Patents by Inventor Tetsuo Yoshimitsu

Tetsuo Yoshimitsu 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: 20230399504
    Abstract: A resin producing method is a method of producing a resin with which an insulating structure formed on an outer peripheral portion of a conductor is impregnated. The resin producing method includes a dispersion liquid mixing step of mixing an epoxy resin and a dispersion liquid in which a nanofiller is dispersed in a reactive diluent that reduces a viscosity of the epoxy resin by reacting with the epoxy resin, and a curing agent mixing step of mixing a composition produced by the dispersion liquid mixing step, with a curing agent that cures the epoxy resin. The epoxy resin includes, for example, an alicyclic epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu YAMASHITA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU, Kotaro MURA, Takahiro IMAI
  • Publication number: 20220356311
    Abstract: A resin producing method is a method of producing a resin with which an insulating structure formed on an outer peripheral portion of a conductor is impregnated, the method including: a filler mixing step of mixing a nanofiller at a ratio of 15 wt % or more with an epoxy resin to form a mixture; a shear mixing step of causing the mixture to be subjected to shear mixing; a diluent mixing step of mixing a reactive diluent that reduces a viscosity of the epoxy resin, with the mixture after the shear mixing step; and a curing agent mixing step of mixing an acid anhydride curing agent with the mixture after the diluent mixing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kodai USHIWATA, Yu YAMASHITA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU, Takahiro IMAI, Hiromitsu HIRAI
  • Patent number: 11333697
    Abstract: A three-dimensional surface potential distribution measurement system for measuring a surface potential of a measurement object comprises: a laser light source; a Pockels crystal exhibiting Pockels effect in which a refractive index changes depending on potential difference between the first end surface and the second end surface; a mirror disposed so as to be attached stationarily to the second end surface of the Pockels crystal; a photodetector to detect a light intensity of the laser light corresponding to the potential difference of the Pockels crystal; a housing that holds those elements; a three-dimensional motion-driver capable of three-dimensionally moving the housing; and a driving controller that controls the three-dimensional motion-driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Masaaki Furukawa, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Yuichi Tsuboi, Kunihiko Hidaka, Akiko Kumada, Hisatoshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 10938260
    Abstract: A producing method is for an electrical insulating structure to cover an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object. The method comprises: a tape production step of producing a main insulation tape by using a nanoparticle-containing joining macromolecular polymer; a taping step of winding a main insulation tape on outside of the to-be-insulated object to form a main insulated part; a vacuum drawing step, which is performed after the taping step, of vacuum drawing the tape-wound to-be-insulated object; and an impregnation step, which is performed after the vacuum drawing step, of injecting a impregnating macromolecular polymer to impregnate the main insulated part therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Mura, Shinsuke Kikuta, Toshihiro Tsuda, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu
  • Patent number: 10931159
    Abstract: A producing method is for an electrical insulating structure covering an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object. The electrical insulating structure producing method comprises: a sheet production step of producing a main insulating sheet in which nanoparticles have been mixed; a cutting step in which the main insulating sheet is cut into main insulation tapes; a taping step of winding each of main insulation tapes on outside of the to-be-insulated object to produce a tape-wound to-be-insulated object in which a main insulated part is formed; a vacuum drawing step of vacuum drawing the tape-wound to-be-insulated object; an impregnation step of injecting a impregnating macromolecular polymer to impregnate the main insulated part in the tape-wound to-be-insulated object, and a solidifying step of raising the temperature of the insulated part to solidify the macromolecular polymer containing the nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Mura, Shinsuke Kikuta, Toshihiro Tsuda, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu
  • Patent number: 10928347
    Abstract: This electrical tree test method is a method for testing for electrical trees in an insulating member including a mica insulation applied to an electrical conductor. The method comprises: an assembly setting step of setting an electrode setting assembly to the outside of the mica insulation; an impregnation step of impregnating the mica insulation with synthetic resin after the assembly setting step; a removal step of removing components of the electrode setting assembly, except an electrode structure, after the impregnation step; a power supply connecting step of connecting, after the removal step, the electrical conductor and the electrode structure to a power supply in order to apply a voltage between the electrical conductor and the electrode structure; and a voltage applying step of applying a voltage between the electrical conductor and the electrode structure, after the power supply connecting step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Mura, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Toshihiro Tsuda
  • Patent number: 10903710
    Abstract: A producing method for an electrical insulating structure that covers an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object is provided. The method comprises: a taping step of winding a main insulation tape on outside of the to-be-insulated object; a spraying step of spraying nanoparticles onto the outer surface of the wound main insulation tape; a vacuum drawing step of vacuum drawing the tape-wound to-be-insulated object; and an impregnation step of injecting a nanoparticle-containing impregnating macromolecular polymer in which nanoparticles have been kneaded to impregnate the to-be-insulated object therewith. In the spraying step, microcapsules, which contain the nanoparticles and are able to release the nanoparticles before the impregnation step, are sprayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Mura, Kodai Ushiwata, Toshihiro Tsuda, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu
  • Publication number: 20200350756
    Abstract: An impulse voltage generation device comprises: a high voltage generator to generate high DC voltage; a capacitor that is disposed in parallel to the high voltage generator and can be charged to a high voltage state; a power semiconductor switch that is placed at an output side of the high voltage generator and in series to the high voltage generator and is designed to shut off or allow electricity output from the high voltage generator; a function generator to output changes over time of impulse voltage to be applied to the test target; a current detector to detect output current; and an overcurrent protection circuit that is configured to conduct analog-to-digital conversion at sampling intervals sufficiently shorter than the application intervals when receiving a current signal from the current detector, monitors values of the output current, and to block output from the function generator to the power semiconductor switch if it is determined that there is an abnormality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Jintong SUN, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU, Hirotsugu TSUTSUI, Kiyoshi UMEZU
  • Patent number: 10444273
    Abstract: A partial discharge measurement device includes: an impulse voltage application unit; a measurement control unit; and first and second partial discharge detection unit. The measurement control unit includes: a first and a second detector level partial discharge counting unit; and a partial discharge resistance evaluation unit. Each of the first and the second detector level partial discharge counting units outputs a first or second detection signal when the first or second detection signal exceeds a predetermined specified value. The partial discharge resistance evaluation unit counts the number of occurrences of partial discharge based on an output from the first and second detector level partial discharge counting unit, and regards the impulse voltage value at which the count value has reached a predetermined value as a partial discharge inception voltage under the repeated impulse voltage application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Ikegami, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Takayuki Sakurai, Tatsuya Hirose, Satoshi Hiroshima, Yuji Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20190149008
    Abstract: A producing method for an electrical insulating structure that covers an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object, comprises: a taping step in which a main insulation tape is wound on the outside of the to-be-insulated object to forma main insulated part; a vacuum drawing step in which the tape-wound to-be-insulated object is subjected to vacuum drawing, after the taping step; and an impregnation step in which a nanoparticle-containing impregnating macromolecular polymer, in which nanoparticles have been kneaded, is injected to impregnate the main insulated part therewith, after the vacuum drawing step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro MURA, Shinsuke KIKUTA, Toshihiro TSUDA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20190149009
    Abstract: A producing method is for an electrical insulating structure covering an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object. The electrical insulating structure producing method comprises: a sheet production step of producing a main insulating sheet in which nanoparticles have been mixed; a cutting step in which the main insulating sheet is cut into main insulation tapes; a taping step of winding each of main insulation tapes on outside of the to-be-insulated object to produce a tape-wound to-be-insulated object in which a main insulated part is formed; a vacuum drawing step of vacuum drawing the tape-wound to-be-insulated object; an impregnation step of injecting a impregnating macromolecular polymer to impregnate the main insulated part in the tape-wound to-be-insulated object, and a solidifying step of raising the temperature of the insulated part to solidify the macromolecular polymer containing the nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro MURA, Shinsuke KIKUTA, Toshihiro TSUDA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20190149010
    Abstract: A producing method is for an electrical insulating structure to cover an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object. The method comprises: a tape production step of producing a main insulation tape by using a nanoparticle-containing joining macromolecular polymer; a taping step of winding a main insulation tape on outside of the to-be-insulated object to form a main insulated part; a vacuum drawing step, which is performed after the taping step, of vacuum drawing the tape-wound to-be-insulated object; and an impregnation step, which is performed after the vacuum drawing step, of injecting a impregnating macromolecular polymer to impregnate the main insulated part therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Mura, Shinsuke Kikuta, Toshihiro Tsuda, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu
  • Publication number: 20190149006
    Abstract: A method for producing a corona discharge-preventing structure for covering the outer surface of a to-be-insulated object is presented. The method comprises: a tape producing step of producing a corona discharge-preventing tape including a macromolecular polymer added with electrically conductive powders and non-electrically conductive nanoparticles; a main insulating step of winding a main insulating tape around the to-be-insulated object; and a winding step of winding the corona discharge-preventing tape around the outer surface of the to-be-insulated object around which the main insulating tape has been wound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro MURA, Masahiro TAKENO, Toshihiro TSUDA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU
  • Publication number: 20190149007
    Abstract: A producing method for an electrical insulating structure that covers an outer surface of a to-be-insulated object is provided. The method comprises: a taping step of winding a main insulation tape on outside of the to-be-insulated object; a spraying step of spraying nanoparticles onto the outer surface of the wound main insulation tape; a vacuum drawing step of vacuum drawing the tape-wound to-be-insulated object; and an impregnation step of injecting a nanoparticle-containing impregnating macromolecular polymer in which nanoparticles have been kneaded to impregnate the to-be-insulated object therewith. In the spraying step, microcapsules, which contain the nanoparticles and are able to release the nanoparticles before the impregnation step, are sprayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro MURA, Kodai USHIWATA, Toshihiro TSUDA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU
  • Patent number: 10175289
    Abstract: A water-tree resistance evaluation material including: a material selection selecting a candidate insulation material; a test carrying out a water tree test on a test piece having electrode holes formed on a first surface; and a candidate insulation material evaluation evaluating characteristics of the candidate insulation material, including progress and speed of a water tree. The test includes: a system and condition setting for setting a test system; a voltage application for grounding a ground-side electrode that is immersed in the ground-side aqueous solution, while applying an AC voltage to an application-side electrode that is immersed in the application-side aqueous solution; a measurement step; and a period determination for determining whether a test period has exceeded a predetermined period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshihiro Tsuda, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Yuichi Tsuboi, Yoshihiro Ishikawa, Teruo Kanekawa
  • Publication number: 20180348276
    Abstract: A three-dimensional surface potential distribution measurement system for measuring a surface potential of a measurement object comprises: a laser light source; a Pockels crystal exhibiting Pockels effect in which a refractive index changes depending on potential difference between the first end surface and the second end surface; a mirror disposed so as to be attached stationarily to the second end surface of the Pockels crystal; a photodetector to detect a light intensity of the laser light corresponding to the potential difference of the Pockels crystal; a housing that holds those elements; a three-dimensional motion-driver capable of three-dimensionally moving the housing; and a driving controller that controls the three-dimensional motion-driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicants: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Masaaki FURUKAWA, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Yuichi Tsuboi, Kunihiko Hidaka, Akiko Kumada, Hisatoshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20180292342
    Abstract: This electrical tree test method is a method for testing for electrical trees in an insulating member including a mica insulation applied to an electrical conductor. The method comprises: an assembly setting step of setting an electrode setting assembly to the outside of the mica insulation; an impregnation step of impregnating the mica insulation with synthetic resin after the assembly setting step; a removal step of removing components of the electrode setting assembly, except an electrode structure, after the impregnation step; a power supply connecting step of connecting, after the removal step, the electrical conductor and the electrode structure to a power supply in order to apply a voltage between the electrical conductor and the electrode structure; and a voltage applying step of applying a voltage between the electrical conductor and the electrode structure, after the power supply connecting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro MURA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU, Toshihiro TSUDA
  • Patent number: 10041990
    Abstract: A water tree testing apparatus using a flat test piece comprising a candidate insulation material an d having a first surface having a plurality of electrode holes formed therein has: a liquid-permeable conductive first permeable member that is attached to the first surface and covers the electrode holes; a liquid-permeable conductive second permeable member that is attached to a second surface that is opposite side from the first surface, and extends along the second surface as to face the first permeable member with the test piece therebetween; a first water tank for immersing the first surface in the first aqueous solution; a second water tank for immersing the second surface in the second aqueous solution; a first electrode, and a second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotake Nakaji, Yuichi Tsuboi, Toshihiro Tsuda, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu
  • Patent number: 10041980
    Abstract: A three-dimensional surface potential distribution measurement apparatus includes: a laser light source; a Pockels crystal; a mirror; a light detector; a support structure which supports the aforementioned elements while maintaining a relative positional relationship therebetween; a movement driver which can move the support structure three-dimensionally; a rotary driver which supports the test object and can rotate the test object about an axis extending in a longitudinal direction of the test object; and a drive controller which controls the movement driver and the rotary driver. The drive controller coordinates a driving operation by the movement driver and by the rotary driver while maintaining a gap between the second end face of the Pockels crystal and a surface of the test object at a predetermined value such that the second end face of the Pockels crystal approaches all the surfaces of the electric field reduction system on the test object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignees: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Masaaki Furukawa, Kodai Ushiwata, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu, Yuichi Tsuboi, Kunihiko Hidaka, Akiko Kumada, Hisatoshi Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20170336466
    Abstract: A water tree testing apparatus using a flat test piece comprising a candidate insulation material an d having a first surface having a plurality of electrode holes formed therein has: a liquid-permeable conductive first permeable member that is attached to the first surface and covers the electrode holes; a liquid-permeable conductive second permeable member that is attached to a second surface that is opposite side from the first surface, and extends along the second surface as to face the first permeable member with the test piece therebetween; a first water tank for immersing the first surface in the first aqueous solution; a second water tank for immersing the second surface in the second aqueous solution; a first electrode, and a second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotake NAKAJI, Yuichi TSUBOI, Toshihiro TSUDA, Tetsuo YOSHIMITSU