Patents by Inventor Tetsuro Nagai

Tetsuro Nagai 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: 9558856
    Abstract: In a control system for a plant controlling a plant such as a nuclear power plant 1 with use of a plurality of digital control devices 41, the plurality of digital control devices 41 include a plurality of control functions 46 to 56, and the plurality of control functions 46 to 56 are provided in the plurality of digital control devices 41 in a distributed manner so that the digital control devices 41 may not fall below safety standards preset by safety analyses. This provides a control system for a plant using the plurality of digital control devices 41 and configured to control a plant safely even when a digital control device is failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Nagai, Hidekazu Satake
  • Publication number: 20130136222
    Abstract: In a control system for a plant controlling a plant such as a nuclear power plant 1 with use of a plurality of digital control devices 41, the plurality of digital control devices 41 include a plurality of control functions 46 to 56, and the plurality of control functions 46 to 56 are provided in the plurality of digital control devices 41 in a distributed manner so that the digital control devices 41 may not fall below safety standards preset by safety analyses. This provides a control system for a plant using the plurality of digital control devices 41 and configured to control a plant safely even when a digital control device is failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Nagai, Hidekazu Satake