Patents by Inventor Benoît Linck

Benoît Linck 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: 11807377
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system includes a turbomachine and at least one electric motor. The motor includes a first half-motor and a second half-motor that include, respectively, a first stator and a second stator cooperating with a common rotor of the motor. The propulsion system further includes at least one first energy source (B) capable of delivering a DC voltage and at least one electric generator (PMG) driven by the turbomachine. The electric generator generates an AC voltage to form a second energy source and is associated with an active rectifier that transforms the AC voltage into a DC voltage. The value of the DC voltage is controlled by the active rectifier, the output of which is connected to the first energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Pierre-Julien Sonnette, Alexis Renotte, Benoit Linck
  • Patent number: 11356090
    Abstract: An electronic current-switching system comprising a driver unit and a current-switching device with one controlled transistor, a control unit coupled to said transistor, a power supply unit of the control unit and a digital communication bus transmitting to the control unit a first control signal of the driver unit. The power supply unit comprises: a transformer, an integrated circuit including a clock input coupled to a second output of the driver unit delivering a second control signal having the form of a pulsed signal with an adjustable duty cycle, and an output delivering to the transformer a primary voltage signal dependent on the second control signal, and a voltage divider bridge measuring the frequency-domain signal delivered by the transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventor: Benoît Linck
  • Publication number: 20220144444
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system includes a turbomachine and at least one electric motor. The motor includes a first half-motor and a second half-motor that include, respectively, a first stator and a second stator cooperating with a common rotor of the motor. The propulsion system further includes at least one first energy source (B) capable of delivering a DC voltage and at least one electric generator (PMG) driven by the turbomachine. The electric generator generates an AC voltage to form a second energy source and is associated with an active rectifier that transforms the AC voltage into a DC voltage. The value of the DC voltage is controlled by the active rectifier, the output of which is connected to the first energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Pierre-Julien Sonnette, Alexis Renotte, Benoit Linck