Patents by Inventor Carlos de Almeida Martins

Carlos de Almeida Martins 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: 6262904
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for controlling a static converter (1) associated with a polyphased electrical source (2) which consists in generating synchronizing times t(i) defined by a periodic clock T; measuring at least a value representing the state of the electrical source; computing from the measured values at least a control value {dot over (c)}(t) and its derivative c(t), and the value cp (t(i)+T) which each control value would have at the following synchronizing time t(i)+T, for the static converter configuration at time t(i); comparing each control value cp (t(i)+T) to a set value; determining said static converter configuration enabling to minimize the difference between each control value and the set value corresponding to the following synchronizing time t(i)+T; computing the derivative at time t(i)+T of a privileged control value, corresponding to the configuration Cc(t(i)+T) at time t(i)+T; determining the switching time t(i)+tcom between these times t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Thierry Meynard, Xavier Roboam, Carlos de Almeida Martins