Patents by Inventor Stéphane Petibon
Stéphane Petibon 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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Patent number: 12231073Abstract: A propulsion channel for aircraft at least one first dual-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine configured to be mechanically coupled to a turbine engine. The propulsion channel further includes at least one second polyphase rotating electric machine electrically coupled to the first asynchronous rotating electric machine, and a control and storage module configured to control the first polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine. The module is connected to the first dual-feed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine as well as to the at least second polyphase rotating electric machine. The at least second polyphase rotating electric machine includes a polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine with permanent magnet.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Christophe Ludovic Jean-Claude Viguier, Stéphane Petibon, Florent Rougier
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Publication number: 20250012206Abstract: A turbomachine includes an enclosure lubrication and pressurization assembly having at least one lubricated enclosure protected by two seals. The turbomachine further includes a primary flow path surrounding the at least one lubricated enclosure, and in which circulates a primary flow passing through at least one compressor of the turbomachine. The assembly further includes an electric compressor supplied with air and connected to the at least one lubricated enclosure in order to introduce air under pressure into the enclosure through the seals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN VENTILATION SYSTEMSInventors: Amélie Argie Antoinette CHASSAGNE, Vincent Christophe BRODBECK, Stéphane PETIBON
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Publication number: 20240383610Abstract: The invention relates to a propulsion system (20) for a non-rotary-wing aircraft (3), the system comprising an alternating-current generator (24), at least one wingtip propulsion unit (22) comprising an alternating-current motor, and at least one lift-increase propulsion unit (23a-23d) comprising an alternating-current motor. The generator is connected to the lift-increase propulsion unit via a AC/DC converter (261), an intermediate DC distribution stage (260) provided with electric batteries (262) and a DC/AC converter (263a-263d). On the other hand, the generator is connected to the wingtip propulsion unit in such a way as to supply this propulsion unit with alternating current, without intermediate conversion of this alternating current into direct current. The invention also relates to an aircraft provided with such a propulsion system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Christophe Ludovic Jean-Claude VIGUIER, Yann FEFERMANN, Stéphane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER
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Patent number: 12068645Abstract: A system configured to deliver as output a polyphase current of constant frequency from a synchronous generator driven at variable speed. The system includes, at the output of the generator, an AC-to-DC active rectifier including one arm per phase of the current, a DC bus and a DC-to-AC inverter for the output including one arm per phase of the current, the inverter or the DC bus including an arm connected to the neutral, each arm including a controllable switch, the system including an electronic control unit driving the rectifier and including means for tracking a voltage for the rectifier and/or the inverter and means for controlling the inverter, the system including an EMC filter including one arm for each phase of the current, each arm including an inductor, a capacitor connected in a bypass downstream of the inductor, the arm connected to the neutral being connected to each bypass.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Christelle Saber, Anthony Gimeno, Cyrille Gautier, Stephane Petibon, Toni Youssef
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Patent number: 11945592Abstract: An aircraft propelled by at least one turbojet engine on which power can be bled or injected via a high-pressure and/or low-pressure turbine shaft and including at least one gas turbine to provide power transients, having a system for converting and transporting electrical energy wherein each of the high-pressure and/or low-pressure turbine shafts is connected to a first doubly-fed asynchronous machine delivering, a first three-phase AC voltage over an AC distribution grid and a second polyphase AC voltage for a first AC/DC bidirectional converter supplying a DC voltage over a DC distribution grid, at least one second DC/AC bidirectional converter connected to the DC distribution grid converting this DC voltage into a third polyphase AC voltage supplying at least one second doubly-fed asynchronous machine engaged with a rotation shaft of the gas turbine, the second doubly-fed asynchronous machine further delivering a fourth polyphase AC voltage over the AC distribution grid.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Jean-Philippe Hervé Salanne, Stéphane Petibon, Florent Rougier, René Meunier, Meriem Abdellatif
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Patent number: 11932408Abstract: Series hybrid propulsion unit including a gas turbine driving a mechanical shaft of an electric generator having n output phases and supplying an AC busbar, and a system for monitoring the speed of the gas turbine, the AC busbar supplying a plurality of AC distribution channels each composed of an electric rectifier and a battery sharing the power required to supply a DC bus, the DC bus in turn supplying a plurality of propulsion sub-channels composed of electric inverters supplying, under the monitoring of a control module, motors driving thrusters, further including a battery charger for charging the battery from the DC bus, a power management module delivering a power reference for the electric generator, and a hybridization rate management module monitoring the voltage of the DC bus, the battery being directly connected on the DC bus via a passive component and the electric rectifier being a passive converter.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Jean-Philippe Hervé Salanne, Stéphane Petibon, Florent Rougier
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Patent number: 11873112Abstract: The invention relates to a system for sychronising energy sources coupled to an electrical grid supplying at least one electrical load of an aircraft, said system comprising: a main source of electrical energy supplying said electrical load comprising a multi-stage generator, said multi-stage generator comprising: a primary stage comprising a generator with permanent magnets, a secondary stage comprising an excitation, and a tertiary stage comprising a main generator; an auxiliary source of electrical energy supplying said electrical load; and a device for synchronising the main source and the auxiliary source, designed to measure an electrical voltage at the outlet of the primary stage of the main source, and to control the supply of said electrical load by means of the auxiliary source of electrical energy at an electrical voltage slaved to the characteristics of frequency and phase of the electrical voltage of the primary stage.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignees: SAFRAN, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWERInventors: Jean-Philippe Salanne, Stéphane Petibon, Florent Rougier, José Del Castillo, Alexander Salimian
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Publication number: 20230246573Abstract: A propulsion channel for aircraft at least one first dual-fed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine configured to be mechanically coupled to a turbine engine. The propulsion channel further includes at least one second polyphase rotating electric machine electrically coupled to the first asynchronous rotating electric machine, and a control and storage module configured to control the first polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine. The module is connected to the first dual-feed polyphase asynchronous rotating electric machine as well as to the at least second polyphase rotating electric machine. The at least second polyphase rotating electric machine includes a polyphase synchronous rotating electric machine with permanent magnet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Christophe Ludovic Jean-Claude VIGUIER, Stéphane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER
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Patent number: 11365686Abstract: Electrical power generation system for an aircraft, including: a gas turbine having a high-pressure shaft and outputting a gas flow to actuate a free turbine, a polyphase permanent magnet generator coupled to the gas turbine and able to output a first alternating voltage for supplying through first conversion means a primary power supply network of the aircraft, the free turbine and the permanent magnet generator being mounted on the same drive shaft concentric with the high-pressure shaft of the gas turbine, a starter mounted on the high-pressure shaft able to ensure the starting of the gas turbine, the starter being a permanent magnet starter/generator able to output a second alternating voltage for supplying a secondary power supply network of the aircraft and auxiliary equipment of the gas turbine and the first conversion means include two first AC/DC converters controlled from a management unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Florent Rougier, Stéphane Petibon, Jean-Philippe Hervé Salanne
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Publication number: 20220181957Abstract: A system configured to deliver as output a polyphase current of constant frequency from a synchronous generator driven at variable speed. The system includes, at the output of the generator, an AC-to-DC active rectifier including one arm per phase of the current, a DC bus and a DC-to-AC inverter for the output including one arm per phase of the current, the inverter or the DC bus including an arm connected to the neutral, each arm including a controllable switch, the system including an electronic control unit driving the rectifier and including means for tracking a voltage for the rectifier and/or the inverter and means for controlling the inverter, the system including an EMC filter including one arm for each phase of the current, each arm including an inductor, a capacitor connected in a bypass downstream of the inductor, the arm connected to the neutral being connected to each bypass.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Christelle SABER, Anthony GIMENO, Cyrille GAUTIER, Stephane PETIBON, Toni YOUSSEF
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Patent number: 11338928Abstract: A system for supplying electrical energy to at least one electrical load of an aircraft, this system including a main source of electrical energy connected to at least one electrical load through an electrical network, the system including a control device connected to the main source of electrical energy and configured to deliver a variable voltage level on the electrical network based on a predetermined voltage variation law depending on at least one parameter characterizing the altitude of the aircraft and according to the Paschen law with a predefined margin.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SAFRANInventors: Jean-Philippe Hervé Salanne, Stephane Petibon, Florent Rougier, René Meunier, Meriem Abdellatif
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Publication number: 20210380264Abstract: An aircraft propelled by at least one turbojet engine on which power can be bled or injected via a high-pressure and/or low-pressure turbine shaft and including at least one gas turbine to provide power transients, having a system for converting and transporting electrical energy wherein each of the high-pressure and/or low-pressure turbine shafts is connected to a first doubly-fed asynchronous machine delivering, a first three-phase AC voltage over an AC distribution grid and a second polyphase AC voltage for a first AC/DC bidirectional converter supplying a DC voltage over a DC distribution grid, at least one second DC/AC bidirectional converter connected to the DC distribution grid converting this DC voltage into a third polyphase AC voltage supplying at least one second doubly-fed asynchronous machine engaged with a rotation shaft of the gas turbine, the second doubly-fed asynchronous machine further delivering a fourth polyphase AC voltage over the AC distribution grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Jean-Philippe Hervé SALANNE, Stéphane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER, René MEUNIER, Meriem ABDELLATIF
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Publication number: 20210347492Abstract: A system for supplying electrical energy to at least one electrical load of an aircraft, this system including a main source of electrical energy connected to at least one electrical load through an electrical network, the system including a control device connected to the main source of electrical energy and configured to deliver a variable voltage level on the electrical network based on a predetermined voltage variation law depending on at least one parameter characterizing the altitude of the aircraft and according to the Paschen law with a predefined margin.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Jean-Philippe Hervé SALANNE (Deceased), Stephane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER, René MEUNIER, Meriem ABDELLATIF
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Publication number: 20210339877Abstract: Series hybrid propulsion unit including a gas turbine driving a mechanical shaft of an electric generator having n output phases and supplying an AC busbar, and a system for monitoring the speed of the gas turbine, the AC busbar supplying a plurality of AC distribution channels each composed of an electric rectifier and a battery sharing the power required to supply a DC bus, the DC bus in turn supplying a plurality of propulsion sub-channels composed of electric inverters supplying, under the monitoring of a control module, motors driving thrusters, further including a battery charger for charging the battery from the DC bus, a power management module delivering a power reference for the electric generator, and a hybridization rate management module monitoring the voltage of the DC bus, the battery being directly connected on the DC bus via a passive component and the electric rectifier being a passive converter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Jean-Philippe Hervé SALANNE, Stéphane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER
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Publication number: 20210237894Abstract: The invention relates to a system for synchronising energy sources coupled to an electrical grid supplying at least one electrical load of an aircraft, said system comprising; a main source of electrical energy supplying said electrical load comprising a multi-stage generator, said multi-stage generator comprising; a primary stage comprising a generator with permanent magnets, a secondary stage comprising an excitation, and a tertiary stage comprising a main generator; an auxiliary source of electrical energy supplying said electrical load; and a device for synchronising the main source and the auxiliary source, designed to measure an electrical voltage at the outlet of the primary stage of the main source, and to control the supply of said electrical load by means of the auxiliary source of electrical energy at an electrical voltage slaved to the characteristics of frequency and phase of the electrical voltage of the primary stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2019Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicants: SAFRAN, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWERInventors: Jean-Philippe SALANNE, Stéphane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER, José DEL CASTILLO, Alexander SALIMIAN
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Publication number: 20210207543Abstract: Electrical power generation system for an aircraft, including: a gas turbine having a high-pressure shaft and outputting a gas flow to actuate a free turbine, a polyphase permanent magnet generator coupled to the gas turbine and able to output a first alternating voltage for supplying through first conversion means a primary power supply network of the aircraft, the free turbine and the permanent magnet generator being mounted on the same drive shaft concentric with the high-pressure shaft of the gas turbine, a starter mounted on the high-pressure shaft able to ensure the starting of the gas turbine, the starter being a permanent magnet starter/generator able to output a second alternating voltage for supplying a secondary power supply network of the aircraft and auxiliary equipment of the gas turbine and the first conversion means include two first AC/DC converters controlled from a management unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: SAFRANInventors: Florent ROUGIER, Stéphane PETIBON, Jean-Philippe Hervé SALANNE
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Patent number: 10913544Abstract: A method of electrically powering an electrical load in an aircraft, the method including electrically powering the electrical load with a main source that generates electricity; measuring an instantaneous parameter characterizing the main source; determining a level of use of the main source from the measured instantaneous parameter; adjusting the voltage of the main source as a function of the level of use; measuring an output voltage from the main source; comparing the measured voltage or the level of use with a predetermined threshold value; and whenever the measured voltage is less than the predetermined threshold value, electrically powering the electrical load from an auxiliary source that stores electricity so as to supply additional electric power to the electrical load.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignees: SAFRAN, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWERInventors: Jean-Philippe Salanne, Stephane Petibon, Florent Rougier, Antoine Duquerrois
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Publication number: 20190225348Abstract: A method of electrically powering an electrical load in an aircraft, the method including electrically powering the electrical load with a main source that generates electricity; measuring an instantaneous parameter characterizing the main source; determining a level of use of the main source from the measured instantaneous parameter; adjusting the voltage of the main source as a function of the level of use; measuring an output voltage from the main source; comparing the measured voltage or the level of use with a predetermined threshold value; and whenever the measured voltage is less than the predetermined threshold value, electrically powering the electrical load from an auxiliary source that stores electricity so as to supply additional electric power to the electrical load.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWERInventors: Jean-Philippe SALANNE, Stephane PETIBON, Florent ROUGIER, Antoine DUQUERROIS
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Patent number: 9515517Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the electronic management of a photovoltaic generator, said system comprising a plurality of n static converters (11, 12, 13) connected in parallel, each converter (11, 12, 13) being electrically connected to at least one photovoltaic cell (10) of the generator. The number of converters connected is determined by comparing the generated power to thresholds P1, P2, . . . , Pn-1 which are defined as the power values substantially at the point of intersection of the performance curves for an increasing number of converters. The invention also relates to a generator comprising said system and to the associated control method.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignees: Total Marketing Services, Centre National De La Recherche ScientifiqueInventors: Corinne Alonso, Alona Berasategi, Cédric Cabal, Bruno Estibals, Stéphane Petibon, Marc Vermeersch
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Patent number: 9310820Abstract: The invention relates to a system for the electronic management of a photovoltaic generator, said system comprising a plurality of n static converters (11, 12, 13) connected in parallel, each converter (11, 12, 13) being electrically connected to at least one photovoltaic cell (10) of the generator. The number of converters connected is varied by varying the photovoltaic power, by comparing the generated power to thresholds P1, P2, . . . , Pn?1 after a time delay t. The invention also relates to a generator comprising said system and to the associated control method.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignees: Total Marketing Services, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Corinne Alonso, Alona Berasategi, Cédric Cabal, Bruno Estibals, Stéphane Petibon, Marc Vermeersch