Patents by Inventor Guillaume ALIX

Guillaume ALIX 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: 11840350
    Abstract: A system for controlling idle speed and power draw includes a determination unit configured to determine a current available power value, a determination unit configured to determine a current power consumption value, a determination unit configured to determine a future power requirement variation value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated total power requirement value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated available power value, an optimization unit configured to determine an optimization result by comparing the estimated total power requirement value with a power value associated with an optimization criterion and a controller configured to send an order to adapt an idle speed of the engine, an order to adapt the estimated total power requirement or no order as a function of the optimization result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: AIRBUS SAS, AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Rapin, Didier Poirier, Etienne Foch, Paul-Emile Roux, Emmanuelle Escorihuela, Caroline Barnier, Guillaume Alix
  • Publication number: 20230159180
    Abstract: A method for managing power drawn from power units of propulsion units of an aircraft, wherein the method includes a step of increasing the amount of power drawn from a second power unit that is time shifted, with respect to a step of increasing the amount of power drawn from a first power unit, for a duration that at least allows the operational state or the non-operational state of the first power unit to be determined. This solution allows simultaneous switching to the non-operational state of the two power units to be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Zaccaria, Pierre Daste, Paul-Emile Roux, Didier Poirier, Guillaume Alix, David Boyer, Lucie Coue, Souhaib Boukayoua
  • Patent number: 11578700
    Abstract: A method for managing the offtake of power produced by an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft. The method comprises a step of calculating a maximum capacity for offtake of mechanical power that the auxiliary power unit can provide to the aircraft, a step of determining an actual offtake of mechanical power taken off by a first mechanical power offtake system of the auxiliary power unit, a step of comparing the maximum capacity for offtake of mechanical power and the actual offtake of mechanical power, a step of optimizing the offtake of mechanical power which step, based on the comparison of the maximum capacity for offtake of mechanical power and the actual offtake of mechanical power, determines at least one corrective action. A device for managing the offtake of power produced by an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft and an aircraft including such a device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus Operations SAS, Airbus SAS, Airbus Operations S.L.
    Inventors: Didier Poirier, Etienne Foch, Guillaume Alix, Nicolas Chauvet, Paul-Emile Roux, Souhaib Boukaya, Marcos Javier Chibrando
  • Publication number: 20220268218
    Abstract: A system for controlling idle speed and power draw includes a determination unit configured to determine a current available power value, a determination unit configured to determine a current power consumption value, a determination unit configured to determine a future power requirement variation value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated total power requirement value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated available power value, an optimization unit configured to determine an optimization result by comparing the estimated total power requirement value with a power value associated with an optimization criterion and a controller configured to send an order to adapt an idle speed of the engine, an order to adapt the estimated total power requirement or no order as a function of the optimization result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas RAPIN, Didier POIRIER, Etienne FOCH, Paul-Emile ROUX, Emmanuelle ESCORIHUELA, Caroline BARNIER, Guillaume ALIX
  • Publication number: 20220042492
    Abstract: A method for managing the offtake of power produced by an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft. The method comprises a step of calculating a maximum capacity for offtake of mechanical power that the auxiliary power unit can provide to the aircraft, a step of determining an actual offtake of mechanical power taken off by a first mechanical power offtake system of the auxiliary power unit, a step of comparing the maximum capacity for offtake of mechanical power and the actual offtake of mechanical power, a step of optimizing the offtake of mechanical power which step, based on the comparison of the maximum capacity for offtake of mechanical power and the actual offtake of mechanical power, determines at least one corrective action. A device for managing the offtake of power produced by an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft and an aircraft including such a device are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Didier POIRIER, Etienne FOCH, Guillaume ALIX, Nicolas CHAUVET, Paul-Emile ROUX, Souhaib BOUKAYA, Marcos Javier CHIBRANDO