Patents by Inventor Nicolas Gazel

Nicolas Gazel 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).

  • 12-pulse converter including a filter choke incorporated in the rectifier
    Patent number: 7277302
    Abstract: The invention provides a 12-pulse converter comprising an autotransformer having a primary winding connected in a delta configuration and two secondary windings connected in star configurations, the two secondary windings being connected to two rectifier bridges that are enabled to operate in parallel by two interphase chokes, the converter further comprising means for generating an additional magnetic leakage flux in at least one of the interphase chokes so as to incorporate a smoothing choke therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Hispano Suiza
    Inventors: Nicolas Gazel, Regis Meuret
  • 12-Pulse converter including a filter choke incorporated in the rectifier
    Publication number: 20050135126
    Abstract: The invention provides a 12-pulse converter comprising an autotransformer having a primary winding connected in a delta configuration and two secondary windings connected in star configurations, the two secondary windings being connected to two rectifier bridges that are enabled to operate in parallel by two interphase chokes, the converter further comprising means for generating an additional magnetic leakage flux in at least one of the interphase chokes so as to incorporate a smoothing choke therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: HISPANO SUIZA
    Inventors: Nicolas Gazel, Regis Meuret