Patents by Inventor Masafumi Utsumi
Masafumi Utsumi 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: 11152126Abstract: This abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing abnormalities in a plant is provided with: an abnormality diagnosis control unit which, with respect to an instrument parameter measured in a plant determined to have an indication of abnormality, predicts the development of the instrument parameter by extrapolation, and which generates an abnormality manifestation pattern that is a pattern of behavior of the instrument parameter after prediction; and a data storage unit which stores a plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB that are patterns of behavior of the instrument parameters corresponding to causes CA1, CA2, CB1, CB2 of plant abnormality. The abnormality diagnosis control unit makes a matching determination between the abnormality manifestation pattern that has been generated and the plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB stored in the data storage unit, and identifies, as the cause of the abnormality in the abnormality manifestation pattern.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Patent number: 11062273Abstract: A plant maintenance assisting system is provided with: an abnormality indication monitoring system; an abnormality diagnosis system; a maintenance plan creation system; a risk evaluation system; and a component management system. On the basis of risk information and abnormality diagnosis information that is a result of diagnosis by the abnormality diagnosis system, the risk evaluation system determines the need for maintenance work with respect to an abnormality indicating facility. In a case where it is determined that maintenance work with respect to the abnormality indicating facility is necessary, the maintenance plan creation system sets, in a maintenance plan, maintenance implementation timing of maintenance work with respect to a facility including the abnormality indicating facility. On the basis of component management information, the component management system determines whether a component can be procured at the maintenance implementation timing set by the maintenance plan creation system.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Patent number: 10861610Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing an abnormality event in an atomic power generation plant on the basis of an abnormality indication detection result from an abnormality indication monitoring system is provided with an abnormality diagnosis control unit which acquires a parameter transition in a monitoring period from a non-detection timing to an indication detection timing, and a parameter contribution in the monitoring period and a database. The abnormality diagnosis control unit executes a matching determination between the parameter transition and parameter contribution that have been acquired from the abnormality indication monitoring system, and a parameter transition for determination and a parameter contribution for determination that have been stored in the database, and identifies an abnormality event and an abnormality indication facility that are associated with the parameter transition and parameter contribution determined to be matching.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Patent number: 10573421Abstract: An atomic power plant operation system for assisting the operation of an atomic power generation plant is provided with: an operation monitoring system which monitors and controls the operation of the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality indication monitoring system which, on the basis of an operation history of the atomic power generation plant, monitors an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality diagnosis system which, on the basis of a result of abnormality indication that has been detected, makes an abnormality diagnosis for the atomic power generation plant; and a maintenance system for performing maintenance and management of the atomic power generation plant, wherein the systems are communicably connected, and the abnormality diagnosis system provides the maintenance system with the result of the abnormality diagnosis of the atomic power generation plant.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Publication number: 20200042952Abstract: A plant maintenance assisting system is provided with: an abnormality indication monitoring system; an abnormality diagnosis system; a maintenance plan creation system; a risk evaluation system; and a component management system. On the basis of risk information and abnormality diagnosis information that is a result of diagnosis by the abnormality diagnosis system, the risk evaluation system determines the need for maintenance work with respect to an abnormality indicating facility. In a case where it is determined that maintenance work with respect to the abnormality indicating facility is necessary, the maintenance plan creation system sets, in a maintenance plan, maintenance implementation timing of maintenance work with respect to a facility including the abnormality indicating facility. On the basis of component management information, the component management system determines whether a component can be procured at the maintenance implementation timing set by the maintenance plan creation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: February 6, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Patent number: 10504631Abstract: A plant abnormality predict detection system for detectably monitoring an indication of abnormality in an atomic power generation plant is provided with: a data storage unit which stores plant operation data including an instrument parameter measured in the atomic power generation plant; and a monitoring and control unit which, on the basis of the plant operation data, detects an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant, wherein the atomic power generation plant performs a base-load operation so that the instrument parameter has a prescribed target value, and wherein the monitoring and control unit, on the basis of past plant operation data, sets a normal range W that is a range in which the instrument parameter at the current time transitions normally, and detects an indication of abnormality when the instrument parameter at the current time exceeds the normal range W that has been set.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Publication number: 20180190403Abstract: An atomic power plant operation system for assisting the operation of an atomic power generation plant is provided with: an operation monitoring system which monitors and controls the operation of the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality indication monitoring system which, on the basis of an operation history of the atomic power generation plant, monitors an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant; an abnormality diagnosis system which, on the basis of a result of abnormality indication that has been detected, makes an abnormality diagnosis for the atomic power generation plant; and a maintenance system for performing maintenance and management of the atomic power generation plant, wherein the systems are communicably connected, and the abnormality diagnosis system provides the maintenance system with the result of the abnormality diagnosis of the atomic power generation plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Publication number: 20180182503Abstract: A plant abnormality predict detection system for detectably monitoring an indication of abnormality in an atomic power generation plant is provided with: a data storage unit which stores plant operation data including an instrument parameter measured in the atomic power generation plant; and a monitoring and control unit which, on the basis of the plant operation data, detects an indication of abnormality in the atomic power generation plant, wherein the atomic power generation plant performs a base-load operation so that the instrument parameter has a prescribed target value, and wherein the monitoring and control unit, on the basis of past plant operation data, sets a normal range W that is a range in which the instrument parameter at the current time transitions normally, and detects an indication of abnormality when the instrument parameter at the current time exceeds the normal range W that has been set.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Publication number: 20180174694Abstract: This abnormality diagnosis system for diagnosing abnormalities in a plant is provided with: an abnormality diagnosis control unit which, with respect to an instrument parameter measured in a plant determined to have an indication of abnormality, predicts the development of the instrument parameter by extrapolation, and which generates an abnormality manifestation pattern that is a pattern of behavior of the instrument parameter after prediction; and a data storage unit which stores a plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB that are patterns of behavior of the instrument parameters corresponding to causes CA1, CA2, CB1, CB2 of plant abnormality. The abnormality diagnosis control unit makes a matching determination between the abnormality manifestation pattern that has been generated and the plurality of abnormality model patterns PA, PB stored in the data storage unit, and identifies, as the cause of the abnormality in the abnormality manifestation pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Publication number: 20180158556Abstract: An abnormality diagnosis system 1 for diagnosing an abnormality event in an atomic power generation plant on the basis of an abnormality indication detection result from an abnormality indication monitoring system 5 is provided with: an abnormality diagnosis control unit 11 which acquires a parameter transition in a monitoring period from a non-detection timing to an indication detection timing, and a parameter contribution in the monitoring period; and a database 10. The abnormality diagnosis control unit 11 executes a matching determination between the parameter transition and parameter contribution that have been acquired from the abnormality indication monitoring system 5, and a parameter transition for determination and a parameter contribution for determination that have been stored in the database 10, and identifies an abnormality event and an abnormality indication facility that are associated with the parameter transition and parameter contribution determined to be matching.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
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Patent number: 9368240Abstract: Provided are a safety protection system facility 43 outputting a normal actuating signal S1 in a case where the safety protection system facility 43 controls actuation of a unit provided in a nuclear facility to a safe side based on an abnormality detecting signal output at the time of occurrence of an abnormality in the nuclear facility, and where this causes the unit to be actuated normally, and a CCF countermeasure facility 44 outputting a CCF-case actuating signal S2 actuating the unit to a safe side in a case where the CCF countermeasure facility 44 determines from output results of the abnormality detecting signal and the normal actuating signal S1 that the unit is not actuated normally at the time of occurrence of the abnormality in the nuclear facility.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2011Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masafumi Utsumi, Hidekazu Satake, Masaru Shimizu
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Publication number: 20130129028Abstract: Provided are a safety protection system facility 43 outputting a normal actuating signal Si in a case where the safety protection system facility 43 controls actuation of a unit provided in a nuclear facility to a safe side based on an abnormality detecting signal output at the time of occurrence of an abnormality in the nuclear facility, and where this causes the unit to be actuated normally, and a CCF countermeasure facility 44 outputting a CCF-case actuating signal S2 actuating the unit to a safe side in a case where the CCF countermeasure facility 44 determines from output results of the abnormality detecting signal and the normal actuating signal S1 that the unit is not actuated normally at the time of occurrence of the abnormality in the nuclear facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masafumi Utsumi, Hidekazu Satake, Masaru Shimizu