Patents by Inventor Pierre Perichon

Pierre Perichon 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: 11929688
    Abstract: A power converter for converting a DC input voltage into an AC output voltage, the power converter having a structure of Phi-2 type, and includes an input terminal for the DC input voltage, an output terminal for the AC output voltage, a power switch equipped with a control electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode linked to a reference potential, the power switch being configured to receive a drive signal at the control electrode, the converter further comprising a self-oscillating circuit, connected between the output terminal and the control electrode, and configured to supply and maintain a sinusoidal drive signal to the power switch from the output voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Rawad Makhoul, Pierre Perichon, Xavier Maynard, Jia Zhuang, Yves Lembeye
  • Patent number: 11923520
    Abstract: Defining magnetic locks with permanent magnet and inductive coil that can be controlled instantaneously on demand within a battery pack by injection of a low electrical current from one or more BMSs. Whatever the positioning of the magnetic locks within the battery pack, one or more controlling BMSs can be positioned either on each accumulator or busbar, or on a branch to control on demand the set of accumulators in electrical series or in parallel, in the branch, either singly or at overall pack level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Johann Lejosne, Pierre Jost, Pierre Perichon
  • Patent number: 11799469
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method and a circuit for controlling first and second switches electrically in series, wherein one or a plurality of crossings of a voltage threshold by a voltage across the first switch cause a conductive state of the second switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Léo Sterna, Pierre Perichon
  • Patent number: 11728720
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a power converter including: a capacitor (CBUS) having first and second electrodes respectively coupled to first (E1) and second (E2) input terminals via a current-limiting element (R1, L1); at least one normally-on transistor (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6); a circuit (170) for powering a circuit (CMD_K1, CMD_K2) for controlling the normally-on transistor; and a switch configurable to, in a first configuration, couple first (g) and second (h) input terminals of the power supply circuit (170) respectively to the first (E1) and second (E2) input terminals of the converter, upstream of the current-limiting element (R1, l1) and, in a second configuration, connect the first (g) and second (h) input terminals of the power supply circuit (170) respectively to the first and second electrodes of the capacitor, downstream of the current-limiting element (R1, L1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Romain Montheard, Sébastien Carcouet, Pierre Perichon
  • Publication number: 20230188041
    Abstract: The monitoring device is configured for monitoring a converter comprising a first and a second input terminals, two output terminals, a first filter branch connected between the input terminals, a second filter branch connected in parallel with the first branch, two switching branches connected in parallel with the second branch, each switching branch including two switching half-branches connected in series and in an intermediate point forming an output terminal. The monitoring device comprises a detection impedance configured for being connected between the first and the second branches, and a detection module configured for comparing the voltage across the detection impedance with a predefined threshold, then for generating a detection signal as soon as said voltage is greater than said threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Charley LANNELUC, Pierre PERICHON, Eric FERNANDEZ
  • Patent number: 11621648
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a circuit (302) for controlling two switches (210-1, 210-2) electrically in series, including sensors (310-1, 310-2) of voltages across the switches and a circuit (310) of comparison of signals output by said sensors, one at least of said sensors being an active circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Léo Sterna, Pierre Perichon
  • Patent number: 11290017
    Abstract: A power converter comprises a primary stage including four switches forming a first H bridge; a control circuit capable of applying a first control signal to the first H bridge; a secondary stage including four switches forming a second H bridge; a control circuit capable of applying a second control signal to the second H bridge; and a power transmission stage coupling the primary stage to the secondary stage, wherein the control circuit of the secondary stage is electrically isolated from the control circuit of the primary stage. During a measurement period of a synchronization phase, the switches of the secondary stage are maintained in a short-circuit configuration while the switches of the primary stage are controlled in switched mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Dominique Bergogne, Pierre Perichon, Léo Sterna
  • Publication number: 20220094350
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method and a circuit for controlling first and second switches electrically in series, wherein one or a plurality of crossings of a voltage threshold by a voltage across the first switch cause a conductive state of the second switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Léo STERNA, Pierre PERICHON
  • Publication number: 20220038030
    Abstract: A power converter for converting a DC input voltage into an AC output voltage, the power converter having a structure of Phi-2 type, and includes an input terminal for the DC input voltage, an output terminal for the AC output voltage, a power switch equipped with a control electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode linked to a reference potential, the power switch being configured to receive a drive signal at the control electrode, the converter further comprising a self-oscillating circuit, connected between the output terminal and the control electrode, and configured to supply and maintain a sinusoidal drive signal to the power switch from the output voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Rawad MAKHOUL, Pierre PERICHON, Xavier MAYNARD, Jia ZHUANG, Yves LEMBEYE
  • Patent number: 11171556
    Abstract: A resonant power converter for converting a DC input voltage to AC or DC output voltage, includes a transistor, and a first inductor connected to an input port for a DC voltage to be converted, the drain being connected to the input port by way of the first inductor, the converter furthermore comprising a first resonant network, connected between the drain of the transistor and ground, the first resonant network being configured so as to extract the fundamental component of a drain-source voltage of the transistor and to phase-shift it by a phase shift angle such that the fundamental component and the drain-source voltage are in phase opposition and thus generate a sinusoidal drive signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Rawad Makhoul, Xavier Bourgeois, Xavier Maynard, Pierre Perichon
  • Patent number: 11165354
    Abstract: The instant disclosure concerns a power converter including a capacitor having first and second electrodes respectively coupled to first and second input terminals via a current-limiting element; at least one normally-on transistor; a circuit for powering a circuit for controlling the normally-on transistor; and a switch configurable to, in a first configuration, couple first and second input terminals of the power supply circuit, respectively to the first and second input terminals of the converter, upstream of the current-limiting element and, in a second configuration, connect the first and second input terminals of the power supply circuit respectively to the first and second electrodes of the capacitor, downstream of the current-limiting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Pierre Perichon, Sébastien Carcouet
  • Patent number: 11152865
    Abstract: The instant disclosure concerns a power converter including: a primary stage (110) including at least one first cut-off switch (S11, S12, S13, S14); a control circuit (112) capable of applying a first control signal to said at least ore first switch; a secondary stage (130) including at least one second cut-off switch (S21, S22, S23, S24); a control circuit (132) capable of applying a second control signal to said at least one second switch; a power transmission stage (120) coupling the primary stage (110) to the secondary stage (130), wherein the control circuit (132) of the secondary stage is electrically isolated from the control circuit (112) of the primary stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT À L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Dominique Bergogne, Pierre Perichon, Léo Sterna
  • Publication number: 20210320591
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a power converter including: a capacitor (CBUS) having first and second electrodes respectively coupled to first (E1) and second (E2) input terminals via a current-limiting element (R1, L1); at least one normally-on transistor (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6); a circuit (170) for powering a circuit (CMD_K1, CMD_K2) for controlling the normally-on transistor; and a switch configurable to, in a first configuration, couple first (g) and second (h) input terminals of the power supply circuit (170) respectively to the first (E1) and second (E2) input terminals of the converter, upstream of the current-limiting element (R1, l1) and, in a second configuration, connect the first (g) and second (h) input terminals of the power supply circuit (170) respectively to the first and second electrodes of the capacitor, downstream of the current-limiting element (R1, L1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Romain MONTHEARD, Sébastien CARCOUET, Pierre PERICHON
  • Patent number: 11114730
    Abstract: A battery pack wherein each battery is mechanically and electrically connected by a magnetic device to a busbar. In case of failure of any accumulator, it is disconnected completely passively because its failure generates an inactivation of the magnetic device. The disconnection causes the gravity drop of the accumulator and the possibly completely passive implementation of an accumulator shunt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Johann Lejosne, Pierre Jost, Pierre Perichon
  • Publication number: 20210194344
    Abstract: A resonant power converter for converting a DC input voltage to AC or DC output voltage, includes a transistor, and a first inductor connected to an input port for a DC voltage to be converted, the drain being connected to the input port by way of the first inductor, the converter furthermore comprising a first resonant network, connected between the drain of the transistor and ground, the first resonant network being configured so as to extract the fundamental component of a drain-source voltage of the transistor and to phase-shift it by a phase shift angle such that the fundamental component and the drain-source voltage are in phase opposition and thus generate a sinusoidal drive signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Rawad MAKHOUL, Xavier BOURGEOIS, Xavier MAYNARD, Pierre PERICHON
  • Publication number: 20210184592
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a circuit (302) for controlling two switches (210-1, 210-2) electrically in series, including sensors (310-1, 310-2) of voltages across the switches and a circuit (310) of comparison of signals output by said sensors, one at least of said sensors being an active circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Léo STERNA, Pierre PERICHON
  • Publication number: 20210036624
    Abstract: The instant disclosure concerns a power converter including: a primary stage (110) including at least one first cut-off switch (S11, S12, S13, S14); a control circuit (112) capable of applying a first control signal to said at least ore first switch; a secondary stage (130) including at least one second cut-off switch (S21, S22, S23, S24); a control circuit (132) capable of applying a second control signal to said at least one second switch; a power transmission stage (120) coupling the primary stage (110) to the secondary stage (130), wherein the control circuit (132) of the secondary stage is electrically isolated from the control circuit (112) of the primary stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dominique BERGOGNE, Pierre PERICHON, Léo STERNA
  • Publication number: 20210036620
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a power converter including a primary stage including at least one first cut-off switch; a control circuit capable of applying a first control signal to said at least one first switch; a secondary stage including at least one second cut-off switch; a control circuit capable of applying a second control signal to said at least one second switch; and a power transmission stage coupling the primary stage to the secondary stage, wherein the control circuit of the secondary stage is electrically isolated from the control circuit of the primary stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Dominique BERGOGNE, Pierre PERICHON, Léo STERNA
  • Publication number: 20200251996
    Abstract: The instant disclosure concerns a power converter including a capacitor having first and second electrodes respectively coupled to first and second input terminals via a current-limiting element; at least one normally-on transistor; a circuit for powering a circuit for controlling the normally-on transistor; and a switch configurable to, in a first configuration, couple first and second input terminals of the power supply circuit, respectively to the first and second input terminals of the converter, upstream of the current-limiting element and, in a second configuration, connect the first and second input terminals of the power supply circuit respectively to the first and second electrodes of the capacitor, downstream of the current-limiting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Pierre PERICHON, Sébastien CARCOUET
  • Patent number: 10707363
    Abstract: The assembly has a central block that includes a first main face, a second main face and side faces. The second main face is opposite to the first main face, and the side faces connect the first main face to the second main face. The assembly also includes a first cover arranged on the first main face. The first main face and a first external surface of the first cover form a first groove for housing a first wire element, and the first groove extends along an entire length of the first main face. The assembly further includes a second cover arranged on the second main face. The second main face and a second external surface of the second cover form a second groove for housing a second wire element, and the second groove extends along an entire length of the second main face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAL A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Dominique Vicard, Jean Brun, Pierre Perichon