Patents by Inventor Yukihiko Inoue

Yukihiko Inoue 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).

  • Publication number: 20240018912
    Abstract: A load adjustment method, comprising: a step of acquiring a warm-up parameter indicating the degree of warm-up of a gas turbine during operation under load; a step of determining an upper limit of a load increase rate in accordance with the warm-up parameter; and a step of increasing the load of the gas turbine at or below the upper limit of the load increase rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Yasuhiro OJIRO, Hirofumi OHARA, Masanori FUJIOKA, Yukihiko INOUE
  • Patent number: 11500369
    Abstract: An operation/maintenance management method of an integrated system including a plurality of components or devices includes selecting an index and a period for evaluating the integrated system, acquiring prediction information for input information for use in computation of the index, creating a future prediction scenario by combining the input information, computing an evaluation index related to the scenario, and comparing and displaying evaluation index computation results related to a plurality of scenarios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoru Funahashi, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Makoto Kishi, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
  • Patent number: 11461727
    Abstract: A plant evaluation system is configured to calculate performance of a plant while receiving setting of operating conditions of the plant and devices installed in the plant and simulating a secular change occurring in the plant during an evaluation target period included in the operating conditions. At least one of the devices is added, a selection of a component improving performance of a certain device is received, and an improvement of the performance of the device by the component is expected and the performance of the plant is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki Suzuki, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Makoto Kishi, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
  • Patent number: 11209811
    Abstract: A diagnostic device includes a storage unit that stores first information including a first abnormal event which occurred in the past in a plant, a first attribution event that is a cause of the first abnormal event, and a first occurrence probability of the first attribution event, in which a causal relationship between the first abnormal and attribution events is indicated by a tree structure, and second information including a second abnormal event which is supposed to occur in the plant but has not yet occurred, a second attribution event that is a cause of the second abnormal event, and a second occurrence probability of the second attribution event, in which a causal relationship between the second abnormal and attribution events is indicated by a tree structure; and an estimation unit that estimates the cause of the sign of the abnormality, based on the first and second information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Shida, Yukihiko Inoue, Kuniaki Aoyama, Ichiro Nagano, Shun Niizuma, Tomohiro Baba, Akihisa Endo, Takahiro Yamauchi, Tsuyoshi Kinoshita, Shinsaku Endo, Yasuoki Tomita, Katsuhiko Abe
  • Patent number: 11048245
    Abstract: An indicator detection system includes: a data acquiring unit configured to acquire operation data of a machine and operation history data indicating an operation history of the machine; an estimation unit configured to calculate a first estimated value of a parameter of the machine which is to be monitored on the basis of the operation data, the operation history data and an estimation model for estimating a value of the parameter at a time point corresponding to the operation history data for the parameter; and a state evaluating unit configured to evaluate a state of the machine on the basis of a difference between the first estimated value of the parameter from the estimation unit and a measured value or a second estimated value of the parameter included in the operation data acquired by the data acquiring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., MITSUBISHI POWER, LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Kishi, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20210026332
    Abstract: A device adjustment instrument is provided with a storage unit for storing standard test piece data corresponding to each of a plurality of standard test pieces which can be manufactured by additive manufacturing devices and a standard parameter set for when the standard test pieces are manufactured, a selection unit for selecting standard test piece data that match modeling specification data of a specified object from a plurality of standard test piece data on the basis of the modeling specification data, and an adjustment unit for generating a modeling parameter set for adjusting an operating condition of the additive manufacturing devices on the basis of the selected standard test piece data and the test modeling result data manufactured by the additive manufacturing devices using the standard parameter set corresponding to the standard test piece data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventor: Yukihiko INOUE
  • Publication number: 20200278671
    Abstract: An operation/maintenance management method of an integrated system including a plurality of components or devices includes selecting an index and a period for evaluating the integrated system, acquiring prediction information for input information for use in computation of the index, creating a future prediction scenario by combining the input information, computing an evaluation index related to the scenario, and comparing and displaying evaluation index computation results related to a plurality of scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Satoru FUNAHASHI, Shintaro KUMANO, Katsuhiko ABE, Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Makoto KISHI, Yukihiko INOUE, Shun NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20200265361
    Abstract: A plant evaluation system is configured to calculate performance of a plant while receiving setting of operating conditions of the plant and devices installed in the plant and simulating a secular change occurring in the plant during an evaluation target period included in the operating conditions. At least one of the devices is added, a selection of a component improving performance of a certain device is received, and an improvement of the performance of the device by the component is expected and the performance of the plant is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicants: Mitsubisi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki SUZUKI, Shintaro KUMANO, Katsuhiko ABE, Keisuke YAMAMOTO, Makoto KISHI, Yukihiko INOUE, Shun NIIZUMA
  • Publication number: 20200109063
    Abstract: A chemical feed control device controls feeding of a chemical into a water system of a plant. A water quality index-obtaining unit obtains a water quality index value for each of a plurality of disruptive factors of the water system. An environmental data-obtaining unit obtains environmental data related to the plant. An operational data-obtaining unit obtains operational data related to the plant. A determination unit determines a feed amount of each of a plurality of chemicals acting on at least one disruptive factor and having components different from each other with respect to the water system based on the water quality index value, the environmental data, and the operational data such that the water quality index value for each of the disruptive factors approximates a water quality target value for each of the disruptive factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Yuuji NAKAJIMA, Masato KANEDOME, Kazuhisa TAMURA, Masanori FUJIOKA, Toru TANAKA, Akihiro HAMASAKI, Kenji SATO, Yukihiko INOUE, Hideharu TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20200103883
    Abstract: An indicator detection system includes: a data acquiring unit configured to acquire operation data of a machine and operation history data indicating an operation history of the machine; an estimation unit configured to calculate a first estimated value of a parameter of the machine which is to be monitored on the basis of the operation data, the operation history data and an estimation model for estimating a value of the parameter at a time point corresponding to the operation history data for the parameter; and a state evaluating unit configured to evaluate a state of the machine on the basis of a difference between the first estimated value of the parameter from the estimation unit and a measured value or a second estimated value of the parameter included in the operation data acquired by the data acquiring unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Kishi, Shintaro Kumano, Katsuhiko Abe, Keisuke Yamamoto, Yukihiko Inoue, Shun Niizuma
  • Publication number: 20200019150
    Abstract: A collection device includes a reception unit, a first inspection unit, and a first transmission request unit. The reception unit receives a data unit including operation data indicating an operation state of a plant and a guarantee value for guaranteeing authenticity of the operation data. The first inspection unit inspects the authenticity of the data unit by inspecting a quality of the data unit on the basis of the guarantee value and by inspecting the presence or absence of a loss of the data on the basis of a reception interval of the data unit. The first transmission request unit requests a transmission side of the data unit to retransmit the data unit when inspection results of the first inspection unit indicate no authenticity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Masato SHIDA, Yukihiko INOUE, Kuniaki AOYAMA, Ichiro NAGANO, Shun NIIZUMA, Akihisa ENDO, Takahiro YAMAUCHI, Tsuyoshi KINOSHITA, Shinsaku ENDO
  • Publication number: 20190384275
    Abstract: A diagnostic device includes a storage unit that stores first information including a first abnormal event which occurred in the past in a plant, a first attribution event that is a cause of the first abnormal event, and a first occurrence probability of the first attribution event, in which a causal relationship between the first abnormal and attribution events is indicated by a tree structure, and second information including a second abnormal event which is supposed to occur in the plant but does not occur yet, a second attribution event that is a cause of the second abnormal event, and a second occurrence probability of the second attribution event, in which a causal relationship between the second abnormal and attribution events is indicated by a tree structure; and an estimation unit that estimates the cause of the sign of the abnormality, based on the first and second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Masato SHIDA, Yukihiko INOUE, Kuniaki AOYAMA, Ichiro NAGANO, Shun NIIZUMA, Tomohiro BABA, Akihisa ENDO, Takahiro YAMAUCHI, Tsuyoshi KINOSHITA, Shinsaku ENDO, Yasuoki TOMITA, Katsuhiko ABE
  • Patent number: 9211496
    Abstract: An absorbent according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S contained in flue gas emitted from a power generating plant such as a thermal plant, and contains three or more amine compounds selected from linear or cyclic amine compounds having a primary amino group, and linear or cyclic amine compounds having a secondary amino group. By way of a synergetic effect of the mixture of these compounds, the absorption speed of CO2 or H2S absorption is improved. A small amount of CO2 contained in a large amount of boiler flue gas can be absorbed efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignees: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Inoue, Ryuji Yoshiyama, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masaki Iijima, Masazumi Tanoura, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi
  • Publication number: 20140056792
    Abstract: An absorbent according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S contained in flue gas emitted from a power generating plant such as a thermal plant, and contains three or more amine compounds selected from linear or cyclic amine compounds having a primary amino group, and linear or cyclic amine compounds having a secondary amino group. By way of a synergetic effect of the mixture of these compounds, the absorption speed of CO2 or H2S absorption is improved. A small amount of CO2 contained in a large amount of boiler flue gas can be absorbed efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicants: THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC., MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Inoue, Ryuji Yoshiyama, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masaki Iijima, Masazumi Tanoura, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 8597418
    Abstract: An absorbent according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S contained in flue gas emitted from a power generating plant such as a thermal plant, and contains three or more amine compounds selected from linear or cyclic amine compounds having a primary amino group, and linear or cyclic amine compounds having a secondary amino group. By way of a synergetic effect of the mixture of these compounds, the absorption speed of CO2 or H2S absorption is improved. A small amount of CO2 contained in a large amount of boiler flue gas can be absorbed efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Inoue, Ryuji Yoshiyama, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masaki Iijima, Masazumi Tanoura, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi
  • Patent number: 8506683
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid according to the present invention is an absorbent liquid for absorbing CO2 or H2S or both from gas, in which the absorbent liquid includes an alkanolamine as a first compound component, and a second component including a nitrogen-containing compound having in a molecule thereof two members or more selected from a primary nitrogen, a secondary nitrogen, and a tertiary nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound having in a molecule thereof all of primary, secondary, and tertiary nitrogens. The absorbent liquid has an excellent absorption capacity performance and an excellent absorption reaction heat performance, as compared to an aqueous solution containing solely an alkanolamine and a nitrogen-containing compound in the same concentration in terms of wt %, and can recover CO2 or H2S or both from gas with smaller energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuji Yoshiyama, Masazumi Tanoura, Noriko Watari, Shuuji Fujii, Yukihiko Inoue, Mitsuru Sakano, Tarou Ichihara, Masaki Iijima, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi, Kouki Ogura
  • Patent number: 8231719
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid according to the present invention is an absorbent liquid for absorbing CO2 or H2S or both from gas, in which the absorbent liquid includes an alkanolamine as a first compound component, and a second component including a nitrogen-containing compound having in a molecule thereof two members or more selected from a primary nitrogen, a secondary nitrogen, and a tertiary nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound having in a molecule thereof all of primary, secondary, and tertiary nitrogens. The absorbent liquid has an excellent absorption capacity performance and an excellent absorption reaction heat performance, as compared to an aqueous solution containing solely an alkanolamine and a nitrogen-containing compound in the same concentration in terms of wt %, and can recover CO2 or H2S or both from gas with smaller energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ryuji Yoshiyama, Masazumi Tanoura, Noriko Watari, Shuuji Fujii, Yukihiko Inoue, Mitsuru Sakano, Tarou Ichihara, Masaki Iijima, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi, Kouki Ogura
  • Patent number: 8226748
    Abstract: A CO2 reducing system (10A) is constituted by a low-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-1) that includes a low-temperature absorber (1006-1) that reduces at least one of CO2 and H2S by bringing flue gas (1002) including at least one of CO2 and H2S into contact with a low-temperature absorbing solution (1005-1), a low-temperature regenerator (1008-1) that regenerates a low-temperature rich solution (1007-1), a low-temperature rich-solution supply line (12-1) that feeds the low-temperature rich solution (1007-1) to the low-temperature regenerator (1008-1), and a low-temperature lean-solution supply line (13-1) that feeds a low-temperature lean solution (1009-1) to the low-temperature absorber (1006-1) from the low-temperature regenerator (1008-1); and a high-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-2) that is arranged on a side at which the flue gas (1002) is discharged, and that has the same configuration as the low-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignees: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Inoue, Ryuji Yoshiyama, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masaki Iijima, Masazumi Tanoura, Tomio Mimura, Kouki Ogura, Yasuyuki Yagi
  • Publication number: 20100282081
    Abstract: An absorbent liquid according to the present invention is an absorbent liquid for absorbing CO2 or H2S or both from gas, in which the absorbent liquid includes an alkanolamine as a first compound component, and a second component including a nitrogen-containing compound having in a molecule thereof two members or more selected from a primary nitrogen, a secondary nitrogen, and a tertiary nitrogen or a nitrogen-containing compound having in a molecule thereof all of primary, secondary, and tertiary nitrogens. The absorbent liquid has an excellent absorption capacity performance and an excellent absorption reaction heat performance, as compared to an aqueous solution containing solely an alkanolamine and a nitrogen-containing compound in the same concentration in terms of wt %, and can recover CO2 or H2S or both from gas with smaller energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Ryuji YOSHIYAMA, Masazumi Tanoura, Noriko Watari, Shuuji Fujii, Yukihiko Inoue, Mitsuru Sakano, Tarou Ichihara, Masaki Iijima, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi, Kouki Ogura
  • Publication number: 20100180764
    Abstract: An absorbent according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S contained in flue gas emitted from a power generating plant such as a thermal plant, and contains three or more amine compounds selected from linear or cyclic amine compounds having a primary amino group, and linear or cyclic amine compounds having a secondary amino group. By way of a synergetic effect of the mixture of these compounds, the absorption speed of CO2 or H2S absorption is improved. A small amount of CO2 contained in a large amount of boiler flue gas can be absorbed efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicants: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., THE KANSAI ELECTRIC POWER CO., INC.
    Inventors: Yukihiko Inoue, Ryuji Yoshiyama, Tsuyoshi Oishi, Masaki Iijima, Masazumi Tanoura, Tomio Mimura, Yasuyuki Yagi