Patents by Inventor Susumu Shiizuka
Susumu Shiizuka 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: 11480948Abstract: A monitoring target selecting device configured to output a measurement parameter to an abnormality diagnosis device to diagnose an abnormal event of a plant based on a correlation value representing a mutual correlation between measurement parameters, and includes a classification unit to acquire a plurality of measurement parameters measured in the plant, classify a change behavior of measured value over a time for each of the plurality of measurement parameters in a first period, and classify a change behavior of a measured value over a time for each of the plurality of measurement parameters in each of the first period and a second period, and a selection unit to select the measurement parameter as a measurement parameter to be output to the abnormality diagnosis device on the basis of a result of comparing a behavior of the measurement parameters in the first period to the second period.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Susumu Shiizuka, Masumi Nomura
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Patent number: 11423494Abstract: A plant assistance assessment system 100 that assesses a plurality of nuclear power generation plants 110 includes an abnormality sign monitoring system 121 that monitors an abnormality sign in a plant, based on plant data of the nuclear power generation plants; a fault diagnosis system 122 that performs fault diagnosis on each of devices in the plants, based on abnormality sign detection information; a progress prediction system 123 that simulates progress of the plants, based on fault information; an abnormal phenomenon specification system 124 that specifies a potential abnormal phenomenon in the plants, based on progress prediction information; a risk assessment system 125 that assesses a risk of a fault in the devices in the plants in a probabilistic manner; and an abnormal phenomenon assessment system 126 that assesses likelihood of occurrence of an abnormal phenomenon, based on abnormal phenomenon information and fault probability information.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka
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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: 10866163Abstract: Among a plurality of sensors that detect a state of a control subject, a relationship fluctuation level between a magnitude of a signal output by a subject sensor and a magnitude of a signal output by another related sensor is calculated for each subject sensor and related sensor combination. Moreover, the subject sensor and related sensor combinations for which a value of the relationship fluctuation level is a predetermined value or more are identified, and a respective number of appearances of the subject sensor and the related sensor included in the identified combinations thereof is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Takae Yamashita
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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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Publication number: 20200225644Abstract: A monitoring target selecting device configured to output a measurement parameter to an abnormality diagnosis device to diagnose an abnormal event of a plant based on a correlation value representing a mutual correlation between measurement parameters, and includes a classification unit to acquire a plurality of measurement parameters measured in the plant, classify a change behavior of measured value over a time for each of the plurality of measurement parameters in a first period, and classify a change behavior of a measured value over a time for each of the plurality of measurement parameters in each of the first period and a second period, and a selection unit to select the measurement parameter as a measurement parameter to be output to the abnormality diagnosis device on the basis of a result of comparing a behavior of the measurement parameters in the first period to the second period.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Susumu Shiizuka, Masumi Nomura
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Publication number: 20200143487Abstract: A plant assistance assessment system 100 that assesses a plurality of nuclear power generation plants 110 includes an abnormality sign monitoring system 121 that monitors an abnormality sign in a plant, based on plant data of the nuclear power generation plants; a fault diagnosis system 122 that performs fault diagnosis on each of devices in the plants, based on abnormality sign detection information; a progress prediction system 123 that simulates progress of the plants, based on fault information; an abnormal phenomenon specification system 124 that specifies a potential abnormal phenomenon in the plants, based on progress prediction information; a risk assessment system 125 that assesses a risk of a fault in the devices in the plants in a probabilistic manner; and an abnormal phenomenon assessment system 126 that assesses likelihood of occurrence of an abnormal phenomenon, based on abnormal phenomenon information and fault probability information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takae Yamashita, Susumu Shiizuka
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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: 20190003927Abstract: Among a plurality of sensors that detect a state of a control subject, a relationship fluctuation level between a magnitude of a signal output by a subject sensor and a magnitude of a signal output by another related sensor is calculated for each subject sensor and related sensor combination. Moreover, the subject sensor and related sensor combinations for which a value of the relationship fluctuation level is a predetermined value or more are identified, and a respective number of appearances of the subject sensor and the related sensor included in the identified combinations thereof is calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Kenji Mashio, Takashi Azuma, Susumu Shiizuka, Takae Yamashita
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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