs monitoring control of a power distribution system; a calculation server that stores outage plan names related to outages of the power transmission system and outages of the power distribution system; and a network that connects the transmission monitoring control subsystem, the distribution monitoring control subsystem, and the calculation server. The monitoring control system performs monitoring control of the power transmission system and the power distribution system based on the outage plan name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicants: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroaki FUJIURA, Masami ONISHI, Hirofumi FUJII, Hiroaki SATO, Koichi TAKEUCHI, Junya YAMAMOTO, Takashi EGUCHI, Tomohiro KUBO, Masanori ENDO, Kenji KITAMI, Takaaki HOSAKA, Jun INOUE
  • Patent number: 10862160
    Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) The present application is to provide an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery that experiences little reduction in battery performance even after repeated charging/discharging cycling, does not generate toxic gas when damaged, and does not require addition of equipment or the like for management of moisture or oxygen concentration; and a production method for the all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery. (Means for Solution) The present invention uses a positive electrode that contains sulfur and a conductive material, a negative electrode that contains lithium metal, and, as an electrolyte layer that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, an oxide solid electrolyte to achieve a high-performance all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hideo Michibata, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Mao Shoji
  • Patent number: 10686186
    Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) The present application is to provide: a positive electrode material for producing a lithium-sulfur solid-state battery that does not experience degradation of battery performance from charging/discharging cycling, does not present the fire risk of liquid electrolytes, and thereby makes battery performance compatible with safety; an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery that uses the positive electrode material; and a production method. (Means for Solution) The present application relate to a lithium-sulfur solid-state battery positive electrode material that contains: sulfur; a conductive material; a binder; and an ionic liquid or a solvate ionic liquid, and an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery that includes: a positive electrode that comprises the positive electrode material; a negative electrode; and an oxide solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hideo Michibata, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Mao Shoji
  • Patent number: 10680424
    Abstract: An overhead line damper capable of suppressing a lift force that an overhead line receives due to wind is provided. A damper 1 for an overhead line that is provided at an overhead line L2 includes a clamping mechanism (a pair of hinge pieces 21a and 21b) that is fitted to an outer circumferential surface of the overhead line L2, and a rotary member 4 with a lower part attached to weights 3a and 3b, and an upper part rotatably attached to the clamping mechanism, and the clamping mechanism has a regulation part (an opening part 24) that regulates a rotation range of the rotary member 4 so that the weights 3a and 3b rotate within an angle range from ±20 degrees to ±40 degrees inclusive in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Power Systems Co., Ltd., Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryota Aida, Shuichi Higashida, Kozo Takeda, Sadanori Nakazawa, Katsuhiro Ouchi, Kenji Iida, Hiroaki Mitsuzuka, Yuta Hamada
  • Publication number: 20200144856
    Abstract: A monitoring control system includes: at least one transmission monitoring control subsystem; and at least one distribution monitoring control subsystem. The transmission monitoring control subsystem and the distribution monitoring control subsystem respectively include an operation procedure creation unit that creates an operation procedure that defines a procedure of an operation for a facility installed in an electric power system, and an operation unit that, in a case an on-site operation that cannot be remotely performed on the facility is included in the operation procedure, transmits, to an on-site terminal associated with the on-site operation, a start confirmation instruction to confirm whether or not the on-site operation can be started and the operation procedure for the on-site operation. The monitoring control system performs monitoring control of the power transmission system and the power distribution system based on the operation procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicants: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroaki FUJIURA, Masami ONISHI, Hirofumi FUJII, Hiroaki SATO, Koichi TAKEUCHI, Junya YAMAMOTO, Takashi EGUCHI, Tomohiro KUBO, Masanori ENDO, Kenji KITAMI, Takaaki HOSAKA, Jun INOUE
  • Patent number: 10628976
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a specifying unit specifying an electric facility to be an inspection target based on: information indicating positions of a plurality of electric facilities included in a line map including information indicating the positions of the plurality of electric facilities and information indicating a connection route between the electric facilities; and information indicating a position of an information processing terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hitoshi Furuya, Kenjiro Kase, Naohiro Minamide, Shuuji Ueno, Fumio Ishige, Kouichi Onodera, Katumi Yamada, Masayuki Ichida, Keijiro Shibui, Hideo Mizuochi
  • Patent number: 10605546
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a heat exchanger that can more efficiently remove the frost attached to the heat exchanger. A configuration of a heat exchanger according to the present invention includes a heat transfer member (e.g., a fin) that performs heat exchange with air, wherein the heat transfer member (e.g., the fin) includes, in a vicinity of an upstream-side edge in an air traveling direction, a plurality of linear protruding portions that are formed in parallel to the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INC., TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY AND TAMAGAWA ACADEMY
    Inventors: Takeshi Yajima, Hidetoshi Ohkubo
  • Patent number: 10566795
    Abstract: A storage battery system control method includes at least the following steps. Respective current SOC (state of charge) values of the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system are acquired. Electrical power, which is required to operate the frequency control service for the purpose of suppressing frequency fluctuations, to the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system, in accordance with the respective SOC values. The respectively allocated electrical power is charged or discharged by driving the large capacity storage battery system, or alternatively, the high power storage battery system, or alternatively, the large capacity storage battery system and the high power storage battery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignees: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc., NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Shibata, Youko Kimura, Yoichiro Tashiro, Masataka Kurokawa
  • Publication number: 20200044941
    Abstract: A monitoring system includes a monitoring control device, an image information providing device, and a client control device. The monitoring control device monitors infrastructure facilities and transmits statuses of the infrastructure facilities acquired on the basis of information input from a sensor to the image information providing device. The image information providing device generates original image information on the basis of the infrastructure facility statuses received from the monitoring control device. The client control device is connected to a display device and an operation device, receives information for designating a partial area of an entire image capable of being generated from the original image information from the operation device, transmits the received information to the image information providing device, and displays an image based on information received from the image information providing device on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Hiroaki FUJIURA, Masaru KAWAKAMI, Hiroyuki YABE, Yuji FUJIMOTO, Shinobu KAWASHIMA, Koichi TAKEUCHI, Junya YAMAMOTO, Takashi EGUCHI, Tomohiro KUBO, Masanori ENDO, Kenji KITAMI, Takaaki HOSAKA, Jun INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200041144
    Abstract: A superordinate controlling device for a heat source system (1) including a plurality of heat sources, the superordinate controlling device being applied to the heat source system (1) and controlling heat-pump type chillers (2a) and (2b) and absorption-type chillers (2c) and (2d) in such a manner that a heat transfer medium leaving temperature that is the temperature of a heat transfer medium supplied to an external load (6) is equal to a setting temperature. The heat-pump type chillers (2a) and (2b) each have a higher Coefficient of Performance (COP) than that of each of the absorption-type chillers (2c) and (2d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD., TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Satoshi NIKAIDO, Koki TATEISHI, Yusuke HAZUI, Yutaka TAKENAKA, Hirotaka HANASAKI, Satoru TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20190288277
    Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) The present application is to provide: a positive electrode material for producing a lithium-sulfur solid-state battery that does not experience degradation of battery performance from charging/discharging cycling, does not present the fire risk of liquid electrolytes, and thereby makes battery performance compatible with safety; an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery that uses the positive electrode material; and a production method. (Means for Solution) The present application relate to a lithium-sulfur solid-state battery positive electrode material that contains: sulfur; a conductive material; a binder; and an ionic liquid or a solvate ionic liquid, and an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery that includes: a positive electrode that comprises the positive electrode material; a negative electrode; and an oxide solid electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hideo Michibata, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Mao Shoji
  • Publication number: 20190273282
    Abstract: (Problem to be Solved) The present application is to provide an all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery that experiences little reduction in battery performance even after repeated charging/discharging cycling, does not generate toxic gas when damaged, and does not require addition of equipment or the like for management of moisture or oxygen concentration; and a production method for the all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery. (Means for Solution) The present invention uses a positive electrode that contains sulfur and a conductive material, a negative electrode that contains lithium metal, and, as an electrolyte layer that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, an oxide solid electrolyte to achieve a high-performance all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicants: TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hideo Michibata, Kiyoshi Kanamura, Mao Shoji
  • Patent number: 10288547
    Abstract: A facility state analysis device of an embodiment is provided. The device includes an inputter which accepts input of information specifying a state and location of a facility installed outdoors, a calculator which calculates, by performing statistical processing based at least in part on the information specifying the state and location input to the inputter and information on a predetermined section on a map, an average failure year of the facilities in the section, and a display controller which displays, on a display, the average failure year calculated by the calculator superimposed on the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mikiyuki Ichiba, Tamotsu Uduki, Hideo Mizuochi, Yuya Niidome, Masaomi Takaoka, Shinsuke Nasukawa, Yuuji Tagawa, Hideaki Sato, Yoshiki Sakamoto, Akihiko Kataoka
  • Patent number: 10234374
    Abstract: A method is used for selecting a boundary sample. The method includes acquiring a deterioration trend of a new device by performing a deterioration acceleration treatment to the new device, acquiring deterioration trends of a plurality of repaired devices which have been repaired after long-term use by performing a deterioration acceleration treatment to the plurality of repaired devices, calculating an upper limit of deterioration of the repaired device based on the deterioration trend of the new device, and selecting a boundary sample indicating a limit state in which the device can be reused as a standard of reuse of the device by specifying a repaired device having the largest deterioration among the repaired devices having a deterioration not larger than the upper limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
    Inventors: Noboru Kobayashi, Tamotsu Ogawa, Chikara Morooka, Yuki Matsuoka, Hideharu Oniki