Patents by Inventor Naoyuki Nagafuchi

Naoyuki Nagafuchi 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: 20250087999
    Abstract: A system operator side computer includes: a supply amount acquirer configured to acquire a maximum suppliable power amount from a power generation operator at a predetermined time later; a demand specifier configured to specify a power demand at the predetermined time later; and a shortage amount calculator configured to calculate a power shortage amount based on the power demand and the maximum suppliable power amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventor: Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 12191665
    Abstract: A system operator side computer includes: a supply amount acquirer configured to acquire a maximum suppliable power amount from a power generation operator at a predetermined time later; a demand specifier configured to specify a power demand at the predetermined time later; and a shortage amount calculator configured to calculate a power shortage amount based on the power demand and the maximum suppliable power amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Naoyuki Nagafuchi
  • Publication number: 20240401501
    Abstract: This power generation system comprises: a gas turbine; a power generator; a first clutch that engages or disengages with the rotation shaft of the gas turbine and the rotation shaft of the power generator; a rotation drive unit that rotationally drives the gas turbine; a control unit that controls the rotation drive unit according to the exhaust temperature of the gas turbine to rotationally drive the gas turbine in a case in which the power generator is operated in synchronous phase modification while the first clutch is in a disengaged state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventor: Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 12111627
    Abstract: An arithmetic operation device includes a performance calculation unit that is configured to calculate performance of a plant before introduction of a part and the performance of the plant after the introduction of the part for each of combinations of a plurality of loads in the plant and a plurality of atmospheric temperatures around the plant, a storage unit that is configured to store a data table indicating a percentage of an operating time of the plant for each of the combinations, and a performance improvement calculation unit that is configured to calculate, on the basis of a calculation result in the performance calculation unit and the data table, how much the performance of the plant is improved compared with the performance before the introduction of the part in a case where the part is introduced and the plant is operated at the percentage indicated by the data table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Wataru Nagasaka, Masayuki Murakami, Itaru Endo, Naoyuki Nagafuchi
  • Publication number: 20240160182
    Abstract: A control system controls a control object device on the basis of control information using a control device and includes: a conversion unit configured to convert an imaging signal obtained by capturing an image generated on the basis of pre-conversion input information which is input information including the control information to the input information and to output post-conversion input information; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the control information included in the post-conversion input information to the control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masatoshi Esaki, Hiroyasu Ishigaki, Kazuhiro Domoto, Naoyuki Nagafuchi
  • Patent number: 11833467
    Abstract: A boiler plant includes a carbon dioxide capture system. The carbon dioxide capture system has an absorbing-liquid regeneration device and an absorber. The absorbing-liquid regeneration device includes a regenerator, a first circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, and a second circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, a heat exchanger, a heater, and a switcher. The heat exchanger heats the absorbing liquid by exchanging heat between the absorbing liquid flowing through the first circulation line and steam from the boiler. The heater heats the absorbing liquid flowing in the second circulation line. The switcher switches between a first heating state, in which the absorbing liquid flows in the first circulation line, and a second heating state, in which the absorbing liquid flows in the second circulation line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tsutsumi, Hiromi Ishii, Tetsuya Tanaka, Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Takashi Kamijo
  • Patent number: 11795843
    Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes a gas turbine, an exhaust line, an exhaust heat recovery boiler that generates steam due to heat of exhaust gas and guides the exhaust gas to the exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device that recovers carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas, a heat exchanger that cools the exhaust gas to a temperature set in advance, and a circulation line that branches from a position between the carbon dioxide recovery device and the heat exchanger and is connected to an inlet of the gas turbine. The carbon dioxide recovery device has an absorption tower that absorbs carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas by causing the exhaust gas at the set temperature and an absorption liquid to come into contact with each other. The heat exchanger is formed of a material having higher corrosion resistance than a material forming the exhaust heat recovery boiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBSHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Tsutsumi, Tetsuya Tanaka, Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Takashi Kamijo
  • Publication number: 20230258124
    Abstract: A gas turbine plant provided with a gas turbine; a waste heat recovery boiler which generates steam by exchanging heat between exhaust gas from the gas turbine and water; an absorption tower which recovers carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas; an EGR line which bleeds a portion of the exhaust gas and guides the same to the intake side of the gas turbine; an exhaust gas heater which uses steam extracted from the waste heat recovery boiler as a heat medium to heat the exhaust gas that has passed through the absorption tower, by exchanging heat between the heat medium and the exhaust gas; and an EGR heater which is provided on the EGR line, and which heats the exhaust gas passing through the EGR line by exchanging heat between the exhaust gas passing through the EGR line and the heat medium discharged from the exhaust gas heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Hideyuki UECHI, Takashi SONODA, Kazunori TSUJII, Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230021855
    Abstract: This exhaust gas processing equipment is provided with an exhaust line through which exhaust gas discharged from a boiler circulates, a carbon dioxide recovering device for recovering carbon dioxide included in the exhaust gas, and an exhaust gas heating device provided downstream of the carbon dioxide recovering device to heat the exhaust gas. The carbon dioxide recovering device includes a first medium line through which a first medium circulates, and a second medium line through which a second medium higher in temperature than the first medium circulates. The exhaust gas heating device includes a first heating unit for heating the exhaust gas by means of heat exchange with the first medium, and a second heating unit for heating the exhaust gas passing through the first heating unit even more by heat exchange with the second medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Takashi KAMIJO, Atsushi TSUTSUMI, Hiromi ISHII, Takahiro ARAYA, Tetsuya TANAKA, Kazunori TSUJII, Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 11555429
    Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes an exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device configured to recover carbon dioxide contained in an exhaust gas, a circulation line connected to a gas turbine, a first valve device, a bypass line bypassing the carbon dioxide recovery device, a second valve device provided on the bypass line, a third valve device provided at a position between the bypass line and the carbon dioxide recovery device, a densitometer configured to detect a carbon dioxide concentration in the exhaust gas, and a control device configured to adjust opening degrees of the first valve device, the second valve device, and the third valve device based on an operation state of the gas turbine and the carbon dioxide concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Atsushi Tsutsumi, Takashi Kamijo, Hiroaki Shigeta
  • Publication number: 20220410062
    Abstract: Provided is a boiler plant including a carbon dioxide capture system. The carbon dioxide capture system has an absorbing-liquid regeneration device and an absorber. The absorbing-liquid regeneration device includes a regenerator, a first circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, and a second circulation line in which the absorbing liquid is taken out from the regenerator and is returned to the regenerator, a heat exchanger, a heater, and a switcher. The heat exchanger heats the absorbing liquid by exchanging heat between the absorbing liquid flowing through the first circulation line and steam from the boiler. The heater heats the absorbing liquid flowing in the second circulation line. The switcher switches between a first heating state in which the absorbing liquid flows in the first circulation line and a second heating state in which the absorbing liquid flows in the second circulation line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi TSUTSUMI, Hiromi ISHII, Tetsuya TANAKA, Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI, Takashi KAMIJO
  • Publication number: 20220326674
    Abstract: An arithmetic operation device includes a performance calculation unit that is configured to calculate performance of a plant before introduction of a part and the performance of the plant after the introduction of the part for each of combinations of a plurality of loads in the plant and a plurality of atmospheric temperatures around the plant, a storage unit that is configured to store a data table indicating a percentage of an operating time of the plant for each of the combinations, and a performance improvement calculation unit that is configured to calculate, on the basis of a calculation result in the performance calculation unit and the data table, how much the performance of the plant is improved compared with the performance before the introduction of the part in a case where the part is introduced and the plant is operated at the percentage indicated by the data table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Wataru NAGASAKA, Masayuki MURAKAMI, Itaru ENDO, Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Publication number: 20220228515
    Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes a gas turbine, an exhaust line, an exhaust heat recovery boiler that generates steam due to heat of exhaust gas and guides the exhaust gas to the exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device that recovers carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas, a heat exchanger that cools the exhaust gas to a temperature set in advance, and a circulation line that branches from a position between the carbon dioxide recovery device and the heat exchanger and is connected to an inlet of the gas turbine. The carbon dioxide recovery device has an absorption tower that absorbs carbon dioxide contained in the exhaust gas by causing the exhaust gas at the set temperature and an absorption liquid to come into contact with each other. The heat exchanger is formed of a material having higher corrosion resistance than a material forming the exhaust heat recovery boiler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Atsushi TSUTSUMI, Tetsuya TANAKA, Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI, Takashi KAMIJO
  • Publication number: 20220136416
    Abstract: A gas turbine plant includes an exhaust line, a carbon dioxide recovery device configured to recover carbon dioxide contained in an exhaust gas, a circulation line connected to a gas turbine, a first valve device, a bypass line bypassing the carbon dioxide recovery device, a second valve device provided on the bypass line, a third valve device provided at a position between the bypass line and the carbon dioxide recovery device, a densitometer configured to detect a carbon dioxide concentration in the exhaust gas, and a control device configured to adjust opening degrees of the first valve device, the second valve device, and the third valve device based on an operation state of the gas turbine and the carbon dioxide concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI, Atsushi TSUTSUMI, Takashi KAMIJO, Hiroaki SHIGETA
  • Publication number: 20220123553
    Abstract: A system operator side computer includes: a supply amount acquirer configured to acquire a maximum suppliable power amount from a power generation operator at a predetermined time later; a demand specifier configured to specify a power demand at the predetermined time later; and a shortage amount calculator configured to calculate a power shortage amount based on the power demand and the maximum suppliable power amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventor: Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 11274606
    Abstract: A control device for a two-shaft gas turbine power generation facility includes: a basic output calculation unit which obtains a basic output command value in accordance with a required output; a component separation unit which divides the basic output command value into high and low frequency components; an opening degree command output unit which obtains an opening degree of a fuel adjustment valve and outputs an opening degree command to the fuel adjustment valve; a basic power transmission and reception amount calculation unit which obtains a basic power transmission and reception amount of the electric power between an induction motor and a power system on the basis of the high-frequency component; and a power transmission and reception command output unit which outputs a power transmission and reception command indicating a power transmission and reception amount in accordance with the basic power transmission and reception amount to a frequency converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo Takahashi, Naoyuki Nagafuchi
  • Publication number: 20210398155
    Abstract: A computing device includes a fuel price identifying unit that is configured to identify, based on a load plan and information on prediction of weather conditions, a fuel price in a case where motive power of a cooling water cooling device is varied, and a balance identifying unit that is configured to identify, based on the selling price of the generated electric power and the fuel price, at least a balance that is greater than a balance obtained by generated electric power according to the load plan in a case where a current operation is continued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Hisashi SHIMO, Masayuki KATO, Michihiko IKEDA, Naoyuki NAGAFUCHI
  • Patent number: 11181045
    Abstract: Provided is a two-shaft gas turbine power generation equipment that includes: an induction motor which receives/transmits power from/to a power system; and a speed reducer that makes a rotational speed of a motor rotor of the induction motor lower than a rotational speed of a compressor rotor of a two-shaft gas turbine. The speed reducer includes: a compressor-side shaft; a motor-side shaft; a first compressor-side helical gear and a second compressor-side helical gear which are mounted on the compressor-side shaft; and a first motor-side helical gear and a second motor-side helical gear which are mounted on the motor-side shaft. The first compressor-side helical gear meshes with the first motor-side helical gear, and the second compressor-side helical gear meshes with the second motor-side helical gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Toshimitsu Morimoto, Kazuo Takahashi, Hironori Tsukidate
  • Patent number: 11174843
    Abstract: Solar thermal power generation equipment is equipped with a wind turbine, a compressor, a heat receiver that receives sunlight to heat a compressed medium from the compressor, a turbine driven by the compressed medium heated with the heat receiver, a power generator that performs power generation by driving of the turbine, a transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the wind turbine to the power generator, and a tower which supports these components. The wind turbine, the compressor, the turbine, and the power generator each constitute an array apparatus. The plurality of array apparatuses are arranged in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahide Umaya, Masato Ota, Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Tadaharu Kishibe, Takahiro Marumoto, Masato Kurita
  • Patent number: 11060424
    Abstract: Provided is a solar thermal power generation facility that includes: a compressor; a medium heating heat receiver that receives sunlight and heats a compressed medium from the compressor; a turbine that is driven by the compressed medium heated by the medium heating heat receiver; a power generator that generates electric power by driving of the turbine; and a tower that supports these components. The compressor, the turbine, and the power generator are formed as arranged devices. A plurality of the arranged devices are aligned in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahide Umaya, Masato Ota, Naoyuki Nagafuchi, Tadaharu Kishibe, Takahiro Marumoto, Masato Kurita