Patents Assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
  • Publication number: 20180337612
    Abstract: An AC/DC converter includes an autotransformer having a delta-connected primary winding and two star-connected secondary windings, the two secondary windings being connected to a rectifier stage. The windings of the autotransformer are arranged in slots formed around inside teeth of a cylindrical support in the form of an electrical machine stator with a nested winding structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Sonia DHOKKAR, Lucie LE CAM
  • Patent number: 10120013
    Abstract: A method and device for monitoring an electrical network, including: a mechanism detecting electrical signals and additional signals produced in the electrical network, the additional signals being of a different physical nature to the electrical signals; a mechanism for processing the electrical signals to define a first time reference representing a detection time of the electrical signals emitted upon a fault event arising in the electrical network; a mechanism processing the additional signals to define a second time reference representing a detection time of the additional signals emitted upon the fault event arising in the electrical network; and a processor spatially locating the fault event in the electrical network according to the first and second time references.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Thomas Klonowski, Ludovic Ybanez
  • Publication number: 20180309397
    Abstract: A generator starter of a turbomachine, including an asynchronous electric machine configured so as to operate in motor mode during a starting phase of the turbomachine while being supplied by an electrical source, and so as to operate in generator mode after the starting phase of the turbomachine in order to supply an electrical load. An inverter is arranged between the electrical source and the asynchronous machine with at least two alternating current terminals coupled to the asynchronous machine, and a control unit for the inverter configured to supply the asynchronous machine with a starting current in motor mode and a magnetisation current in generator mode. The asynchronous machine includes at least one first stator winding connected to the alternating current terminals to be supplied with the starting current in motor mode and with the magnetisation current in generator mode, and at least one second stator winding connected to the electrical load in generator mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventor: Eric DE WERGIFOSSE
  • Patent number: 10110015
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical conversion and distribution system for an aircraft, the system comprising at least one synchronous starter-generator (S/G1, S/G2) intended to be coupled to an engine (Engine1) of the aircraft, at least one conversion path comprising a plurality of power converters (CVn, CV?n) associated with switching means suitable for supplying at least one charge (CAC1, CAC2, CAC3, CAC4, P1, P2) from at least one source (S/G1, S/G2, AUX S/G1, AUX S/G2, GPU1, GPU2), and at least one distribution path suitable for supplying electrical charges (CT1n, SW1n, CT2n, SW2n).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: Roland Casimir, Djemouaï Hadjidj, Vincent Giorgis
  • Patent number: 10110016
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical conversion and distribution system for an aircraft, the system comprising a synchronous starter-generator (ENG S/G) intended to be coupled to an aircraft engine, a rectifier (R) capable of transforming alternating voltage into direct voltage, an auxiliary synchronous starter-generator (AUX S/G) intended to be coupled to an auxiliary power group, a first, a second and a third power converter (CV1, CV2, CV3) capable of transforming direct voltage into alternating voltage or vice versa, and at least one battery (BATT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: Roland Casimir, Vincent Giorgis, Eric de Wergifosse
  • Patent number: 10102994
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts, a trip mechanism, a first terminal member, and a second terminal member. The separable contacts are received in the housing and include a first contact and a second contact. At least one of the contacts is moveable with respect to the other to open and close the separable contacts. The trip mechanism can include a bimetal strip and selectively open the separable contacts. The first terminal member includes a first socket configured to receive a pin located on an associated bus structure. The first terminal member is electrically connected with the first contact. The second terminal member includes a second socket configured to receive another pin located on the associated bus structure. The second terminal can contact the bimetal strip and is electrically connected with the second contact. The first and second sockets can be received in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: David Michael Geier, James Michael McCormick, Peter Nerstrom, Jeffrey Alan Muckefuse
  • Publication number: 20180287483
    Abstract: A 12-phase static electrical transformer rectifier including a transformer and first and second three-phase rectifier circuits for coupling to a load, the transformer including a primary circuit having three primary coils arranged in a star configuration and a secondary circuit including three first secondary coils and three second secondary coils that are distinct from the first secondary coils. The secondary circuit of the transformer includes a loop of six secondary coils formed by electrically connecting together the three first secondary coils and the three second secondary coils of the secondary circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventor: Pierre HENRARD
  • Patent number: 10090733
    Abstract: An apparatus including a fixed part, a rotary support configured to be driven in rotation relative to the fixed part, at least one item of electrical equipment carried by the rotary support, and a power supply device configured to supply electrical energy to the electrical equipment. The power supply device includes an asynchronous machine including a stator fixed to the fixed part and a rotor carried by the rotary support, and an excitation device. The stator includes an electrical circuit including at least one switch configured to switch between an open state in which the electrical circuit is open and a closed state in which the electrical circuit is closed. The rotor includes at least one winding connected to the electrical equipment. The excitation device is configured to provide a reactive current to the electrical circuit of the stator or to the winding of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Eric De Wergifosse, Cedric Duval
  • Patent number: 10090080
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical cable (200) intended to be used in a harness (1) to supply power to pieces of electrical equipment, comprising at least: a conductive core (210) comprising at least one conductive strand (211), and an insulating jacket (220) placed around the conductive core. The insulating jacket of the cable has a relative dielectric permittivity lower than or equal to 2 and comprises: a first layer (221) comprising a polymer aerogel, and a second layer (222), covering the first layer, comprising a fluoropolymer. The invention also relates to a harness comprising such an electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: Flavien Koliatene, Michel Dunand
  • Patent number: 10084248
    Abstract: The application relates to an electrical connection device (100) including a terminal block (10) adapted for connecting to a lug of an electrical cable. The terminal block (10) comprises a locking sleeve (3) adapted for securing the lug so as to enable translation between the terminal block (10) and the lug. The sleeve (3) comprises a first portion (1) and a second portion (2), as well as a pivot element (13, 14) configured such that the first and second portions (1, 2) pivot relative to one another. The pivot element comprises a pin (14) which is connected to the second portion (2) and engaged with the first portion (1) on the side of the first portion (1) substantially opposite the side of the first portion (1) facing the second portion (2). Advantageously, relative rotational is also allowed. A busbar is preferably connected to the terminal block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Benjamin Boisnier, Jean-Luc Biesse
  • Publication number: 20180233278
    Abstract: A magnetic core for a rotary transformer, the core comprising including bars arranged along a longitudinal axis of the core and at least two cheeks that are axially spaced apart from each other and that extend radially from the bars in order to cooperate with the bars to define at least one annular groove for receiving a toroidal coil, each cheek being made up of a packet of circular magnetic laminations that are arranged radially, and each bar being made up of a plurality of stacks of magnetic laminations, the stacks of laminations forming the bars being arranged axially and being assembled to the packets of circular laminations while being angularly spaced apart from one another around the longitudinal axis of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Jean-Michel CHASTAGNIER, Frederic MEER
  • Publication number: 20180202086
    Abstract: Method for cleaning a braiding machine, particularly a machine for braiding electrical cables, said braiding machine comprising a plateau (12) for supporting an annular row of spindle drive members (14), characterized in that it comprises a step of equipping the machine with at least one cleaning tool (14), this cleaning tool comprising on the one hand means (90) configured to be driven by the members and, on the other hand, at least one guide element configured to be housed in slideways (32) for the movement of the tool, said guide element being configured to drive or to be equipped with a means (80) of cleaning said slideways, and a step of rotating said members so as to drive said cleaning means in said slideways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventor: Anaêl Boff
  • Publication number: 20180186934
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cross-linkable composition comprising: i) a fluorinated ?,?-bis(propargyl) oligomer of formula (I): in which m is 1 to 100, e.g. 1 to 93, n is 2 to 150, e.g. 1 to 128, p is 0 to 2 preferably 0 or 1.75, and, n, m and p are selected such that the fluorinated ?,?-bis(propargyl) oligomer of formula (I) has a number average molar mass Mn of 400 to 25000; ii) a cross-linking agent comprising at least three azide-N3 groups; and iii) optionally, a fluorinated oligomer comprising two terminal azide-N3 or fluorinated ?,?-bis(azide) oligomer groups. The invention also relates to a material comprising the click chemistry reaction product of the cross-linkable composition of the invention, to a method for preparing said material and to the uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER, UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS)
    Inventors: Mathieu CHARLAS, Donatien Henri Edouard MARTINEAU, Gerald Pierre Maurice LOPEZ, Jean-Pierre HABAS, Bruno AMEDURI
  • Patent number: 9984845
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes a housing, separable contacts, a trip mechanism, a first terminal, a second terminal, a first press fit connector, a second press fit connector, a first socket, and a second socket. The first terminal is electrically connected with a first contact of the separable contacts and includes a first base section disposed outwardly from the housing. The second terminal is electrically connected with a second contact and includes a second base section disposed outwardly from the housing. The first press fit connector is attached to the first base section via a first press fit. The second press fit connector is attached to the second base section via a second press fit. The first socket is attached to the first press fit connector. The second socket is attached to the second press fit connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Justin M. Clay, James Michael McCormick, Peter Nerstrom
  • Publication number: 20180141666
    Abstract: In an aeroengine comprising a gas turbine engine driving a propeller via a reduction gearbox, the propeller comprising a plurality of blades, each provided with one or more electrical deicer elements and being set into rotation by a propeller-carrying shaft passing through the gearbox, the propeller-carrying shaft having a fastener flange for fastening to the propeller, provision is made, in order to deliver the electrical power needed for powering said electrical deicer elements, for the aeroengine to include a rotary three-phase transformer set into rotation by the propeller-carrying shaft and comprising firstly a rotor mounted inside the propeller-carrying shaft and angularly secured thereto, and secondly a stator secured to a stationary portion of the aeroengine, the rotary three-phase transformer being arranged behind the propeller fastener flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Mathieu Jean Jacques SANTIN, Guillaume Julien BECK, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie MOREAU DE LIZOREUX, Boris Pierre Marcel MORELLI, Jean- Michel Bernard Paul CHASTAGNIER, Thomas TURCHI
  • Patent number: 9949415
    Abstract: An assembly for the magnetic shielding of an electrical cable. The assembly has an electric cable adapted to the flowing of an electric current. The assembly further has a jacket positioned around the cable, and an electrical connector that the cable is connected to. The jacket is provided with magnetized particles to electromagnetically shield the end of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Charles Jullien, Jean-Luc Biesse
  • Patent number: 9948174
    Abstract: The protection device for providing protection against short-circuits upstream from an electrical power supply module having an inlet filter with at least one capacitor and an inductor and having a converter with components associated with a plurality of freewheel diodes includes at least one auxiliary winding and a dissipator element associated with the inlet filter, thereby making it possible to provide an inlet filter of small size without over dimensioning the freewheel diodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Simon, Nicolas Dheilly, Roland Casimir
  • Publication number: 20180053583
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical cable (200) intended to be used in a harness (1) to supply power to pieces of electrical equipment, comprising at least: a conductive core (210) comprising at least one conductive strand (211), and an insulating jacket (220) placed around the conductive core. The insulating jacket of the cable has a relative dielectric permittivity lower than or equal to 2 and comprises: a first layer (221) comprising a polymer aerogel, and a second layer (222), covering the first layer, comprising a fluoropolymer. The invention also relates to a harness comprising such an electrical cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Flavien KOLIATENE, Michel DUNAND
  • Publication number: 20180035577
    Abstract: It is a question of electromagnetically shielding one end of a multiwire electrical cable (1a, 1b). To do this, a jacket (13) provided with magnetised particles is placed around the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: Charles Jullien, Jean-Luc Biesse
  • Publication number: 20170366179
    Abstract: A control device for connecting between two portions of an electrical power supply line. The device includes a bipolar transistor including a wide bandgap semiconductor material and having its emitter connected to one portion of the power supply line, its collector connected to another portion of the power supply line, and the device also including control connected to the base of the transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Cedric BALPE, Tony LHOMMEAU