Patents by Inventor Tsuguhisa Tashima

Tsuguhisa Tashima 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: 11867071
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a turbine monitoring system includes a temperature measurer configured to sense a temperature of steam to be introduced to a steam turbine, and output a sensing result of the temperature. The system further includes an electrical output measurer configured to sense an electrical output of a generator driven by the steam turbine, and output a sensing result of the electrical output. The system further includes a computing module configured to compute an erosion quantity of a moving vane of the steam turbine with water drops, based on the sensing result of the temperature that is output from the temperature measurer and the sensing result of the electrical output that is output from the electrical output measurer. The system further includes an outputting module configured to output information that is based on the erosion quantity computed by the computing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiko Tsukuda, Yasuteru Kawai, Yukio Kanehira, Tsuguhisa Tashima
  • Patent number: 11761348
    Abstract: There is provided an axial flow turbine capable of realizing a reduction in gland leakage amount. The axial flow turbine in an embodiment is of a single flow type and includes an upstream-side gland part located on an upstream side of a working medium in an axial direction of a turbine rotor and a downstream-side gland part located on a downstream side of the working medium in the axial direction of the turbine rotor. The axial flow turbine is configured such that a cooling medium lower in temperature and higher in pressure than the working medium is extracted in a middle of flowing from the inside to the outside of the turbine casing in the upstream-side gland part, and the extracted cooling medium is introduced into the stationary blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Iwai, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Takahiro Ono, Daisuke Nomura
  • Patent number: 11753959
    Abstract: There is provided a turbine power generation system with a single casing configuration capable of easily executing the inhibition of an over-rotation speed. A turbine power generation system in an embodiment includes: a turbine including a turbine casing and a turbine rotor that rotates by a working medium to be introduced into the turbine casing; and a power generator including a power generator rotor connected to the turbine rotor, the power generator being caused to generate power by rotation of the power generator rotor caused by the rotation of the turbine rotor. The turbine casing of the turbine is single, and a moment of inertia of the power generator rotor is larger than a moment of inertia of the turbine rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuguhisa Tashima, Takahiro Yamamoto, Koki Nishimura, Takahiro Ono, Shogo Iwai
  • Patent number: 11572797
    Abstract: A turbine rotor in an embodiment includes: a rotor body portion; and a plurality of turbine disks provided on the rotor body portion in a center axis direction of the rotor body portion. The turbine rotor includes: a high-pressure cooling passage formed in the rotor body portion, the high-pressure cooling passage to which a high-pressure cooling medium is supplied, and the high-pressure cooling passage that discharges the high-pressure cooling medium to the high-pressure side turbine stage; and a low-pressure cooling passage formed in the rotor body portion, the low-pressure cooling passage to which a low-pressure cooling medium whose pressure is lower than the pressure of the high-pressure cooling medium is supplied, and the low-pressure cooling passage that discharges the low-pressure cooling medium to the low-pressure side turbine stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Ono, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Shogo Iwai, Masao Itoh
  • Patent number: 11566539
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a gas turbine includes: a casing; a rotor shaft penetrating through the casing; a plurality of turbine stages which are in the casing and are arranged along an axial direction of the rotor shaft and through which a working fluid passes; two bearings disposed on outer sides of the casing in terms of the axial direction and supporting the rotor shaft in a rotatable manner; and a plurality of outlet pipes through which the working fluid having finished work in the turbine stages is discharged. The outlet pipes are provided in an upper half and a lower half of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuguhisa Tashima, Shogo Iwai, Takahiro Ono, Norikazu Takagi
  • Patent number: 11499445
    Abstract: The invention provides a CO2 turbine power generation system that can be easily prevented from reaching an overspeed condition. A CO2 turbine power generation system of an embodiment includes a CO2 medium shutoff valve installed in a medium flow path between a regenerative heat exchanger and a combustor. When load rejection is to be performed, the CO2 medium shutoff valve closes to shut off the supply of the medium from the regenerative heat exchanger to the combustor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Ono, Takahiro Yamamoto, Koki Nishimura, Tomomi Okuyama, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Shogo Iwai
  • Patent number: 11459900
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a turbine stator blade disposed in a working fluid flow path in a casing of a gas turbine, includes: a blade effective part disposed in the working fluid flow path; an outer circumferential sidewall having a plate-shaped part that is connected to a radially outer end portion of the blade effective part, and hooks each extending radially outward and circumferentially from the plate-shaped part and having a tip engaged with the casing; and an inner circumferential sidewall connected to a radially inner end portion of the blade effective part. At least one slit is formed at the rear hook or front hook to divide the hook in a circumferential direction, and the hook has a seal member to seal the slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu Takagi, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Daisuke Nomura, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Shogo Iwai, Takahiro Ono
  • Patent number: 11441488
    Abstract: Shaft stability is enhanced and reliability is improved. In a gas turbine power generation system of an embodiment, a pressurizing unit, a rotation control unit, a diaphragm coupling, a turbine, and a generator are disposed to line up sequentially on the same shaft. A thrust bearing is provided between the turbine and the generator. The turbine is configured such that a working medium flows from the diaphragm coupling side toward the rotation control unit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro Ono, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Shogo Iwai, Hideyuki Maeda, Tomomi Okuyama, Koki Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11319879
    Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method of a turbine casing capable of easily realizing improvement of reliability. A manufacturing method of a turbine casing according to an embodiment is a manufacturing method of a turbine casing which includes an outer casing formed of ferritic heat resistant steel and an inner casing disposed inside the outer casing and formed of austenitic heat resistant steel, and in which an exhaust hood to which a working medium after performing work in turbine stages is exhausted, is covered by the inner casing. Here, the inner casing is manufactured by using members produced by at least either forging or rolling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Iwai, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Toshio Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11274555
    Abstract: A turbine rotor of an embodiment includes a rotor body portion having turbine discs in plural stages in an axial direction protruding radially outside from an outer peripheral surface of the rotor body portion over a circumferential direction. The turbine rotor includes a plurality of axial passages, through which a cooling medium flows, formed at the rotor body portion radially outside than a center axis of the turbine rotor and radially inside than an outer peripheral surface of the rotor body portion in the axial direction; an introduction passage introducing the cooling medium into each of the axial passages; and discharge passages that penetrate from each of the axial passages to the outer peripheral surface of the rotor body portion to discharge the cooling medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuguhisa Tashima, Takahiro Ono, Shogo Iwai, Yoshifumi Iwasaki, Norikazu Takagi
  • Publication number: 20220065131
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a gas turbine includes: a casing; a rotor shaft penetrating through the casing; a plurality of turbine stages which are in the casing and are arranged along an axial direction of the rotor shaft and through which a working fluid passes; two bearings disposed on outer sides of the casing in terms of the axial direction and supporting the rotor shaft in a rotatable manner; and a plurality of outlet pipes through which the working fluid having finished work in the turbine stages is discharged. The outlet pipes are provided in an upper half and a lower half of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Shogo IWAI, Takahiro ONO, Norikazu TAKAGI
  • Publication number: 20220010686
    Abstract: There is provided a turbine power generation system with a single casing configuration capable of easily executing the inhibition of an over-rotation speed. A turbine power generation system in an embodiment includes: a turbine including a turbine casing and a turbine rotor that rotates by a working medium to be introduced into the turbine casing; and a power generator including a power generator rotor connected to the turbine rotor, the power generator being caused to generate power by rotation of the power generator rotor caused by the rotation of the turbine rotor. The turbine casing of the turbine is single, and a moment of inertia of the power generator rotor is larger than a moment of inertia of the turbine rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Koki NISHIMURA, Takahiro ONO, Shogo IWAI
  • Publication number: 20210396176
    Abstract: The supercritical CO2 turbine in an embodiment includes: a rotary body; a stationary body housing the rotary body inside; and a turbine stage including a stator blade cascade in which a plurality of stator blades are supported inside the stationary body, and a rotor blade cascade in which a plurality of rotor blades are supported by the rotary body inside the stationary body, in which a supercritical CO2 working medium is introduced into the inside of the stationary body and flows via the turbine stage in an axial direction of the rotary body to thereby rotate the rotary body. Here, a thermal conductivity k1 and a specific heat c1 of a material constituting the rotary body and a thermal conductivity k2 and a specific heat c2 of a material constituting the stationary body satisfy a relationship represented by the following formula (A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo IWAI, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Takahiro ONO, Takehisa HINO, Shun OINUMA
  • Publication number: 20210396180
    Abstract: A CO2 gas turbine facility of an embodiment includes: a combustion apparatus which combusts fuel and an oxidant to produce a combustion gas to be introduced into a turbine; a pipe which circulates carbon dioxide in a working fluid discharged from the turbine through the combustion apparatus as a cooling medium; and a bypass pipe which introduces a fluid at a lower temperature than a temperature of carbon dioxide flowing through the pipe into the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo IWAI, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Takahiro ONO
  • Publication number: 20210396145
    Abstract: A turbine rotor in an embodiment includes: a rotor body portion; and a plurality of turbine disks provided on the rotor body portion in a center axis direction of the rotor body portion. The turbine rotor includes: a high-pressure cooling passage formed in the rotor body portion, the high-pressure cooling passage to which a high-pressure cooling medium is supplied, and the high-pressure cooling passage that discharges the high-pressure cooling medium to the high-pressure side turbine stage; and a low-pressure cooling passage formed in the rotor body portion, the low-pressure cooling passage to which a low-pressure cooling medium whose pressure is lower than the pressure of the high-pressure cooling medium is supplied, and the low-pressure cooling passage that discharges the low-pressure cooling medium to the low-pressure side turbine stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro ONO, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Shogo IWAI, Masao ITOH
  • Publication number: 20210388731
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a turbine stator blade disposed in a working fluid flow path in a casing of a gas turbine, includes: a blade effective part disposed in the working fluid flow path; an outer circumferential sidewall having a plate-shaped part that is connected to a radially outer end portion of the blade effective part, and hooks each extending radially outward and circumferentially from the plate-shaped part and having a tip engaged with the casing; and an inner circumferential sidewall connected to a radially inner end portion of the blade effective part. At least one slit is formed at the rear hook or front hook to divide the hook in a circumferential direction, and the hook has a seal member to seal the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu TAKAGI, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Daisuke NOMURA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Shogo IWAI, Takahiro ONO
  • Publication number: 20210381391
    Abstract: The invention provides a CO2 turbine power generation system that can be easily prevented from reaching an overspeed condition. A CO2 turbine power generation system of an embodiment includes a CO2 medium shutoff valve installed in a medium flow path between a regenerative heat exchanger and a combustor. When load rejection is to be performed, the CO2 medium shutoff valve closes to shut off the supply of the medium from the regenerative heat exchanger to the combustor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takahiro ONO, Takahiro YAMAMOTO, Koki NISHIMURA, Tomomi OKUYAMA, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Shogo IWAI
  • Patent number: 11174758
    Abstract: The steam turbine of an embodiment has: an outer casing; an inner casing housed in the outer casing; a turbine rotor penetrating the inner casing and the outer casing; and a support beam provided in the outer casing, extending in an axial direction of the turbine rotor, and supporting the inner casing, and is disposed on a foundation. The outer casing has outer casing support portions provided in both end portions of the outer casing in the axial direction of the turbine rotor and supported by the foundation. The support beam has beam end portions provided in both end portions in the axial direction of the turbine rotor. The outer casing support portion has a support surface supporting the beam end portion. Further, the outer casing includes a height adjustment mechanism capable of accessing the beam end portion from the outside of the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo Iwai, Tsuguhisa Tashima, Takahiro Ono, Daichi Fukabori
  • Publication number: 20210285331
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a turbine stator blade disposed in a working fluid flow path in a casing of a gas turbine, comprises: a blade effective part disposed in the working fluid flow path; an outer ring sidewall having a plate-shaped portion connecting to a radially outer end portion of the blade effective part, a front hook extending radially outward and circumferentially from the plate-shaped portion and having a tip fitting with the casing, a rear hook extending radially outward and circumferentially from the plate-shaped portion and having a tip fitting with the casing; and a reinforcing member that maintains an interval between the front hook and the rear hook; and an inner ring sidewall connected to a radially inner end portion of the blade effective part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norikazu TAKAGI, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Daisuke NOMURA, Yoshifumi IWASAKI, Shogo IWAI, Takahiro ONO
  • Publication number: 20210262362
    Abstract: There is provided an axial flow turbine capable of realizing a reduction in gland leakage amount. The axial flow turbine in an embodiment is of a single flow type and includes an upstream-side gland part located on an upstream side of a working medium in an axial direction of a turbine rotor and a downstream-side gland part located on a downstream side of the working medium in the axial direction of the turbine rotor. The axial flow turbine is configured such that a cooling medium lower in temperature and higher in pressure than the working medium is extracted in a middle of flowing from the inside to the outside of the turbine casing in the upstream-side gland part, and the extracted cooling medium is introduced into the stationary blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo IWAI, Tsuguhisa TASHIMA, Takahiro ONO, Daisuke NOMURA