Patents by Inventor Kazuki Nishizawa

Kazuki Nishizawa 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).

  • Publication number: 20230279798
    Abstract: A regeneration control apparatus for controlling, in an exhaust gas treatment apparatus of a diesel engine including a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) disposed in an exhaust passage of an internal combustion engine and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) disposed downstream of the DOC, execution of forced regeneration to remove an exhaust particulate matter (PM) which accumulates on the DPF through a temperature increase of the DPF, includes: a late-post injection amount determination part which determines a late-post injection amount. The late-post injection amount determination part is configured to determine an upper limit value of the late-post injection amount on the basis of an air excess ratio of exhaust gas flowing into the DOC obtained on the basis of a temperature index of the DOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Kazutoshi NOMURA, Tomohide YAMADA, Ryuji KITA, Mizuki KANAI
  • Patent number: 11530631
    Abstract: An engine oil state control device for controlling a fuel mixture ratio of a fuel mixed in an engine oil of an engine on which a predetermined combustion control is performed includes comprising a fuel mixture ratio acquisition part configured to acquire the fuel mixture ratio, and an oil temperature rise control part configured to perform an oil temperature rise control for increasing an evaporation rate of the fuel mixed in the engine oil if the fuel mixture ratio is equal to or greater than a first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Yamamoto, Takuya Kumagai, Tomohide Yamada, Kazuki Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 11441472
    Abstract: A control device is configured to direct an opening degree of a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage or an exhaust passage of an engine including a DOC disposed in the exhaust passage and a DPF disposed downstream of the DOC in the exhaust passage. The control device includes: a hysteresis occurring condition determination unit configured to determine whether a hysteresis occurring condition (predetermined time elapses after instructed opening degree of throttle valve becomes equal to or smaller than predetermined opening degree and/or predetermined time elapses after engine output becomes equal to or smaller than predetermined output) is met; and a hysteresis elimination execution unit configured to cause, if it is determined that the hysteresis occurring condition is met, the throttle valve to execute hysteresis elimination that involves temporarily increasing the opening degree of the throttle valve from the instructed opening degree and then returning it to the instructed opening degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Tomohide Yamada, Mizuki Kanai, Kazuki Nishizawa, Kazutoshi Nomura
  • Patent number: 11365659
    Abstract: An ECU 10 for controlling execution of forced regeneration that removes PM deposited on a DPF by increasing a temperature of the DPF in an exhaust gas treatment device of a diesel engine including a DOC disposed in an exhaust passage and the DPF disposed downstream of the DOC includes: a determination unit 102 for determining whether an injection start condition corresponding to a remaining SOF deposition amount on the DOC is satisfied after the forced regeneration starts and after an upstream temperature of the DOC reaches a predetermined temperature; and an injection execution unit 104 for starting late-post injection of fuel to the DOC when the injection start condition is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11346263
    Abstract: An ECU 10 includes a valve control unit 101 for throttling a valve opening of at least one of an intake throttle valve or an exhaust throttle valve so that an upstream temperature of a DOC reaches a predetermined temperature; and a deposition condition determination unit 105 for determining whether a deposition condition that a SOF deposition amount on the DOC exceeds a predetermined deposition amount is satisfied. The valve control unit 101 includes a throttle amount decrease control execution unit 102 for executing throttle amount decrease control to decrease a throttle amount of the valve opening when the deposition condition is satisfied to be smaller than when the deposition condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11293320
    Abstract: Provided is a control device configured to be able to execute a forced regeneration process in an engine which includes a DOC and DPF disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, and a temperature increase unit including an exhaust throttle valve, for increasing a temperature of each of the DOC and the DPF. The forced regeneration process includes a first temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DOC is increased to a first temperature, and a second temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DPF is increased to a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature after completion of the first temperature increase process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Sato, Mizuki Kanai, Kazuki Nishizawa
  • Publication number: 20210310390
    Abstract: Provided is a control device configured to be able to execute a forced regeneration process in an engine which includes a DOC and DPF disposed in an exhaust passage of the engine, and a temperature increase unit including an exhaust throttle valve, for increasing a temperature of each of the DOC and the DPF. The forced regeneration process includes a first temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DOC is increased to a first temperature, and a second temperature increase process of controlling the temperature increase unit such that the temperature of the DPF is increased to a second temperature which is higher than the first temperature after completion of the first temperature increase process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Mizuki KANAI, Kazuki NISHIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20210301707
    Abstract: A control device is configured to direct an opening degree of a throttle valve disposed in an intake passage or an exhaust passage of an engine including a DOC disposed in the exhaust passage and a DPF disposed downstream of the DOC in the exhaust passage. The control device includes: a hysteresis occurring condition determination unit configured to determine whether a hysteresis occurring condition (predetermined time elapses after instructed opening degree of throttle valve becomes equal to or smaller than predetermined opening degree and/or predetermined time elapses after engine output becomes equal to or smaller than predetermined output) is met; and a hysteresis elimination execution unit configured to cause, if it is determined that the hysteresis occurring condition is met, the throttle valve to execute hysteresis elimination that involves temporarily increasing the opening degree of the throttle valve from the instructed opening degree and then returning it to the instructed opening degree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke SATO, Tomohide YAMADA, Mizuki KANAI, Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Kazutoshi NOMURA
  • Publication number: 20210254524
    Abstract: An ECU 10 includes a valve control unit 101 for throttling a valve opening of at least one of an intake throttle valve or an exhaust throttle valve so that an upstream temperature of a DOC reaches a predetermined temperature; and a deposition condition determination unit 105 for determining whether a deposition condition that a SOF deposition amount on the DOC exceeds a predetermined deposition amount is satisfied. The valve control unit 101 includes a throttle amount decrease control execution unit 102 for executing throttle amount decrease control to decrease a throttle amount of the valve opening when the deposition condition is satisfied to be smaller than when the deposition condition is not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Daisuke SATO
  • Publication number: 20210207510
    Abstract: An ECU 10 for controlling execution of forced regeneration that removes PM deposited on a DPF by increasing a temperature of the DPF in an exhaust gas treatment device of a diesel engine including a DOC disposed in an exhaust passage and the DPF disposed downstream of the DOC includes: a determination unit 102 for determining whether an injection start condition corresponding to a remaining SOF deposition amount on the DOC is satisfied after the forced regeneration starts and after an upstream temperature of the DOC reaches a predetermined temperature; and an injection execution unit 104 for starting late-post injection of fuel to the DOC when the injection start condition is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Daisuke SATO
  • Patent number: 10871095
    Abstract: A regeneration control device controlling a temperature increase unit of an exhaust gas treatment device including a DOC disposed in an exhaust passage of a diesel engine to regenerate the exhaust gas treatment device includes: a DOC temperature-increase-necessary-state detection part detecting a temperature increase necessary state including at least one of a blockage state, detected on the basis of comparison between a blockage parameter related to blockage of the DOC and a predetermined blockage threshold, of the DOC or a blockage risk state, detected when the diesel engine is in an operating state that is likely to cause blockage of the DOC, of the DOC; and a DOC temperature increase execution part executing a DOC temperature increase control including: a first temperature increase process to control the temperature increase unit, if the temperature increase necessary state of the DOC is detected, so as to increase the temperature of the DOC to a first temperature at which the DOC activates; and a second
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Tomohide Yamada, Daisuke Sato, Yasuhiro Hattori
  • Publication number: 20200224564
    Abstract: An engine oil state control device for controlling a fuel mixture ratio of a fuel mixed in an engine oil of an engine on which a predetermined combustion control is performed includes comprising a fuel mixture ratio acquisition part configured to acquire the fuel mixture ratio, and an oil temperature rise control part configured to perform an oil temperature rise control for increasing an evaporation rate of the fuel mixed in the engine oil if the fuel mixture ratio is equal to or greater than a first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki YAMAMOTO, Takuya KUMAGAI, Tomohide YAMADA, Kazuki NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 10641155
    Abstract: A regeneration control device for an exhaust gas treatment device includes: a DOC blockage risk state determination part configured to determine whether the DOC is in a blockage risk state which is a state where blockage of the DOC is likely to occur, on the basis of comparison between a counter value and a threshold related to an operation time of the diesel engine; a DOC temperature increase execution part configured to execute a blockage recovery process for increasing a temperature of the DOC to a first temperature, if it is determined that the DOC is in the blockage risk state; a DPF forced regeneration condition determination part configured to determine whether a forced regeneration execution condition for the DPF is satisfied; a DPF forced regeneration execution part configured to execute a forced regeneration process for increasing a temperature of the DPF to a second temperature and increasing the temperature of the DOC to the first temperature, if the forced regeneration execution condition is sati
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Tomohide Yamada, Daisuke Sato, Hiroyuki Ito
  • Publication number: 20190162092
    Abstract: A regeneration control device controlling a temperature increase unit of an exhaust gas treatment device including a DOC disposed in an exhaust passage of a diesel engine to regenerate the exhaust gas treatment device includes: a DOC temperature-increase-necessary-state detection part detecting a temperature increase necessary state including at least one of a blockage state, detected on the basis of comparison between a blockage parameter related to blockage of the DOC and a predetermined blockage threshold, of the DOC or a blockage risk state, detected when the diesel engine is in an operating state that is likely to cause blockage of the DOC, of the DOC; and a DOC temperature increase execution part executing a DOC temperature increase control including: a first temperature increase process to control the temperature increase unit, if the temperature increase necessary state of the DOC is detected, so as to increase the temperature of the DOC to a first temperature at which the DOC activates; and a second
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Tomohide YAMADA, Daisuke SATO, Yasuhiro HATTORI
  • Publication number: 20190024566
    Abstract: A regeneration control device for an exhaust gas treatment device includes: a DOC blockage risk state determination part configured to determine whether the DOC is in a blockage risk state which is a state where blockage of the DOC is likely to occur, on the basis of comparison between a counter value and a threshold related to an operation time of the diesel engine; a DOC temperature increase execution part configured to execute a blockage recovery process for increasing a temperature of the DOC to a first temperature, if it is determined that the DOC is in the blockage risk state; a DPF forced regeneration condition determination part configured to determine whether a forced regeneration execution condition for, the DPF is satisfied; a DPF forced regeneration execution part configured to execute a forced regeneration process for increasing a temperature of the DPF to a second temperature and increasing the temperature of the DOC to the first temperature, if the forced regeneration execution condition is sat
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki NISHIZAWA, Tomohide YAMADA, Daisuke SATO, Hiroyuki ITO
  • Publication number: 20170312689
    Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device capable of treating exhaust gas of a gas turbine or a gas engine includes an exhaust gas treatment catalyst comprising a perovskite composite oxide containing at least Ag and Dy in an A site and at least Mn in a B site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Masatoshi KATSUKI, Shuuji FUJII, Kazuki NISHIZAWA
  • Patent number: 9719440
    Abstract: An object is to provide a DPF regeneration control device whereby it is possible to prevent clogging of a DOC more efficiently than conventional techniques, and to recover the DOC securely from a clogging condition even if the DOC is actually clogged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Tomohide Yamada, Daisuke Sato
  • Patent number: 9416744
    Abstract: An object is to prevent excessive temperature rise in a DPF during forced regeneration so that the DPF is prevented from being damaged by heat erosion or cracking and preventing a frequency of the forced regeneration from increasing so that degradation of fuel efficiency and oil dilution are reduced, in an exhaust gas purification device which removes PM in exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Daisuke Sato, Tomohide Yamada
  • Publication number: 20160222900
    Abstract: An object is to provide a DPF regeneration control device whereby it is possible to prevent clogging of a DOC more efficiently than conventional techniques, and to recover the DOC securely from a clogging condition even if the DOC is actually clogged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Tomohide Yamada, Daisuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20150260119
    Abstract: An object is to prevent excessive temperature rise in a DPF during forced regeneration so that the DPF is prevented from being damaged by heat erosion or cracking and preventing a frequency of the forced regeneration from increasing so that degradation of fuel efficiency and oil dilution are reduced, in an exhaust gas purification device which removes PM in exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kazuki Nishizawa, Daisuke Sato, Tomohide Yamada