Patents by Inventor Hervé STEPHAN

Hervé STEPHAN 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: 10615791
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a transistor, comprising: a separating assembly for generating a first voltage, a transformer for obtaining a first and second converted voltage from the first voltage, a rectifier circuit for generating a third voltage from parts of the same sign of the first converted voltage and of the opposite of the second converted voltage, a latch for generating a fourth voltage from the converted voltages, a switching assembly for multiplying the third voltage with a fourth voltage normalized in order to obtain a multiplied voltage, and a shifting circuit for shifting the multiplied amplitude in order to obtain a control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: David Le Bars, Benoît Morel, Hervé Stephan, Sébastien Segonnes
  • Publication number: 20200044649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for controlling a transistor, comprising: a separating assembly for generating a first voltage, a transformer for obtaining a first and second converted voltage from the first voltage, a rectifier circuit for generating a third voltage from parts of the same sign of the first converted voltage and of the opposite of the second converted voltage, a latch for generating a fourth voltage from the converted voltages, a switching assembly for multiplying the third voltage with a fourth voltage normalized in order to obtain a multiplied voltage, and a shifting circuit for shifting the multiplied amplitude in order to obtain a control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: David LE BARS, Benoît MOREL, Hervé STEPHAN, Sébastien SEGONNES
  • Patent number: 10250127
    Abstract: A power converter comprises a power structure receiving, as input, an AC voltage comprising at least one phase and delivering, as output, a DC voltage, the output power of the power structure being regulated by a multiplier receiving, as input, a current control signal and a signal proportional to the output voltage of the power structure, the current control signal being generated by a current correction module receiving, as input, a signal proportional to the difference between the output current of the power structure and a current setpoint signal. Electrical network comprising such a power conversion circuit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Benoit Morel, David Le Bars, Hervé Stephan
  • Patent number: 10044279
    Abstract: A multi-output power conversion circuit employing phase-shift control, receiving at the input a DC voltage and supplying at the output a plurality of modulatable DC voltages, the circuit comprises a transformer having an input and a plurality of outputs, the input being connected to an inverter including at least two switches and configured to convert a DC voltage into an AC voltage and each output being connected to a controlled rectifier configured to convert an AC voltage into a DC voltage, each controlled rectifier including a magnetic storage inductance connected to an AC to DC converter including at least two switches, the power conversion circuit further including a control module configured to generate phase-shifted control signals adapted to control the switching of the switches of the inverter and the controlled rectifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Kevin Guepratte, Hervé Stephan
  • Patent number: 9985617
    Abstract: A circuit for generating at least two rectangular signals with adjustable phase shift, comprises a frequency divider circuit that receives a clock signal as input and provides a signal as output, at least two comparators that receive, respectively, a first threshold voltage and at least a second threshold voltage at one input, and a ramp signal, synchronized with the clock signal, at a second input, the at least two threshold voltages allowing the value of the phase shift between the at least two rectangular signals to be adjusted, and at least two D-type flip-flops that receive, respectively, the output signal from the first comparator and the output signal from the second comparator at their clock inputs, and the output signal from the frequency divider circuit at their D-input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Kevin Guepratte, David Le Bars, Hervé Stephan
  • Publication number: 20180131270
    Abstract: A power converter comprises a power structure receiving, as input, an AC voltage comprising at least one phase and delivering, as output, a DC voltage, the output power of the power structure being regulated by a multiplier receiving, as input, a current control signal and a signal proportional to the output voltage of the power structure, the current control signal being generated by a current correction module receiving, as input, a signal proportional to the difference between the output current of the power structure and a current setpoint signal. Electrical network comprising such a power conversion circuit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Benoit MOREL, David LE BARS, Hervé STEPHAN
  • Patent number: 9831788
    Abstract: An electronic board, in particular for a power electronics circuit such as a converter, comprises: a planar substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; at least two magnetic core elements, called the first elements, arranged on the first side of the substrate and each having at least two legs passing through the substrate; and at least two windings, arranged around at least one leg of each first magnetic core; wherein: it also comprises a second magnetic core element in the form of a plate, arranged on the second side of the substrate and in contact with respective ends of the legs of at least two first elements; the first elements, the windings and the second element forming at least two mutually decoupled magnetic circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Kevin Guepratte, Hervé Stephan
  • Publication number: 20170005584
    Abstract: A multi-output power conversion circuit employing phase-shift control, receiving at the input a DC voltage and supplying at the output a plurality of modulatable DC voltages, the circuit comprises a transformer having an input and a plurality of outputs, the input being connected to an inverter including at least two switches and configured to convert a DC voltage into an AC voltage and each output being connected to a controlled rectifier configured to convert an AC voltage into a DC voltage, each controlled rectifier including a magnetic storage inductance connected to an AC to DC converter including at least two switches, the power conversion circuit further including a control module configured to generate phase-shifted control signals adapted to control the switching of the switches of the inverter and the controlled rectifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin GUEPRATTE, Hervé STEPHAN
  • Publication number: 20170005645
    Abstract: A circuit for generating at least two rectangular signals with adjustable phase shift, comprises a frequency divider circuit that receives a clock signal as input and provides a signal as output, at least two comparators that receive, respectively, a first threshold voltage and at least a second threshold voltage at one input, and a ramp signal, synchronized with the clock signal, at a second input, the at least two threshold voltages allowing the value of the phase shift between the at least two rectangular signals to be adjusted, and at least two D-type flip-flops that receive, respectively, the output signal from the first comparator and the output signal from the second comparator at their clock inputs, and the output signal from the frequency divider circuit at their D-input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin GUEPRATTE, David LE BARS, Hervé STEPHAN
  • Publication number: 20160276944
    Abstract: An electronic board, in particular for a power electronics circuit such as a converter, comprises: a planar substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; at least two magnetic core elements, called the first elements, arranged on the first side of the substrate and each having at least two legs passing through the substrate; and at least two windings, arranged around at least one leg of each first magnetic core; wherein: it also comprises a second magnetic core element in the form of a plate, arranged on the second side of the substrate and in contact with respective ends of the legs of at least two first elements; the first elements, the windings and the second element forming at least two mutually decoupled magnetic circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin GUEPRATTE, Hervé STEPHAN