Patents by Inventor Jean-Jacques Jestin
Jean-Jacques Jestin 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).
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Publication number: 20200269715Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of rechargeable electrical energy storage modules of an electrical power supply installation, which modules are arranged in parallel with one another, the method including: separating the modules into at least two groups; and supplying power from one group at a time; the method including a regulating phase within at least one group, referred to as the passive group, including supplying power to at least one module, referred to as the passive module, of the passive group by at least one other module, referred to as the functional module, of the passive group. Also provided is a system implementing such a method and an electrical power supply installation implementing such a method or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Christian SELLIN, Jean-Jacques JESTIN, Yvan AGNUS, Dominique HINGANT, Tony TAN, Gilles BRUNET, Michel THOMAS
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Publication number: 20190280494Abstract: A method is provided for managing multiple rechargeable electrical energy storage modules of a power supply facility, arranged in parallel, the method including: separating the modules into at least two groups, and supplying power using the groups one at a time; the method also including a step of replacing a faulty module of a group, referred to as the active group, while being supplied by an available module of another group, referred to as the available group. A system is also provided for implementing such a method and a power supply facility implementing such a method or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Christian SELLIN, Jean-Jacques JESTIN, Tony TAN, Yvan AGNUS, Gilles BRUNET, Michel THOMAS, Dominique HINGANT
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Publication number: 20190225108Abstract: A process is provided for managing multiple rechargeable stores of electrical energy in an electric vehicle, arranged parallel to one another. The process includes a separation of the modules into at least two groups, and a power supply using one of the groups at a time. The process further includes a regulation phase within at least one group, called a passive group, including a power supply of at least one module, known as passive, of the passive group, which is supplied by at least one other module, known as functional, of the passive group. In addition, a system is provided implementing such a process and an electric vehicle implementing such a process or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: BLUEBUSInventors: Christian SELLIN, Jean-Jacques JESTIN, Yvan AGNUS, Dominique HINGANT, Tony TAN, Gilles BRUNET, Michel THOMAS
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Publication number: 20190184851Abstract: A method for managing a plurality of rechargeable electrical energy storage modules arranged in parallel in an electric vehicle is provided. The method includes: separating the modules into at least two groups; and supplying power from one of the groups at a time. The method also includes a step of replacing a faulty module from a group that is supplying power, known as the active group, with an available module from another group, known as the available group. The invention also relates to a system using such a method and to an electric vehicle using such a method or system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Christian SELLIN, Jean-Jacques JESTIN, Tony TAN, Yvan AGNUS, Gilles BRUNET, Michel THOMAS, Dominique HINGANT
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Patent number: 9994237Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical vehicle (100), including an electric engine (102) and on-board energy storage means (104, 106) that are electrically connected to the engine in order to supply same with electrical energy, in which the energy storage means include a first energy storage module (104) including at least one supercapacitor, and a second energy storage module (106) including at least one battery, the first and the second energy storage modules (104,106) being arranged on parallel electrical branches, the vehicle including interconnection means (108), arranged between the energy storage means (104, 106) and the engine (102), capable of electrically connecting the two electrical arms to the engine (102) and configured such that a single one of the two electrical arms is connected to the engine (102) at a time. The invention also relates to a facility comprising the vehicle (100) and at least one station (200) for recharging the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin, Yvon Le Paven
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Patent number: 9776529Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling the operation of the electrical power supply to an electric motor vehicle comprising at least two energy storage modules connected in parallel, said modules being able to provide the motor with a delivered electrical power lying between a predetermined minimum power and a predetermined maximum power, noteworthy in that the method comprises the following steps: —detection (100, 110) of an operating anomaly of at least one defective module, —reduction (120, 130) of the maximum power that can be provided by the modules, —electrical disconnection (140) of each defective module, the disconnection step being implemented after the reduction of the maximum power.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jacques Colin
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Patent number: 9768629Abstract: The invention relates to a method for charging a battery comprising rechargeable cells. According to the invention, to perform the ith charge of the battery, where i?2, connection of the charging terminals to the charger is detected triggering connection of the cells to their bypass circuit during a pre-emptive bypass time (TPji). Next, for each cell, during a second phase (Cji), the bypass circuit is disconnected from the cell until the voltage of the cell reaches a preset voltage, the pre-emptive bypass time (TPji) for the ith charge having been calculated as a function of the total connection time, during at least one preceding charge, of the bypass circuit associated with this cell, until all the cells have reached the preset voltage. At least one length of time allowing the first time (TPji) for the ith charge and/or said total connection time to be determined was memorized in a memory of the battery during this at least one preceding charge.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Blue SolutionsInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Dominique Hingant
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Publication number: 20160336768Abstract: The invention is aimed at a method of managing a plurality of energy storage assemblies (18A-18C, 20) intended to provide the electrical energy to an object to be powered (16) during a discharge phase, the storage assemblies being linked electrically in parallel, at least one DC current converter (22, 24) being interposed between the energy storage assemblies and the object to be powered, so that the energy originating from each storage assembly is converted in a manner independent of that originating from the other assemblies, the method being characterized in that during the discharge phase: at least one parameter relating to each storage assembly is measured, as a function of the parameters measured for all the assemblies and of at least one output power relating to the object to be powered, there is determined for the or each converter at least one setpoint relating to a respective electrical quantity at output, so that a distinct setpoint is associated with each of the assemblies, the converter or converType: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Yvon LE PAVEN, Gilles BRUNET, Christian SELLIN, Jean-Jacques JESTIN
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Publication number: 20160167678Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical vehicle (100), including an electric engine (102) and on-board energy storage means (104, 106) that are electrically connected to the engine in order to supply same with electrical energy, in which the energy storage means include a first energy storage module (104) including at least one supercapacitor, and a second energy storage module (106) including at least one battery, the first and the second energy storage modules (104,106) being arranged on parallel electrical branches, the vehicle including interconnection means (108), arranged between the energy storage means (104, 106) and the engine (102), capable of electrically connecting the two electrical arms to the engine (102) and configured such that a single one of the two electrical arms is connected to the engine (102) at a time. The invention also relates to a facility comprising the vehicle (100) and at least one station (200) for recharging the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin, Yvon Le Paven
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Publication number: 20150239366Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling the operation of the electrical power supply to an electric motor vehicle comprising at least two energy storage modules connected in parallel, said modules being able to provide the motor with a delivered electrical power lying between a predetermined minimum power and a predetermined maximum power, noteworthy in that the method comprises the following steps:—detection (100, 110) of an operating anomaly of at least one defective module,—reduction (120, 130) of the maximum power that can be provided by the modules,—electrical disconnection (140) of each defective module, the disconnection step being implemented after the reduction of the maximum power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jacques Colin
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Publication number: 20150162769Abstract: The invention relates to a method for charging a battery comprising rechargeable cells. According to the invention, to perform the ith charge of the battery, where i?2, connection of the charging terminals to the charger is detected triggering connection of the cells to their bypass circuit during a pre-emptive bypass time (TPji). Next, for each cell, during a second phase (Cji), the bypass circuit is disconnected from the cell until the voltage of the cell reaches a preset voltage, the pre-emptive bypass time (TPji) for the ith charge having been calculated as a function of the total connection time, during at least one preceding charge, of the bypass circuit associated with this cell, until all the cells have reached the preset voltage. At least one length of time allowing the first time (TPji) for the ith charge and/or said total connection time to be determined was memorised in a memory of the battery during this at least one preceding charge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Dominique Hingant
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Patent number: 8143853Abstract: The application relates to a battery including a pack of modules, each containing rechargeable cells in series, the battery including means for measuring the voltage and/or the temperature of at least one module. According to the application, the battery includes means for computing, based on the voltage and/or temperature measured by the measuring means and on a recorded characteristic of the discharge current and/or regeneration current of the battery, a maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit of the pack. The battery also includes a transmission means for transmitting to the outside the information on the maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit of the pack.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: BATSCAPInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jean-Luc Monfort, Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin
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Patent number: 8129950Abstract: The application concerns a battery module, comprising cells, two external terminals, a message communication infrastructure, a module control unit comprising a message processing unit, connected to the infrastructure to send and receive messages. According to the application, at least two of the message systems chosen from among: a first message system for cell characterization, a second message system for cell forming, and a third message system for utilization of a battery pack comprising several modules connected via their user terminals, when the pack is associated with a consumer machine for the purpose of supplying it with electric energy, are provided in the message processing unit, which is able to be configured into any one of the message systems.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: BATSCAPInventors: Jacques Colin, Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin
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Publication number: 20100090648Abstract: The application relates to a battery including a pack of modules, each containing rechargeable cells in series, the battery including means for measuring the voltage and/or the temperature of at least one module. According to the application, the battery includes: means for computing, based on the voltage and/or temperature measured by the measuring means and on a recorded characteristic of the discharge current and/or regeneration current of the battery, a maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit (laut-reg)of the pack, a transmission means for transmitting to the outside the information on the maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit of the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: BATSCAPInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jean-Luc Monfort, Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin
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Publication number: 20100007311Abstract: The application concerns a battery module, comprising cells, two external terminals, a message communication infrastructure, a module control unit comprising a message processing unit, connected to the infrastructure to send and receive messages. According to the application, at least two of the message systems chosen from among: a first message system for cell characterization, a second message system for cell forming, and a third message system for utilization of a battery pack comprising several modules connected via their user terminals, when the pack is associated with a consumer machine for the purpose of supplying it with electric energy, are provided in the message processing unit, which is able to be configured into any one of the message systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: BATSCAPInventors: Jacques Colin, Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin