Patents by Inventor Yu AKASHI
Yu AKASHI 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).
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Patent number: 8684682Abstract: A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type includes a tower, a nacelle which is supported rotatably by a tip portion of the tower; a main shaft rotatable with a blade; a hydraulic pump which is housed in the nacelle and is driven by rotation of the main shaft; a hydraulic motor which is driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; a generator which is coupled to the hydraulic motor; an operating-oil line which is provided between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor and through which the operating oil circulates; a cooling-medium line through which cooling medium for cooling the operating oil circulates via an intermediate heat exchanger; and a main heat exchanger which cools the cooling medium by heat exchange with cool water source around a base portion of the tower, and one of the operating-oil line.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yu Akashi, Takeshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Sato, Takuro Kameda, Yoshiyuki Morii, Fumio Hamano
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Patent number: 8632303Abstract: A wind turbine generator includes a tower, at least one blade, a hub supporting the blade, a nacelle supported by the tower and having a duct part with an intake port and an exhaust port, and a heat exchanger provided in the duct part and cooling a cooling medium for a heat-producing component inside the tower or nacelle. The wall of the nacelle has a double wall structure constituted of an inner wall and an outer wall in an area where the duct part is provided. The inner wall forms a bottom surface of the duct part and has a curved portion which curves inward toward a center line of the nacelle with increasing distance from the hub. The duct part increases in cross-section from a side of the intake port to a side of the exhaust port at least in an area where the curved portion is formed.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yu Akashi, Takeshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Sato, Takuro Kameda
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Patent number: 8601804Abstract: A power generating apparatus includes a rotating shaft, a hydraulic pump driven by the rotating shaft, a hydraulic motor driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; and a generator coupled to the hydraulic motor. The apparatus further includes an oil line connected to the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor for circulating the operating oil between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, an oil cooler connected to the oil line for cooling the operating oil by heat exchange with a cooling medium, a cooling-medium line supplying the cooling medium to the oil cooler; a bypass line diverging from at least one of the oil line and the cooling-medium line and merging into at least one of the oil line and the cooling-medium line to bypass the oil cooler; and a flow regulating valve in at least one of the oil line and the cooling-medium line.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Yu Akashi, Takeshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Sato, Takuro Kameda
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Patent number: 8601805Abstract: A power generating apparatus of renewable energy includes a tower, a nacelle provided at the tower, a main shaft housed in the nacelle and rotating with a blade, a hydraulic pump housed in the nacelle and connected to the main shaft, a hydraulic motor driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, a generator connected to the hydraulic motor, and a piping between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor is housed in at least one of the nacelle and the end part of the tower, the generator is housed in at least one of the nacelle and the end part of the tower, and at least one of the hydraulic motor and the generator is arranged in a space excluding an area between the main shaft and the hydraulic pump; and a rear end wall surface of a wall of the nacelle.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takuro Kameda, Yu Akashi, Takeshi Matsuo, Shinsuke Sato, Yoshiyuki Morii
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Publication number: 20120257970Abstract: A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type includes a tower, a nacelle which is supported rotatably by a tip portion of the tower; a main shaft rotatable with a blade; a hydraulic pump which is housed in the nacelle and is driven by rotation of the main shaft; a hydraulic motor which is driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; a generator which is coupled to the hydraulic motor; an operating-oil line which is provided between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor and through which the operating oil circulates; a cooling-medium line through which cooling medium for cooling the operating oil circulates via an intermediate heat exchanger; and a main heat exchanger which cools the cooling medium by heat exchange with cool water source around a base portion of the tower, and one of the operating-oil line.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yu AKASHI, Takeshi MATSUO, Shinsuke SATO, Takuro KAMEDA
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Publication number: 20120255291Abstract: A power generating apparatus of renewable energy includes a tower, a nacelle provided at the tower, a main shaft housed in the nacelle and rotating with a blade, a hydraulic pump housed in the nacelle and connected to the main shaft, a hydraulic motor driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump, a generator connected to the hydraulic motor, and a piping between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor is housed in at least one of the nacelle and the end part of the tower, the generator is housed in at least one of the nacelle and the end part of the tower, and at least one of the hydraulic motor and the generator is arranged in a space excluding an area between the main shaft and the hydraulic pump; and a rear end wall surface of a wall of the nacelle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takuro KAMEDA, Yu AKASHI, Takeshi MATSUO, Shinsuke SATO, Yoshiyuki MORII
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Publication number: 20120148407Abstract: A wind turbine generator includes a tower, at least one blade, a hub supporting the blade, a nacelle supported by the tower and having a duct part with an intake port and an exhaust port, and a heat exchanger provided in the duct part and cooling a cooling medium for a heat-producing component inside the tower or nacelle. The wall of the nacelle has a double wall structure constituted of an inner wall and an outer wall in an area where the duct part is provided. The inner wall forms a bottom surface of the duct part and has a curved portion which curves inward toward a center line of the nacelle with increasing distance from the hub. The duct part increases in cross-section from a side of the intake port to a side of the exhaust port at least in an area where the curved portion is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yu AKASHI, Takeshi MATSUO, Shinsuke SATO, Takuro KAMEDA
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Publication number: 20120124984Abstract: A power generating apparatus includes a rotating shaft, a hydraulic pump driven by the rotating shaft, a hydraulic motor driven by operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump; and a generator coupled to the hydraulic motor. The apparatus further includes an oil line connected to the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor for circulating the operating oil between the hydraulic pump and the hydraulic motor, an oil cooler connected to the oil line for cooling the operating oil by heat exchange with a cooling medium, a cooling-medium line supplying the cooling medium to the oil cooler; a bypass line diverging from at least one of the oil line and the cooling-medium line and merging into at least one of the oil line and the cooling-medium line to bypass the oil cooler; and a flow regulating valve in at least one of the oil line and the cooling-medium line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yu AKASHI, Takeshi MATSUO, Shinsuke SATO, Takuro KAMEDA