Patents by Inventor Marc Olivas

Marc Olivas 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: 11913983
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting and locating a fault by reflectometry in an electrical circuit, such a method comprising the steps of: —emitting a reflectometry signal in a line of the circuit to be studied; —acquiring an electrical variable of the reflected signal passing through the network; —filtering the acquired signal so as to eliminate signals having a frequency lower than a cutoff frequency, the cutoff frequency having a value between 100 kHz and 1 GHz; —analysing an acquired signal so as to detect a fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER, WIN MS
    Inventors: Emmanuel Bussy, Sylvain Poignant, Marc Olivas, Patrick Depras, Soumaya Sallem Andasmas
  • Publication number: 20240060830
    Abstract: A method for detecting a hot spot at a connector (2) arranged on an electrical line, a heat-sensitive impedance module (4, 4a, 4b, 4c) being arranged at the connector (2), the electrical line and the heat-sensitive impedance module having an overall heat-sensitive impedance, the method comprising the following steps: determining a physical characteristic that is a function of said overall heat-sensitive impedance, and if said physical characteristic deviates from a predetermined reference value, emitting an alarm for detecting and locating a hot spot at said connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent Sommervogel, Arnaud Peltier, Marc Olivas
  • Publication number: 20220155360
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting and locating a fault by reflectometry in an electrical circuit, such a method comprising the steps of: —emitting a reflectometry signal in a line of the circuit to be studied; —acquiring an electrical variable of the reflected signal passing through the network; —filtering the acquired signal so as to eliminate signals having a frequency lower than a cutoff frequency, the cutoff frequency having a value between 100 kHz and 1 GHz; —analysing an acquired signal so as to detect a fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Electrical & Power
    Inventors: Emmanuel BUSSY, Sylvain POIGNANT, Marc OLIVAS, Patrick DEPRAS, Soumaya SALLEM ANDASMAS
  • Patent number: 10359322
    Abstract: A method uses at least: one line made up of at least two conductors insulated by a material whose insulation impedance depends locally on the temperature, the line running through the installation; a reflectometer periodically transmitting a reflectometry signal at one end of the line, the signal being propagated along the line, the reflectometer measuring the echoes received and comparing the amplitudes of the echoes with a given reference; a hot spot being detected when the amplitudes of a given number of successive echoes are greater than the given reference, the echoes being provoked by a local reduction of the value of the insulation impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: WIN MS
    Inventors: Laurent Sommervogel, Marc Olivas, Arnaud Peltier
  • Patent number: 9941683
    Abstract: The device comprises at least a first part intended to detect an electrical fault occurring in a network and a second part comprising at least one switch connecting the network to a power supply source, the first part comprising at least one reflectometry detection system capable of being coupled with the network, the system detecting and analyzing the impedance changes occurring in the network, a signal being sent by the system to trigger the opening of the switch when a detected impedance change is considered by the system to be an electrical fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: WIN MS
    Inventors: Marc Olivas, Arnaud Peltier
  • Publication number: 20170261383
    Abstract: A method uses at least: one line made up of at least two conductors insulated by a material whose insulation impedance depends locally on the temperature, the line running through the installation; a reflectometer periodically transmitting a reflectometry signal at one end of the line, the signal being propagated along the line, the reflectometer measuring the echoes received and comparing the amplitudes of the echoes with a given reference; a hot spot being detected when the amplitudes of a given number of successive echoes are greater than the given reference, the echoes being provoked by a local reduction of the value of the insulation impedance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Laurent SOMMERVOGEL, Marc OLIVAS, Arnaud PELTIER
  • Publication number: 20160276820
    Abstract: The device comprises at least a first part intended to detect an electrical fault occurring in a network and a second part comprising at least one switch connecting the network to a power supply source, the first part comprising at least one reflectometry detection system capable of being coupled with the network, the system detecting and analyzing the impedance changes occurring in the network, a signal being sent by the system to trigger the opening of the switch when a detected impedance change is considered by the system to be an electrical fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Marc OLIVAS, Arnaud PELTIER
  • Patent number: 8359177
    Abstract: A multi-carrier reflectometry device and method for on-line diagnosis of at least one transmission line. The device includes: a transmission part that includes successively: a module for parameterizing a test signal SF, such that: sF=[0,c1ej?1,c2ej?2, . . . ,CN/2-1ej?N/2-1,CN/2,CN/2-1ej?N/2-1,cN/2-2ej?N/2-2, . . . ,c1ej?1]T, a module for synthesizing the test signal by inverse discrete Fourier transform, and a digital to analog converter, connected to the line; and a detection part that includes successively: an analog to digital converter connected to this transmission line, a discrete Fourier transform module, and an analysis module containing a deconvolution module, which also receives the test signal sF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Adrien Lelong, Marc Olivas
  • Publication number: 20110035168
    Abstract: A multi-carrier reflectometry device and method for on-line diagnosis of at least one transmission line. The device includes: a transmission part that includes successively: a module for parameterizing a test signal SF, such that: sF=[0, c1ej?1, c2ej?2, . . . , CN/2-1ej?N/2-1, CN/2, CN/2-1ej?N/2-1, cN/2-2ej?N/2-2, . . . , c1ej?1]T, a module for synthesising the test signal by inverse discrete Fourier transform, and a digital to analog converter, connected to the line; and a detection part that includes successively: an analog to digital converter connected to this transmission line, a discrete Fourier transform module, and an analysis module containing a deconvolution module, which also receives the test signal sF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: Commiss. A L'Energie Atom. Et Aux Energ. Alterna.
    Inventors: Adrien Lelong, Marc Olivas