Patents by Inventor Nicolas RAPIN

Nicolas RAPIN 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).

  • Method and system for controlling idle speed and drawing of power generated by an aircraft engine
    Patent number: 11840350
    Abstract: A system for controlling idle speed and power draw includes a determination unit configured to determine a current available power value, a determination unit configured to determine a current power consumption value, a determination unit configured to determine a future power requirement variation value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated total power requirement value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated available power value, an optimization unit configured to determine an optimization result by comparing the estimated total power requirement value with a power value associated with an optimization criterion and a controller configured to send an order to adapt an idle speed of the engine, an order to adapt the estimated total power requirement or no order as a function of the optimization result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: AIRBUS SAS, AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Rapin, Didier Poirier, Etienne Foch, Paul-Emile Roux, Emmanuelle Escorihuela, Caroline Barnier, Guillaume Alix
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING IDLE SPEED AND DRAWING OF POWER GENERATED BY AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE
    Publication number: 20220268218
    Abstract: A system for controlling idle speed and power draw includes a determination unit configured to determine a current available power value, a determination unit configured to determine a current power consumption value, a determination unit configured to determine a future power requirement variation value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated total power requirement value, a computation unit configured to calculate a future estimated available power value, an optimization unit configured to determine an optimization result by comparing the estimated total power requirement value with a power value associated with an optimization criterion and a controller configured to send an order to adapt an idle speed of the engine, an order to adapt the estimated total power requirement or no order as a function of the optimization result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas RAPIN, Didier POIRIER, Etienne FOCH, Paul-Emile ROUX, Emmanuelle ESCORIHUELA, Caroline BARNIER, Guillaume ALIX