Patents by Inventor Delcho Penkov

Delcho Penkov 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: 10199961
    Abstract: A control method brakes an electric motor connected to a voltage source. The method involves, in each cycle, the supply of current to the motor, with a delay tret, at an angle ?. The method includes a sequence such that, for every n cycle, the following steps are executed: a) determining the value of a variation in the resistance of the motor during the preceding n cycles of the voltage, b) comparing the value of the variation in resistance with a threshold resistance value Rt, c) increasing in the delay tret if the value of the variation in resistance is lower than the threshold resistance value. The increase in the delay tret is executed in accordance with a gamma command, where the angle ? lies between 50° and 80°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Delcho Penkov, Grace Gandanegara, Christophe Durand
  • Patent number: 9948215
    Abstract: Starter system for an electric motor (M) supplied by an electrical network (1), the starter system comprising an electronic control circuit (7) and an electronic switch (10) for controlling one phase of the motor (M), the electronic switch (10) being controlled by the control circuit (7). The starter system comprises a sensor (3) intended to deliver an analog signal (4) that is representative of the derivative of a current flowing through the phase of the motor (M), a detection board (5) comprising means for transforming said analog signal (4) into a binary signal (6) that is representative of the changes in sign of said analog signal, and comprising means for transmitting said binary signal to the control circuit (7), so as to optimize the control of the electronic switch (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Alain Dentella, Delcho Penkov
  • Publication number: 20180062545
    Abstract: A control method brakes an electric motor connected to a voltage source. The method involves, in each cycle, the supply of current to the motor, with a delay tret, at an angle ?. The method includes a sequence such that, for every n cycle, the following steps are executed: a) determining the value of a variation in the resistance of the motor during the preceding n cycles of the voltage, b) comparing the value of the variation in resistance with a threshold resistance value Rt, c) increasing in the delay tret if the value of the variation in resistance is lower than the threshold resistance value. The increase in the delay tret is executed in accordance with a gamma command, where the angle ? lies between 50° and 80°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Delcho PENKOV, Grace GANDANEGARA, Christophe DURAND
  • Patent number: 9755554
    Abstract: A method for controlling a switch that controls a power supply line of an electric motor from an alternating voltage source, including determination of a switch closing instant (tf) starting from a measurement of the derivative of the current carried on the power supply line. A starter system and a computer program product are capable of using this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Delcho Penkov, Alain Dentella, Yann Herriot
  • Patent number: 9742316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of starting an electric motor (10) powered by an alternating power supply voltage, said method consisting of supplying current to the motor (10) with a delay tret, during each period of the power supply voltage. The starting method comprises a first sequence in which the following steps are carried out during each nth period of the power supply voltage, where n is an integer number greater than 0: a) determine the value of a variation of a resistance of the electric motor during the previous n periods of the power supply voltage; b) compare said value of the variation of the determined motor resistance with a first threshold resistance value; c) if the value of the variation of the motor resistance is less than the first threshold value, reduce tret. The invention also relates to a starter device and a computer program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Christophe Durand, Delcho Penkov
  • Publication number: 20170070166
    Abstract: Starter system for an electric motor (M) supplied by an electrical network (1), the starter system comprising an electronic control circuit (7) and an electronic switch (10) for controlling one phase of the motor (M), the electronic switch (10) being controlled by the control circuit (7). The starter system comprises a sensor (3) intended to deliver an analogue signal (4) that is representative of the derivative of a current flowing through the phase of the motor (M), a detection board (5) comprising means for transforming said analogue signal (4) into a binary signal (6) that is representative of the changes in sign of said analogue signal, and comprising means for transmitting said binary signal to the control circuit (7), so as to optimize the control of the electronic switch (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Alain DENTELLA, Delcho Penkov
  • Patent number: 9473062
    Abstract: A method for controlling a controlled switch operates a power supply of an electric motor from an AC voltage source. The method includes actuating closure of the controlled switch, an instant of actuation of which is dependent on a value characteristic of a value of an electric voltage across terminals of the controlled switch. A control device for such a controlled switch includes elements for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Delcho Penkov, Alain Cote
  • Publication number: 20150311829
    Abstract: A method for controlling a switch that controls a power supply line of an electric motor from an alternating voltage source, including determination of a switch closing instant (tf) starting from a measurement of the derivative of the current carried on the power supply line. A starter system and a computer program product are capable of using this method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Delcho PENKOV, Alain Dentella, Yann Herriot
  • Publication number: 20150311828
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of starting an electric motor (10) powered by an alternating power supply voltage, said method consisting of supplying current to the motor (10) with a delay tret, during each period of the power supply voltage. The starting method comprises a first sequence in which the following steps are carried out during each nth period of the power supply voltage, where n is an integer number greater than 0: a) determine the value of a variation of a resistance of the electric motor during the previous n periods of the power supply voltage; b) compare said value of the variation of the determined motor resistance with a first threshold resistance value; c) if the value of the variation of the motor resistance is less than the first threshold value, reduce tret. The invention also relates to a starter device and a computer program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Christophe DURAND, Delcho PENKOV
  • Publication number: 20140225554
    Abstract: A method for controlling a controlled switch operates a power supply of an electric motor from an AC voltage source. The method includes actuating closure of the controlled switch, an instant of actuation of which is dependent on a value characteristic of a value of an electric voltage across terminals of the controlled switch. A control device for such a controlled switch includes elements for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Delcho Penkov, Alain Cote