Patents Assigned to Renault s.a.s.
  • Publication number: 20240416791
    Abstract: A charging/discharging control method and a charging/discharging control device, when controlling a power module connected to any of a plurality of power systems, receive a signal broadcast for each of the power systems via a receiver included in the power module, calculate a degree of relationship between the acquired signal and an input voltage inputted to the power module for each of the power systems, and control the power module based on the signal relating to the power system having the degree of relationship greater than or equal to a prescribed threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Kensuke MURAI, Kenta SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20240359695
    Abstract: A method for estimating the speed of a motor vehicle includes defining a first speed threshold that corresponds to a minimum speed value supplied by a vehicle wheel angular speed sensor, defining a second speed threshold that is greater than the first, estimating low speed values when the vehicle is running below the first speed threshold by using an estimation method of adaptive filtered type, measuring high speed values when the vehicle is running above the second speed threshold by using vehicle speed values supplied by the wheel angular speed sensor, and in the intermediate zone between the first and second speed thresholds, mixing high speed with low speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicants: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joan DAVINS-VALLDAURA, Paul LEMIERE, Guillermo PITA-GIL, Denis MALLOL, Renaud DEBORNE
  • Patent number: 12095086
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium-ion battery has the following formula (I): Li1-xOHFe1+xS (I). x varies from 0.00 to 0.25, preferably from 0.05 to 0.20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: RENAULT s.a.s., CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Paris
    Inventors: Philippe Barboux, Mohamed Chakir, Domitille Giaume, Caroline Mir
  • Patent number: 12090929
    Abstract: A motor vehicle rear spoiler includes: an elongate external wall having a front edge and an opposite rear edge, and an internal housing; two substantially parallel longitudinal mounting brackets situated inside the internal housing; and a signal receiving device including a receiving plate having two opposite borders and a receiving casing installed on the plate between the opposite borders. The two opposite borders are designed to be secured respectively to the two mounting brackets. The longitudinal mounting brackets each include a slideway for respectively receiving the opposite borders of the receiving plate in a sliding manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventor: Quentin Seigneur
  • Patent number: 12079538
    Abstract: A method delivers personalised audio content in a vehicle including a computer. The method including the following: configuring, in which the computer sends configuration parameters to an artificial intelligence module; processing, in which the artificial intelligence module sends a request for personalised audio content to a compiler based on the configuration parameters; generating audio content, in which the compiler queries an audio content provider to retrieve audio content to generate personalised audio content; and delivering audio content, in which the compiler sends the personalised audio content to the computer for broadcasting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventors: Benedicte Le-Nindre, Laurent Worms
  • Publication number: 20240278765
    Abstract: A method is for calculating a management setpoint for the consumption of fuel and of electric current by a hybrid motor vehicle including at least one electric motor that is supplied with electric current by a traction battery and an internal combustion engine that runs on fuel. The method includes: dividing a journey into segments; acquiring attributes for each segment; for each segment, acquiring a relationship between the fuel and electrical consumption; determining an optimal consumption point in each acquired relationship to maximize discharging the traction battery over the segments for which use of the internal combustion engine is not authorized, minimize the fuel consumption of the hybrid motor vehicle over the entire journey, and maximize the discharging of the traction battery upon completion of the journey; and developing a setpoint for power management over the entire journey, according to the coordinates of the optimal points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventor: Abdel-Djalil OURABAH
  • Patent number: 12068448
    Abstract: A Li-ion battery cell includes cathode and anode materials, a separator, and an electrolyte including a mixture of a polyethylene oxide and an oxide of formula LivLasZnOn. A method of forming the cell includes the following successive cycling steps: (a) at least two successive charge and discharge cycles of the cell at a first cycling rate C/x, the charge/discharge steps being limited in time to x/2; (b) at least two successive charge and discharge cycles of the cell at a second charging rate C/y, different from the first cycling rate, where y is lower than x, the charge/discharge steps being limited in time to y/2; and (c) at least two successive charge and discharge cycles of the cell at a third cycling rate C/z different from the first and second charging rates, where z is lower than x and y, the charge/discharge steps being limited in time to z/2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Renault s.a.s.
    Inventors: Lucienne Buannic, Mohamed Chakir, Pedro Lopez
  • Patent number: 12063615
    Abstract: A method corrects the time defined by an internal clock of an entity capable of receiving signals from a satellite positioning system and of communicating with at least one other entity. When the signals do not allow the satellite positioning of the entity, the method includes: receiving, by the entity, a message originating from the other entity, the message including a first piece of time data associated with the instant the message was transmitted; determining, by the entity, a second piece of time data associated with the instant the message was received by the entity; calculating a time difference between the second piece of time data and the first piece of time data; and then, when the time difference is negative, determining a time correction to be made to the internal clock of the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Matthieu Baglin, Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20240268058
    Abstract: A cooling device cools an electronic component using a plasma actuator provided with a dielectric, a first electrode arranged on one surface of the dielectric to generate an induced flow, and a second electrode arranged on the other surface of the dielectric, in which the electronic component and a third electrode are arranged in a flow direction of the induced flow, and a voltage applied to the third electrode is a voltage that generates a potential difference, which is capable of attracting the induced flow, between the first electrode and the third electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Kenta EMORI, Jumpei NIIDA, Emi TAKAHASHI, Shigeharu YAMAGAMI
  • Publication number: 20240266982
    Abstract: A motor control method for controlling a motor by transmitting a PWM signal at a predetermined carrier frequency to a power converter configured to supply power to the motor and performing switching control on the power converter, the method including, in a characteristic coordinate having a rotation speed of the motor and a torque of the motor as axes, setting the carrier frequency to be a reference frequency when an operating point representing a current rotation speed and torque is included in a first region, selecting and setting the carrier frequency to be either the reference frequency or a low frequency lower than the reference frequency when the operating point is included in a second region, and setting the carrier frequency to be the low frequency when the operating point is included in a third region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yuka OKUYAMA, Abdelkader BOUARFA
  • Patent number: 12057726
    Abstract: The power reception control device is configured to: acquire information indicating differential power obtained by subtracting a current value of total transmission power transmitted to an entirety of a load group via a power supply base point, from a maximum value of the total transmission power transmittable to the entirety of the load group via the power supply base point; calculate element differential power of an own power receiving element by multiplying the differential power indicated by the acquired information by a priority of the own power receiving element, the priority indicating a degree to which power reception of the own power receiving element takes priority over power reception of another power receiving element; and control charging-discharging of the own power receiving element based on the element differential power and a charge-discharge schedule of a power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Kensuke Murai, Keigo Ikezoe, Kenta Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12036859
    Abstract: An electric machine for an electric or hybrid motor vehicle includes a cooling system suitable for spraying a dielectric heat transfer fluid onto active parts of the machine and a reservoir for collecting, by gravity, the fluid flowing through an orifice in a wall separating the active parts and the reservoir. The machine also includes, at the orifice, a flap attached to the wall and suitable for closing the orifice, a resilient device to open the flap under the effect of gravity on the liquid, and a non-return device to hold the flap closed when a force exerted on the fluid in the reservoir brings the liquid against the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignees: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alain Carbon, Julien Borie
  • Patent number: 12030340
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel rim is printed with a metal alloy by a three-dimensional printing method. The rim includes a substantially circular rolling strip defined by a front edge and a rear edge. The rolling strip includes a central rim base, a front part including fittings for a front tire support, located between the rim base and the front edge, and a rear part including fittings for a rear tire support, located between the rim base and the rear edge. The rim is designed to be mounted on a vehicle such that the front edge is located on an outer side of the vehicle and the rear edge is located on an inner side of the vehicle. The rolling strip includes a plurality of cavities in the thickness thereof and in a radial section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Simon Dibout, Melanie Barriere-Forgeas, Anthony Reullier
  • Publication number: 20240222992
    Abstract: A method for controlling a level of charge of a traction battery of an electric vehicle connected to an electricity distribution grid by way of a charger during a downtime phase of the vehicle. The method includes a first step of forcibly discharging the battery, performed in a discharging circuit associated with the battery, with a discharge current that is calibrated in terms of strength with respect to the nominal capacity of the battery, so as to slowly and completely discharge the battery to its minimum voltage, and a step of normally charging the battery with a setpoint charging current prescribed by the charger or the battery, so as to charge the battery to a useful level of charge of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventor: Aurelien GOHIER
  • Publication number: 20240217457
    Abstract: In an installation structure of a high-voltage electrical device installed on a front section of a vehicle, the high-voltage electrical device is attached to a cross member of a vehicle body by an L-shaped front bracket. The cross member extends in a lateral direction of the vehicle in front of the high-voltage electrical device. A boss protrudes forward from a housing of the high-voltage electrical device. A lower vertical portion of the front bracket is fastened to the boss by a bolt and its upper horizontal portion is fixed to the cross member. A vulnerable portion is formed at a root of the boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Kousuke SAITO, Masayuki MOCHIMATSU
  • Patent number: 12012164
    Abstract: A method for setting an anticipator module with which a control device controls the trajectory of a motor vehicle is equipped includes detecting whether the anticipator module is unsuitable during a turn by taking account of a lateral deviation with respect to an ideal trajectory and/or a contribution of a feedback module of the control device, determining primary parameters, calculating a secondary parameter by an optimization-based calculation method taking account of the determined primary parameters, and updating a bicycle model of the vehicle by taking account of the calculated secondary parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Pedro Kvieska, Simon Mustaki
  • Patent number: 12010094
    Abstract: A method for filtering attack streams targeting a connectivity module receiving a plurality of incoming connection streams includes: determining a plurality of aggregates; determining a plurality of first measurement vectors; determining another aggregate resulting from the combination of a plurality of incoming connection streams during another time period; determining another first measurement vector associated with the other aggregate; determining an abnormality score depending on the result of projecting the other first measurement vector and projecting the plurality of first measurement vectors and then, if the abnormality score is comprised in an area of doubt regarding the presence of an attack stream determining a plurality of second measurement vectors, each associated with one of the aggregates; determining another second measurement vector associated with the other aggregate; and detecting the presence or absence of an attack by analysing the other second measurement vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignees: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Eric Perraud
  • Publication number: 20240178829
    Abstract: A driving circuit applies a voltage to a switching element to switch between an ON state and an OFF state. The switching element includes a control terminal, a high-potential terminal, and a low-potential terminal, and is switched between the ON state and the OFF state depending on the voltage of the control terminal in a case in which a potential of the low-potential terminal is defined as a reference potential. The driving circuit includes a negative-voltage power supply for applying a negative voltage as the voltage to the control terminal when the switching element is switched from the ON state to the OFF state, and a voltage changing unit for changing the voltage immediately before the switching element is switched from the OFF state to the ON state to be higher than the negative voltage immediately after the switching element is switched from the ON state to the OFF state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Taku SHIMOMURA, Keiichirou NUMAKURA, Akinori OKUBO
  • Patent number: 11996442
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor base body, and a first main electrode and a second main electrode provided on the semiconductor base body. The semiconductor base body includes a drift region of a first conductivity type through which a main current flows, a column region of a second conductivity type arranged adjacent to the drift region in parallel to a current passage of the main current, a second electrode-connection region of the first conductivity type electrically connected to the second main electrode, and a low-density electric-field relaxation region of the first conductivity type having a lower impurity concentration than the drift region and arranged between the second electrode-connection region and the column region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Toshiharu Marui, Tetsuya Hayashi, Keiichiro Numakura, Wei Ni, Ryota Tanaka, Keisuke Takemoto
  • Patent number: 11984726
    Abstract: A charge/discharge control method for a charge/discharge element includes receiving a request value (Pfr) of a frequency adjustment capacity according to a system frequency (f) of an electric power system (10) based on a priority degree (?) and the request value (Pfr) being received, the priority degree indicating a degree at which charging or discharging of an own element (EV1) is prioritized over charging or discharging of another charge/discharge element (EV2, EV3, . . . ), correcting the output property to increase an upper limit value or a lower limit value of an output range as the priority degree (?) is higher, and performing charging or discharging with an output determined based on a deviation (?f) between the system frequency (f) measured at a connection end to the electric power system (10) and a reference frequency (fref) of the electric power system (10) and the output property after the correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD., RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Kenta Suzuki, Keigo Ikezoe, Kensuke Murai