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Florian Germain

David Mugnier

Claude Desbiolles

Daniel Mugnier

Stephane Riffaud

Nicolas Terrier

Jean-François Bocquet

Philippe Lozano

Anne-Sophie Cleguer

Stéphane Riffaud

A communication method for a home automation actuator comprising an electric motor driving a moving element in a building and two electric terminals making it possible to power the actuator by a power supply and communication entity (IMS) and allowing communication between the actuator and the power supply and communication entity (IMS), the method comprising the following steps:

Communication method in a system comprising a power supply and communication entity and a home automation actuator

The invention relates to a method for generating control signals for managing the operation of a synchronous motor with one or more permanent magnets () comprising a stator (), the stator comprising a number P of phases (), a rotor, the rotor comprising said permanent magnet or magnets, a switching module () provided with a plurality of switches (K-K), a number N of Hall-effect sensors sensitive to a rotating electromagnetic field induced by said permanent magnet or magnets, N being no lower than 2 and strictly lower than P, the method comprising a step of acquiring status information transmitted by the sensors () and a step of estimating at least one piece of complementary information on the basis of status information transmitted by the sensors (), the complementary information characterizing the status variation of at least one virtual sensor. The invention also relates to a control device () comprising a module for estimating a piece of complementary information () and a module for generating control signals () configured to implement the method. The invention further relates to an actuator () comprising a synchronous motor with permanent magnets () and a control device ().

Method for generating control signals for managing the operation of a synchronous motor, control device and actuator

Method of operating a power supply and communication entity intended to form part of a system with at least one home-automation actuator comprising an electric motor for driving a movable element in a building, the power supply and communication entity comprising two electrical terminals for linking to the actuator, making it possible to power the actuator and allowing communication between the actuator and the power supply and communication entity, the method comprising two mutually exclusive modes of operation, a command execution mode and a communication mode, to each mode of operation there corresponding a specific power supply signal, the method comprising the steps: &#x2014;choice of a mode of operation; &#x2014;generation between the terminals of a power supply signal specific to the mode of operation chosen.

Method of operating a power supply and communication entity and an actuator which are intended to form part of a home-automation system

Method for operating an actuator for maneuvering a windable mobile element of a home automation appliance, the mobile element being able to be displaced between two extreme positions, the method comprising a first step for definition of a first angular speed setpoint of the actuator in a first docking area and a second step for definition of a second angular speed setpoint of the actuator in a second docking area, the first and second angular speed setpoints being different.

Method for operating an actuator for manoeuvring a windable mobile element of a home automation appliance and actuator operating according to this method

A method of operating an electromechanical actuator () for an awning with arms (), comprising a control unit (), stop detection means () and means () for measuring a parameter (U) of the actuator, the awning being able to move over its travel in at least a first (ZP) and a second (ZP, ZP) positioning zone, the method comprising the following steps: upon detecting an initiating event, automatic determination, from the measurement of the parameter of the actuator, of the positioning zone in which the current position of the awning is located; and if the current position of the awning is located in the second positioning zone, temporary deactivation of the stop detection means for detecting a stop in the course of a movement of the awning towards a stop position.

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Florian Germain