Patents by Inventor Olivier Lepreux

Olivier Lepreux 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: 11885305
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the wind speed in the plane of a rotor (PR) of a wind turbine (1), by measuring (MES2) the rotational speed of the rotor, the angle of the blades and the generated power. The method according to the invention uses a wind turbine model (MOD) constructed from wind speed measurements (LID), and by use of measurement clustering (GRO) and regressions (REG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Eduardo Bezerra Rufino Ferreira Paiva, Hoai-Nam Nguyen, Olivier Lepreux
  • Publication number: 20220145856
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining the wind speed in the plane of a rotor (PR) of a wind turbine (1), by measuring (MES2) the rotational speed of the rotor, the angle of the blades and the generated power. The method according to the invention uses a wind turbine model (MOD) constructed from wind speed measurements (LID), and by use of measurement clustering (GRO) and regressions (REG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Eduardo BEZERRA RUFINO FERREIRA PAIVA, Hoai-Nam NGUYEN, Olivier LEPREUX
  • Patent number: 11267543
    Abstract: Stabilization system for a system subjected to external stresses, in particular for a floating support structure, the stabilization system comprising at least three damping devices (1), in form of U-shaped tubes, made up of liquid reserves (2) and a connecting tube (3). At least two of the damping devices are not parallel to one another. The invention further relates to a floating support structure comprising such a stabilization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Olivier Lepreux, Christophe Coudurier
  • Publication number: 20210221480
    Abstract: Stabilization system for a system subjected to external stresses, in particular for a floating support structure, the stabilization system comprising at least three damping devices (1), in form of U-shaped tubes, made up of liquid reserves (2) and a connecting tube (3). At least two of the damping devices are not parallel to one another. The invention further relates to a floating support structure comprising such a stabilization system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Olivier LEPREUX, Christophe COUDURIER
  • Patent number: 10683065
    Abstract: Stabilization system (1) for a system subjected to external stresses, in particular for a floating support structure, the stabilization system comprising at least three liquid reserves (2) and at least three connecting tubes (3). The liquid reserves are spatially distributed. Furthermore, the connecting tubes provide circulation of the liquid between all the liquid reserves. The invention further relates to a floating support structure comprising such a stabilization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Olivier Lepreux, Christophe Coudurier
  • Patent number: 10465453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motion (heave) compensation system for a load hanging from a mobile unit (1), the system comprising two blocks (3, 4) and hybrid damping means. According to the invention, the damping means comprise an oleopneumatic damping system (6) and an electric drive system (9, 10). The invention further relates to the use of such a compensation system for heave compensation for drilling tools support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventor: Olivier Lepreux
  • Publication number: 20190061884
    Abstract: Stabilization system (1) for a system subjected to external stresses, in particular for a floating support structure, the stabilization system comprising at least three liquid reserves (2) and at least three connecting tubes (3). The liquid reserves are spatially distributed. Furthermore, the connecting tubes provide circulation of the liquid between all the liquid reserves. The invention further relates to a floating support structure comprising such a stabilization system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Olivier LEPREUX, Christophe COUDURIER
  • Publication number: 20180313174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a motion (heave) compensation system for a load hanging from a mobile unit (1), the system comprising two blocks (3, 4) and hybrid damping means. According to the invention, the damping means comprise an oleopneumatic damping system (6) and an electric drive system (9, 10). The invention further relates to the use of such a compensation system for heave compensation for drilling tools support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Olivier LEPREUX
  • Patent number: 8418442
    Abstract: Method of controlling the active regeneration of a particulate filter through dynamic control of the temperature at the outlet of an oxidation catalyst. A control law is defined for a hydrocarbon flow rate at the oxidation catalyst inlet, by means of the ratio between a temperature demand and a gain. The gain can be corrected so as to take account of the transient phenomena that occur in the oxidation catalyst during a gas flow rate variation. The temperature demand can comprise a precompensation term to compensate for the effects of a temperature variation at the oxidation catalyst inlet. The temperature demand can comprise a feedback term calculated by a controller whose parameters are automatically calculated by means of a physical model of the catalyst, during operating conditions variations. Any combination of these terms allows to define a suitable control law.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: IFP
    Inventors: Olivier Lepreux, Yann Creff, Nicolas Petit
  • Publication number: 20110011062
    Abstract: Method of controlling the active regeneration of a particulate filter through dynamic control of the temperature at the outlet of an oxidation catalyst. A control law is defined for a hydrocarbon flow rate at the oxidation catalyst inlet, by means of the ratio between a temperature demand and a gain. The gain can be corrected so as to take account of the transient phenomena that occur in the oxidation catalyst during a gas flow rate variation. The temperature demand can comprise a precompensation term to compensate for the effects of a temperature variation at the oxidation catalyst inlet. The temperature demand can comprise a feedback term calculated by a controller whose parameters are automatically calculated by means of a physical model of the catalyst, during operating conditions variations. Any combination of these terms allows to define a suitable control law.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventors: Olivier Lepreux, Yann Creff, Nicolas Petit