Patents by Inventor Makoto Kishi
Makoto Kishi 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).
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Patent number: 11920523Abstract: A combustion control device including a bleed valve control unit for controlling a bleed valve disposed on a bleed pipe for performing bleeding so that a part of the compressed air flowing into the casing is not used as combustion air in the combustor, a fuel control unit for controlling a fuel regulating valve for regulating a fuel flow rate of fuel supplied to the combustor, and a temperature acquisition unit. Upon reception of a load rejection signal for cutting off a load from the gas turbine, the bleed valve control unit controls a valve opening degree of the bleed valve from a closed state to an open state with a prescribed opening degree, and the fuel control unit controls the fuel regulating valve such that the acquired flame temperature falls within a predetermined temperature range defined by an upper limit value and a lower limit value.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Makoto Kishi, Takahiko Sakaki, Kotaro Miyauchi
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Patent number: 11815033Abstract: A control device is a device for controlling a gas turbine. The control device is provided with: a prediction unit configured to predict a future state quantity of the gas turbine corresponding to a control input to the gas turbine in a prediction horizon, using a prediction model; an optimization unit configured to optimize the control input in at least a part of the prediction horizon, using a prediction result of the prediction unit; a storage unit for storing sensitivity information indicating sensitivity of the control input to a change speed of the state quantity for each operating condition of the gas turbine; and an update unit configured to read the sensitivity information corresponding to the operating condition assumed in the prediction horizon from the storage unit, and update one or more coefficients of a prediction equation of the state quantity used in the prediction model.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Makoto Kishi, Ryuji Takenaka, Ryoichi Haga, Kenta Wada, Yasuhiro Niina
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Patent number: 11619178Abstract: A gas turbine includes a compressor configured to compress air; a combustor configured to mix and combust fuel and compressed air compressed by the compressor; a turbine configured to obtain rotational power using combustion gas generated by the combustor; an inlet guide vane disposed at an intake of the compressor to adjust a flow rate of air flowing into the compressor; a bleed line configured to return a part of the compressed air pressurized in the compressor to the intake of the compressor; and an on-off valve disposed in the bleed line. When the output of the gas turbine increases, a preset maximum value limit of the inlet guide vane is corrected based on a valve opening degree command value of the on-off valve and a compressor intake temperature such that the gas turbine achieves a predetermined performance.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Erina Otsuka, Makoto Kishi, Atsushi Kakiuchi
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Publication number: 20230060903Abstract: A control device is a device for controlling a gas turbine. The control device is provided with: a prediction unit configured to predict a future state quantity of the gas turbine corresponding to a control input to the gas turbine in a prediction horizon, using a prediction model; an optimization unit configured to optimize the control input in at least a part of the prediction horizon, using a prediction result of the prediction unit; a storage unit for storing sensitivity information indicating sensitivity of the control input to a change speed of the state quantity for each operating condition of the gas turbine; and an update unit configured to read the sensitivity information corresponding to the operating condition assumed in the prediction horizon from the storage unit, and update one or more coefficients of a prediction equation of the state quantity used in the prediction model.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Makoto KISHI, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Ryoichi HAGA, Kenta WADA, Yasuhiro NIINA
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Patent number: 11525412Abstract: An operation management device includes a state acquiring unit that acquires a measurement value of a first state amount indicating an operation state of a power generation plant, a state updating unit that updates an estimation value of a second state amount, which indicates the operation state of the power generation plant and is a state amount different from the first state amount, based on the measurement value of the first state amount, and a managing unit that manages the operation state of the power generation plant based on the estimation value of the second state amount.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Katsuhiko Abe
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Publication number: 20220366012Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, an estimation unit is configured to estimate each of a plurality of estimation values related to a target state quantity by using a plurality of models for explaining a target device. A probability specification unit is configured to specify each of a plurality of probabilities corresponding to the plurality of estimation values on the basis of a probability distribution of values of state quantities related to the target state quantity. A management value specification unit is configured to specify a value to be used for management of the target device on the basis of the plurality of estimation values and the plurality of probabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe
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Patent number: 11500369Abstract: An operation/maintenance management method of an integrated system including a plurality of components or devices includes selecting an index and a period for evaluating the integrated system, acquiring prediction information for input information for use in computation of the index, creating a future prediction scenario by combining the input information, computing an evaluation index related to the scenario, and comparing and displaying evaluation index computation results related to a plurality of scenarios.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Satoru Funahashi, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Makoto Kishi, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
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Patent number: 11461727Abstract: A plant evaluation system is configured to calculate performance of a plant while receiving setting of operating conditions of the plant and devices installed in the plant and simulating a secular change occurring in the plant during an evaluation target period included in the operating conditions. At least one of the devices is added, a selection of a component improving performance of a certain device is received, and an improvement of the performance of the device by the component is expected and the performance of the plant is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naoki Suzuki, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Makoto Kishi, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
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Patent number: 11429693Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, an estimation unit is configured to estimate each of a plurality of estimation values related to a target state quantity by using a plurality of models for explaining a target device. A probability specification unit is configured to specify each of a plurality of probabilities corresponding to the plurality of estimation values on the basis of a probability distribution of values of state quantities related to the target state quantity. A management value specification unit is configured to specify a value to be used for management of the target device on the basis of the plurality of estimation values and the plurality of probabilities.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe
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Publication number: 20220228532Abstract: A combustion control device including a bleed valve control unit for controlling a bleed valve disposed on a bleed pipe for performing bleeding so that a part of the compressed air flowing into the casing is not used as combustion air in the combustor, a fuel control unit for controlling a fuel regulating valve for regulating a fuel flow rate of fuel supplied to the combustor, and a temperature acquisition unit. Upon reception of a load rejection signal for cutting off a load from the gas turbine, the bleed valve control unit controls a valve opening degree of the bleed valve from a closed state to an open state with a prescribed opening degree, and the fuel control unit controls the fuel regulating valve such that the acquired flame temperature falls within a predetermined temperature range defined by an upper limit value and a lower limit value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Makoto KISHI, Takahiko SAKAKI, Kotaro MIYAUCHI
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Patent number: 11378943Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, a statistics estimation unit estimates a value of a state quantity by using a statistical model constructed based on values of past state quantities of a target device. A physical estimation unit estimates a value of a state quantity by using a physical model constructed based on design data of the target device. A specification unit specifies a value to be used to manage the target device from the value estimated by the statistics estimation unit and the value estimated by the physical estimation unit based on deterioration of the target device with time.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe
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Patent number: 11237547Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, an acquisition unit is configured to acquire a plurality of values related to a state quantity of a target device. An extraction unit is configured to extract a state value group constituted by a plurality of values related to an identical state quantity from the acquired plurality of values. A specification unit is configured to specify a value to be used to manage the target device from the state value group based on reliabilities of the values included in the state value group.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210381443Abstract: A gas turbine includes a compressor configured to compress air; a combustor configured to mix and combust fuel and compressed air compressed by the compressor; a turbine configured to obtain rotational power using combustion gas generated by the combustor; an inlet guide vane disposed at an intake of the compressor to adjust a flow rate of air flowing into the compressor; a bleed line configured to return a part of the compressed air pressurized in the compressor to the intake of the compressor; and an on-off valve disposed in the bleed line. When the output of the gas turbine increases, a preset maximum value limit of the inlet guide vane is corrected based on a valve opening degree command value of the on-off valve and a compressor intake temperature such that the gas turbine achieves a predetermined performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Erina OTSUKA, Makoto KISHI, Atsushi KAKIUCHI
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Patent number: 11181047Abstract: A gas turbine fuel supply system includes a fuel supply flow passage that includes a fuel gas heater which heats fuel and supplies the fuel heated by the fuel gas heater to a first nozzle and a second nozzle, a bypass flow passage that supplies the fuel to the first nozzle without passing through the fuel supply flow passage, and a bypass fuel flow rate adjusting valve that adjusts a flow rate of the fuel flowing in the bypass flow passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Power, Ltd.Inventors: Makoto Kishi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Hisashi Nakahara, Shinya Uchida, Ryo Koto
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Patent number: 11048245Abstract: An indicator detection system includes: a data acquiring unit configured to acquire operation data of a machine and operation history data indicating an operation history of the machine; an estimation unit configured to calculate a first estimated value of a parameter of the machine which is to be monitored on the basis of the operation data, the operation history data and an estimation model for estimating a value of the parameter at a time point corresponding to the operation history data for the parameter; and a state evaluating unit configured to evaluate a state of the machine on the basis of a difference between the first estimated value of the parameter from the estimation unit and a measured value or a second estimated value of the parameter included in the operation data acquired by the data acquiring unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.Inventors: Makoto Kishi, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
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Publication number: 20210172385Abstract: A gas turbine fuel supply system includes a fuel supply flow passage that includes a fuel gas heater which heats fuel and supplies the fuel heated by the fuel gas heater to a first nozzle and a second nozzle, a bypass flow passage that supplies the fuel to the first nozzle without passing through the fuel supply flow passage, and a bypass fuel flow rate adjusting valve that adjusts a flow rate of the fuel flowing in the bypass flow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Makoto KISHI, Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Hiroyuki NAKAGAWA, Hisashi NAKAHARA, Shinya UCHIDA, Ryo KOTO
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Publication number: 20210148291Abstract: A control device selects and executes any of normal control of outputting a fuel flow rate command value through feedback control based on a deviation between a target output and an actual output of a gas turbine and load decreasing control of outputting the fuel flow rate command value for reducing an output of the gas turbine to a predetermined target output during a predetermined first time without performing feedback control, and performs control of reducing a flow rate of air flowing into a compressor of the gas turbine such that an air-fuel ratio settles within a predetermined range, in parallel with execution of the load decreasing control when the load decreasing control is selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Kazushige TAKAKI, Makoto KISHI, Shinya UCHIDA, Hisashi NAKAHARA, Hikaru KATANO, Yoshikazu UI
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Patent number: 10993002Abstract: An acquisition unit is configured to acquire a measurement value of a first state quantity of a target device. A model determination unit is configured to determine a model for estimating a value of a second state quantity of the target device for each evaluation item for management of the target device. An estimation unit is configured to estimate the value of the second state quantity on the basis of the measurement value using the model determined by the model determination unit. A management unit calculates a value of the evaluation item using the value estimated by the estimation unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.Inventors: Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe
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Publication number: 20210109511Abstract: In an information processing device according to the present invention, a statistics estimation unit estimates a value of a state quantity by using a statistical model constructed based on values of past state quantities of a target device. A physical estimation unit estimates a value of a state quantity by using a physical model constructed based on design data of the target device. A specification unit specifies a value to be used to manage the target device from the value estimated by the statistics estimation unit and the value estimated by the physical estimation unit based on deterioration of the target device with time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Shintaro Kumano, Makoto Kishi, Keisuke Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Abe
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Publication number: 20200278671Abstract: An operation/maintenance management method of an integrated system including a plurality of components or devices includes selecting an index and a period for evaluating the integrated system, acquiring prediction information for input information for use in computation of the index, creating a future prediction scenario by combining the input information, computing an evaluation index related to the scenario, and comparing and displaying evaluation index computation results related to a plurality of scenarios.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Satoru FUNAHASHI, Shintaro KUMANO, Katsuhiko ABE, Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Makoto KISHI, Yukihiko INOUE, Shun NIIZUMA