Patents by Inventor Sylvain COIN

Sylvain COIN 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: 10571878
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a multipump system used to pump a fluid. The system includes n pumping cells (Ci) connected in parallel, with n greater than or equal to 2. The system is controlled by using a reference pressure difference. The method includes estimating a pressure difference (dPpumpi) generated by each pumping cell (Ci) taking into account of a quadratic correction value (HEGi) representing the head losses of the pumping cell, estimating a pressure difference (dPSys) of the multipump system from the pressure difference estimated for each pumping cell, comparing the multipump estimated pressure difference (dPSys) with the reference pressure difference (dPsp) in order to control the reference speed (Wref) to be injected into a control loop of the multipump system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventor: Sylvain Coin
  • Publication number: 20180129177
    Abstract: A method and a system for controlling a multipump system used to pump a fluid. The system includes n pumping cells (Ci) connected in parallel, with n greater than or equal to 2. The system is controlled by using a reference pressure difference. The method includes estimating a pressure difference (dPpumpi) generated by each pumping cell (Ci) taking into account of a quadratic correction value (HEGi) representing the head losses of the pumping cell, estimating a pressure difference (dPSys) of the multipump system from the pressure difference estimated for each pumping cell, comparing the multipump estimated pressure difference (dPSys) with the reference pressure difference (dPsp) in order to control the reference speed (Wref) to be injected into a control loop of the multipump system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventor: Sylvain COIN
  • Patent number: 9422940
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control method implemented in a processing unit (UC) used in the control of a multipump system, said multipump system comprising an inlet passage (IN) intended to receive a fluid, two pumps (P1, P2) connected in parallel to said inlet passage and an outlet passage connected to the outlets of the two pumps (P1, P2), at least one of the two pumps being controlled by a variable speed drive (VSD), each pump (P1, P2) being defined by a first characteristic curve (HQcurve_n), flow rate-manometric head at maximum speed, and by a second characteristic curve (PQcurve_n), flow rate-received power. The control method provides for determining the total flow rate (Qtotal) of the multipump system without using sensors such as flowmeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER TOSHIBA INVERTER EUROPE SAS
    Inventor: Sylvain Coin
  • Publication number: 20140169984
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control method implemented in a processing unit (UC) used in the control of a multipump system, said multipump system comprising an inlet passage (IN) intended to receive a fluid, two pumps (P1, P2) connected in parallel to said inlet passage and an outlet passage connected to the outlets of the two pumps (P1, P2), at least one of the two pumps being controlled by a variable speed drive (VSD), each pump (P1, P2) being defined by a first characteristic curve (HQcurve—n), flow rate-manometric head at maximum speed, and by a second characteristic curve (PQcurve—n), flow rate-received power. The control method provides for determining the total flow rate (Qtotal) of the multipump system without using sensors such as flowmeters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Schneider Toshiba Inverter Europe SAS
    Inventor: Sylvain COIN