Patents by Inventor Joël Devautour

Joël Devautour 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: 12486037
    Abstract: A method for managing operation of an aircraft system comprising at least one electrical energy storage set to be supplied with DC current connected to a DC current power supply bus, at least one electrical machine providing AC current by mechanical draw on a drive system connected to a current generation control unit, a bidirectional converter configured to convert a DC voltage into AC voltage, and a control module of the converter, the management method generating a command for the converter from the angular position (?) of the electrical machine, from the intensity of the electrical current delivered by the electrical machine, and from the output electrical voltage of the converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Alexandre Lagarde, Joël Devautour
  • Patent number: 11581744
    Abstract: An electrical architecture of an aircraft includes a plurality of primary generators each associated with a propulsion engine of the aircraft, a plurality of primary electrical networks each associated with a primary generator in nominal operating mode, a single-part secondary electrical network, an electrical energy accumulation device connected directly to the secondary network, a first electrical energy converter arranged between the secondary electrical network and a first of the primary electrical networks, allowing energy to be transferred from the first of the primary electrical networks to the secondary electrical network, the first electrical energy converter being intended to supply electrical energy to the electrical energy accumulation device in nominal operating mode, a second electrical energy converter arranged between the secondary electrical network and a second of the primary electrical networks, allowing energy to be transferred from the secondary electrical network to the second of the pri
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventor: Joël Devautour
  • Publication number: 20220399590
    Abstract: A method for managing operation of an aircraft system comprising at least one electrical energy storage set to be supplied with DC current connected to a DC current power supply bus, at least one electrical machine providing AC current by mechanical draw on a drive system connected to a current generation control unit, a bidirectional converter configured to convert a DC voltage into AC voltage, and a control module of the converter, the management method generating a command for the converter from the angular position (?) of the electrical machine, from the intensity of the electrical current delivered by the electrical machine, and from the output electrical voltage of the converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandre LAGARDE, Joël DEVAUTOUR
  • Publication number: 20210391727
    Abstract: An electrical architecture of an aircraft includes a plurality of primary generators each associated with a propulsion engine of the aircraft, a plurality of primary electrical networks each associated with a primary generator in nominal operating mode, a single-part secondary electrical network, an electrical energy accumulation device connected directly to the secondary network, a first electrical energy converter arranged between the secondary electrical network and a first of the primary electrical networks, allowing energy to be transferred from the first of the primary electrical networks to the secondary electrical network, the first electrical energy converter being intended to supply electrical energy to the electrical energy accumulation device in nominal operating mode, a second electrical energy converter arranged between the secondary electrical network and a second of the primary electrical networks, allowing energy to be transferred from the secondary electrical network to the second of the pri
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Joël DEVAUTOUR
  • Patent number: 10826409
    Abstract: An electrical architecture for controlling inverters and to an aircraft includes the architecture. The electrical architecture comprises: a plurality of converters capable of operating independently of one another, each converter being intended to power a charge, associated with each converter/charge pair: a charging loop, comprising at least one sensor measuring a parameter that is characteristic of the operation of the charge, an operation control module, receiving an operation setpoint of the charge and information originating from the operation sensor, the operation control module controlling a current setpoint of the considered converter so that the information originating from the operation sensor follows the operation setpoint. The operation control module is common to the converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Frédéric Lacaux, Stéphane Guguen, Joël Devautour
  • Patent number: 10712209
    Abstract: The monitoring of an electrical equipment item includes two electrically insulated circuits, a screen in the form of a film arranged between the two circuits, the screen comprising a substrate and a conductive filament arranged on the substrate, a module configured to circulate a current in the conductive filament and to monitor the current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Francis Abdesselam, Joël Devautour
  • Publication number: 20190280617
    Abstract: An electrical architecture for controlling inverters and to an aircraft includes the architecture. The electrical architecture comprises: a plurality of converters capable of operating independently of one another, each converter being intended to power a charge, associated with each converter/charge pair: a charging loop, comprising at least one sensor measuring a parameter that is characteristic of the operation of the charge, an operation control module, receiving an operation setpoint of the charge and information originating from the operation sensor, the operation control module controlling a current setpoint of the considered converter so that the information originating from the operation sensor follows the operation setpoint. The operation control module is common to the converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Frédéric LACAUX, Stéphane GUGUEN, Joël DEVAUTOUR
  • Publication number: 20190187006
    Abstract: The monitoring of an electrical equipment item includes two electrically insulated circuits, a screen in the form of a film arranged between the two circuits, the screen comprising a substrate and a conductive filament arranged on the substrate, a module configured to circulate a current in the conductive filament and to monitor the current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Francis ABDESSELAM, Joël DEVAUTOUR
  • Patent number: 10003276
    Abstract: The invention mainly provides a power converter (3) including a positive converter bridge (P+) and a negative converter bridge (P?), the converter bridges being of the diode bridge type and being connected in parallel, each converter bridge including a first series of arms of components connected to the phases of the first secondary of the transformer (2) and a second series of arms of components connected to the phases of the second secondary of the transformer (2), said power converter being characterized in that at least one series of arms of components includes arms (B1, B2, B3) disposed relative to one another in such a manner as not to be aligned in the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Philippe Josse, Joël Devautour
  • Patent number: 9916918
    Abstract: The invention mainly provides a busbar (BS1) designed to provide an electrical connection between a high-power converter (R) and a disconnector (S), said busbar being characterized in that the busbar (BS1) has a shape defining, at least in part, at least one hollow portion (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Raphaël Bellancourt, Philippe Josse, Joël Devautour
  • Publication number: 20160013729
    Abstract: The invention mainly provides a power converter (3) including a positive converter bridge (P+) and a negative converter bridge (P?), the converter bridges being of the diode bridge type and being connected in parallel, each converter bridge including a first series of arms of components connected to the phases of the first secondary of the transformer (2) and a second series of arms of components connected to the phases of the second secondary of the transformer (2), said power converter being characterized in that at least one series of arms of components includes arms (B1, B2, B3) disposed relative to one another in such a manner as not to be aligned in the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Philippe Josse, Joël Devautour
  • Publication number: 20160012938
    Abstract: The invention mainly provides a busbar (BS1) designed to provide an electrical connection between a high-power converter (R) and a disconnector (S), said busbar being characterized in that the busbar (BS1) has a shape defining, at least in part, at least one hollow portion (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Raphaël Bellancourt, Philippe Josse, Joël Devautour