Patents by Inventor Akira Yamagishi

Akira Yamagishi 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: 10113933
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting leakage oil with a high degree of accuracy while avoiding the complexity of the system and the influence of noise light comprise: ultraviolet light sources arranged to irradiate an oil-filled device from a plurality of different incidence angles, and are switched on and off at the respective incidence angles in sequence, and include a wavelength exciting oil; an imaging device to photograph the oil-filled device irradiated with ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet light sources when the ultraviolet light sources are switched on; a recorder to record respective images photographed by the imaging device; and a display to display the respective images. The respective images are compared, a site where a light emitting position does not change always is judged as a leakage oil site, and a site emitting light or not emitting light occasionally is judged as a noise light site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Lu, Toshiaki Rokunohe, Tomohiro Moriyama, Jun Nukaga, Akira Yamagishi, Yasutomo Saito
  • Publication number: 20180233267
    Abstract: The invention provides a core for a stationary induction apparatus including an amorphous core formed of an amorphous thin magnetic strip arranged inside the core, a silicon steel sheet core formed of a silicon steel sheet arranged on a side surface of the amorphous core, a wear plate arranged on the outermost peripheral surface of the silicon steel sheet core, an amorphous core frame arranged around the amorphous core including a space between the amorphous core and the silicon steel sheet core, and a support frame which supports and fixes the amorphous core and the silicon steel sheet core via the wear plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Chie KOBAYASHI, Akira NISHIMIZU, Naoyuki KURITA, Akira YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20180229506
    Abstract: A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a casing, a liquid ejecting head configured to eject a liquid in the casing, an absorber capable of absorbing a portion of the liquid that has leaked into the casing, and a detector capable of detecting the portion of the liquid absorbed by the absorber. The absorber includes a detection portion to be detected by the detector and a plurality of extension portions extending from the detection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Akira YAMAGISHI, Akihiro TOYA
  • Publication number: 20180204670
    Abstract: A stationary induction apparatus includes a main body tank and a stationary induction apparatus main body. The main body is accommodated in the tank. An electrostatic shield ring is placed on the upper and lower end parts of a winding. An electrostatic shield ring has a magnetic ring and two insulating rings vertically fixing the magnetic ring for a spool. A conductive tape is laid on an insulating tape. These tapes are wound around the spool. An insulating tape is wound around the wound tapes. The width of the insulating tape is equal to or greater than the width of the conductive tape. One end of the conductive tape is connected to one end part of the winding and to the magnetic ring. A gap is provided at at least one place on the magnetic ring. The winding direction of the conductive tape is inverted at at least one place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Naoya MIYAMOTO, Yoshio HAMADATE, Akira YAMAGISHI, Mao KAWAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20180204668
    Abstract: There is provided a stationary induction apparatus having a tank accommodating a transformer main body therein, in which a vibration suppression steel material is provided in at least a portion in the vicinity of an edge portion on a tank bottom surface. In addition, a portion of the vibration suppression steel material is made attachable and detachable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Yasuhiro MATSUDA, Akira YAMAGISHI, Akira NISHIMIZU
  • Publication number: 20180204669
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve a mechanical strength and to ensure a low magnetic loss without using a supporting member even when amorphous ribbons are used for an inner core. To attain the object, a stationary induction apparatus core of the present invention includes an inner core formed from the amorphous ribbons and outer cores formed from silicon steel sheets, the outer cores being disposed on two sides of the inner core in a depth direction as opposed to a standing direction of the inner core in such a manner as to sandwich the inner core therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Chie KOBAYASHI, Naoyuki KURITA, Akira YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20180137652
    Abstract: An oil leakage detector of the present invention includes an image processing unit wherein the image processing unit calculates the values of saturation and intensity of each pixel in the color image of the object after an ultra-violet light is irradiated thereon, draws an intensity-saturation characteristic line of the saturation expressed in an X-axis and the intensity expressed in a Y-axis, sets an upper limit and a lower limit of intensity of each saturation as a threshold value based on an area without oil adhesion on the surface of the object, and determines, in the intensity-saturation characteristic line, an area corresponding to a pixel group where the intensity exceeds the threshold value of the upper limit and a pixel group where the intensity falls below the threshold value of the lower limit, to be an oil leakage adhered area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Li LU, Satoshi ICHIMURA, Tomohiro MORIYAMA, Jun NUKAGA, Toshiaki ROKUNOHE, Akira YAMAGISHI, Yasutomo SAITO
  • Patent number: 9953744
    Abstract: Electrical insulating paper according to an embodiment of the present invention is used while being immersed in electrical insulating oil, and includes a paper base material mainly containing cellulose, an adsorption layer formed on an entire surface of the paper base material by adsorption, and a moisture barrier layer formed by being chemically bonded to the adsorption layer. The moisture barrier layer includes an amphipathic molecule containing both a hydrophobic hydrocarbon group and a hydrophilic functional group in one molecule. The amphipathic molecule is chemically bonded to the adsorption layer via the hydrophilic functional group. The hydrophobic hydrocarbon group covers the surface of the paper base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohhei Aida, Hisashi Morooka, Kenichi Kawamura, Akira Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 9947453
    Abstract: A stationary induction electric apparatus includes an iron core having legs of core and yokes of core; windings wound around the legs of core; coolant for cooling the windings; a cylindrical insulation structure that forms a flow of the coolant around the windings; baffle members alternately provided on the inner wall side and the outer wall side of the cylindrical insulation structure; and adjustment members for constricting the flow of the coolant. The adjustment members are provided on the same side of the respective baffle members and on the respective baffle members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasunori Ono, Akira Nishimizu, Naoya Miyamoto, Kohei Yamaguchi, Akira Yamagishi
  • Publication number: 20180068785
    Abstract: To provide a safe stationary induction electrical apparatus that prevents a fragment coming off a magnetic shield, wound around an iron core leg portion of the stationary induction electrical apparatus, due to vibrations from being released in a tank accommodating the stationary induction electrical apparatus and thus prevents a trouble such as dielectric breakdown. Moreover, to provide a stationary induction electrical apparatus that does not need to be changed in the dimensions of an iron core for securing an insulation distance due to the placement of a magnetic shield and can reduce a compressive force generated in a winding. A magnetic material is provided in the interiors of insulating members whose interiors are hollow and which are provided in the vicinities of upper and lower ends of the winding wound around the iron core leg portion of the stationary induction electrical apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Youichirou YAMADA, Akira NISHIMIZU, Yoshio HAMADATE, Akira YAMAGISHI
  • Patent number: 9898830
    Abstract: An oil leakage detector of the present invention includes an image processing unit wherein the image processing unit calculates the values of saturation and intensity of each pixel in the color image of the object after an ultra-violet light is irradiated thereon, draws an intensity-saturation characteristic line of the saturation expressed in an X-axis and the intensity expressed in a Y-axis, sets an upper limit and a lower limit of intensity of each saturation as a threshold value based on an area without oil adhesion on the surface of the object, and determines, in the intensity-saturation characteristic line, an area corresponding to a pixel group where the intensity exceeds the threshold value of the upper limit and a pixel group where the intensity falls below the threshold value of the lower limit, to be an oil leakage adhered area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Lu, Satoshi Ichimura, Tomohiro Moriyama, Jun Nukaga, Toshiaki Rokunohe, Akira Yamagishi, Yasutomo Saito
  • Publication number: 20180040409
    Abstract: A transformer of the invention includes a core which includes a main leg, a side leg, and a yoke, and a winding wire (5) which is wound around the main leg of the core, inside a tank (40) which is filled with an insulating medium, the main leg of the core includes a main wound core (1) having a square cross-section which is formed by winding the amorphous magnetic ribbon and a sub wound core (2) constituted by silicon steel plates which are stacked with curvatures provided at four sides thereof, and a cross-section of a part, where the winding wire (5) is disposed, in the main leg is approximately a circular shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Yasunori OONO, Naoya MIYAMOTO, Akira YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20170234762
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting leakage oil with a high degree of accuracy while avoiding the complexity of the system and the influence of noise light comprise: ultraviolet light sources arranged to irradiate an oil-filled device from a plurality of different incidence angles, and are switched on and off at the respective incidence angles in sequence, and include a wavelength exciting oil; an imaging device to photograph the oil-filled device irradiated with ultraviolet light emitted from the ultraviolet light sources when the ultraviolet light sources are switched on; a recorder to record respective images photographed by the imaging device; and a display to display the respective images. The respective images are compared, a site where a light emitting position does not change always is judged as a leakage oil site, and a site emitting light or not emitting light occasionally is judged as a noise light site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Li LU, Toshiaki ROKUNOHE, Tomohiro MORIYAMA, Jun NUKAGA, Akira YAMAGISHI, Yasutomo SAITO
  • Patent number: 9711274
    Abstract: The invention provides a stationary induction apparatus excellent in core vibration damping, being capable of realizing reduction in core excitation-noise. The stationary induction apparatus according to the invention includes a core made up of plural of core-legs formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets, and a core-yoke formed by lamination of electromagnetic steel sheets to join the plural core-legs together; a core-tightening clasp for tightening a joint between the core-yoke and the core-legs, in the direction of the lamination of the electromagnetic steel sheets, to be secured, a winding, a tank, and an insulating sheet disposed between the core-tightening clasp and the core-yoke. Further, a concave hollowed-out part or a notched part is provided on the insulating sheet, positioned at a joint between the core-yoke and the core-leg, and a vibration insulator is disposed in the concave hollowed-out part or the notched part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Oyama, Takahide Matsuo, Kenichi Kawamura, Akira Yamagishi
  • Patent number: 9691536
    Abstract: A static apparatus is provided in which a partial discharge, if occurred in a winding end portion, is unlikely to lead to insulation breakdown. The windings and core of a static apparatus are housed in a tank filled with coolant. The winding is fixed by upper and lower parts supporting winding. A continuous coolant duct is formed in a section embracing the winding and the upper and lower parts supporting winding. A coolant duct from the wiring, extending through the upper or lower parts supporting winding and connected with the coolant space is configured in a structure in which toroidal ducts in multiple tiers are connected in a vertical direction of the winding. Connecting holes of one toroidal duct and of its next toroidal duct are staggered with respect to each other and spaced at intervals which are longer than the width of the toroidal ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Miyamoto, Akira Yamagishi, Hiroshi Miyao
  • Publication number: 20170016796
    Abstract: There is provided a leakage oil detection system including: a measurement device that includes a light source that causes a measured object which includes a leakage oil attachment part to be irradiated with ultraviolet rays, and an imaging device that detects fluorescence emitted from the leakage oil attachment part which is irradiated with the ultraviolet rays, and performs imaging on the measured object; and an analysis device that includes a driving control unit that controls operations of the light source and the imaging device, a recording unit that records an imaged image of the measured object which is imaged by the imaging device, and an image processing unit that calls the imaged image which is recorded in the recording unit and performs an image process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Li LU, Satoshi ICHIMURA, Tomohiro MORIYAMA, Jun NUKAGA, Akira YAMAGISHI, Yasutomo SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160275699
    Abstract: An oil leakage detector of the present invention includes an image processing unit wherein the image processing unit calculates the values of saturation and intensity of each pixel in the color image of the object after an ultra-violet light is irradiated thereon, draws an intensity-saturation characteristic line of the saturation expressed in an X-axis and the intensity expressed in a Y-axis, sets an upper limit and a lower limit of intensity of each saturation as a threshold value based on an area without oil adhesion on the surface of the object, and determines, in the intensity-saturation characteristic line, an area corresponding to a pixel group where the intensity exceeds the threshold value of the upper limit and a pixel group where the intensity falls below the threshold value of the lower limit, to be an oil leakage adhered area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Li LU, Satoshi ICHIMURA, Tomohiro MORIYAMA, Jun NUKAGA, Toshiaki ROKUNOHE, Akira YAMAGISHI, Yasutomo SAITO
  • Publication number: 20160268037
    Abstract: There is provided a stationary induction electric apparatus including a core; a disk winding wound around the core; and a tank having the core and the disk winding inside. The disk winding is configured by stacking a plurality of pancake windings wound to pile in the radius direction of the core and connecting ends of the plurality of pancake windings to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Akira NISHIMIZU, Naoya MIYAMOTO, Akira YAMAGISHI, Kazuhiro KAMIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160247621
    Abstract: A stationary induction electric apparatus includes an iron core having legs of core and yokes of core; windings wound around the legs of core; coolant for cooling the windings; a cylindrical insulation structure that forms a flow of the coolant around the windings; baffle members alternately provided on the inner wall side and the outer wall side of the cylindrical insulation structure; and adjustment members for constricting the flow of the coolant. The adjustment members are provided on the same side of the respective baffle members and on the respective baffle members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Yasunori ONO, Akira NISHIMIZU, Naoya MIYAMOTO, Kohei YAMAGUCHI, Akira YAMAGISHI
  • Publication number: 20160133382
    Abstract: Provided is a stationary induction apparatus capable of sufficiently decreasing noise and preventing rainwater and dust from entering between welded portions even when using a method of mounting a sound insulating board between an upper stay and a lower stay. The stationary induction apparatus of the present invention includes a stationary induction apparatus main body, a tank, an upper stay and a lower stay, and a sound insulating board. The tank houses the stationary induction apparatus main body and an insulating material. Each of the upper stay and the lower stay is provided respectively, at least at each of an upper portion and a lower portion of an outer surface of the tank. The sound insulating board is disposed between the upper stay and the lower stay. The sound insulating board is partially weld-joined, at each of both ends, with a supporting member, and a sealing material is provided at an outer periphery of a welded portion of the sound insulating board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Sho SUGIYAMA, Akira YAMAGISHI, Ryoji HIROBE, Taku OYAMA