Patents by Inventor Gilbert Konan

Gilbert Konan 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: 10234025
    Abstract: The invention mainly relates to a method for controlling a rotating electrical machine (7) interacting with a motor vehicle gearbox (1), characterized in that, during a phase of synchronization between two speed ratios (R1-Rn) during which the rotating electrical machine (7) is controlled for speed and there is a change of the type of modulation with transition from modulation of the full-wave type (FW) to pulse-width modulation (PWM), said method comprises a control step with the aim of limiting the variations of an output current of an inverter during the phase of change of the type of modulation without compensation of torque variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: François-Xavier Bernard, Gilbert Konan, Joachim Laupa
  • Publication number: 20180223989
    Abstract: The invention mainly relates to a method for controlling a rotating electrical machine (7) interacting with a motor vehicle gearbox (1), characterized in that, during a phase of synchronization between two speed ratios (R1-Rn) during which the rotating electrical machine (7) is controlled for speed and there is a change of the type of modulation with transition from modulation of the full-wave type (FW) to pulse-width modulation (PWM), said method comprises a control step with the aim of limiting the variations of an output current of an inverter during the phase of change of the type of modulation without compensation of torque variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: François-Xavier Bernard, Gilbert Konan, Joachim Laupa
  • Patent number: 9647600
    Abstract: The device according to the invention controls a polyphase inverter (10, 14, 17) intended for powering from a DC current source (CC) a polyphase rotating electric machine (1). The device is of the type of those generating commutation functions driving commutation elements (9, 13) of the inverter in such a way as to obtain a reduction of the losses in the commutation elements and a decrease of an effective current in a decoupling capacitor (16) of the source (CC). According to the invention, this reduction and this decrease are obtained by means of a set of control strategies (21, 24) determining the commutation functions by using additional degrees of freedom of the polyphase machine (1) with respect to a three-phase reference machine. The polyphase machine comprises first and second phase windings forming a first three-phase system (2, 3, 4) and a second three-phase system (5, 6, 7) with distinct neutral points (11, 15) offset angularly by a predetermined angle of offset (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Equipement Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Duguey, Gilbert Konan, Francois-Xavier Bernard, Daniel Pereira, Laurent Domenger, Abdelaziz Azizi Samir, Son Ha Tran
  • Publication number: 20160141997
    Abstract: The device according to the invention controls a polyphase inverter (10, 14, 17) intended for powering from a DC current source (CC) a polyphase rotating electric machine (1). The device is of the type of those generating commutation functions driving commutation elements (9, 13) of the inverter in such a way as to obtain a reduction of the losses in the commutation elements and a decrease of an effective current in a decoupling capacitor (16) of the source (CC). According to the invention, this reduction and this decrease are obtained by means of a set of control strategies (21, 24) determining the commutation functions by using additional degrees of freedom of the polyphase machine (1) with respect to a three-phase reference machine. The polyphase machine comprises first and second phase windings forming a first three-phase system (2, 3, 4) and a second three-phase system (5, 6, 7) with distinct neutral points (11, 15) offset angularly by a predetermined angle of offset (?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Duguey, Gilbert Konan, Francois-Xavier Bernard, Daniel Pereira, Laurent Domenger, Abdelaziz Azizi Samir, Son Ha Tran
  • Patent number: 7944168
    Abstract: A device for determining the position of the rotor of a rotating electrical machine. The invention is characterized in that the device comprises a plurality of magnetic field sensors stationary relative to the stator and adapted to deliver multiphase electric signals representing a magnetic field detected by the sensors, and means for processing the multiphase electric signals by an operator capable of providing diphase signals depending on the position of the rotor. The invention is applicable to rotating electrical machines used in the automotive industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Michaël Chemin, Frédéric Leroux, Gilbert Konan
  • Publication number: 20080309266
    Abstract: A device for determining the position of the rotor of a rotating electrical machine. The invention is characterized in that the device comprises a plurality of magnetic field sensors stationary relative to the stator and adapted to deliver multiphase electric signals representing a magnetic field detected by the sensors, and means for processing the multiphase electric signals by an operator capable of providing diphase signals depending on the position of the rotor. The invention is applicable to rotating electrical machines used in the automotive industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
    Inventors: Michael Chemin, Frederic Leroux, Gilbert Konan