Patents by Inventor Takashi Kamijo
Takashi Kamijo 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: 11285937Abstract: A catalyst warm-up control method for a hybrid vehicle supplies electric power to an electric motor by a battery, to charge the battery by a power generation engine, and to treat exhaust gas from the engine with a catalyst, the hybrid vehicle selecting a manner mode in which power generation using the engine is stopped. The catalyst warm-up control method performs catalyst warm-up control such that when the temperature of the catalyst becomes lower than a normal threshold temperature for activating the catalyst, the target rotation speed of the engine is controlled to a first warm-up required rotation speed at which the catalyst can be heated to a temperature that is higher than the normal threshold temperature. When the manner mode is selected, control is performed when temperature of the catalyst becomes lower than a manner mode threshold temperature that is equal to or less than the normal threshold temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2017Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinsuke Higuchi, Hidekatsu Akiyama, Azusa Kobayashi, Keisuke Kawai, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa
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Patent number: 11236907Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line where a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows through, an exhaust gas line where a second combustion exhaust gas discharged from a second power generation facility flows through, exhaust gas exhaust line disposed by branching off from exhaust gas line, discharging a part of combustion exhaust gases as exhaust combustion exhaust gases, a nitrogen oxide removing unit removing nitrogen oxide contained in an integrated combustion exhaust gas that integrates the combustion exhaust gases, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat from the integrated combustion exhaust gas, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 contained in the integrated combustion exhaust gas by using CO2 absorbing liquid.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11209165Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line through which a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows, a waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the combustion exhaust gas, a branch exhaust gas line provided to be connected between a front stage and a downstream stage of the waste heat recovery boiler on a main exhaust gas line, a nitrogen oxide removal unit removing nitrogen oxide in an integrated combustion exhaust gas into which a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the main exhaust gas line and a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the branch exhaust gas line are integrated, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the integrated combustion exhaust gas from which nitrogen oxide has been removed, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 in the integrated combustion exhaust gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20210356128Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line where a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows through, an exhaust gas line where a second combustion exhaust gas discharged from a second power generation facility flows through, exhaust gas exhaust line disposed by branching off from exhaust gas line, discharging a part of combustion exhaust gases as exhaust combustion exhaust gases, a nitrogen oxide removing unit removing nitrogen oxide contained in an integrated combustion exhaust gas that integrates the combustion exhaust gases, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat from the integrated combustion exhaust gas, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 contained in the integrated combustion exhaust gas by using CO2 absorbing liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20210356129Abstract: An exhaust gas treatment device includes an exhaust gas line through which a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a power generation facility flows, a waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the combustion exhaust gas, a branch exhaust gas line provided to be connected between a front stage and a downstream stage of the waste heat recovery boiler on a main exhaust gas line, a nitrogen oxide removal unit removing nitrogen oxide in an integrated combustion exhaust gas into which a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the main exhaust gas line and a combustion exhaust gas flowing through the branch exhaust gas line are integrated, an integrated waste heat recovery boiler recovering waste heat of the integrated combustion exhaust gas from which nitrogen oxide has been removed, and a CO2 recovery unit recovering CO2 in the integrated combustion exhaust gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20210322921Abstract: A carbon dioxide recovery apparatus is disclosed including a flue gas cooling unit that brings flue gas cooling water into contact with a flue gas to cool the flue gas, a circulation channel through which the flue gas cooling water and condensed water are returned to the flue gas cooling unit, an absorption unit including a carbon dioxide absorbing section, and a flue gas washing section that brings the flue gas including carbon dioxide absorbed in the carbon dioxide absorbing section into contact with flue gas washing water and washes the flue gas, a regeneration unit that removes carbon dioxide from the absorbent including carbon dioxide absorbed in the absorption unit, a supply channel through which circulating water is guided, and a discharge channel through which the circulating water circulating through the flue gas cooling unit and the circulation channel is discharged to outside of a system.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Shinya Kishimoto
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Patent number: 11148095Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a reclaimer configured to extract a lean solution that is a part of an acid gas absorbing liquid regenerated in a regenerator in a recovery unit that recovers acid gas components in gas with the acid gas absorbing liquid, and introduce and receive an extracted lean liquid; an alkaline agent supply pipe configured to supply an alkaline agent to an inside of the reclaimer; a water supply pipe configured to supply supply water to the inside of the reclaimer; a recovered steam discharge pipe configured to introduce recovered steam discharged from the reclaimer into the regenerator; a thermometer that measures temperature in the reclaimer; a pressure guage configured to measure pressure in the reclaimer; and a reclaimer controller.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11135543Abstract: A reduction device, an acid gas recovery device, a recovery device collector, and a first removed substance returning line are provided. The reduction device is configured to perform a reduction process to turn iron oxide to reduced iron by adding a reducing agent. The acid gas recovery device is configured to recover CO2 being acid gas with CO2 absorbing liquid being acid gas absorbing liquid from exhaust gas containing at least powder-shaped iron-based solid substances and the acid gas, which are discharged from the reduction device. The recovery device collector is configured to collect the iron-based solid substance contained in the absorbing liquid with a filter. The iron-based solid substances collected by the recovery device collector are removed, and removed substances containing the removed iron-based solid substances are returned to the reduction device side through the first removed substance returning line.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Takuya Hirata, Hiroshi Tanaka, Takashi Kamijo, Masayuki Inui, Shimpei Kawasaki
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Patent number: 11071943Abstract: An absorption liquid regeneration apparatus includes: a regeneration tower for regenerating a CO2 absorption liquid; a reflux water drum configured to separate released gas from the regeneration tower into CO2 gas and condensed water, and return the condensed water to the regeneration tower; and a cleaning part installed in a gas-phase part of the reflux water drum or in a CO2 flow passage through which the CO2 gas having flowed from the gas-phase part flows, and configured to remove a CO2 absorption agent contained in the CO2 gas by using a cleaning liquid. The cleaning liquid has a lower concentration of the CO2 absorption agent than the condensed water stored in a liquid-phase part of the reflux water drum.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11071942Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which a reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; an absorption liquid supply line for supplying the container with the absorption liquid; a heat exchange device, installed inside the container, for heating a liquid inside the container; a circulation line for extracting the liquid inside the container, circulating the liquid and returning the liquid to the container; and a circulation pump installed in the circulation line.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11045757Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container; an absorption-liquid supply line for supplying the container with an absorption liquid containing an absorption agent; a water supply line for supplying the container with a water; a steam discharge line for discharging steam from the container; a heating device for heating a liquid containing at least one of the water or the absorption liquid; and a control device configured to determine, on the basis of a temperature of the liquid stored in the container, an ending timing of an absorption-agent recovery process of recovering steam containing the absorption agent via the steam discharge line by heating of the liquid with the heating device.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 11014042Abstract: A nitrogen oxide absorbing unit, a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid extraction line, a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid heating/regenerating unit, a released gas line, and a regenerated liquid discharge line are provided. The nitrogen oxide absorbing unit is configured to absorb and remove nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas with nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid by introducing the exhaust gas containing nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. Through the nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid extraction line, the circulating nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid is extracted from a nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid circulation line. The nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid heating/regenerating unit is configured to obtain released gas containing at least nitrogen monoxide and carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid regenerated liquid by subjecting the nitrogen oxide absorbing liquid to heating and regeneration treatment.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10967324Abstract: A reclaiming apparatus includes: a container in which reclaiming process of an absorption liquid is performed; a waste liquid line configured through which a waste liquid from the container flows; a waste liquid cooler, installed in the waste liquid line, for cooling the waste liquid from the container; and a cleaning-water supply line for supplying the waste liquid cooler with cleaning water for cleaning the waste liquid cooler.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Miyamoto, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10960346Abstract: The composite amine absorbing solution according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S or both in a gas, and is obtained by dissolving a linear monoamine, a diamine, and an amide group-containing compound in water. By adopting this composite amine absorbing solution, the composites are interacting in a composite manner, due to an integrated effect of the components, the absorption property of CO2 or H2S or both is favorable, the desorption properties of the CO2 or H2S absorbed when regenerating the absorbing solution become favorable, and the amount of steam from a reboiler used when regenerating the absorbing solution in a CO2 recovery device can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10953361Abstract: A CO2 recovery device includes an advanced desulfurization-cooling column that removes sulfur oxides in an exhaust gas and reduces a temperature of the exhaust gas; a CO2 absorption column that removes CO2 in the exhaust gas by bringing the CO2 into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid; and a regeneration column that recovers the CO2 by causing the CO2 absorption liquid to release the CO2 while regenerating the CO2 absorption liquid, and feeds the regenerated CO2 absorption liquid to the CO2 absorption column, where the advanced desulfurization-cooling column includes a circulating line that supplies and circulates a desulfurization-cooling circulation liquid used in order to conduct desulfurization and cooling from a lower part to an upper part of the advanced desulfurization-cooling column, a deep SOx recovery packed bed, and a first cooler that cools the circulation liquid.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20210079823Abstract: A plant according to an embodiment includes a gas turbine; a heat recovery unit that includes a primary heat recovery steam generator in which a primary heat exchanging unit generates primary steam by exchanging heat that is the thermal energy of the flue gas from the gas turbine, and a secondary heat recovery steam generator that is installed independently from the primary heat exchanging unit, and in which a secondary heat exchanging unit generates secondary steam by exchanging heat that is the thermal energy of the flue gas partly having exchanged heat in the primary heat exchanging unit included in the primary heat recovery steam generator; a primary steam turbine; a CO2 recovery unit; and a first reboiler heat supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuya Tsujiuchi, Takahito Yonekawa, Takashi Kamijo
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Patent number: 10940430Abstract: A reclaiming device that separates an absorption liquid from a coexisting material other than an absorbent includes: a gas-liquid separator that accepts the absorption liquid to be reclaimed together with water and separates the absorption liquid into a non-volatile material and a vaporized material; a first discharged liquid line that introduces a first discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below an absorption liquid introduction port; a first heater, disposed on the first discharged liquid line, that heats the first discharged liquid; a second discharged liquid line that introduces a second discharged liquid discharged from the gas-liquid separator into the gas-liquid separator at a position below a first discharged liquid introduction port; and a mixing tank, disposed on the second discharged liquid line, that mixes the second discharged liquid with an alkaline agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20210031138Abstract: An absorbent liquid which absorbs at least one of CO2 and H2S from a gas, including a secondary linear monoamine; a tertiary linear monoamine or a sterically hindered primary monoamine; and a secondary cyclic diamine, wherein a concentration of each of the secondary linear monoamine, the tertiary linear monoamine or the sterically hindered primary monoamine; and the secondary cyclic diamine is less than 30% by weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Masami Kondo, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Patent number: 10874976Abstract: An acid gas removal apparatus includes a reclaimer control device that performs: first supply water control in which at least one of reflux water, steam condensate, and desalinated water is supplied to a reclaimer as first supply water, at non-volatile component removal reclaiming; second supply water control in which at least one of the reflux water, the steam condensate, and the desalinated water is supplied to the reclaimer, and a washing liquid including an acid gas absorbing liquid is supplied to the reclaimer as second supply water, at an initial stage of finish reclaiming; and third supply water control in which supply of the second supply water is stopped and at least one of the reflux water, the steam condensate, and the desalinated water is supplied as the first supply water, at a later stage of the finish reclaiming.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd.Inventors: Hiroshi Tanaka, Takuya Hirata, Takashi Kamijo, Tatsuya Tsujiuchi
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Publication number: 20200398819Abstract: A catalyst warm-up control method for a hybrid vehicle supplies electric power to an electric motor by a battery, to charge the battery by a power generation engine, and to treat exhaust gas from the engine with a catalyst, the hybrid vehicle selecting a manner mode in which power generation using the engine is stopped. The catalyst warm-up control method performs catalyst warm-up control such that when the temperature of the catalyst becomes lower than a normal threshold temperature for activating the catalyst, the target rotation speed of the engine is controlled to a first warm-up required rotation speed at which the catalyst can be heated to a temperature that is higher than the normal threshold temperature. When the manner mode is selected, control is performed when temperature of the catalyst becomes lower than a manner mode threshold temperature that is equal to or less than the normal threshold temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2017Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Shinsuke Higuchi, Hidekatsu Akiyama, Azusa Kobayashi, Keisuke Kawai, Takashi Kamijo, Tsuyoshi Ishikawa