ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160049679 | Interpenetrating Network of Anion-Exchange Polymers, Production Method Thereof and Use of Same - The invention relates to a method for producing an anion-exchange polymer material having an IPN or semi-IPN structure, said method consisting in: (A) preparing a homogeneous reaction solution containing, in a suitable organic solvent, (a) at least one organic polymer bearing reactive halogen groups, (b) at least one tertiary diamine, (c) at least one monomer comprising an ethylenic unsaturation polymerizable by free radical polymerization, (d) optionally at least one cross-linking agent including at least two ethylenic unsaturations polymerizable by free radical polymerization, and e) at least one free radical polymerization initiator; and (B) heating the prepared solution to a temperature and for a duration that are sufficient to allow both a nucleophilic substitution reaction between components (a) and (b) and a free radical copolymerization reaction of components (c) and optionally (d) initiated by component (e). The invention also relates to the resulting IPN or semi-IPN material and to the use thereof in electrochemical devices, in direct contact with an air electrode. | 02-18-2016 |
20150303539 | METAL-AIR BATTERY HAVING A DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE POTENTIAL OF THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - A method for storing and releasing power using a metal-air battery, which includes: (a) a discharge phase during which a first positive air electrode is connected to the positive terminal of the battery and a second positive oxygen-release electrode is disconnected from the positive terminal of the battery; (b) a recharging phase during which the second positive oxygen-release electrode is connected to the positive terminal of the battery and the first positive air electrode is disconnected from the positive terminal of the battery, and during which the potential of the negative electrode is measured relative to the first positive air electrode. Also disclosed is a metal-air battery designed especially for implementing said method. | 10-22-2015 |
20150303530 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A ZINC-AIR BATTERY WITH LIMITED POTENTIAL - A method for charging a zinc-air battery, wherein the potential of the negative electrode during the charging is lower than, or equal to, the value of a critical charging potential. Also disclosed is a method for storing and restoring electrical energy, comprising such a charging step, and to a zinc-air battery suitable for implementing said charging method, and a discharging phase. | 10-22-2015 |
20150295578 | METHOD FOR THE RADIATION HARDENING OF AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BY PARTITIONING - The method relates to a method for the radiation hardening of an electronic circuit by partitioning, said circuit including an odd number K of parallel branches connected to a same primary input I and each including a same series of N modules and N−1 nodes linking two consecutive modules, the K branches together forming a series of N−1 gates respectively consisting of parallel K nodes, and a primary arbiter forming a majority vote from the output signal of the K branches, the method being characterized in that it includes the following steps which are repeated for each one of the gates: determining a reliability of a subcircuit upstream from the gate consisting of the portions of the K branches located between the primary input and the gate, and the insertion of at least one arbiter at the gate forming a majority vote from the output signals of said portions of branches constituting the scanned subcircuit and outputting at least one majority signal to the respective inputs of an additional subcircuit formed by the branch portions downstream from the gate, if the reliability of the scanned subcircuit is less than a reliability set point. | 10-15-2015 |
20150176266 | THERMAL INSULATION DEVICE - The invention relates to a thermal insulation device comprising at least one panel ( | 06-25-2015 |
20150090331 | THIN-FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL STRUCTURE WITH A MIRROR LAYER - Thin-layer photovoltaic cell structure with mirror layer. The invention relates to a photovoltaic cell structure intended for solar panel applications. The thin layer photovoltaic cell structure comprises at least one I-III-VI2 alloy layer (CIGS) with photovoltaic properties for the conversion of illuminating light into electricity. In particular, the structure comprises at least: one mirror layer (MR) comprising a surface reflecting (FR) a part of the illuminating light, where said reflecting surface (FR) is facing a first face (F1) of the I-III-VI2 alloy layer for receiving reflected illuminating light on said first face; and one or more first layers (CA, ENC) transparent to the illuminating light for receiving transmitted illuminating light on a second face (F2) of the I-III-VI2 alloy layer opposite to the first face (F1). | 04-02-2015 |
20140361209 | AEROGEL-BASED MATERIAL THAT IS SUPER-INSULATING AT ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE - The present invention relates to a solid thermally insulating material, essentially free of phyllosilicates, comprising (a) from 70 to 98% by volume of hydrophobic silica aerogel particles having an intrinsic density between 110 and 210 kg/m, (b) from 0.3 to 12% by volume of an organic binder formed by at least one organic polymer (b1) and at least one surfactant (b2), or by an amphiphilic organic polymer (b3), these volume fractions being determined by image analysis on thin sections of the solid material and being given relative to the total volume of the material, the aerogel particles having a particle size distribution that has at least two maxima, with a first maximum corresponding to an equivalent diameter (d) of less than 200 μm, preferably between 25 μm and 150 μm and a second maximum corresponding to an equivalent diameter (D) between 400 μm and 10 mm, preferably between 500 μm and 5 mm. It also relates to a thermally insulating product containing at least one layer of this material. | 12-11-2014 |
20140217993 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZED RECHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC BATTERY - A method of optimized recharging of the electric battery of at least one electrical system by an electrical recharging device, in which the electric battery is recharged during at least one time interval by applying a charging power level associated with this time interval, this time interval belonging to an available charging time period initiated by the connecting of the recharging system of the electric battery to the electrical recharging device, and the charging power level being determined as a function of a charging curve associated with the electrical recharging device and of the residual electrical energy contained in the electric battery upon the connecting of the electric battery charging system to the electrical recharging device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140217979 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZED RECHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC BATTERY - A method and device for optimized recharging of the electric battery of an electrical system by an electrical recharging device, in which the electric battery is recharged during a charging time period belonging to an available charging time period initiated by the connecting of the recharging system of the electric battery to the electrical recharging device, this charging time period starting at a start of charge instant determined as a function of a charging curve associated with said electrical recharging device, of a charging limit power level and of the level of residual electrical energy contained in the electric battery upon the connecting of the electric battery charging system to the electrical recharging device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140201812 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITALLY CERTIFYING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AN ENTITY AND A PLACE - A method of processing data in order to digitally certify the association of at least one entity with a place, the method comprising the receipt of at least one piece of positioning data coming from at least one locating device located in the proximity of said place, the generation of a digital certificate associating the entity with said place according to the positioning data received, and the checking of the association of the entity with said place, by means of said digital certificate, in order to obtain a service dependent on the association of the entity with said place. | 07-17-2014 |
20140194666 | INSTALLATION FOR TREATING CARBONACEOUS RADIOACTIVE WASTE, PARTICULARLY GRAPHITE - The invention relates to the treatment of carbonaceous radioactive waste, comprising the delivery of waste to one or more radioactive isotope separation stations isotopes, said isotopes being among at least carbon 14, chlorine 36, and tritium. Advantageously, the delivery to each of the stations occurs in wet form, with water being a common medium for conveying the waste to each of the separation stations. | 07-10-2014 |
20140191727 | Metal-Air Accumulator with Air Electrode Protection Device - The present invention relates to a rechargeable accumulator comprising one or more metal-air cells, each cell comprising a first terminal ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140121440 | Thermal Treatment of Carbonaceous Waste, Improved by the Choice of Gas Injected - A method is provided for the decontamination of radioactive carbonaceous material, such as graphite, in which an injection of steam is planned into the material, concurrent with a first roasting thermal treatment of the material at a temperature between 1200° C. and 1500° C. Advantageously, the first treatment may be followed by a second treatment at a lower temperature with an injection of carbon oxide for oxidation according to the Boudouard reaction. | 05-01-2014 |
20140098450 | PROTECTION RELAY SYSTEM AGAINST SINGLE-PHASE FAULTS FOR MEDIUM-VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - The electrical power distribution network comprises a medium-voltage feeder having an upstream end intended to be connected to a power source. The feeder includes at least first and second consecutive protection relays positioned along the feeder and defining the ends of a first element to be monitored. The first protection relay includes a search module configured to trip a breaker to interrupt the electrical power distribution:
| 04-10-2014 |
20140080249 | HEAT TREATMENT BY INJECTION OF A HEAT-TRANSFER GAS - A heat treatment of a precursor that reacts with temperature, and that comprises in particular the steps of: preheating or cooling a heat-transfer gas to a controlled temperature, and injecting the preheated or cooled gas over the precursor. Advantageously, besides the temperature of the heat-transfer gas, the following are also controlled: the flow rate of the gas at the injection over the precursor, and also a distance between the precursor and an outlet for injection of the gas over the precursor, in order to finely control the temperature of the precursor receiving the injected gas. | 03-20-2014 |
20140027292 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PRECURSOR INCLUDING A SACRIFICIAL LITHIUM ELECTRODE AND A NEGATIVE TEXTILE CONVERSION ELECTRODE - The invention relates to a lithium-ion accumulator precursor and to a method for producing an accumulator from such a precursor. | 01-30-2014 |
20140027291 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PRECURSOR INCLUDING A SACRIFICIAL LITHIUM ELECTRODE AND A POSITIVE TEXTILE CONVERSION ELECTRODE - The invention relates to a lithium-ion accumulator precursor and to a method for producing an accumulator from such a precursor. | 01-30-2014 |
20130300856 | PROCESSING OF IMAGE DATA COMPRISING EFFECTS OF TURBULENCE IN A LIQUID MEDIUM - Disclosed herein is a method for processing of successive digital image data, acquired by a camera immersed in a liquid comprising turbulence, such as water in a nuclear reactor core, this turbulence causing an effect of apparent displacement of pixels of the images. The processing comprises advantageously: a modelling of the effect of the turbulence on the pixels of the images, and a deconvolution by this modelling of a time-averaged image. | 11-14-2013 |
20130294918 | Transverse Flow Marine Turbine with Autonomous Stages - The invention relates to a turbine engine including a stack of stages, each of which includes a cross-flow turbine and a generator, where each turbine-generator stage has an independent shaft, and wherein each stage is associated with an independent fairing ( | 11-07-2013 |
20130283371 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A device for controlling access to a computer system, the device comprising at least one multifunctional port capable of being connected to various categories of peripherals and an access interface capable of being connected to the computer system, wherein the device comprises access management means connected between the multifunctional port and the interface, the access management means being physically configured to authorize the interface access by means of a peripheral connected to the multifunctional port, only if said peripheral belongs to a category of peripherals specifically and permanently associated with the multifunctional port to which same is connected. | 10-24-2013 |
20130221661 | CONNECTING DEVICE TO BE CONNECTED TO AT LEAST ONE PIPE - A connecting device comprising at least a telescopic connecting system mounted on a carrier housing and capable of being actuated by an actuating mechanism for deployment and connection to a pipe. The telescopic connecting system is connected to a first portion of the actuating mechanism arranged inside the carrier housing and the actuating mechanism comprises a control rod crossing at least one wall of the carrier housing and connecting said first portion to a control system arranged on the outside of the carrier housing. | 08-29-2013 |
20130212698 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SECURE TRANSFER OF DATA - A method for the secure transfer of a digital file from a first computerized system to one second computerized system, the method comprising the following steps: writing the digital file on a first file-management module of a secure transfer device, transferring the digital file to an internal verification module of the secure transfer device, verifying one portion of the transferred digital file in the verification module, and transferring the partially verified digital file to a second file-management module of the secure transfer device according to the result of the verification, in order to allow the file to be read by the one second computerized system according to the result of the verification. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208845 | METHOD FOR FILLING WATER INTO A MAIN CIRCUIT OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR, AND CONNECTION DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD - The method for filling water into and changing the air of a main circuit of a water-cooled nuclear reactor includes a step of placing a connection and fluid isolation device which is connected to a hot leg of each cooling loop of the main circuit so as to substantially insulate, from inside the vessel, the assembly of hot legs. The method also includes a step of injecting water through an injection circuit on at least one hot leg until each cooling loop is filled with water having changed the air from a steam generator and until the water level in the vessel reaches above the side openings of the vessel that correspond to the loops, after which the connecting device is taken out of the vessel. The connecting device is capable of using telescopic connection elements. | 08-15-2013 |
20130168725 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING NANOSTRUCTURES OF HEXAGONAL TYPE CRYSTALS - An optoelectronic device comprising: a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, an active layer between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, wherein the active layer comprises a submicrometer size structure of hexagonal type crystals of an element or alloy of elements selected from the carbon group. | 07-04-2013 |
20130106096 | SEALING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO PIPES | 05-02-2013 |
20130066574 | Method for Determining Characteristics of a Photoconverter Without Contact - The invention relates to a method for determining the maximum open circuit voltage and the power that can be output by a photoconverter material subject to a measurement light intensity, the method including the following steps: measuring the photoluminescent intensity of the material, measuring the absorption rate of the photoconverter material at a second wavelength substantially equal to the photoluminescent wavelength of the photoconverter material, determining the maximum open circuit voltage of the photoconverter material with the measurement light intensity by means of the absorption rate and the photoluminescent intensity measured at substantially the same wavelength; said invention being characterised in that the light source and the photoconverter material are arranged such that the angular distributions of the rays incident on and emitted by the lit surface of the material and collected by the detector are substantially identical. | 03-14-2013 |
20130044852 | TREATMENT OF A HEATER TUBE INTENDED FOR A PRESSURIZER OF THE PRIMARY COOLING SYSTEM OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR - A treatment of a heater tube intended to be used in a pressurizer of the primary cooling system of a nuclear reactor. In particular, the heater tube comprises a heater housed in a substantially cylindrical sheath. The material of which this sheath is made is a work-hardened austenitic stainless steel. In particular, the external surface of the sheath is liable to undergo a stress corrosion during use of the heatertube. The method includes a heat treatment step, preferably using induction heating, in which the external surface of the sheath is heat-treated so as to recrystallize the material of the sheath at least on the surface thereof. | 02-21-2013 |
20120210775 | DETECTOR OF PRESENCE OF A LIQUID - A detector for detecting the presence of a liquid comprising a probe sensitive to the presence of the liquid on contact with it, and a casing surrounding the probe comprising: a) an opening for receiving the liquid in the casing; b) an inlet distinct from the opening for the admission of a test liquid into the casing in contact with the probe, the placing of the test liquid in contact with the probe in the casing causing the presence of the test liquid to be detected if the probe operates correctly and causing no detection in the contrary case; and c) an outlet for the discharge of a portion of the test liquid from the casing after the test liquid has been placed in contact with the probe, the discharge being sufficient for the probe to no longer detect the test liquid remaining in the casing. | 08-23-2012 |
20120199579 | INDUCTION HEATING METHOD IMPLEMENTED IN A DEVICE INCLUDING MAGNETICALLY COUPLED INDUCTORS - Provided is an induction heating method implemented in a device for heating a metal part, the device including magnetically coupled inductors. Oscillating circuits of the device have at least approximately the same resonance frequency, each inverter is controlled by a control unit to vary amplitude and phase of current passing through the corresponding inductor, the device also including a means for determining said current and an actual temperature profile of said part. The method includes: a) comparing said actual temperature profile with a reference temperature profile and calculating a reference power density profile; b) calculating target currents which the inverters must produce in order for the currents of the inductors to reach suitable target values; c) determining the currents passing through the inductors to compare said currents with said target values and determine correction current deviations, and sending correction instructions to said control units in accordance with said current deviations. | 08-09-2012 |
20120189448 | EASY MAINTENANCE HYDRAULIC TURBINE ENGINE - A hydraulic turbine engine comprises, between a seat and a succession of turbine stages associated with at least one generator, a guiding block secured to the lower stage of the turbine engine and nested on the seat, said guiding block containing winders for guiding cables, the ends of which are secured to the seat. | 07-26-2012 |
20120183880 | RIGID NEGATIVE COMPARTMENT FOR A METAL-AIR BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID COMPARTMENT - The present invention relates to a precursor of a negative electrode compartment for rechargeable metal-air batteries, comprising a rigid casing ( | 07-19-2012 |
20120183868 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE HAVING A SOLID ALKALINE ION-CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTE AND AN AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE - The present invention relates to an alkaline cation-conducting ceramic membrane covered, over at least a portion of the surface thereof, with a cation-conducting organic polyelectrolyte layer that is insoluble and chemically stable in pH-basic water. The invention also relates to an electrochemical device including such a membrane as a solid electrolyte in contact with a liquid electrolyte formed of an alkali metal hydroxide aqueous solution. | 07-19-2012 |
20120116722 | Detection of Defects in an Electrochemical Device - A method for detecting defects in an electrochemical device, including obtaining at least one characteristic value dependent on at least one variable received from the electrochemical device and determining at least one defect in said device from the characteristic value obtained. The method comprises a mathematical operation including a wavelet transform, which operation is carried out in order to obtain the characteristic value from the variable received. The invention also relates to a device that carries out one such method, as well as to a corresponding computer program. | 05-10-2012 |
20120103654 | MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRIC CABLES BY SELF-REPAIRING - A method is provided for maintaining an electric cable, said electric cable comprising at least one electric conductor surrounded by an outer sheath, said outer sheath containing an insulating oil distributed around said electric conductor, such as a fluid-oil cable or an oil-filled cable. A drying oil, selected so as to solidify upon contacting the air, is added to the oil of the cable for sealing off any accidental oil leak through an outer sheath of the electric cable. | 05-03-2012 |
20120094214 | PRODUCTION OF SELF-SUPPORTING CERAMIC MATERIALS HAVING A REDUCED THICKNESS AND CONTAINING METAL OXIDES - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metal-oxide-based ceramic, including, in order, the step of inserting, into a flash sintering device, a nanocrystalline powder comprising crystallites and crystallite agglomerates of a ceramic of formula, Zr | 04-19-2012 |
20120082530 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBMERGING A HYDRAULIC TURBINE ENGINE - The instant disclosure relates to a system for submerging a hydraulic turbine engine, including an assembly including an elongate transverse flow turbine engine; a carriage for receiving said assembly in a prone position; a ship provided with a winch for supporting the carriage on the deck thereof, the bottom side of the turbine engine facing the stern of the ship, the top side being tied to the winch by a pull line; and jacks for righting the carriage and said assembly to a position that is vertically perpendicular to the stern. | 04-05-2012 |
20120080523 | AIMING ASSISTANCE FOR SPORT COMPETITIONS FOR VISUALLY CHALLENGED OR BLIND PERSONS - An automated aiming assistance towards a shooting target for a visually-challenged or blind person is provided. The method comprises: providing the shooting weapon used by the person with a camera placed on the weapon for filming the target to be aimed at; identifying the target by shape recognition in the images shot by the camera; and transmitting a signal received by the person for guiding the person for orienting the shooting weapon towards the target. | 04-05-2012 |
20120058413 | INTERPENETRATING NETWORK OF ANION-EXCHANGE POLYMERS, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND USE OF SAME - The invention relates to a method for producing an anion-exchange polymer material having an IPN or semi-IPN structure, said method consisting in: (A) preparing a homogeneous reaction solution containing, in a suitable organic solvent, (a) at least one organic polymer bearing reactive halogen groups, (b) at least one tertiary diamine, (c) at least one monomer comprising an ethylenic unsaturation polymerizable by free radical polymerization, (d) optionally at least one cross-linking agent including at least two ethylenic unsaturations polymerizable by free radical polymerization, and e) at least one free radical polymerization initiator; and (B) heating the prepared solution to a temperature and for a duration that are sufficient to allow both a nucleophilic substitution reaction between components (a) and (b) and a free radical copolymerization reaction of components (c) and optionally (d) initiated by component (e). The invention also relates to the resulting IPN or semi-IPN material and to the use thereof in electrochemical devices, in direct contact with an air electrode. | 03-08-2012 |
20110319699 | CARBONACEOUS RADIOACTIVE WASTE TREATMENT - The invention relates to the treatment of carbon-containing radioactive waste. It particularly envisages: | 12-29-2011 |
20110252481 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURELY TRANSFERRING DIGITAL DATA - A device is provided for securely transferring digital data between at least one first computer system and at least one second computer system, including a controller that connects to at least one data store, a first transfer device connected to the controller and that receives the digital data from the first computer system and sends the data to the controller, a second transfer device connected to the controller and that receives the digital data from the controller and sends the data to the second computer system, and which is managed independently from the first transfer device. A corresponding transfer method and media containing a computer program are also provided. | 10-13-2011 |
20110206467 | SEAT PORTION STRUCTURE FOR A HYDRAULIC TURBINE ENGINE - The instant disclosure relates to a seat portion structure for a ground-based hydraulic turbine engine. The seat portion structure includes a base plate. A first bearing element is connected to the base plate and contacts the ground. At least three arms are connected to the base plate by a pivoting link. The arms are adapted for pivoting relative to the base plate between a first position, in which the arms are placed near each other, and a second position, in which the arms radially extend from the base plate. A second bearing element is connected to one end of each arm and contacts the ground. A positioning device is adapted for changing the distance between the end of at least one arm and the associated second element. The structure includes, for each arm, a device for locking the arm in the second position. | 08-25-2011 |
20110199204 | COMMUNICATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF LOCKING OUT AN ITEM OF EQUIPMENT - A communicating lockout device of an item of equipment comprising locking means able to maintain the equipment in a fixed position, a communication module able to communicate data relating to said device and a local power supply module adapted to supply electrically at least the communication module, the power supply module comprising a charge monitoring unit arranged for measuring the charge level of the local power supply module. The invention also relates to a network for the supervision of a plurality of items of equipment using such a communicating device as well as to a corresponding supervision method. | 08-18-2011 |
20110191041 | Method and Device for the Non-Intrusive Determination of the Electrical Power Consumed by an Installation, by Analysing Load Transients - A method and device for the non-intrusive determination of the electrical power consumed by a subscriber installation. From the sampled values of the supply current and supply voltage that are delivered to the installation, constituting a consumption signal, the sampled values are grouped in successive observation time windows; the poles and residues of the consumption signal are discriminated in each current window using the pencil method, the set of poles and residues associated with at least one singular value representing a combination of signatures of separate electrical loads; at least the active power consumed by a subset of electrical loads in operation is calculated, over at least the duration of the current observation window, the sum of the active powers consumed by each electrical load satisfying a consumed power function linking these poles and residues. | 08-04-2011 |
20110132764 | FORMATION OF A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE FILM FOR USE IN A PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURE - A process for producing a photovoltaic structure that includes a thin coating film, generally made of a transparent conductive oxide, deposited on top of a sublayer having photovoltaic properties. The coating film is deposited electrochemically in an electrolysis bath and at least partly assisted by illumination coming from a light source. | 06-09-2011 |
20110095746 | CLOSING OF AN HF CUT-OFF MEMBER - An electronic meter for electric power having a controlled reclosing of the cut-off member by a circuit breaker of a subscriber. The meter comprises, on at least one phase, a circuit generating HF to the wiring of a subscriber via the cut-off member in open position and the circuit breaker, and a circuit for controlling the closing of the cut-off member upon a detection of the HF current cancellation when opening the circuit breaker of a subscriber. The invention can be used for electronic meters not accessible to the subscriber. | 04-28-2011 |
20110022845 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ISSUING A DIGITAL RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE - A method for issuing a digital residence certificate using a module associated with a counter. Data from the counter are continuously monitored, whereby the data are read and a consistency test is performed on the basis of a predetermined criterion. In addition, after receiving a residence certificate request, a decision is made as to whether or not the request should be fulfilled, based on the results of the continuous data monitoring. | 01-27-2011 |
20100321276 | DISPLAY UNIT, METHOD OF DISPLAY AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THIS METHOD - This display unit comprises screens ( | 12-23-2010 |
20100310032 | METHOD FOR FILLING THE MAIN PRIMARY COOLANT SYSTEM OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WITH WATER AND FOR DRAINING IT OF AIR, AND HEAD FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD - The invention relates to a method for the water filling and air blow-off of a main primary circuit ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100303189 | DEVICE FOR INSPECTING A FUEL ROD ASSEMBLY IN THE POOL OF A NUCLEAR PLANT AND CORRESPONDING INSPECTION METHOD - The invention relates to a device for inspecting a fuel assembly in the pool of a nuclear plant, that comprises an image sensor with an observation field, and further comprising a boom with at least one removable fastener to the assembly, a reference graduation extending along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the assembly, so that the image sensor can monitor within its field both the boom and the assembly. The device is designed so that the boom can be removably attached to the fuel assembly when the latter is suspended outside the pool by the hook of the machine for handling the fuel assemblies. The invention also relates to a corresponding method. | 12-02-2010 |
20100273049 | Textile Electrode and Accumulator Containing Such an Electrode - The invention relates to an electrode comprising (a) an electron collector containing one or more transition metals from the groups 4 to 12 of the Periodic Classification of the Elements, and (b) a material that is electrochemically active, present on the surface of the electron collector in the form of a nano-structured conversion layer containing nano-particles or agglomerates of said nano-particles, wherein the nano-particles have a mean diameter of between 1 and 1000 nm, preferably between 10 and 300 nm, wherein said electrochemically active material contains at least one compound of the transition metal or transition metals present in the electron collector, characterised by the fact that the electrode is a textile formed by metallic wires or fibres. The invention also relates to a half-accumulator and an accumulator containing such a textile electrode. | 10-28-2010 |
20100271234 | FLOW CONSUMPTION MODULAR METER - The invention relates to a flow consumption modular meter. It comprises a base module providing the connection between flow distribution lines and a subscriber supply, equipped with a metering connection interface and a metering module equipped with an interface for connecting to the base module via the metering connection interface. Electrical components of a permanent nature are installed in the base module and electronic components of a changeable nature are installed in the metering module. Application to flow meters, particularly electricity meters. | 10-28-2010 |
20100234664 | CARBONACEOUS RADIOACTIVE WASTE TREATMENT - The invention relates to the treatment of carbon-containing radioactive waste. It particularly envisages:
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20100150300 | NUCLEAR FUEL IN THE FORM OF A PELLET, WITH IMPROVED STRUCTURE - A pellet including a nuclear fuel material for applications in reactors. The pellet has an elongated shape along an axis (z) and includes on an outer radial surface at least one privileged breaking area (R | 06-17-2010 |
20100015495 | Electrochemical Device Comprising a Proton-Conducting Ceramic Electrolyte - The invention relates to the use of a ceramic of formula Ba | 01-21-2010 |
20090130796 | Sulfurization and Selenization of Electrodeposited Cigs Films by Thermal Annealing - The invention relates to a method for production of thin layers of semiconductor alloys of the I-III-VI | 05-21-2009 |
20090119921 | Method for making orifices in the secondary casings of a pressurized water reactor steam generator - The method consists in making sure that the steam generator ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090100832 | Piston Steam Engine With Internal Flash Vaporization Of A Work Medium - The invention relates to a piston steam engine having flash vapourisation. Said inventive piston steam engine can be operated with various working mediums and at different temperatures. The liquid working medium is successively injected into individual prechambers of the vapour machine cylinder. The inlet temperature of said working medium is adapted to the expansion step in the working cycle of the machine in relation to the respective point in time of injection | 04-23-2009 |