Patents by Inventor Osamu Yokomizo
Osamu Yokomizo 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: 6854259Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and less change in design of a gas turbine. A fine water droplet spraying apparatus (11) is disposed in a suction air chamber (22) on the upstream side of an air compressor (2), and a moisture adding apparatus (7) for adding moisture to high pressure air supplied from the compressor (2) is disposed. A regenerator (5) for heating the air to which moisture has been added by using gas turbine exhaust gas as a heat source is also provided. With this configuration, there can be obtain an effect of reducing a power for the compressor (2) and an effect of increasing the output power due to addition of moisture to air (20) for combustion. Further, since the used amount of fuel is reduced by adopting a regenerating cycle, the power generating efficiency is improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20050011180Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and less change in design of a gas turbine. A fine water droplet spraying apparatus (11) is disposed in a suction air chamber (22) on the upstream side of an air compressor (2), and a moisture adding apparatus (7) for adding moisture to high pressure air supplied from the compressor (2) is disposed. A regenerator (5) for heating the air to which moisture has been added by using gas turbine exhaust gas as a heat source is also provided. With this configuration, there can be obtain an effect of reducing a power for the compressor (2) and an effect of increasing the output power due to addition of moisture to air (20) for combustion. Further, since the used amount of fuel is reduced by adopting a regenerating cycle, the power generating efficiency is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2004Publication date: January 20, 2005Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20040212194Abstract: During a time zone where a power demand is smaller than an average value of the entire power demands of homes, an excess portion obtained by subtracting a power demand from a base power portion supplied by PEFC (1) is charged in a capacitor (7) and a lead storage battery (8) in advance; and during a time zone where a power demand is larger than the average value, a peak power portion exceeding this average value is discharged from the capacitor (7) and the lead storage battery (8); thereby enabling the system to sufficiently meet daily home-use demand with requisite minimum equipment while effectively using surplus power. Thus, energy efficiency can be enhanced without wasting energy, and also cost efficiency can be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventors: Tsutomu Okusawa, Osamu Yokomizo, Toshiki Kahara, Kouichi Chino, Takaaki Mizukami, Shin Takahashi
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Publication number: 20040060277Abstract: The present invention relates to an air humidifier for adding moisture to a working medium of a gas turbine for humidification, and gas turbine electric power generation equipment for driving the gas turbine by the working medium of high moisture to general electricity. An object of the present invention is to reduce pressure loss of burned exhaust gas of the gas turbine to improve output or efficiency of electric power generation. There comprises a humidifier (3), a combustor (5), a turbine (6), a generator (7), and a water recovery unit (10), further comprises an exhaust gas reheater (11) for heating burned exhaust gas discharged from the water recovery unit by surplus water discharged from the humidifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo
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Publication number: 20040060276Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and less change in design of a gas turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 6644013Abstract: The present invention relates to an air humidifier for adding moisture to a working medium of a gas turbine for humidification, and gas turbine electric power generation equipment for driving the gas turbine by the working medium of high moisture to generate electricity. An object of the present invention is to reduce pressure loss of burned exhaust gas of the gas turbine to improve output or efficiency of electric power generation. The invention comprises a humidifier (3), a combustor (5), a turbine (6), a generator (7), and a water recovery unit (10), and further comprises an exhaust gas reheater (11) for heating burned exhaust gas discharged from the water recovery unit by surplus water discharged from the humidifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2000Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo
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Patent number: 6637185Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and less change in design of a gas turbine. A fine water droplet spraying apparatus (11) is disposed in a suction air chamber (22) on the upstream side of an air compressor (2), and a moisture adding apparatus (7) for adding moisture to high pressure air supplied from the compressor (2) is included. A regenerator (5) for heating the air to which moisture has been added by using gas turbine exhaust gas as a heat source is also provided. With this configuration, there can be obtain an effect of reducing a power for the compressor (2) and an effect of increasing the output power due to addition of moisture to air (20) for combustion. Further, since the amount of fuel used is reduced by adopting a regenerating cycle, the power generating efficiency is improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2003Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20030163982Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and less change in design of a gas turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2003Publication date: September 4, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 6578354Abstract: The present invention relates to an air humidifier for adding moisture to a working medium of a gas turbine for humidification, and gas turbine electric power generation equipment for driving the gas turbine by the working medium of high moisture to general electricity. An object of the present invention is to reduce pressure loss of burned exhaust gas of the gas turbine to improve output or efficiency of electric power generation. There comprises a humidifier (3), a combustor (5), a turbine (6), a generator (7), and a water recovery unit (10), further comprises an exhaust gas reheater (11) for heating burned exhaust gas discharged from the water recovery unit by surplus water discharged from the humidifier.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2002Date of Patent: June 17, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo
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Publication number: 20030101728Abstract: An energy storage gas-turbine electric power generating system includes a liquid air storage tank for storing liquid air, a vaporizing facility for vaporizing the liquid air stored in the liquid air storage tank, a combustor for generating a combusted gas by combusting the air vaporized by the vaporizing facility and a fuel, a gas turbine driven by the combusted gas generated in the combustor, and a gas-turbine generator connected to the gas turbine for generating electric power. The system further includes a pressurizing unit for pressurizing the liquid air stored in the liquid air storage tank up to a pressure higher than a pressure of air supplied to the combustor to supply the liquid air to the vaporizing facility, an expansion turbine driven by expanding the air vaporized by the vaporizing facility and an expansion-turbine generator connected to the expansion turbine for generating electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Harumi Wakana, Koichi Chino, Osamu Yokomizo
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Patent number: 6560957Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and little change in design of a gas turbine. A fine water droplet spraying apparatus (11) is disposed in a suction air chamber (22) on the upstream side of an air compressor (2), and a moisture adding apparatus (7) for adding moisture to high pressure air supplied from the compressor (2) is included. A regenerator (5) for heating the air to which moisture has been added by using gas turbine exhaust gas as a heat source is also provided. With this configuration, there can be obtained an effect of reducing power for the compressor (2) and an effect of increasing the output power due to addition of moisture to air (20) for combustion. Further, since the amount of fuel used is reduced by adopting a regenerating cycle, the power generating efficiency is improved.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Publication number: 20030070415Abstract: The present invention relates to an air humidifier for adding moisture to a working medium of a gas turbine for humidification, and gas turbine electric power generation equipment for driving the gas turbine by the working medium of high moisture to general electricity. An object of the present invention is to reduce pressure loss of burned exhaust gas of the gas turbine to improve output or efficiency of electric power generation. There comprises a humidifier (3), a combustor (5), a turbine (6), a generator (7), and a water recovery unit (10), further comprises an exhaust gas reheater (11) for heating burned exhaust gas discharged from the water recovery unit by surplus water discharged from the humidifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo
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Publication number: 20030020178Abstract: An IC chip bonding sheet having adhesive resin layers formed on both faces of a porous polytetrafluoroethylene layer comprising a porous polytetrafluoroethylene sheet, the porous polytetrafluoroethylene layer retaining porous voids, and the adhesive resin layers comprising a bromine-free flame retardant resin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2002Publication date: January 30, 2003Inventors: Kazuhiko Ohashi, Osamu Yokomizo, Koji Yoshida
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Patent number: 6487508Abstract: An energy supply system includes at least two devices selected from a device for generating electric power, a device for heating a heat conveying medium to an atmospheric temperature or higher and a device for cooling a heat conveying medium to the atmospheric temperature or lower; a device for supplying at least two selected from electric power, heat of atmospheric temperature or higher and cold of atmospheric temperature or lower to a plurality of customers; a device for measuring supply quantities of electric power, heat and cold, supplied to the plurality of customers; a device for calculating usage charges for electric power, heat and cold, consumed by each of the customers on the basis of the supply quantities; and a device for settling the usage charges. One enterprise entity manages these activities.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2000Date of Patent: November 26, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Suzuki, Osamu Yokomizo, Tetsuo Horiuchi, Naoyuki Yamada, Mamoru Morita
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Publication number: 20020100813Abstract: In a system for supplying a heat by a heat medium, a heat discharged from a customer requiring only a high temperature heat is effectively utilized, and respective prices paid by the customer requiring only the high temperature heat and a customer requiring only a low temperature heat are reduced. In this system, a heat medium discharged by the customer requiring only the high temperature heat is recovered so as to be fed to the customer requiring only the low temperature heat.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2001Publication date: August 1, 2002Inventor: Osamu Yokomizo
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Publication number: 20020092286Abstract: Disclosed is a gas turbine power generating system capable of achieving a high output power and a high power generating efficiency under conditions with a small amount of supplied water and less change in design of a gas turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2002Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 6415986Abstract: In a system for supplying a heat by a heat medium, a heat discharged from a customer requiring only a high temperature heat is effectively utilized, and respective prices paid by the customer requiring only the high temperature heat and a customer requiring only a low temperature heat are reduced. In this system, a heat medium discharged by the customer requiring only the high temperature heat is recovered so as to be fed to the customer requiring only the low temperature heat.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventor: Osamu Yokomizo
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Patent number: 6389799Abstract: A gas turbine installation includes an air compressor, a combustor for burning fuel together with air discharged from the compressor, and a turbine driven by combustion gas generated by the combustor. The installation includes a spraying apparatus disposed in a suction air chamber on the upstream side of the air compressor and a water adding apparatus for adding moisture to high pressure air supplied from the compressor and which is disposed between the air compressor and the combustor. A heat exchanger is provided between the water adding apparatus and the combustor for heating air prior to the air entering the combustor.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2000Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Shigeo Hatamiya, Masahiko Yamagishi, Osamu Yokomizo, Yoshiki Noguchi, Moriaki Tsukamoto
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Patent number: 6278757Abstract: A resistance member (e.g., fuel holding portion of the lower tie plate) is provided at the lower end of the fuel assembly. Provision is made of a coolant ascending path in which said water rods have coolant inlet ports that are open in a region lower than the resistance member to upwardly guide the coolant, and a coolant descending path which has a coolant delivery port that is open in a region higher than the resistance member to downwardly guide the coolant. The coolant ascending path and the coolant descending path are communicated with each other at their upper end portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1992Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Hitachi, LTDInventors: Osamu Yokomizo, Yuichiro Yoshimoto, Yoshiyuki Kataoka, Shinichi Kashiwai, Yasuhiro Masuhara, Akio Tomiyama, Akihito Orii, Kotaro Inoue, Takaaki Mochida, Tatsuo Hayashi
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Publication number: 20010004830Abstract: An energy storage gas-turbine electric power generating system comprises a liquid air storage tank for storing liquid air, a vaporizing facility for vaporizing the liquid air stored in the liquid air storage tank, a combustor for generating a combusted gas by combusting the air vaporized by the vaporizing facility and a fuel, a gas turbine driven by the combusted gas generated in the combustor, and a gas-turbine generator connected to the gas turbine for generating electric power, which further comprises a pressurizing unit for pressurizing the liquid air stored in the liquid air storage tank up to a pressure higher than a pressure of air supplied to the combustor to supply the liquid air to the vaporizing facility, and an expansion turbine driven by expanding the air vaporized by the vaporizing facility and an expansion-turbine generator connected to the expansion turbine for generating electric power.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2001Publication date: June 28, 2001Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Harumi Wakana, Koichi Chino, Osamu Yokomizo