Patents by Inventor Thierry Martire

Thierry Martire 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).

  • Redundancy structures for static converters
    Patent number: 9184585
    Abstract: The invention relates to a static converter connected between an electrical voltage source and an electrical load, said converter including a main static conversion arm comprising an output electronic switching cell and a backup conversion arm having identical structures. The static converter includes a pair of fuses connected on either side of the main arm, and a switching circuit comprising a connection element connecting the backup arm to the connection points between the fuses and the input terminals of the main arm, such that, when a fault occurs on one of the switching cells forming the main arm, a stable conductive link is established between the two fuses, the main arm is isolated by the two fuses, and the backup arm is spontaneously connected to the output of the main arm via the conductive line and replaces the main arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignees: Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Universite de Toulouse II Le Mirail, Universite Montpellier 2, Sciences et Techniques, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Huselstein, Emmanuel Sarraute, Frédéric Richardeau, Thierry Martire
  • Redundancy Structures for Static Converters
    Publication number: 20130194840
    Abstract: The invention relates to a static converter connected between an electrical voltage source (4) and an electrical load (6), said converter including a main static conversion arm (16) comprising an output electronic switching cell and a backup conversion arm (18) having identical structures. The static converter includes a pair of fuses (70, 72) connected on either side of the main arm (16), and a switching circuit (26) comprising a connection element (80) connecting the backup arm (18) to the connection points between the fuses and the input terminals of the main arm, such that, when a fault occurs on one of the switching cells forming the main arm (16), a stable conductive link is established between the two fuses (70, 72), the main arm (16) is isolated by the two fuses (70, 72), and the backup arm (18) is spontaneously connected to the output of the main arm (18) via the conductive line and replaces the main arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicants: INSTITUT NATIONAL POLYTECHNIQUE DE TOULOUSE, UNIVERSITE MONTPELLIER 2, SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES, UNIVERSITE DE TOULOUSE II LE MIRAIL
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Huselstein, Emmanuel Sarraute, Frédéric Richardeau, Thierry Martire