Patents by Inventor Yuji Yatomi

Yuji Yatomi 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: 11319923
    Abstract: A vortex generator for a wind turbine blade includes: a platform portion to be fixed to a surface of the wind turbine blade; and at least one fin erected on the platform portion. The platform portion includes marks disposed on a pair of opposite positions in an outer edge region of the platform portion and indicating orientation of the vortex generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Fukami, Daisuke Wakata, Yuji Yatomi, Takashi Yamamura, Yoshihiro Fujioka
  • Patent number: 10760546
    Abstract: A method of mounting a vortex generator to a wind turbine blade includes: a step of specifying positions of at least two reference points at different coordinates in a blade spanwise direction of the wind turbine blade on the wind turbine blade; and a step of adjusting a mounting direction of the vortex generator and mounting the vortex generator to the wind turbine blade, with reference to a line connecting the reference points. The step of specifying the positions of the reference points comprises specifying the position of each of the reference points on the basis of: a length along a surface of the wind turbine blade in a chordwise direction from a trailing edge of the wind turbine blade or from a blade spanwise directional line extending along the blade spanwise direction on the surface of the wind turbine blade; and a distance in the blade spanwise direction from a blade root or from a blade tip of the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Fukami, Daisuke Wakata, Yuji Yatomi, Takashi Yamamura, Yoshihiro Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20170248117
    Abstract: A method of mounting a vortex generator to a wind turbine blade includes: a step of specifying positions of at least two reference points at different coordinates in a blade spanwise direction of the wind turbine blade on the wind turbine blade; and a step of adjusting a mounting direction of the vortex generator and mounting the vortex generator to the wind turbine blade, with reference to a line connecting the reference points. The step of specifying the positions of the reference points comprises specifying the position of each of the reference points on the basis of: a length along a surface of the wind turbine blade in a chordwise direction from a trailing edge of the wind turbine blade or from a blade spanwise directional line extending along the blade spanwise direction on the surface of the wind turbine blade; and a distance in the blade spanwise direction from a blade root or from a blade tip of the wind turbine blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Koji FUKAMI, Daisuke WAKATA, Yuji YATOMI, Takashi YAMAMURA, Yoshihiro FUJIOKA
  • Publication number: 20170248116
    Abstract: A vortex generator for a wind turbine blade includes: a platform portion to be fixed to a surface of the wind turbine blade; and at least one fin erected on the platform portion. The platform portion includes marks disposed on a pair of opposite positions in an outer edge region of the platform portion and indicating orientation of the vortex generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Koji FUKAMI, Daisuke WAKATA, Yuji YATOMI, Takashi YAMAMURA, Yoshihiro FUJIOKA
  • Patent number: 8324749
    Abstract: An accumulator is provided in an oil circuit of the pressure supply device and has a gas chamber for storing the pressure generated by the oil pump. A gas pressure judgment unit judges a soundness on the gas pressure of the gas chamber of the accumulator. A pitch movement judgment unit judges whether the pitch movement is performed soundly by the oil pressure accumulated in the accumulator if the gas pressure judgment unit judges that the gas pressure is sound. A start judgment unit judges a start condition to start the gas pressure judgment unit every predetermined period or when a start switch is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Minami, Yuji Yatomi, Hideto Doi
  • Publication number: 20110304140
    Abstract: An accumulator is provided in an oil circuit of the pressure supply device and has a gas chamber for storing the pressure generated by the oil pump. A gas pressure judgment unit judges a soundness on the gas pressure of the gas chamber of the accumulator. A pitch movement judgment unit judges whether the pitch movement is performed soundly by the oil pressure accumulated in the accumulator if the gas pressure judgment unit judges that the gas pressure is sound. A start judgment unit judges a start condition to start the gas pressure judgment unit every predetermined period or when a start switch is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tohru Minami, Yuji Yatomi, Hideto Doi
  • Patent number: 8043055
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system is provided with a nacelle supporting a wind turbine rotor, a nacelle rotation mechanism, an anemometer, and a control apparatus controlling the nacelle rotation mechanism. Said control apparatus calculates the wind direction deviation from the wind direction measured by the anemometer and the direction of the wind turbine rotor. Said control apparatus performs a yaw rotation of the nacelle by the nacelle rotation mechanism when any of conditions (1) and (2) is satisfied; the condition (1) is a condition under which a state where the absolute value of said wind direction deviation is equal to or more than a first threshold value continues for a first duration predetermined, and the condition (2) is a condition under which a state where the absolute value of said wind direction deviation is equal to or more than a second threshold value larger than said first threshold value continues for a second duration shorter than said first duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsuo, Koji Fukami, Toshihide Noguchi, Kazuki Hayashida, Teppei Fujitsuka, Yuji Yatomi
  • Publication number: 20100080702
    Abstract: A wind turbine generator system is provided with a nacelle supporting a wind turbine rotor, a nacelle rotation mechanism, an anemometer, and a control apparatus controlling the nacelle rotation mechanism. Said control apparatus calculates the wind direction deviation from the wind direction measured by the anemometer and the direction of the wind turbine rotor. Said control apparatus performs a yaw rotation of the nacelle by the nacelle rotation mechanism when any of conditions (1) and (2) is satisfied; the condition (1) is a condition under which a state where the absolute value of said wind direction deviation is equal to or more than a first threshold value continues for a first duration predetermined, and the condition (2) is a condition under which a state where the absolute value of said wind direction deviation is equal to or more than a second threshold value larger than said first threshold value continues for a second duration shorter than said first duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Atsushi Matsuo, Koji Fukami, Toshihide Noguchi, Kazuki Hayashida, Teppei Fujitsuka, Yuji Yatomi
  • Patent number: D809460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Fukami, Daisuke Wakata, Yuji Yatomi, Takashi Yamamura, Yoshihiro Fujioka