Patents by Inventor Pierre LEGENDRE

Pierre LEGENDRE 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: 11961663
    Abstract: A superconducting current limiting dipole (L6), comprising a superconducting conductor (F6) wound so as to form a two-wire coil extending in a single plane, a layer of insulator (E1 to E11, H1) being arranged between two turns of said coil. The superconducting conductor (C1 to C6) consists of at least four separate superconducting cables (C1 to C6) wound in parallel and arranged in at least two pairs, each of the pairs being formed by two of said superconducting cables (C1 to C6) that are electrically connected to one another in a first connection area, and, in a second connection area, one of the superconducting cables of one pair is electrically connected to one of the superconducting cables of the other pair, the other superconducting cable of each pair being connected to an electrical connection terminal (T1, T2) or to an additional pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Supergrid Institute, Institute Polytechnique De Grenoble
    Inventors: Pierre Legendre, Pascal Tixador
  • Patent number: 11910729
    Abstract: A superconducting current limiter having at least one superconducting conductor (3) wound so as to form a coil (2) extending in a single plane and connecting a first electrical connection terminal to a second electrical connection terminal, an electrically insulating spacer (8) being arranged between two turns of the coil. The superconducting conductor (3) consists of at least two separate superconducting cables (5) wound in parallel and whose ends are electrically connected by the first electrical connection terminal and by the second electrical connection terminal, respectively. An electrically conductive spacer (12) is arranged between two of said separate superconducting cables (5), this electrically conductive spacer (12) being able to be traversed by a cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Supergrid Institute, Institut Polytechnique De Grenoble
    Inventors: Pierre Legendre, Pascal Tixador
  • Patent number: 11798763
    Abstract: A current cut-off device for high-voltage DC current includes: between a primary point and an intermediate point, a primary diversion member and, in parallel, a primary surge protector; a secondary mechanical switch between the intermediate point and the secondary point; a main resonator whose terminal is linked to the secondary point; a main oscillation switch; a main surge protector, in parallel with a main capacitance of the main resonator; wherein the main oscillation switch includes three terminals linked respectively to the primary point, to the intermediate point and to the other terminal of the main resonator; the changeover switch can switch at least between three direct, inverting and isolated states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SUPERGRID INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Wolfgang Grieshaber, Yang Yang, Pierre Legendre
  • Publication number: 20220165524
    Abstract: A current cut-off device for high-voltage DC current includes: between a primary point and an intermediate point, a primary diversion member and, in parallel, a primary surge protector; a secondary mechanical switch between the intermediate point and the secondary point; a main resonator whose terminal is linked to the secondary point; a main oscillation switch; a main surge protector, in parallel with a main capacitance of the main resonator; wherein the main oscillation switch includes three terminals linked respectively to the primary point, to the intermediate point and to the other terminal of the main resonator; the changeover switch can switch at least between three direct, inverting and isolated states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Wolfgang GRIESHABER, Yang YANG, Pierre LEGENDRE
  • Publication number: 20210184097
    Abstract: A superconducting current limiter having at least one superconducting conductor (3) wound so as to form a coil (2) extending in a single plane and connecting a first electrical connection terminal to a second electrical connection terminal, an electrically insulating spacer (8) being arranged between two turns of the coil. The superconducting conductor (3) consists of at least two separate superconducting cables (5) wound in parallel and whose ends are electrically connected by the first electrical connection terminal and by the second electrical connection terminal, respectively. An electrically conductive spacer (12) is arranged between two of said separate superconducting cables (5), this electrically conductive spacer (12) being able to be traversed by a cooling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Pierre Legendre, Pascal Tixador
  • Patent number: 10998710
    Abstract: The invention proposes a high-voltage direct current cut-off device, comprising: in series, a cut-off device and a current limiter; an accumulation line in parallel with the current limiter, an oscillating circuit, in parallel with the cut-off apparatus, comprising an oscillation control switch and having an inductance wherein the accumulation line includes at least two accumulation capacitors, and in that the oscillation line extends from a branch connection point of the accumulation line situated between the two accumulation capacitors, determining a secondary segment of the accumulation line connected to the main conduction line between the current limiter and the main cut-off apparatus so as to form part of the oscillating circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SUPERGRID INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Pierre Legendre, Raphaël Chassagnoux, Christophe Creusot, Philippe Guuinic
  • Publication number: 20200343030
    Abstract: A superconducting current limiting dipole (L6), comprising a superconducting conductor (F6) wound so as to form a two-wire coil extending in a single plane, a layer of insulator (E1 to E11, H1) being arranged between two turns of said coil. The superconducting conductor (C1 to C6) consists of at least four separate superconducting cables (C1 to C6) wound in parallel and arranged in at least two pairs, each of the pairs being formed by two of said superconducting cables (C1 to C6) that are electrically connected to one another in a first connection area, and, in a second connection area, one of the superconducting cables of one pair is electrically connected to one of the superconducting cables of the other pair, the other superconducting cable of each pair being connected to an electrical connection terminal (T1, T2) or to an additional pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre Legendre, Pascal Tixador
  • Publication number: 20200006933
    Abstract: The invention proposes a high-voltage direct current cut-off device, comprising: in series, a cut-off device and a current limiter; an accumulation line in parallel with the current limiter, an oscillating circuit, in parallel with the cut-off apparatus, comprising an oscillation control switch and having an inductance wherein the accumulation line includes at least two accumulation capacitors, and in that the oscillation line extends from a branch connection point of the accumulation line situated between the two accumulation capacitors, determining a secondary segment of the accumulation line connected to the main conduction line between the current limiter and the main cut-off apparatus so as to form part of the oscillating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre LEGENDRE, Raphaël CHASSAGNOUX, Christophe CREUSOT, Philippe GUUINIC