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).

  • Patent number: 11152126
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 11062273
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10861610
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10573421
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20200042952
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 10504631
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180190403
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180182503
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180174694
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Publication number: 20180158556
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Azuma, Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka, Junichi Nishitani, Masafumi Utsumi, Jun Shibuya
  • Patent number: 9368240
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Utsumi, Hidekazu Satake, Masaru Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20130129028
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Utsumi, Hidekazu Satake, Masaru Shimizu