Patents by Inventor Yoichiro Shimazu

Yoichiro Shimazu 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: 9020090
    Abstract: This document's object is to provide an axial power distribution control method in which only the control of an axial power distribution in a nuclear reactor with a simple operation with a clear operational target keeps the control of a xenon oscillation, thereby suppressing the xenon oscillation to an extremely small magnitude in advance at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichiro Shimazu
  • Patent number: 8792604
    Abstract: To predict xenon oscillation at the present time and later. For this purpose, as an axial offset of a power distribution of a reactor is represented by AOp, an axial offset of a power distribution based on xenon distribution is represented by AOx, and an axial offset of a power distribution based on an iodine distribution is represented by AOi, a parameter DAOpx(=AOp?AOx) and a parameter DAOix(=AOi?AOx) are described by a relational expression of a trigonometric function and an exponential function using an angular frequency of xenon oscillation. Next, phases with respect to initial values of the parameters DAOpx and DAOix are obtained (Step S101). The parameter DAOpx and the parameter DAOix expressed by the obtained phase and a coefficient of the relational expression obtained from this phase are plotted on an X coordinate and a Y coordinate, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoichiro Shimazu
  • Patent number: 8462909
    Abstract: The output of a nuclear reactor is increased by a predetermined magnitude, and the neutron beam is measured as time-series data. The temperature of the moderator in the reactor is acquired as time-series data. Time-series data on the reactivity is acquired from the time-series data on the neutron beam by the reverse dynamic characteristic method with respect to a one-point reactor kinetics equation. Time-series data on the fuel temperature of a predetermined average acquired by using the time-series data on the reactor output and a predetermined dynamic characteristic model is acquired. The reactivity feedback contribution component is determined by using the time-series data on the reactivity and the applied reactivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nuclear Fuel Industries, Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Yamasaki, Yasushi Hanayama, Yasunori Ohoka, Masashi Tsuji, Yoichiro Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20100220830
    Abstract: This document's object is to provide an axial power distribution control method in which only the control of an axial power distribution in a nuclear reactor with a simple operation with a clear operational target keeps the control of a xenon oscillation, thereby suppressing the xenon oscillation to an extremely small magnitude in advance at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Yoichiro Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20100142666
    Abstract: To predict xenon oscillation at the present time and later. For this purpose, as an axial offset of a power distribution of a reactor is represented by AOp, an axial offset of a power distribution based on xenon distribution is represented by AOx, and an axial offset of a power distribution based on an iodine distribution is represented by AOi, a parameter DAOpx(=AOp?AOx) and a parameter DAOix(=AOi?AOx) are described by a relational expression of a trigonometric function and an exponential function using an angular frequency of xenon oscillation. Next, phases with respect to initial values of the parameters DAOpx and DAOix are obtained (Step S101). The parameter DAOpx and the parameter DAOix expressed by the obtained phase and a coefficient of the relational expression obtained from this phase are plotted on an X coordinate and a Y coordinate, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoichiro Shimazu
  • Publication number: 20100128832
    Abstract: The output of a nuclear reactor is increased by a predetermined magnitude, and the neutron beam is measured as time-series data. The temperature of the moderator in the reactor is acquired as time-series data. Time-series data on the reactivity is acquired from the time-series data on the neutron beam by the reverse dynamic characteristic method with respect to a one-point reactor kinetics equation. Time-series data on the fuel temperature of a predetermined average acquired by using the time-series data on the reactor output and a predetermined dynamic characteristic model is acquired. The reactivity feedback contribution component is determined by using the time-series data on the reactivity and the applied reactivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: Nuclear Fuel Industries, Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi YAMASAKI, Yasushi Hanayama, Yasunori Ohoka, Masashi Tsuji, Yoichiro Shimazu