Abstract: A connection device for an electric accumulator 10 a first connection subassembly 16 associated with one of the electrodes 12. It comprises a metallic conducting strip 20 provided with several pins that will be embedded in the electrode 12 to make the electrical contact, and temperature and/or electrical protection means housed in a fixed module 25 electrically connected to one of the ends of the strip 20.

Abstract: In a method of charging several electrochemical cells 5, 6, 7 connected in series, by a charger 1 which allows adjusting the voltage and the charging current, the voltage of each cell is detected permanently, and when a first cell reaches a predetermined threshold voltage, an increment of the charging current is applied to several cells 5, 6, 7 and simultaneously a shunt resistor of a current equivalent to the increment in the charging current of the several said cells 5, 6, 7 is connected in parallel to said first cell, and when each of the subsequent cells reaches the threshold voltage, a shunt resistor of a current equal to the increment in charging current of said several cells 5, 6, 7 is also connected in parallel to this cell. The invention is applicable to the use of accumulator systems for powering electric vehicles and thermal vehicles with self-contained electric mode.

Abstract: The device enables bi-directional optical communication between a master module and slave modules by means of an optical rod (1) made of transparent material. The master module is axially coupled to the rod. The modules are arranged laterally along a useful part of the rod bounded by a lateral reflector located opposite the slave modules. The lateral reflector can be formed by a plurality of adjacent notches (12) formed at the surface of the rod and constituting a continuous reflecting zone in the form of serrated teeth, and/or by a narrow reflecting strip (17). The slave modules can be positioned anywhere along the useful part of the rod and their lateral location is not critical, a lateral coupling zone extending over at least 1 cm outside the rod. Such a device can be advantageously used in an electrical panel.

Abstract: The device enables bi-directional optical communication between a master module and slave modules by means of an optical rod (1) made of transparent material. The master module is axially coupled to the rod. The modules are arranged laterally along a useful part of the rod bounded by a lateral reflector located opposite the slave modules. The lateral reflector can be formed by a plurality of adjacent notches (12) formed at the surface of the rod and constituting a continuous reflecting zone in the form of serrated teeth, and/or by a narrow reflecting strip (17). The slave modules can be positioned anywhere along the useful part of the rod and their lateral location is not critical, a lateral coupling zone extending over at least 1 cm outside the rod. Such a device can be advantageously used in an electrical panel.

Abstract: A connection device for an electric accumulator 10 a first connection subassembly 16 associated with one of the electrodes 12. It comprises a metallic conducting strip 20 provided with several pins that will be embedded in the electrode 12 to make the electrical contact, and temperature and/or electrical protection means housed in a fixed module 25 electrically connected to one of the ends of the strip 20.

Abstract: A filtering device, connected between an electrical power supply source and a load, comprises an active filter connected to the source and to the load, and a passive filter connected to the load. A voltage, generated between two terminals of the active filter, is monitored by first and second circuits. The first circuit receives a signal representative of a current, and monitors the voltage according to the signal representative of the current on input of the filtering device and to a first coefficient. The second circuit receives a signal representative of a voltage, and monitors the voltage according to the voltage signal and to a second coefficient. The first and second coefficients have values variable according to the frequency.