Patents by Inventor Marc-Olivier GAGNON
Marc-Olivier GAGNON 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: 20240055689Abstract: In one aspect, an electric vehicle comprises a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules having a respective coolant inlet, a coolant source, and a coolant inlet manifold configured to supply coolant from the coolant source to each of the plurality of coolant inlets in parallel. The manifold includes a coolant supply conduit, a plurality of branch conduits branching from the coolant supply conduit, and a plurality of flow restrictors. Each of the branch conduits is fluidically coupled to the coolant inlet of an associated respective one of the battery modules. Each of the flow restrictors restricts coolant flow to a respective subset of the branch conduits. In another aspect, the manifold includes a primary conduit, a plurality of secondary conduits branching from the primary conduit, and for each of the secondary conduits, a plurality of tertiary conduits branching from the secondary conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: Taiga Motors Inc.Inventors: Maan AL-ZAREER, Marc-Olivier GAGNON
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Patent number: 11801727Abstract: One example provides a thermal management system for an electric vehicle including a pump to pump a thermal transfer fluid through a number of circulation loops, an electric heater to heat the thermal transfer fluid, a heat exchanger to expel heat from the thermal transfer fluid, a number of valves, and a number of fluid pathways fluidically interconnecting the pump, heater, heat exchanger and valves. The valves being controllable to a number of different positions to form the number of circulation loops, the number of circulation loops including a battery heating circulation loop extending through the heater for heating a battery pack of the vehicle, a secondary components cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool secondary components of the vehicle, including a motor and a motor controller, and a battery cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Taiga Motors Inc.Inventors: Samuel Bruneau, Paul Achard, Marc-Olivier Gagnon
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Publication number: 20230322097Abstract: A battery enclosure for a personal watercraft is provided. Different configurations of the battery enclosure are disclosed, as well as different arrangements of the battery enclosure within the personal watercraft and with respect to other features of the personal watercraft. According to one embodiment, a personal watercraft includes a deck and a hull defining an interior volume. An electric motor is housed within the interior volume, the electric motor being operable to rotate a drive shaft. A battery pack having a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries is also positioned within the interior volume. A portion of at least one battery of the one or more batteries is positioned vertically above the drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Inventors: Marc-Olivier GAGNON, Dante FILICE, Patrick BERNIER, Jessie BOUDREAU
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Patent number: 11764423Abstract: A battery cooling panel and battery module are disclosed. In one example, the battery cooling panel includes a first outer panel defined as a first cooling fin with a first major surface configured to contact a battery cell. A second outer panel is secured to the first outer panel at an outer edge. A panel insert is positioned between the first outer panel and the second outer panel, the panel insert having a major surface with coolant flow channels. The battery module includes one or more battery cells in contact with the battery cooling panel, and is suitable for use as part of an electric vehicle system.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Taiga Motors Inc.Inventors: Samuel Bruneau, Dante Filice, Marc-Olivier Gagnon, CHristophe Petitclerc-Demers
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Patent number: 11712974Abstract: A battery enclosure for a personal watercraft is provided. Different configurations of the battery enclosure are disclosed, as well as different arrangements of the battery enclosure within the personal watercraft and with respect to other features of the personal watercraft. According to one embodiment, a personal watercraft includes a deck and a hull defining an interior volume. An electric motor is housed within the interior volume, the electric motor being operable to rotate a drive shaft. A battery pack having a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries is also positioned within the interior volume. A portion of at least one battery of the one or more batteries is positioned vertically above the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: TAIGA MOTORS INC.Inventors: Marc-Olivier Gagnon, Dante Filice, Patrick Bernier, Jessie Boudreau
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Publication number: 20230081226Abstract: One example provides a chassis for an electric snowmobile including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a battery pack housing defining an enclosure for housing a number of battery modules for powering an electric motor of the electric snowmobile, the battery pack housing having a length extending in a longitudinal direction of the snowmobile, the battery pack housing including a bottom surface. A pair of opposing side panels extends downwardly from and along at least a portion of the length of the battery pack housing, the opposing panels and at least portions of the bottom surface of the battery pack housing together forming a rear structure extending in the longitudinal direction of the electric snowmobile.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Taiga Motors Inc.Inventors: Shawn CONNORS, François GAGNÉ, Paul ACHARD, Samuel BRUNEAU, Gabriel BERNATCHEZ, Marc-Olivier GAGNON, Paul BRUNEAU, Dante FILICE
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Publication number: 20230075946Abstract: A battery enclosure for a personal watercraft is provided. Different configurations of the battery enclosure are disclosed, as well as different arrangements of the battery enclosure within the personal watercraft and with respect to other features of the personal watercraft. According to one embodiment, a personal watercraft includes a deck and a hull defining an interior volume. An electric motor is housed within the interior volume, the electric motor being operable to rotate a drive shaft. A battery pack having a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries is also positioned within the interior volume. A portion of at least one battery of the one or more batteries is positioned vertically above the drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Marc-Olivier GAGNON, Dante FILICE, Patrick BERNIER, Jessie BOUDREAU
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Publication number: 20230067827Abstract: Systems and methods for charging a battery of an electric vehicle are provided. One method includes heating a battery of the electric vehicle using a battery charger of the electric vehicle. The method includes using the battery charger to generate heat without charging the battery with the battery charger, and transferring the heat generated using the battery charger to the battery to heat the battery. Once a temperature of the battery is sufficiently high to accept a charge, the battery charger may be used to charge the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Gabriel BERNATCHEZ, Samuel BRUNEAU, Marc-Olivier GAGNON, Jessie BOUDREAU, Sivanagaraju GANGAVARAPU
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Publication number: 20230018360Abstract: One example provides a thermal management system for an electric vehicle including a pump to pump a thermal transfer fluid through a number of circulation loops, an electric heater to heat the thermal transfer fluid, a heat exchanger to expel heat from the thermal transfer fluid, a number of valves, and a number of fluid pathways fluidically interconnecting the pump, heater, heat exchanger and valves. The valves being controllable to a number of different positions to form the number of circulation loops, the number of circulation loops including a battery heating circulation loop extending through the heater for heating a battery pack of the vehicle, a secondary components cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool secondary components of the vehicle, including a motor and a motor controller, and a battery cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Taiga Motors Inc.Inventors: Samuel BRUNEAU, Paul ACHARD, Marc-Olivier GAGNON
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Patent number: 11529878Abstract: A battery enclosure for a personal watercraft is provided. Different configurations of the battery enclosure are disclosed, as well as different arrangements of the battery enclosure within the personal watercraft and with respect to other features of the personal watercraft. According to one embodiment, a personal watercraft includes a deck and a hull defining an interior volume. An electric motor is housed within the interior volume, the electric motor being operable to rotate a drive shaft. A battery pack having a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries is also positioned within the interior volume. A portion of at least one battery of the one or more batteries is positioned vertically above the drive shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: TAIGA MOTORS INC.Inventors: Marc-Olivier Gagnon, Dante Filice, Patrick Bernier, Jessie Boudreau
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Patent number: 11485192Abstract: One example provides a thermal management system for an electric vehicle including a pump to pump a thermal transfer fluid through a number of circulation loops, an electric heater to heat the thermal transfer fluid, a heat exchanger to expel heat from the thermal transfer fluid, a number of valves, and a number of fluid pathways fluidically interconnecting the pump, heater, heat exchanger and valves. The valves being controllable to a number of different positions to form the number of circulation loops, the number of circulation loops including a battery heating circulation loop extending through the heater for heating a battery pack of the vehicle, a secondary components cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool secondary components of the vehicle, including a motor and a motor controller, and a battery cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Taiga Motors Inc.Inventors: Samuel Bruneau, Paul Achard, Marc-Olivier Gagnon
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Publication number: 20220340021Abstract: A battery enclosure for a personal watercraft is provided. Different configurations of the battery enclosure are disclosed, as well as different arrangements of the battery enclosure within the personal watercraft and with respect to other features of the personal watercraft. According to one embodiment, a personal watercraft includes a deck and a hull defining an interior volume. An electric motor is housed within the interior volume, the electric motor being operable to rotate a drive shaft. A battery pack having a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries is also positioned within the interior volume. A portion of at least one battery of the one or more batteries is positioned vertically above the drive shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Marc-Olivier GAGNON, Dante FILICE, Patrick BERNIER, Jessie BOUDREAU
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Publication number: 20220224139Abstract: A distributed battery management system for a multi-module traction battery pack of an electric vehicle is provided. The battery management system comprises an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) integrated into a battery module of the traction battery pack of the electric vehicle, and a master controller external to the battery module and in digital data communication with the ADC. The ADC converts an analog signal indicative of a sensed voltage associated with one or more cells of the battery module into a digital signal indicative of the sensed voltage. The master controller performs a function associated with the traction battery pack of the electric vehicle based on the sensed voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Gabriel BERNATCHEZ, Marc-Olivier GAGNON
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Publication number: 20210138868Abstract: One example provides a thermal management system for an electric vehicle including a pump to pump a thermal transfer fluid through a number of circulation loops, an electric heater to heat the thermal transfer fluid, a heat exchanger to expel heat from the thermal transfer fluid, a number of valves, and a number of fluid pathways fluidically interconnecting the pump, heater, heat exchanger and valves. The valves being controllable to a number of different positions to form the number of circulation loops, the number of circulation loops including a battery heating circulation loop extending through the heater for heating a battery pack of the vehicle, a secondary components cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool secondary components of the vehicle, including a motor and a motor controller, and a battery cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: Taiga Motors, Inc.Inventors: Samuel BRUNEAU, Paul ACHARD, Marc-Olivier GAGNON
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Publication number: 20210135307Abstract: A battery cooling panel and battery module are disclosed. In one example, the battery cooling panel includes a first outer panel defined as a first cooling fin with a first major surface configured to contact a battery cell. A second outer panel is secured to the first outer panel at an outer edge. A panel insert is positioned between the first outer panel and the second outer panel, the panel insert having a major surface with coolant flow channels. The battery module includes one or more battery cells in contact with the battery cooling panel, and is suitable for use as part of an electric vehicle system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Taiga Motors, Inc.Inventors: Samuel BRUNEAU, Dante FILICE, Marc-Olivier GAGNON, Christophe PETITCLERC-DEMERS