Patents by Inventor Alexandre Charest

Alexandre Charest 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: 11506076
    Abstract: Methods and systems for starting an engine are provided. A cold-start request to start the engine in a first operating condition associated with a predetermined engine temperature range is obtained. In response to obtaining the cold-start request, an amount of boost fuel to provide to the engine is determined, based on at least one second operating condition of the engine. The engine is started by supplementing a baseline fuel flow to the engine with the amount of boost fuel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Sylvain Lamarre, Alexandre Charest
  • Patent number: 11280683
    Abstract: Herein provided are methods and systems for detecting a high temperature condition of a gas turbine engine. A fuel flow to a combustor of the engine and a compressor outlet pressure of the engine are obtained. A ratio of the fuel flow to the compressor outlet pressure is determined. The ratio is compared to a threshold and a high temperature condition of the engine is detected when the ratio exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Sylvain Lamarre, Alexandre Charest, Nicolas Des Roches-Dionne
  • Publication number: 20210277793
    Abstract: Methods and systems for starting an engine are provided. A cold-start request to start the engine in a first operating condition associated with a predetermined engine temperature range is obtained. In response to obtaining the cold-start request, an amount of boost fuel to provide to the engine is determined, based on at least one second operating condition of the engine. The engine is started by supplementing a baseline fuel flow to the engine with the amount of boost fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Sylvain LAMARRE, Alexandre Charest
  • Patent number: 11002238
    Abstract: Methods and systems for starting an aircraft propulsion engine are described herein. Operation of the engine is controlled by an engine controller having a first channel and a second channel. An engine start request is received on the second channel while the first channel is inactive. It is determined which one of the first channel and the second channel was used to conduct a last successful engine start. Responsive to determining that the last successful engine start was conducted on the second channel, a predetermined time period is waited to elapse and for the first channel to reinitialize before commanding, via the first channel, an engine start based on the engine start request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michael Youssef, Alexandre Charest, Giancarlo Zingaro, Jasraj Chahal, Carmine Lisio, Darragh McGrath
  • Publication number: 20210025338
    Abstract: There is provided a method and system for operating a turboprop engine of an aircraft. When a resulting value for Ng is between at least one upper limit and at least one lower limit, the output power is governed as a function of the target power. When the resulting value for Ng is on or outside of the at least one upper limit and the at least one lower limit, the output power is governed as a function of the maximum Ng and the minimum Ng.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas DES ROCHES-DIONNE, Sylvain LAMARRE, Alexandre CHAREST
  • Publication number: 20200256304
    Abstract: Methods and systems for starting an aircraft propulsion engine are described herein. Operation of the engine is controlled by an engine controller having a first channel and a second channel. An engine start request is received on the second channel while the first channel is inactive. It is determined which one of the first channel and the second channel was used to conduct a last successful engine start. Responsive to determining that the last successful engine start was conducted on the second channel, a predetermined time period is waited to elapse and for the first channel to reinitialize before commanding, via the first channel, an engine start based on the engine start request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Michael YOUSSEF, Alexandre CHAREST, Giancarlo ZINGARO, Jasraj CHAHAL, Carmine LISIO, Darragh MCGRATH
  • Patent number: 10480421
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an gas turbine engine are provided. The method comprises receiving a requested engine speed and obtaining a shaft inertia of the engine, a steady state fuel flow for the requested engine speed, and a relationship between fuel flow and acceleration power generated by the fuel flow. A required fuel flow to obtain an engine acceleration is determined as a function of the requested engine speed, the shaft inertia of the engine, the steady state fuel flow for the requested engine speed, and the relationship between fuel flow and acceleration power generated by the fuel flow. A command to a fuel flow metering valve is output in accordance with the required fuel flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Gabriel Meunier, Alexandre Charest, Sylvain Lamarre
  • Publication number: 20180348065
    Abstract: Herein provided are methods and systems for detecting a high temperature condition of a gas turbine engine. A fuel flow to a combustor of the engine and a compressor outlet pressure of the engine are obtained. A ratio of the fuel flow to the compressor outlet pressure is determined. The ratio is compared to a threshold and a high temperature condition of the engine is detected when the ratio exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Sylvain LAMARRE, Alexandre CHAREST, Nicolas Des Roches-Dionne
  • Publication number: 20180038287
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an gas turbine engine are provided. The method comprises receiving a requested engine speed and obtaining a shaft inertia of the engine, a steady state fuel flow for the requested engine speed, and a relationship between fuel flow and acceleration power generated by the fuel flow. A required fuel flow to obtain the requested engine speed is determined as a function of the requested engine speed, the shaft inertia of the engine, the steady state fuel flow for the requested engine speed, and the relationship between fuel flow and acceleration power generated by the fuel flow. A command to a fuel flow metering valve is output in accordance with the required fuel flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriel MEUNIER, Alexandre CHAREST, Sylvain LAMARRE
  • Publication number: 20040199642
    Abstract: This invention concerns architecture for a SIP stack that enables the addition or removal of new services without this having any impact on the other part of the stack. The user agent class contains sessions, the session class contain transactions and service implementations, while the transaction class simply contains service implementations. The user-agent class is programmed to retrieve session service implementations from the application and to attach them to session instances. The session class is programmed to receive transaction service implementations from the application, via the user agent class and to attach them to transaction instances. The proposed architecture allows an application to simultaneously support more than one version of a specific service. Added benefits also include making the customization process of these services quite easy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Tremblay, Alexandre Charest