Patents by Inventor Pierre Chassard
Pierre Chassard 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).
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Publication number: 20200335996Abstract: The regulating device (5) according to the invention for an excitation alternator (9) comprises a voltage feedback loop (6) and a temperature feedback loop (15) comprising means for measuring/estimating temperature supplying a current temperature (T), a comparator (18) generating a temperature error (?T) between a maximum permissible temperature (Tmax) and the current temperature, means for inputting a current speed of rotation of the alternator, a control module (19) supplying a percentage of a maximum permissible excitation (rmax) as a function of the temperature error and a speed correction supplied by speed correction means according to a predetermined correction law as a function of the current rotation speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Chassard, Pierre Tisserand, Pierre-François Ragaine
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Publication number: 20190363656Abstract: The invention relates to a regulation system for a control circuit of a rotary electrical machine with a rotor provided with a winding (208), the control circuit being provided with a transistor (205). The regulation system (1) is designed to comprise a signal converter (201) in order to convert an amplitude width modulation signal (PWM) into a reference signal (SREF) with cosinusoidal form parts, and a comparator (202) in order to establish the difference between the reference signal (SREF) and a transistor current (IT), in order to deduce an error signal (ERR) from which a control signal (COM) applied to a gate of the transistor is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Tisserand, Pierre Chassard, Thibault Girard
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Publication number: 20190363665Abstract: A system for control of a polyphase rotary electrical machine includes a stator provided with a plurality of phases, a synchronous rectifier bridge with a plurality of branches, each associated with a phase, each branch comprising a high transistor and a low transistor, a circuit for control of the high transistor, which can control a state of the said high transistor according to a difference between the positive potential and a reference voltage relative to the phase, a circuit for control of the low transistor, which can control a state of the said low transistor according to a difference between the phase voltage and a reference voltage relative to the negative potential, and, for each phase, a first protection device which is configured to permit a command for the low transistor to go to the switched-on state only if the phase voltage is lower than a threshold voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Chassard, Laurent De Lamarre, Pierre-François Ragaine, Farouk Boudjemai, Mohamed Gaci
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Publication number: 20190241355Abstract: These results show that these two packagings are suitable The invention relates to a packaging for a liquid product containing yeast, that comprises at least one pervious material having an exchange surface S such that the ratio S/M is of at least 1.2, with S in cm2 and M being the mass of the liquid product in g, and having an O2 permeability coefficient CP of between 200 and 9000 cm3/m2.24 h.bar, and/or the O2 permeability coefficient CP ranging from 800 to 45000 cm3/m2.24 h.bar. The invention also relates to the use of such a packaging for containing a liquid product containing yeast. The invention further relates to a preservation method and to the use of a liquid product containing yeast.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Emilie Bryckaert, Jean-Pierre Chassard, Thomas Lotz, Daniel Rebufello
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Patent number: 10263551Abstract: The method of control according to the invention slaves a DC voltage generated by the alternator to a predetermined setpoint value by controlling an excitation current flowing in an excitation circuit comprising an excitation winding of a rotor of the alternator. The excitation current is controlled by means of a semiconductor switch, in turn controlled by a control signal having a predetermined period. The method comprises a detection of a failure of the excitation circuit. At least one short-circuit of the excitation winding is detected. According to another characteristic of the method, the control signal is generated on the basis of a combination of a setpoint signal formed by pulses of the predetermined period exhibiting a duty ratio representative of the setpoint value and of a detection signal indicative of the short-circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Tisserand, Pierre Chassard, Thibault Arrou, Giuseppe Pasetti, Francesco Tinfena, Alexandre Schmitt
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Patent number: 10214165Abstract: The electrical supply system according to the invention is of the type comprising, on the one hand, an electrical power network having a first voltage electrically connecting first items of equipment comprising an electrical motor/generator, an inverter/rectifier and a first electrical energy store, and, on the other hand, an electrical service network having a second voltage that is less than the first voltage electrically connecting second items of equipment comprising a second electrical energy store, an electronic control unit controlling the energy transfers between the power network and the service network by means of at least one reversible DC/DC converter The electronic unit comprises a first electronic module supplied by the power network exchanging information with the first items of equipment, and a second electronic module supplied by the service network exchanging information with the second items of equipment and electrically insulated from the first module.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventor: Pierre Chassard
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Patent number: 10193479Abstract: A regulator has a circuit generating an activation command by bringing, to a first voltage higher than a high reference voltage, a bidirectional line connected to a detection circuit for detecting a status of the activation command. The detection circuit comprises generation means for generating a fault signal from a flag indicating a failure of the alternator, linking the line to a ground by means of a switching element, thus bringing the line to a second voltage lower than a fault voltage lower than the high reference voltage, and the control circuit comprises detection means for detecting the fault signal. The control circuit further transmits a setpoint PWM signal having a maximum higher than the high reference voltage and a minimum lower than a low reference voltage higher than the fault voltage, a duty ratio of the setpoint signal being representative of a setpoint voltage (V0) of the regulator.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Chassard, Pierre Tisserand, Laurent De Lamarre, Thibault Arrou
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Patent number: 10193480Abstract: A regulating loop for a digital regulator of an excitation rotating electric machine for operation as a generator delivering an output voltage tailored by an excitation current. The digital regulator comprises a control device for controlling the excitation current and the regulating loop comprises, at input, a measuring device for measurement by sampling the output voltage generating a measurement signal (Um), an calculation device generating an error signal (e) equal to a difference between the measurement signal (Um) and a setpoint (U0), a processing system for processing of the error signal (e) generating a regulating signal (Ysat) comprising in parallel a first amplifier, an integrator and an anti-saturation system, and comprising, at output, a generation system for generation of a control signal (PWM) controlling the control device as a function of the regulating signal (Ysat). The anti-saturation system is a conditional detection system.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Chassard, Pierre Tisserand, Laurent Labiste, Geoffrey Massemin
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Patent number: 10097124Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage regulator (43) for a motor vehicle alternator (44). The device comprises a control module (I) for controlling an excitation current (lexc) in an excitation winding (3) of the alternator (44) according to a difference (5) between a setpoint voltage (DO) and a control voltage (Dbat) of an on-board network (9). The on-board network (9) of the vehicle is powered by a battery (10) to which the alternator (44) is connected. According to the invention, the voltage regulator (43) further comprises a safety module (30) that monitors the control voltage (Ubat) and which is separate from the control module (I). In a particular embodiment, the control module (I) and the safety module (30) are connected electrically by external bonding interconnections.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Chassard, Pierre Tisserand
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Patent number: 10065508Abstract: System (17) for managing a supply voltage (B+A) of an onboard electrical network of a motor vehicle comprises a device (2, 4, 9, 16) for regulating the supply voltage and a device (10, 11) for protecting the onboard electrical network against overvoltages, the two devices together controlling an excitation of an alternator supplying the onboard electrical network. According to the invention, the protection device is separate from the regulating device. An overvoltage signal (OVD) generated by the protection device (11) and controlling the excitation has priority over an excitation signal (EXC) generated by the regulating device. The regulating device and the protection device can be in the form of two separate electronic blocks on separate substrates.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Tisserand, Pierre Chassard, Laurent De Lamarre, Thibault Arrou
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Patent number: 9960718Abstract: The invention relates to a control loop (10) which is installed in a voltage regulator of a motor vehicle alternator and controls an output voltage of the latter by adjusting an excitation current of the alternator. The control loop includes, at the input, means for measuring (31) the output voltage by sampling, generating a measurement signal (Um), error-calculation means (13) generating an error signal (e) equal to a difference between the measurement signal (Um) and a set value (Uo), means for processing the error signal (e) including an amplifier (14) and generating a control signal (Ysat) and, at the output, means (35) for generating a control signal (PWM) controlling excitation control means in accordance with the control signal (Ysat). According to the invention, the processing means also include a phase-advance filter (24).Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Tisserand, Pierre Chassard
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Patent number: 9948230Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling an alternator of the type that controls a DC voltage (B+A) generated by the alternator (11) according to a predetermined set voltage (U0) by monitoring the intensity of an energizing current (IEXC) flowing through an energizing circuit of the alternator. According to the invention, the device includes a voltage-control loop (7) and a temperature-control loop (17) which comprises a temperature sensor supplying a current temperature (T) of components of the alternator, a subtracter (19) supplying a temperature error (?t) between the current temperature (T) and a maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) and a control module (20) supplying a maximum admissible energizing percentage (rmax) in accordance with the temperature error according to a predetermined control law.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Valeo Equipments Electriques MoteurInventors: Pierre Chassard, Pierre Tisserand, Jean-Francois Gautru, Nathalie Canitrot, Jean-Marc Dubus, Thomas Vera, Pierre Faverolle, Gregory Godefroy
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Publication number: 20180083560Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage regulator (43) for a motor vehicle alternator (44). The device comprises a control module (I) for controlling an excitation current (lexc) in an excitation winding (3) of the alternator (44) according to a difference (5) between a setpoint voltage (DO) and a control voltage (Dbat) of an on-board network (9). The on-board network (9) of the vehicle is powered by a battery (10) to which the alternator (44) is connected. According to the invention, the voltage regulator (43) further comprises a safety module (30) that monitors the control voltage (Ubat) and which is separate from the control module (I). In a particular embodiment, the control module (I) and the safety module (30) are connected electrically by external bonding interconnections.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicants: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR, VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEURInventors: Pierre CHASSARD, Pierre TISSERAND
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Patent number: 9866162Abstract: The excitation circuit according to the invention controls an excitation current (lexc) in an excitation winding (2) of an alternator by means of an on-board network voltage control loop (Vbat+, 3) of the vehicle, and comprises a first MOS power transistor (9) which is connected between a first positive supply terminal Vbat+ (6), and a first excitation terminal (7), and is controlled by the control loop by means of a first control circuit (10), a second MOS power transistor (11), which is connected between the first excitation terminal and a second excitation terminal (8) which is connected to a ground terminal (5) and acts as a free wheel diode, whilst being controlled by means of a second control circuit (12). According to the invention, the circuit additionally comprises a control loop (15) of a drain-source voltage (Vds) of the second transistor.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques MoteurInventors: Laurent de Lamarre, Pierre Tisserand, Pierre Sardat, Laurent Labiste, Pierre Chassard, Guillaume Duthilleul, Pierre-François Ragaine, Romuald Morvany, Jeremy Lagrange
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Publication number: 20170359015Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling an alternator of the type that controls a DC voltage (B+A) generated by the alternator (11) according to a predetermined set voltage (U0) by monitoring the intensity of an energising current (IEXC) flowing through an energising circuit of the alternator. According to the invention, the device includes a voltage-control loop (7) and a temperature-control loop (17) which comprises a temperature sensor supplying a current temperature (T) of components of the alternator, a subtracter (19) supplying a temperature error (?t) between the current temperature (T) and a maximum acceptable temperature (Tmax) and a control module (20) supplying a maximum admissible energising percentage (rmax) in accordance with the temperature error according to a predetermined control law.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Pierre CHASSARD, Pierre TISSERAND, Jean-Francois GAUTRU, Nathalie CANITROT, Jean-Marc DUBUS, Thomas VERA, Pierre FAVEROLLE, Gregory GODEFROY
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Publication number: 20170346428Abstract: The method of control according to the invention slaves a DC voltage generated by the alternator to a predetermined setpoint value by controlling an excitation current flowing in an excitation circuit comprising an excitation winding of a rotor of the alternator. The excitation current is controlled by means of a semiconductor switch, in turn controlled by a control signal having a predetermined period. The method comprises a detection of a failure of the excitation circuit. At least one short-circuit of the excitation winding is detected. According to another characteristic of the method, the control signal is generated on the basis of a combination of a setpoint signal formed by pulses of the predetermined period exhibiting a duty ratio representative of the setpoint value and of a detection signal indicative of the short-circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicants: VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR, VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEURInventors: Pierre TISSERAND, Pierre CHASSARD, Thibault ARROU, Giuseppe PASETTI, Francesco TINFENA, Alexandre SCHMITT
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Patent number: 9828155Abstract: The invention relates to packaging (10) for solid yeast products, such as: a supporting element (12); solid yeast products contained in one or more packages (22), supported by the supporting element (12); and an outer cover (14) retaining all of the solid yeast products contained in the packages (22) on the supporting element (12). According to the invention, all of the packages (22) located between the solid yeast products and the outer cover (14) may have a surface density no greater than 200 g/m2. The invention also relates to a method for packaging solid yeast products and to a method for preserving and using solid yeast products thus packaged.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIEInventors: Jean-Pierre Chassard, Stéphane Lacroix, Bernard Stadler, Sophie Schneider
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Publication number: 20170310259Abstract: A regulator has a circuit generating an activation command by bringing, to a first voltage higher than a high reference voltage, a bidirectional line connected to a detection circuit for detecting a status of the activation command. The detection circuit comprises generation means for generating a fault signal from a flag indicating a failure of the alternator, linking the line to a ground by means of a switching element, thus bringing the line to a second voltage lower than a fault voltage lower than the high reference voltage, and the control circuit comprises detection means for detecting the fault signal. The control circuit further transmits a setpoint PWM signal having a maximum higher than the high reference voltage and a minimum lower than a low reference voltage higher than the fault voltage, a duty ratio of the setpoint signal being representative of a setpoint voltage (V0) of the regulator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2015Publication date: October 26, 2017Inventors: Pierre CHASSARD, Pierre TISSERAND, Laurent DE LAMARRE, Thibault ARROU
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Publication number: 20170259763Abstract: The electrical supply system according to the invention is of the type comprising, on the one hand, an electrical power network having a first voltage electrically connecting first items of equipment comprising an electrical motor/generator, an inverter/rectifier and a first electrical energy store, and, on the other hand, an electrical service network having a second voltage that is less than the first voltage electrically connecting second items of equipment comprising a second electrical energy store, an electronic control unit controlling the energy transfers between the power network and the service network by means of at least one reversible DC/DC converter. The electronic unit comprises a first electronic module supplied by the power network exchanging information with the first items of equipment, and a second electronic module supplied by the service network exchanging information with the second items of equipment and electrically insulated from the first module.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventor: Pierre CHASSARD
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Publication number: 20170133964Abstract: The invention relates to a control loop (10) which is installed in a voltage regulator of a motor vehicle alternator and controls an output voltage of the latter by adjusting an excitation current of the alternator. The control loop includes, at the input, means for measuring (31) the output voltage by sampling, generating a measurement signal (Um), error-calculation means (13) generating an error signal (e) equal to a difference between the measurement signal (Um) and a set value (Uo), means for processing the error signal (e) including an amplifier (14) and generating a control signal (Ysat) and, at the output, means (35) for generating a control signal (PWM) controlling excitation control means in accordance with the control signal (Ysat). According to the invention, the processing means also include a phase-advance filter (24).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Pierre TISSERAND, Pierre CHASSARD