Patents by Inventor Josep Lopez
Josep Lopez 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).
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Patent number: 11690197Abstract: An airflow management system that can be fitted to an electrical cabinet intended to accommodate electrical devices in the internal volume thereof, the system comprising: a casing comprising at least one air input intended to be placed in communication with the internal volume of the electrical cabinet, at least two air outputs and at least one principal throat arranged to connect the air input to the two air outputs, a switch device arranged inside said principal throat, between the first air output and the second air output, the switch device comprising movable flaps that can be controlled between a first position in which the air input communicates solely with the first air output and a second position in which the air input communicates at least with the second air output.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Louis Linares, Josep Lopez
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Patent number: 11495944Abstract: A system for managing temperature, that can be adapted to an electrical enclosure, the electrical enclosure delimiting a first volume, the system comprising: a first chamber delimiting a closed second volume and a tank housed in the first chamber and delimiting a closed third volume inside the first chamber, first air transfer means arranged between a first air inlet/outlet connected to the second volume and a second air inlet/outlet intended to be connected to the first volume, second air transfer means arranged between a third air inlet/outlet connected to the third volume and a fourth air inlet/outlet intended to be connected to the first volume, and a control and processing unit intended to apply a mode of operation of the system.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Abderrahmane Agnaou, Josep Lopez, Alain Perrin
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Patent number: 10892606Abstract: A ventilation unit for an electrical cabinet, comprising a fan, a casing that comprises a plinth and a cover assembled on the plinth, wherein: the casing has a straight slab form having a square base, four lateral faces and an upper face; and the plinth comprises a lower wall forming the base of the casing and a lateral wall following the four lateral faces of the casing, an opening made through the lower wall thereof and a seat made around the opening thereof and receiving the fan, and wherein following each lateral face, the lateral wall of the plinth comprises a first grid and the ventilation unit comprises a second grid mounted pivotably and covering the first grid.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Louis Linares, Josep Lopez
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Publication number: 20200187382Abstract: A ventilation unit for an electrical cabinet, comprising a fan, a casing that comprises a plinth and a cover assembled on the plinth, wherein: the casing has a straight slab form having a square base, four lateral faces and an upper face; and the plinth comprises a lower wall forming the base of the casing and a lateral wall following the four lateral faces of the casing, an opening made through the lower wall thereof and a seat made around the opening thereof and receiving the fan, and wherein following each lateral face, the lateral wall of the plinth comprises a first grid and the ventilation unit comprises a second grid mounted pivotably and covering the first grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Louis LINARES, Josep LOPEZ
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Publication number: 20200187384Abstract: An airflow management system that can be fitted to an electrical cabinet intended to accommodate electrical devices in the internal volume thereof, the system comprising: a casing comprising at least one air input intended to be placed in communication with the internal volume of the electrical cabinet, at least two air outputs and at least one principal throat arranged to connect the air input to the two air outputs, a switch device arranged inside said principal throat, between the first air output and the second air output, the switch device comprising movable flaps that can be controlled between a first position in which the air input communicates solely with the first air output and a second position in which the air input communicates at least with the second air output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Louis LINARES, Josep LOPEZ
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Publication number: 20200176958Abstract: A system for managing temperature, that can be adapted to an electrical enclosure, the electrical enclosure delimiting a first volume, the system comprising: a first chamber delimiting a closed second volume and a tank housed in the first chamber and delimiting a closed third volume inside the first chamber, first air transfer means arranged between a first air inlet/outlet connected to the second volume and a second air inlet/outlet intended to be connected to the first volume, second air transfer means arranged between a third air inlet/outlet connected to the third volume and a fourth air inlet/outlet intended to be connected to the first volume, and a control and processing unit intended to apply a mode of operation of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Abderrahmane AGNAOU, Josep LOPEZ, Alain PERRIN
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Patent number: 10443871Abstract: A method for determining the level of efficiency of a ventilation system of an electrical enclosure intended to house one or more electrical devices, the method including a learning step including a step for determining a profile of the power dissipated via the Joule effect by each electrical device, an evaluation step for evaluating the level of efficiency of the ventilation system, including a step for determining the average air flow rate of a fan from a profile of the temperature of the air outside the enclosure obtained over an evaluation period, a profile of the temperature of the air at the outlet of the enclosure, and the dissipated power profile determined during the learning step, a step for comparing the average air flow rate with one or more threshold values in order to determine the level of efficiency of the ventilation system.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Abderrahmane Agnaou, Josep Lopez, Alain Perrin, Philippe Cassan
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Patent number: 10365122Abstract: A device for monitoring the temperature and tightening of a screw includes a temperature detector positioned near the screw head for measuring the temperature of the screw, a detector of the tightening of the screw, including a sensor member including a first part, positioned on the screw head so as to be rotationally fixed to the screw, and a second part, fixed relative to the first part and arranged to generate a detection state representing a position of the first part relative to the second part, and a first detection unit connected to the sensor member and arranged to determine a degree of tightening of the screw as a function of the detection state of the sensor member.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Josep Lopez, Alain Perrin
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Patent number: 10279296Abstract: An air filtering system for an electrical enclosure including at least one filtering element arranged to filter an air flow injected into the inlet of the enclosure by a fan device, the system also including several independent filtering cells Ci, with i ranging from 1 to n and n greater than or equal to 3, each filtering cell Ci having a variable filtering capacity, each filtering cell Ci, with i greater than or equal to 2, is rendered active to filter a part of the air flow when the sum of the filtering capacities of the cells, ranging from C1 to Ci?1, drops below a specific threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Josep Lopez, Alain Perrin
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Patent number: 10111360Abstract: An electrical cabinet for receiving functional electrical units, each including a plurality of electrical devices arranged on a bracket; and a mechanism for attaching the functional electrical units, the attaching mechanism configured to receive the functional electric units along a separation plane defining a first space located toward a front portion, and a second space located toward a back portion; a partition dividing the second space into a first subspace located toward the front portion and a second subspace located toward the rear portion, the partition configured in the electrical cabinet to form at least two passages enabling an airflow to circulate between the first subspace and the second subspace; and a cooling source arranged to be in contact with the airflow.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2012Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Alain Perrin, Frederic Waterlot, Louis Linares, Pascal Lepretre, Josep Lopez
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Publication number: 20170219230Abstract: A method for determining the level of efficiency of a ventilation system of an electrical enclosure intended to house one or more electrical devices, the method including a learning step including a step for determining a profile of the power dissipated via the Joule effect by each electrical device, an evaluation step for evaluating the level of efficiency of the ventilation system, including a step for determining the average air flow rate of a fan from a profile of the temperature of the air outside the enclosure obtained over an evaluation period, a profile of the temperature of the air at the outlet of the enclosure, and the dissipated power profile determined during the learning step, a step for comparing the average air flow rate with one or more threshold values in order to determine the level of efficiency of the ventilation system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Abderrahmane AGNAOU, Josep LOPEZ, Alain PERRIN, Philippe CASSAN
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Publication number: 20170209822Abstract: An air filtering system for an electrical enclosure including at least one filtering element arranged to filter an air flow injected into the inlet of the enclosure by a fan device, the system also including several independent filtering cells Ci, with i ranging from 1 to n and n greater than or equal to 3, each filtering cell Ci having a variable filtering capacity, each filtering cell Ci, with i greater than or equal to 2, is rendered active to filter a part of the air flow when the sum of the filtering capacities of the cells, ranging from C1 to Ci?1, drops below a specific threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Josep LOPEZ, Alain Perrin
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Publication number: 20170089727Abstract: A device for monitoring the temperature and tightening of a screw includes a temperature detector positioned near the screw head for measuring the temperature of the screw, a detector of the tightening of the screw, including a sensor member including a first part, positioned on the screw head so as to be rotationally fixed to the screw, and a second part, fixed relative to the first part and arranged to generate a detection state representing a position of the first part relative to the second part, and a first detection unit connected to the sensor member and arranged to determine a degree of tightening of the screw as a function of the detection state of the sensor member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SASInventors: Josep LOPEZ, Alain PERRIN
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Publication number: 20140246169Abstract: An electrical cabinet for receiving functional electrical units, each including a plurality of electrical devices arranged on a bracket; and a mechanism for attaching the functional electrical units, the attaching mechanism configured to receive the functional electric units along a separation plane defining a first space located toward a front portion, and a second space located toward a back portion; a partition dividing the second space into a first subspace located toward the front portion and a second subspace located toward the rear portion, the partition configured in the electrical cabinet to form at least two passages enabling an airflow to circulate between the first subspace and the second subspace; and a cooling source arranged to be in contact with the airflow.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SASInventors: Alain Perrin, Frederic Waterlot, Louis Linares, Pascal Lepretre, Josep Lopez