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).

  • Publication number: 20110316464
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric device (1) comprising an alternating current electric motor (3) and a control inverter (5) for controlling the phase or phases of the motor (3). The motor (3) comprises, on at least one winding of at least one phase (PA, PB, PC), a point (Ma, Mb, Mc) for measuring a voltage relative to a predefined potential (M), the measurement point (Ma, Mb, Mc) being chosen so that it divides the winding into a first (Za1; Zb1; Zc1) and a second (Za2; Zb2; Zc2) portion such that the electromotive forces (ea1, ea2) induced in the two portions are phase-shifted relative to one another and means (11A; 11B; 11C) for measuring the voltage between the measurement point and the predefined potential. The invention also relates to an associated method for measuring electromotive forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: BORIS BOUCHEZ, LUIS DE SOUSA
  • Publication number: 20110316454
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alternating-current electric motor of a combined electric device for powering and charging, the said electric motor being formed by a stator connected to an electricity network of which the number of phases is lower than the number of phases of the said motor, the said charging current of the said network being injected via a connection point dividing each phase of the said stator connected to a phase of the said network into two half-windings, the said motor being characterized in that each half-winding of a phase comprises a plurality of coils wired together so as to reduce the magnetic linkage of each half-winding at the said connection point so that there exists an apparent non-zero inductance at the said connection point in charging mode of the said device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis de Sousa
  • Publication number: 20110316481
    Abstract: A method for charging accumulation means configured by an electric charging device is disclosed. The charging device includes switching arms respectively including a first switch and a second switch. The method involves ordering a predetermined number of first switches to close respectively for an associated closure time, and on each opening of a first switch that was previously closed, another first switch is ordered to close for an associated closure time, so that a constant number of first switches are closed at a same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: Boris Bouchez, Luis De Sousa
  • Publication number: 20110234205
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit (22) for measuring an efficient current (ieff(t)) of a signal to be monitored (i(t)), characterised in that the circuit includes means for making a continuous reference signal (iDC(t)) depend on the signal to be monitored (i(t) so that the efficient current (iDCeff(t)) of the continuous reference signal (iDC(t)) is equal to the efficient current (ieff(t)) of the signal to be monitored (i(t)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: Luis De Sousa, Dominique Dupuis
  • Publication number: 20110221363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a combined method and device for powering and charging, wherein said device 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 (2). The switching means (4) is integrated in the converter (2) and includes at least one H-shaped bridge structure (3) for each phase of the motor (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: Luis De Sousa, Boris Bouchez
  • Publication number: 20100315048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a voltage step-up circuit (100). One particularly advantageous application of the invention is in the field of 12 V/42 V DC/DC power convertors supplied by the power system onboard a motor vehicle (12 V battery voltage). The circuit (100) according to the invention comprises a voltage source (S) having a first terminal (+BAT) and a second terminal, at least one inductor (Lb), the first terminal of which is connected to the first terminal (+BAT) of the voltage source (S), at least one diode (Db), the anode of which is connected to the second terminal of the inductor (Lb), at least one capacitor (Cb), the first terminal of which is connected to the cathode of the diode (Db), at least one current switch (Mb) connected between the second terminal of the inductor (Lb) and the second terminal of the voltage source (S), and a second current switch (M) connected between the second terminal of the capacitor (Cb) and the second terminal of the voltage source (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEUR
    Inventors: Luis De Sousa, Jean-Baptiste Roux, Larbi Bendani