Patents by Inventor Luis De Sousa
Luis De Sousa 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: 10884444Abstract: The invention relates to a method for distributing the total power of an energy conversion device between at least two converters in said energy conversion device, the sum of the conversion powers of the converters being the total power of the conversion device, the energy conversion device converting energy between a first electrical entity and a second electrical entity, characterised in that: said at least two converters correspond to at least two portions of a ring (29), the portions being proportional to a predetermined power value of the respective converters (1) thereof, the combination of the at least two portions forming the whole ring; and in that the total power of the conversion device corresponds to an arc of the ring between the positions of a first slider and a second slider that are movable around the ring, and the distribution of power between the converters is determined by the positions of the first slider and the second slider that are movable around the ring.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis De Sousa
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Patent number: 10879809Abstract: The invention relates to a DC/DC voltage converter comprising an isolated circuit including inductors coupled to one another by a first magnetic circuit that is independent of a second magnetic circuit coupling inductors to one another, and wherein: —a first side of the electrically isolating barrier includes an electrical branch comprising an inductor that is coupled to the first magnetic circuit and is electrically connected in series with an inductor that is coupled to the second magnetic circuit; and —a second side of the electrically isolating barrier includes a first inductor that is coupled to the first magnetic circuit and a second inductor that is coupled to the second magnetic circuit; the second side of the electrically isolating barrier further comprising a third inductor and a fourth inductor, said third and fourth inductors of the second side being coupled by a respective magnetic circuit to at least one respective inductor that is located on the first side of the isolating barrier.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Valeo Siemens eAutomotive France SASInventors: Larbi Bendani, Luis De Sousa, Reda Chelghoum
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Publication number: 20200106367Abstract: The invention relates to a DC/DC voltage converter comprising an isolated circuit including inductors coupled to one another by a first magnetic circuit that is independent of a second magnetic circuit coupling inductors to one another, and wherein: —a first side of the electrically isolating barrier includes an electrical branch comprising an inductor that is coupled to the first magnetic circuit and is electrically connected in series with an inductor that is coupled to the second magnetic circuit; and —a second side of the electrically isolating barrier includes a first inductor that is coupled to the first magnetic circuit and a second inductor that is coupled to the second magnetic circuit; the second side of the electrically isolating barrier further comprising a third inductor and a fourth inductor, said third and fourth inductors of the second side being coupled by a respective magnetic circuit to at least one respective inductor that is located on the first side of the isolating barrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Larbi Bendani, Luis De Sousa, Reda Chelghoum
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Patent number: 10193463Abstract: The invention concerns an isolated DC/DC converter comprising an isolated circuit having: a first arm having a first switch, in series with a second switch; a magnetic component having two primary circuits and a secondary circuit that are separated by at least one electrical isolation barrier, said magnetic component being configured so as, during the conversion of an input voltage of the isolated DC/DC converter into an output voltage, to operate as a transformer from the primary circuits to the secondary circuit and as an impedance that stores energy in the primary circuits, and in which: the first arm comprises a first capacitance in series with the two switches and situated between the two switches, one of said primary circuits, called the second primary circuit, is connected between a first end terminal of the first arm and the connection point, called the second connection point, between the second switch of the first arm and the first capacitance, the first end terminal of the first arm correspondinType: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventor: Luis De Sousa
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Patent number: 10124753Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of managing a charge transfer between, on the one hand means of accumulation (9) of an electrical control device (1) of an electric motor of a motor vehicle (43) and, on the other hand, an external electrical circuit (41) outside said motor vehicle (43), said electrical control device (1) comprising: a voltage converter (21) connected to the accumulation means (9); an H-bridge voltage inverter (3) connected to the voltage converter (21) on the one hand and to the phases of the electric motor on the other hand, characterized in that the method comprises a step of controlling the voltage converter (21) and the voltage inverter (3) as a function of the charge transfer.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis De Sousa
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Publication number: 20180309376Abstract: The invention concerns an isolated DC/DC converter (1) comprising an isolated circuit (3) having: a first arm (A) having a first switch (MA1), in series with a second switch (MA2); a magnetic component (100) having two primary circuits (101, 101?) and a secondary circuit (102) that are separated by at least one electrical isolation barrier, said magnetic component (100) being configured so as, during the conversion of an input voltage of the isolated DC/DC converter into an output voltage (Vo), to operate as a transformer from the primary circuits (101, 101?) to the secondary circuit (102) and as an impedance that stores energy in the primary circuits (101, 101?), and in which: the first arm (A) comprises a first capacitance (C1) in series with the two switches (MA1, MA2) and situated between the two switches (MA1, MA2), one of said primary circuits, called the second primary circuit (101?), is connected between a first end terminal of the first arm (A) and the connection point, called the second connectioType: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: October 25, 2018Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventor: Luis DE SOUSA
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Patent number: 9937807Abstract: The battery charger comprises: two output terminals (BS1, BS2) between which a battery (102) is designed to be connected; two input terminals (BE1, BE2) designed to be connected to an electrical network (110); two inductors (L.A, L.C) respectively connected to the first input terminal (BE1) and to the second input terminal (BE2); two switching arms (BA, BC) for respectively connecting the inductors (LA, LC) selectively to the first output terminal (BS1) and to the second output terminal (BS2); a control device (120) designed for controlling the switching arms (BA, BC) so as to draw from the electrical network (110) a mains current (iR) in phase with the mains voltage (uR). The battery charger further comprises: a smoothing capacitor (C) connected to the second output terminal (BS2); and a connection device (112) for connecting the smoothing capacitor (C) to the second input terminal (BE2). The control device (120) is further designed to control at least the second switching arm (B.sub.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Luis de Sousa, Bruno Condamin, Boris Bouchez, Pierre-Alexandre Chauvenet, Benedicte Silvestre
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Patent number: 9873342Abstract: A combined power supply and charging method includes controlling switching from a motor power supply mode to an energy storage charging mode on an electrical network and vice versa, and compensating for magnetic fields during the energy storage charging mode in order to limit or eliminate movements of a rotor of the motor.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventors: Luis De Sousa, Boris Bouchez
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Patent number: 9793836Abstract: The invention relates to a power module (9) for converting an electric current flowing between an accumulator and an alternating-current motor, said module (9) comprising switching means (10) that can be controlled to authorize the powering of the motor and/or the charging of the accumulator, and an intrinsic control unit (13) connected to said switching means (10) and capable of delivering opening and/or closing signals to said switching means (10), said intrinsic control unit (13) being further capable of exchanging data with a remote control unit, with a potential barrier.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis De Sousa, Bénédicte Silvestre
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Patent number: 9735721Abstract: A rotary drive system having a voltage source and an electric motor. The motor has a stator with independent phases and a rotor, an inverter designed to connect each phase to the voltage source in order to generate phase currents, and a device for controlling the inverter. The control device includes a unit for determining whether the fundamental frequency of the phase currents is lower than a frequency threshold equal to, at the most, 100 Hz, and a unit for generating a command, configured such that, when the fundamental frequency is determine as being lower than the frequency threshold, the command causes the appearance of a homopolar component in the phase currents.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventor: Luis De Sousa
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Patent number: 9685853Abstract: The present invention concerns an absorption circuit (9) for absorbing a power ripple intended to be connected in parallel to a piece of electrical equipment powered by a power factor correction circuit (1), said absorption circuit (9) being a step down voltage circuit comprising: —a capacitor (19) mounted in series with an inductor (17) and at least one switch (15, 23), —a control module (25), —means (27) for measuring a first current (I3) intended to power said electrical equipment, the switch (15, 23) being controlled by the control module (25) to vary the charging of the capacitor on the basis of the ripple of the first current (I3) in order to attenuate the power ripple, and said circuit further comprising means (28) for measuring the voltage (Vc) at the terminals of the capacitor (19), and the control module (25) being configured to control a second current (Ic) flowing through the capacitor (19) in such a way that the voltage (Vc) at the terminals of the capacitor (19) remains within a predefined interType: GrantFiled: June 6, 2013Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventor: Luis De Sousa
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Publication number: 20160303982Abstract: The battery charger comprises: two output terminals (BS1, BS2) between which a battery (102) is designed to be connected; two input terminals (BE1, BE2) designed to be connected to an electrical network (110); two inductors (LA, LC) respectively connected to the first input terminal (BE1) and to the second input terminal (BE2); two switching arms (BA, BC) for respectively connecting the inductors (LA, LC) selectively to the first output terminal (BS1) and to the second output terminal (BS2); a control device (120) designed for controlling the switching arms (BA, BC) so as to draw from the electrical network (110) a mains current (iR) in phase with the mains voltage (uR). The battery charger further comprises: a smoothing capacitor (C) connected to the second output terminal (BS2); and a connection device (112) for connecting the smoothing capacitor (C) to the second input terminal (BE2).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Luis de Sousa, Bruno Condamin, Boris Bouchez, Pierre-Alexandre Chauvenet, Benedicte Silvestre
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Patent number: 9248747Abstract: An electrical circuit for supplying electrical propulsion power on board a motor vehicle is disclosed. The electrical power is obtained from power delivered to the electrical circuit by a battery of the vehicle and converted by at least two cells. The circuit includes inductive elements connected to transistors for managing the current flowing in the inductive elements, and the inductive elements are coupled to form a magnetic circuit. The magnetic circuit is alternatively controlled according to a common mode in which an apparent inductance of the said magnetic circuit is of the order of magnitude of the sum of the inductances specific to each inductive element, or according to a differential mode in which the apparent inductance of the said magnetic circuit is of the order of magnitude of the leakage inductance of the coupling between the said coupled inductive elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Luis de Sousa, Mame Fall, Stephane Fontaine
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Publication number: 20150375629Abstract: A combined power supply and charging method includes controlling switching from a motor power supply mode to an energy storage charging mode on an electrical network and vice versa, and compensating for magnetic fields during the energy storage charging mode in order to limit or eliminate movements of a rotor of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Luis De Sousa, Boris Bouchez
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Publication number: 20150316948Abstract: The invention relates to a method for distributing the total power of an energy conversion device between at least two converters in said energy conversion device, the sum of the conversion powers of the converters being the total power of the conversion device, the energy conversion device converting energy between a first electrical entity and a second electrical entity, characterised in that: said at least two converters correspond to at least two portions of a ring (29), the portions being proportional to a predetermined power value of the respective converters (1) thereof, the combination of the at least two portions forming the whole ring; and in that the total power of the conversion device corresponds to an arc of the ring between the positions of a first slider and a second slider that are movable around the ring, and the distribution of power between the converters is determined by the positions of the first slider and the second slider that are movable around the ring.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis De Sousa
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Patent number: 9157715Abstract: A marking projectile configured to be fired through the barrel of a firearm having rifling formed therein is provided. The marking projectile includes a polymeric base portion configured to engage the rifling of the barrel and a polymeric front shell portion coupled to the base portion. The polymeric front shell portion has a cavity formed therein for housing a marking compound and a structure configured to deform on impact and thereby release the marking compound. The marking projectile includes a metallic annular sealing component (e.g., a crimped metal ring) configured to seal the polymeric front shell portion to the polymeric base portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems—Canada Inc.Inventors: Eric Lafortune, Luis de Sousa
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Patent number: 9153996Abstract: The invention relates to a combined device and method for powering and charging, that comprises an AC motor (6), a converter (2), storage means (5), and switching means (4) either for enabling the powering of the motor (6) or for enabling the charging of the storage means (5) by the converter. The device includes means for compensating the magnetic fields generated during the charge of the storage means (5) in order to limit or prevent the movements of the motor (6) rotor.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Luis de Sousa, Boris Bouchez
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Patent number: 9112380Abstract: A method for distributing the total power of an energy conversion device between at least two converters in the energy conversion device is disclosed. The sum of the conversion powers of the converters is the total power of the conversion device. The energy conversion device converts energy between a first electrical entity and a second electrical entity, where the two converters correspond to at least two portions of a ring, the portions being proportional to a predetermined power value of the respective converters thereof, the combination of the at least two portions forming the whole ring. The total power of the conversion device corresponds to an arc of the ring between the positions of a first slider and a second slider moveable around the ring, and the distribution of power between the converters is determined by the positions of the first and second sliders.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis De Sousa
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Publication number: 20150180397Abstract: A rotary drive system having a voltage source and an electric motor. The motor has a stator with independent phases and a rotor, an inverter designed to connect each phase to the voltage source in order to generate phase currents, and a device for controlling the inverter. The control device includes a unit for determining whether the fundamental frequency of the phase currents is lower than a frequency threshold equal to, at the most, 100 Hz, and a unit for generating a command, configured such that, when the fundamental frequency is determine as being lower than the frequency threshold, the command causes the appearance of a homopolar component in the phase currents.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventor: Luis De Sousa
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Publication number: 20150155772Abstract: The present invention concerns an absorption circuit (9) for absorbing a power ripple intended to be connected in parallel to a piece of electrical equipment powered by a power factor correction circuit (1), said absorption circuit (9) being a step down voltage circuit comprising: —a capacitor (19) mounted in series with an inductor (17) and at least one switch (15, 23), —a control module (25), —means (27) for measuring a first current (I3) intended to power said electrical equipment, the switch (15, 23) being controlled by the control module (25) to vary the charging of the capacitor on the basis of the ripple of the first current (I3) in order to attenuate the power ripple, and said circuit further comprising means (28) for measuring the voltage (Vc) at the terminals of the capacitor (19), and the control module (25) being configured to control a second current (Ic) flowing through the capacitor (19) in such a way that the voltage (Vc) at the terminals of the capacitor (19) remains within a predefined interType: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2013Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventor: Luis De Sousa