IP Library Granted Patent US 11,994,448
Granted Patent B2
US 11,994,448 · App. 17/428,123 · Granted May 28, 2024

Leakage oil detection device and leakage oil detection method

Inventors: Li Lu (Tokyo, JP); Satoshi Ichimura (Tokyo, JP); Akira Nishimizu (Tokyo, JP); Akira Yamagishi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
G01M3/38G06T7/0008G06T2207/20081
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Patent No.
US 11,994,448
App. No.
17/428,123
Granted
May 28, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is directed to a leakage oil detection device for detecting leakage oil in an oil filled apparatus including: a light source configured to irradiate the apparatus; an imaging device configured to capture an image of the apparatus; a control device configured to control operations of the light source and the imaging device; a storage device configured to store a captured image; an image processing device configured to process the stored image; and a display device configured to display a processing result. The light source and the imaging device are arranged to capture specular reflection light from a surface of the apparatus as a target object. The image processing device recognizes a brightest portion and an adjacent dark portion on the image as leakage oil adhesion portions when a three-layer structure of luminance having bright portions having different luminances and a dark portion is observed in the image.

Claims (34)

1. A leakage oil detection device configured to detect leakage oil in an oil filled apparatus, the leakage oil detection device comprising:

a light source configured to irradiate the oil filled apparatus with light;

an imaging device configured to capture an image of the oil filled apparatus;

a control device configured to control operations of the light source and the imaging device;

a storage device configured to store a captured image;

an image processing device configured to process the stored image; and

a display device configured to display a processing result, wherein

the light source and the imaging device are arranged in a manner of being capable of capturing specular reflection light from a surface of the oil filled apparatus as a target object,

the image processing device

recognizes a brightest portion and a dark portion adjacent to the brightest portion on the captured image as leakage oil adhesion portions when a three-layer structure of luminance having bright portions having different luminances and a dark portion is observed in the image, and

extracts only a leakage oil site by machine learning method with respect to the observed three-layer structure of luminance, and

the display device displays by adding a marker to an original image or the same image obtained without irradiation of the light source.

2. The leakage oil detection device according to claim 1 , wherein

light of the light source includes both ultraviolet light and visible light,

a filter that transmits the ultraviolet light and the visible light is mounted in front of the light source, and

a filter that transmits visible light is mounted in front of the imaging device.

3. A leakage oil detection device configured to detect leakage oil in an oil filled apparatus, the leakage oil detection device comprising:

a light source configured to irradiate the oil filled apparatus with light;

an imaging device configured to capture an image of the oil filled apparatus;

a control device configured to control operations of the light source and the imaging device;

a storage device configured to store a captured image;

an image processing device configured to process the stored image;

a display device configured to display a processing result, wherein

the light source and the imaging device are arranged in a manner of being capable of capturing specular reflection light from a surface of the oil filled apparatus as a target object, and

the image processing device

recognizes a bright portion in luminance as a leakage oil adhesion portion when the bright portion is observed inside a dark portion of the captured image at an end portion of the image, and

extracts only a leakage oil site by machine learning method with respect to the observed three-layer structure of luminance, and

the display device displays by adding a marker to an original image or the same image obtained without irradiation of the light source.

4. A leakage oil detection method for detecting leakage oil of an oil filled apparatus by using an image obtained by irradiating the oil filled apparatus with light and capturing an image of the oil filled apparatus, the leakage oil detection method comprising:

recognizing a brightest portion and a dark portion adjacent to the brightest portion on the captured image as leakage oil adhesion portions when a three-layer structure of luminance having bright portions having different luminances and a dark portion is observed in the image,

extracting only a leakage oil site by machine learning method with respect to the observed three-layer structure of luminance, and

adding a marker to an original image or the same image obtained without irradiation of the light source.

5. A leakage oil detection method according to claim 4 , the leakage oil detection method comprising:

recognizing a bright portion in luminance, being different than the brightest portion, as a leakage oil adhesion portion when the bright portion is observed inside a dark portion of the captured image at an end portion of the image.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2024
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
Reel/Frame 069534/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2021
From: LU, LI; ICHIMURA, SATOSHI; NISHIMIZU, AKIRA; YAMAGISHI, AKIRA
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057068/0666 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-024380 · Feb 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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