Patents by Inventor Ryuji TAKENAKA

Ryuji TAKENAKA 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: 11815033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kishi, Ryuji Takenaka, Ryoichi Haga, Kenta Wada, Yasuhiro Niina
  • Patent number: 11643977
    Abstract: A flow rate per unit time of fuel fed to a gas turbine is calculated. A flow rate per unit time of air fed to the gas turbine is calculated. A turbine inlet temperature is calculated through use of a physical model formula expressing a relationship of input and output of thermal energy relating to a combustor of the gas turbine. A fuel distribution ratio for each of a plurality of fuel supply systems connected to the combustor is calculated based on the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Koshiro Fukumoto
  • Publication number: 20230060903
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Makoto KISHI, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Ryoichi HAGA, Kenta WADA, Yasuhiro NIINA
  • Publication number: 20230022473
    Abstract: A fuel control device includes a combustion temperature estimation value calculation unit that calculates a temperature estimation value when a mixture of fuel and inflow air is burned using an atmospheric condition, an opening degree command value of a valve that controls the amount of air that is mixed with the fuel and burned, and an output prediction value calculated on the basis of a fuel control signal command value used for calculation of a total fuel flow rate flowing through a plurality of fuel supply systems, a fuel distribution command value calculation unit that calculates a fuel distribution command value indicating a distribution of fuel output from the fuel supply systems based on the temperature estimation value, and outputs the fuel distribution command value, and a valve opening degree calculation unit that calculates each valve opening degree of a fuel flow rate control valve of the fuel supply systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Takashi SONODA, Akihiko SAITO, Fuminori FUJII, Hisashi NAKAHARA, Ryoichi HAGA, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Wataru AKIZUKI, Isamu MATSUMI, Naohiro SUMIMURA, Shinichi YOSHIOKA
  • Patent number: 11536197
    Abstract: A valve opening degree determination device includes an object operating state acquisition unit configured to acquire an object operating state which is an operating state of a gas turbine before control, and a valve opening degree calculation unit configured to calculate the valve opening degree such that a disk cavity temperature after control is equal to or lower than a target temperature, based on the object operating state. The valve opening degree calculation unit is configured to determine an input value of the valve opening degree such that a prediction value of the disk cavity temperature is equal to or lower than the target temperature as the valve opening degree, based on a prediction model generated based on a plurality of previous data in which the operating state, the disk cavity temperature, and an actual opening degree of the cooling-air adjustment valve previously acquired are associated with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koki Tateishi, Shinichi Yoshioka, Hironao Nagai, Ryuji Takenaka, Koshiro Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 11492981
    Abstract: A fuel control device includes a combustion temperature estimation value calculation unit that calculates a temperature estimation value when a mixture of fuel and inflow air is burned using an atmospheric condition, an opening degree command value of a valve that controls the amount of air that is mixed with the fuel and burned, and an output prediction value calculated on the basis of a fuel control signal command value used for calculation of a total fuel flow rate flowing through a plurality of fuel supply systems, a fuel distribution command value calculation unit that calculates a fuel distribution command value indicating a distribution of fuel output from the fuel supply systems based on the temperature estimation value, and outputs the fuel distribution command value, and a valve opening degree calculation unit that calculates each valve opening degree of a fuel flow rate control valve of the fuel supply systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Takashi Sonoda, Akihiko Saito, Fuminori Fujii, Hisashi Nakahara, Ryoichi Haga, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Wataru Akizuki, Isamu Matsumi, Naohiro Sumimura, Shinichi Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 11378019
    Abstract: A first fuel flow rate command value indicating a command value of a fuel input amount is calculated so that an output of a gas turbine matches a target output. An upper limit value of the first fuel flow rate command value is calculated based on a deviation obtained by subtracting, from an estimated value of a turbine inlet temperature of the gas turbine, a second limit value relating to the estimated value set such that the estimated value does not exceed a first limit value of the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Koshiro Fukumoto, Tomohide Akiyama, Kazuhito Ohashi, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11359553
    Abstract: A control device for a gas turbine include: a target value calculation part configured to calculate a control target value being a target value of an output of the gas turbine; and a command value calculation part configured to calculate a fuel command value on the basis of a deviation between the control target value and an actual output value of the gas turbine. The target value calculation part is configured to: set the control target value to a value which is greater than an output demand value of the gas turbine immediately before a difference between the output demand value and the actual output value becomes not greater than a threshold; and subtract the control target value from the value after the difference becomes not greater than the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 11293305
    Abstract: A control device is configured to control a temperature of a shaft seal portion around a rotating shaft of a rotating machine by adjusting an amount of cooling air to be supplied to the shaft seal portion. The control device is configured to calculate a sensitivity indicated using the temperature of the shaft seal portion with respect to a flow rate of the cooling air supplied to the shaft seal portion and control the flow rate of the cooling air so that the sensitivity has a predetermined target value based on the sensitivity which has been calculated. When the sensitivity is calculated, the flow rate is varied in a predetermined range having a certain flow rate as a center. The sensitivity is calculated from variation in the temperature of the shaft seal portion with respect to variation in the flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Takaharu Hiroe, Satoshi Hada, Kazunari Ide, Koki Tateishi, Ryuji Takenaka, Koshiro Fukumoto, Shinichi Yoshioka
  • Patent number: 11248537
    Abstract: A gas turbine control device includes a first estimation unit configured to estimate a first temperature which is a first turbine inlet temperature estimation value based on a first model which is a physical model using a fuel flow rate to a gas turbine; a second estimation unit configured to estimate a second temperature which is a second turbine inlet temperature estimation value based on a second model which is a physical model using an exhaust gas temperature of the gas turbine; and a correction unit configured to correct the first temperature based on the second temperature to calculate a third turbine inlet temperature estimation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Koshiro Fukumoto, Yoshifumi Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20210310409
    Abstract: A state determining device determines a state of a gas turbine connected to an electric generator. The gas turbine includes a compressor that compresses intake air into compression air, a fuel supply device that supplies fuel, a combustor that mixes the compression air supplied from the compressor and the fuel supplied from the fuel supply device and combusts a resultant mixture to generate combustion gas, and a turbine that is rotated with the generated combustion gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Takashi SONODA, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Sosuke NAKAMURA
  • Patent number: 11047315
    Abstract: A gas turbine control device includes a detection value acquisition unit that acquires a detection value of at least one of a supply amount of fuel, pressure of compressed air, and electric power generated by a generator; a flue gas temperature acquisition unit that acquires a flue gas temperature detection value; a combustion gas temperature estimate value calculation unit that calculates a combustion gas temperature estimate value based on the detection value; a correction term acquisition unit that calculates a correction term based on a ratio between the combustion gas temperature estimate value and the flue gas temperature detection value; a corrected combustion gas temperature estimate value calculation unit that corrects the combustion gas temperature estimate value using the correction term to calculate a corrected combustion gas temperature estimate value; and a gas turbine controller that controls the gas turbine based on the corrected combustion gas temperature estimate value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazushige Takaki, Akihiko Saito, Ryuji Takenaka, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Shinichi Yoshioka, Tatsuji Takahashi, Tomohide Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20210062678
    Abstract: A control device controls a temperature of a shaft seal portion provided around a rotating shaft of a rotating machine to an appropriate temperature by adjusting an amount of the cooling air to be supplied to the shaft seal portion. The control device calculates a sensitivity indicated using the temperature of the shaft seal portion with respect to a flow rate of the cooling air supplied to the shaft seal portion and controls the flow rate of the cooling air so that the sensitivity has a predetermined target value on the basis of the calculated sensitivity. When the sensitivity is calculated, the flow rate is varied in a predetermined range having a certain flow rate as a center. The sensitivity of the temperature at the flow rate as a center is calculated from the variation in the temperature of the shaft seal portion with respect to the variation in the flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Takaharu HIROE, Satoshi HADA, Kazunari IDE, Koki TATEISHI, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Koshiro FUKUMOTO, Shinichi YOSHIOKA
  • Publication number: 20210040889
    Abstract: A valve opening degree determination device includes an object operating state acquisition unit configured to acquire an object operating state which is an operating state of a gas turbine before control, and a valve opening degree calculation unit configured to calculate the valve opening degree such that a disk cavity temperature after control is equal to or lower than a target temperature, based on the object operating state. The valve opening degree calculation unit is configured to determine an input value of the valve opening degree such that a prediction value of the disk cavity temperature is equal to or lower than the target temperature as the valve opening degree, based on a prediction model generated based on a plurality of previous data in which the operating state, the disk cavity temperature, and an actual opening degree of the cooling-air adjustment valve previously acquired are associated with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Koki TATEISHI, Shinichi YOSHIOKA, Hironao NAGAI, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Koshiro FUKUMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200340410
    Abstract: A control device for a gas turbine include: a target value calculation part configured to calculate a control target value being a target value of an output of the gas turbine; and a command value calculation part configured to calculate a fuel command value on the basis of a deviation between the control target value and an actual output value of the gas turbine. The target value calculation part is configured to: set the control target value to a value which is greater than an output demand value of the gas turbine immediately before a difference between the output demand value and the actual output value becomes not greater than a threshold; and subtract the control target value from the value after the difference becomes not greater than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Akihiko SAITO, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10746106
    Abstract: An IGV opening command value is corrected to calculate an actual opening equivalent value that indicates an approximate value of an actual opening. A temperature estimation value, for a case where a mixture of fuel and in-flowing air is combusted, is calculated using the actual opening equivalent value, atmospheric conditions, and an output from a gas turbine. A fuel distribution command value that indicates distribution of fuel output from a plurality of fuel supply systems is calculated on the basis of the temperature estimation value. The fuel distribution command value and a fuel control signal command value that indicates the total flow rate of fuel to be output to the plurality of fuel supply systems are acquired, and respective valve openings of fuel flow rate regulating valves of the fuel supply systems are calculated on the basis of the fuel distribution command value and the fuel control signal command value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Keisuke Yamamoto, Takashi Sonoda, Ryuji Takenaka, Hikaru Katano, Eiki Anzawa, Sosuke Nakamura, Fuminori Fujii, Shinichi Yoshioka
  • Publication number: 20200217252
    Abstract: A flow rate per unit time of fuel fed to a gas turbine is calculated. A flow rate per unit time of air fed to the gas turbine is calculated. A turbine inlet temperature is calculated through use of a physical model formula expressing a relationship of input and output of thermal energy relating to a combustor of the gas turbine. A fuel distribution ratio for each of a plurality of fuel supply systems connected to the combustor is calculated based on the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Akihiko SAITO, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Koshiro FUKUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10669959
    Abstract: Provided is a control device of a gas turbine including a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The control device executes load control of allowing an operation control point for operation control of a gas turbine to vary in response to a load of the gas turbine. The operation of the gas turbine is controlled on the basis of a rated temperature adjustment line for temperature adjustment control of a flue gas temperature at a predetermined load to a rated flue gas temperature at which performance of the gas turbine becomes rated performance, a preceding setting line for setting of the flue gas temperature at the predetermined load to a preceding flue gas temperature that becomes lower in precedence to the rated flue gas temperature, and a limit temperature adjustment line for temperature adjustment control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Sonoda, Akihiko Saito, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Ryuji Takenaka, Kozo Toyama, Koji Takaoka
  • Publication number: 20200063662
    Abstract: A first fuel flow rate command value indicating a command value CSO of a fuel input amount is calculated so that the output of a gas turbine matches a target output. An upper limit value of the first fuel flow rate command value is calculated. The upper limit value of the first fuel flow rate command value is calculated on the basis of a deviation obtained by subtracting from an estimated value of the turbine inlet temperature of the gas turbine a second limit value relating to the estimated value set such that the estimated value does not exceed the first limit value of the turbine inlet temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kazushige TAKAKI, Akihiko SAITO, Ryuji TAKENAKA, Koshiro FUKUMOTO, Tomohide AKIYAMA, Kazuhito OHASHI, Yoshifumi IWASAKI
  • Patent number: 10550716
    Abstract: A control device is configured to control a gas turbine that is configured to compress a suctioned air with a compressor to obtain compressed air, mix a fuel supplied from a combustor with the compressed air to burn the fuel and the compressed air to generate a combustion gas, operate a turbine with the combustion gas to rotate a rotor, and discharge the combustion gas that has operated the turbine as a flue gas. The compressor includes an inlet guide vane which is capable of adjusting a degree of opening and is on an air-suction side, and the control device is configured to execute temperature adjustment control to control the degree of opening of the inlet guide vane along a temperature adjustment line indicating an upper limit temperature of a flue gas temperature defined according to a load of the gas turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiko Saito, Takashi Sonoda, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Koji Takaoka, Ryuji Takenaka, Kozo Toyama