Patents by Inventor Fran.cedilla.ois Forest

Fran.cedilla.ois Forest 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: 5737205
    Abstract: The invention relates to static electric power conversion using semiconductors using soft switching in zero-voltage mode and controlled to perform pulse width modulation, having a first interface (L, C, T.sub.a, D.sub.a) in series between a DC voltage input (E) and a converter (1), and with a second interface (2) connected to the connection between the first interface and the converter (1) and organized, immediately before the end of a voltage window of amplitude (1+k)E to cause a positive current to flow through the switch (T.sub.a,D.sub.d) to counter the input current of the converter (1) which is negative when the ripple current flowing through the inductor is at its minimum value so as to reduce the current ripple amplitude required for switching off the switch (T.sub.a, D.sub.a), thereby reducing the current ripple for controlling interruption of the short circuit provided by the branch(es) of the converter (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Electricite De France Service National
    Inventors: Herve Pouliquen, Fran.cedilla.ois Forest, Khaled Elloumi, Wissam Melhem