Patents by Inventor Raphaël CAIRE

Raphaël CAIRE 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: 10680437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of stabilization between a high frequency and a low frequency, of an electrical network supplying several sub-networks (22), each sub-network comprising a sub-network manager (24) and supplying N consumer sites (28), each site, j, comprising sheddable loads (34), the method comprising for each sub-network the following steps: ensuring a communication between each site and the sub-network manager thereof; periodically measuring the value of the sheddable power in consumed at each site; deducing for each site an estimated sheddable power; and dispatching to each site j (28) a threshold frequency, such that sheddable loads (34) of this site are unplugged when the frequency of the network drops below the threshold frequency, in which the sub-network manager (24) calculates the threshold frequencies in such a way that the variation of the sheddable powers as a function of frequency is substantially linear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Gaspard Lebel, Nouredine Hadjsaid, Raphaël Caire
  • Patent number: 10613127
    Abstract: A method determines the frequency of an alternating input signal includes storing the input signal, sampling the input signal at a first sampling frequency, a first calculation and a first angular comparison of two phasors representing the input signal at two respective instants, as a function of the input signal sampled at the first sampling frequency, estimating the frequency of the input signal, and searching for a modification of frequency of the input signal. When a modification is detected the method includes, determining a second sampling frequency, sampling the stored input signal with the second sampling frequency, a second calculation and a second angular comparison of two phasors representing the input signal, at two respective instants, as a function of the input signal sampled at the second sampling frequency and of the stored input signal sampled at the second sampling frequency, and estimating the frequency of the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Julien Mecreant, Christophe Ghafari, Bertrand Raison, Raphael Caire
  • Publication number: 20180059154
    Abstract: A method determines the frequency of an alternating input signal includes storing the input signal, sampling the input signal at a first sampling frequency, a first calculation and a first angular comparison of two phasors representing the input signal at two respective instants, as a function of the input signal sampled at the first sampling frequency, estimating the frequency of the input signal, and searching for a modification of frequency of the input signal. When a modification is detected the method includes, determining a second sampling frequency, sampling the stored input signal with the second sampling frequency, a second calculation and a second angular comparison of two phasors representing the input signal, at two respective instants, as a function of the input signal sampled at the second sampling frequency and of the stored input signal sampled at the second sampling frequency, and estimating the frequency of the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Julien MECREANT, Christophe GHAFARI, Bertrand RAISON, Raphael CAIRE
  • Publication number: 20160315473
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of stabilization between a high frequency and a low frequency, of an electrical network supplying several sub-networks (22), each sub-network comprising a sub-network manager (24) and supplying N consumer sites (28), each site, j, comprising sheddable loads (34), the method comprising for each sub-network the following steps: ensuring a communication between each site and the sub-network manager thereof; periodically measuring the value of the sheddable power in consumed at each site; deducing for each site an estimated sheddable power; and dispatching to each site j (28) a threshold frequency, such that sheddable loads (34) of this site are unplugged when the frequency of the network drops below the threshold frequency, in which the sub-network manager (24) calculates the threshold frequencies in such a way that the variation of the sheddable powers as a function of frequency is substantially linear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Gaspard LEBEL, Nouredine HADJSAID, Raphaël CAIRE