Patents by Inventor Pascal Maussion

Pascal Maussion 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: 9398643
    Abstract: Provided is an induction heating method implemented in a device for heating a metal part, the device including magnetically coupled inductors. Oscillating circuits of the device have at least approximately the same resonance frequency, each inverter is controlled by a control unit to vary amplitude and phase of current passing through the corresponding inductor, the device also including a means for determining said current and an actual temperature profile of said part. The method includes: a) comparing said actual temperature profile with a reference temperature profile and calculating a reference power density profile; b) calculating target currents which the inverters must produce in order for the currents of the inductors to reach suitable target values; c) determining the currents passing through the inductors to compare said currents with said target values and determine correction current deviations, and sending correction instructions to said control units in accordance with said current deviations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: Electricite de France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique—CNRS, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse
    Inventors: Olivier Pateau, Yves Neau, Yvan Lefevre, Philippe Ladoux, Pascal Maussion, Gilbert Manot
  • Publication number: 20120199579
    Abstract: Provided is an induction heating method implemented in a device for heating a metal part, the device including magnetically coupled inductors. Oscillating circuits of the device have at least approximately the same resonance frequency, each inverter is controlled by a control unit to vary amplitude and phase of current passing through the corresponding inductor, the device also including a means for determining said current and an actual temperature profile of said part. The method includes: a) comparing said actual temperature profile with a reference temperature profile and calculating a reference power density profile; b) calculating target currents which the inverters must produce in order for the currents of the inductors to reach suitable target values; c) determining the currents passing through the inductors to compare said currents with said target values and determine correction current deviations, and sending correction instructions to said control units in accordance with said current deviations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicants: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE, INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS
    Inventors: Olivier Pateau, Yves Neau, Yvan Lefevre, Philippe Ladoux, Pascal Maussion, Gilbert Manot
  • Patent number: 7939962
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power supply system for several user systems onboard an aircraft. This system comprises at least two power supply electronics (10, 11) and means of connecting these at least two power supply electronics to at least two user systems (12, 13, 14, 15), characterised in that these connecting means comprise a network of connecting contactors (16, 17; 32, 33) from each power supply electronics with at least two user systems not performing similar functions but technologically compatible such that these power supply electronics supply these user systems at different times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignees: Airbus France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Etienne Foch, Gaetan Bisson, Pascal Maussion, Maria Pietrzak-David, Maurice Fadel
  • Patent number: 7538501
    Abstract: A power system including at least two self-controlled synchronous machines operating in parallel synchronously, a central three-phase converter to which all these machines are connected in parallel, at least two rotor position sensors. The system also includes at least one control module that receives phase currents from each synchronous machine, signals output from position sensors, and a required reference torque value and that powers the three-phase central converter so as to slave the phase currents for each machine as a function of the required reference torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignees: Airbus France, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Etienne Foch, Gaetan Bisson, Pascal Maussion, Maria Pietrzak-David, Maurice Fadel
  • Publication number: 20070273310
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power system comprising at least two self-controlled synchronous machines (MS1, MS2) operating in parallel synchronously, a central three-phase converter (20; 50) to which all these machines are connected in parallel, at least two rotor position sensors (23, 24; 45, 46, 47, 48), characterised in that it comprises at least one control module (25; 30, 31; 53, 54, 55, 56) that receives phase currents from each synchronous machine, signals output from position sensors (23, 24), and a required reference torque value (Cref) and that powers the three-phase central converter (20) so as to slave the phase currents for each machine as a function of the required reference torque (Cref). The invention also concerns a control method for such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicants: Airbus France, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Etienne Foch, Gaetan Bisson, Pascal Maussion, Maria Pietrzak-David, Maurice Fadel
  • Publication number: 20070262644
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power supply system for several user systems onboard an aircraft. This system comprises at least two power supply electronics (10, 11) and means of connecting these at least two power supply electronics to at least two user systems (12, 13, 14, 15), characterised in that these connecting means comprise a network of connecting contactors (16, 17; 32, 33) from each power supply electronics with at least two user systems not performing similar functions but technologically compatible such that these power supply electronics supply these user systems at different times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 15, 2007
    Applicants: AIRBUS FRANCE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Etienne Foch, Gaetan Bisson, Pascal Maussion, Maria Pietrzak-David, Maurice Fadel