Patents by Inventor Yasutaka Nishimoto

Yasutaka Nishimoto 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).

  • Wind turbine generator
    Patent number: 8384235
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wind turbine generator in which a communication channel can be added in communication between a hub and a nacelle, without making a modification to the design of a slip ring. The present invention provides a wind turbine generator in which communication between the hub and the nacelle is performed by superimposing an information signal onto AC power carried over an AC power line between the hub and the nacelle via the slip ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuya Baba, Yasutaka Nishimoto, Kei Kumamoto, Soshi Maruta
  • WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20120274067
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wind turbine generator in which a communication channel can be added in communication between a hub and a nacelle, without making a modification to the design of a silo ring. The present invention provides a wind turbine generator in which communication between the hub and the nacelle is performed by superimposing an into signal onto AC power carried over an AC power line between the hub and the nacelle via the slip ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuya BABA, Yasutaka NISHIMOTO, Kei KUMAMOTO, Soshi MARUTA
  • WIND TURBINE GENERATOR
    Publication number: 20120061971
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wind turbine generator in which a communication channel can be added in communication between a hub and a nacelle, without making a modification to the design of a slip ring. The present invention provides a wind turbine generator in which communication between the hub and the nacelle is performed by superimposing an information signal onto AC power carried over an AC power line between the hub and the nacelle via the slip ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Mitsuya BABA, Yasutaka NISHIMOTO, Kei KUMAMOTO, Soshi MARUTA