Patents by Inventor Mehdi Messaoudi

Mehdi Messaoudi 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: 11480629
    Abstract: An electronic determination device for determining at least one characteristic parameter of a connection set connected between a converter and an electric machine; the converter comprising at least two output terminals and, for each output terminal, a switching branch including at least one converter switch; the connection set comprising a filter connected to the output terminals and a cable connected between the filter and the electric machine; the filter including, for each output terminal, a respective electromagnetic coil connected to said output terminal and a respective capacitor connected to said coil; the determination device comprising: for each output terminal, a device switch configured to be connected to the respective capacitor; a generation module configured to generate a voltage pulse through the connection set, by controlling the converter switches and each device switch; an acquisition module configured to acquire measurements of respective current(s) and voltage(s) through the filter, fur
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Hocine Boulharts, Rudolf Fehringer, Mehdi Messaoudi
  • Publication number: 20210141032
    Abstract: An electronic determination device for determining at least one characteristic parameter of a connection set connected between a converter and an electric machine; the converter comprising at least two output terminals and, for each output terminal, a switching branch including at least one converter switch; the connection set comprising a filter connected to the output terminals and a cable connected between the filter and the electric machine; the filter including, for each output terminal, a respective electromagnetic coil connected to said output terminal and a respective capacitor connected to said coil; the determination device comprising: for each output terminal, a device switch configured to be connected to the respective capacitor; a generation module configured to generate a voltage pulse through the connection set, by controlling the converter switches and each device switch; an acquisition module configured to acquire measurements of respective current(s) and voltage(s) through the filter, fur
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Hocine BOULHARTS, Rudolf FEHRINGER, Mehdi MESSAOUDI
  • Patent number: 10554155
    Abstract: A control method for verifying the compatibility between an input filter and a variable speed drive. The method includes applying a plurality of successive commands so as to define a plurality of operating points of the electric motor, for each operating point, measuring the DC voltage of the bus, comparing the maximum variation in the amplitude of the DC voltage measured for the operating point with a threshold value, defining a new operating point as long as the maximum variation in the amplitude of the DC voltage is lower than the threshold value, determining an operating range including all of the operating points for which the maximum variation in the amplitude of the DC voltage is lower than the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SChneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Francois Malrait, Mehdi Messaoudi
  • Patent number: 10305399
    Abstract: A control method implemented for an electric motor control installation, the control installation including a first converter having controlled switching arms for applying first voltage edges to a first electric motor connected to the first converter by first output phases, a second converter having controlled switching arms for applying second voltage edges to a second electric motor connected to the second converter by second outlet phases, the control method including a step of synchronizing first voltage edges with second voltage edges in order to minimize the common-mode currents generated by the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INBERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventors: Hocine Boulharts, Mehdi Messaoudi, Arnaud Videt
  • Publication number: 20190097550
    Abstract: A control method for verifying the compatibility between an input filter and a variable speed drive. The method includes applying a plurality of successive commands so as to define a plurality of operating points of the electric motor, for each operating point, measuring the DC voltage of the bus, comparing the maximum variation in the amplitude of the DC voltage measured for the operating point with a threshold value, defining a new operating point as long as the maximum variation in the amplitude of the DC voltage is lower than the threshold value, determining an operating range including all of the operating points for which the maximum variation in the amplitude of the DC voltage is lower than the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Francois MALRAIT, Mehdi MESSAOUDI
  • Patent number: 10141871
    Abstract: A control method which is deployed in a control installation of an electric motor, the control installation including a first converter controlled for the application of the first voltage pulse edges to an electric motor of a first pulse width modulation, obtained by comparing a first carrier signal, applied at a first chopping frequency, with a first modulating signal, a second converter controlled of a second pulse width modulation, obtained by comparing a second carrier signal, applied at a second chopping frequency, with a second modulating signal. The control method involves the determination of a notional optimum phase-shift angle on the basis of the first chopping frequency and the second chopping frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventors: Mehdi Messaoudi, Hocine Boulharts
  • Publication number: 20170302199
    Abstract: A control method implemented for an electric motor control installation, the control installation including a first converter having controlled switching arms for applying first voltage edges to a first electric motor connected to the first converter by first output phases, a second converter having controlled switching arms for applying second voltage edges to a second electric motor connected to the second converter by second outlet phases, the control method including a step of synchronising first voltage edges with second voltage edges in order to minimise the common-mode currents generated by the installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Hocine BOULHARTS, Mehdi MESSAOUDI, Arnaud VIDET
  • Publication number: 20170244343
    Abstract: A control method which is deployed in a control installation of an electric motor, the control installation including a first converter controlled for the application of the first voltage pulse edges to an electric motor of a first pulse width modulation, obtained by comparing a first carrier signal, applied at a first chopping frequency, with a first modulating signal, a second converter controlled of a second pulse width modulation, obtained by comparing a second carrier signal, applied at a second chopping frequency, with a second modulating signal. The control method involves the determination of a notional optimum phase-shift angle on the basis of the first chopping frequency and the second chopping frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventors: Mehdi MESSAOUDI, Hocine BOULHARTS
  • Patent number: 9312803
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of control implemented in a variable speed drive, said method comprising the following steps of: for a switching of a transistor (100) of the rectifier stage (1), determination of a first control signal (Ce) corresponding to a first gate current (Ige) to be applied to the gate of the transistor to be switched so as to act on the rate of the variation of a first voltage (Vrec) generated by the switching, for a switching of a transistor (200) of the inverter stage (2), determination of a second control signal (Cs) corresponding to a second gate current to be applied to the gate of the transistor to be switched so as to act on the rate of the variation of a second voltage (Vinv) generated by the switching, determination of a first instant of switching (te) of the transistor of the rectifier stage and of a second instant of switching (ts) of the transistor of the inverter stage (2), the first control signal (Ce), the second control signal (Cs), the first instant of switching a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventors: Yves-Laurent Allaert, Mehdi Messaoudi, Hocine Boulharts
  • Publication number: 20150035468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of control implemented in a variable speed drive, said method comprising the following steps of: for a switching of a transistor (100) of the rectifier stage (1), determination of a first control signal (Ce) corresponding to a first gate current (Ige) to be applied to the gate of the transistor to be switched so as to act on the rate of the variation of a first voltage (Vrec) generated by the switching, for a switching of a transistor (200) of the inverter stage (2), determination of a second control signal (Cs) corresponding to a second gate current to be applied to the gate of the transistor to be switched so as to act on the rate of the variation of a second voltage (Vine) generated by the switching, determination of a first instant of switching (te) of the transistor of the rectifier stage and of a second instant of switching (ts) of the transistor of the inverter stage (2), the first control signal (Ce), the second control signal (Cs), the first instant of switching a
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventors: Yves-Laurent ALLAERT, Mehdi Messaoudi, Hocine Boulharts