Patents by Inventor Aurelien LEFEVRE
Aurelien LEFEVRE 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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Patent number: 12673663Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid motor vehicle includes a disengageable combustion engine, involving the following steps: the power absorbed by the main electric machine to meet the target torque required at the wheels is determined, the electrical power to be expended by the second electric machine to meet the target torque required at the wheels is determined by subtracting the power absorbed by the main electric machine from the charging capacity of the traction battery, a gross value is determined for the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine, as a function of the electrical power to be expended by the second electric machine, and a setpoint for the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine is determined from the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine as a function of positive and negative gradients.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: July 7, 2026Assignee: HORSE POWERTRAIN SOLUTIONS, S.L.U.Inventor: Aurelien Lefevre
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Publication number: 20250381948Abstract: A method for controlling a hybrid motor vehicle includes a disengageable combustion engine, involving the following steps: the power absorbed by the main electric machine to meet the target torque required at the wheels is determined, the electrical power to be expended by the second electric machine to meet the target torque required at the wheels is determined by subtracting the power absorbed by the main electric machine from the charging capacity of the traction battery, a gross value is determined for the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine, as a function of the electrical power to be expended by the second electric machine, and a setpoint for the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine is determined from the minimum speed of rotation of the combustion engine as a function of positive and negative gradients.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: December 18, 2025Inventor: Aurelien LEFEVRE
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Publication number: 20240336250Abstract: A control unit of an automatic gearbox for a hybrid motor vehicle includes a first selector, a second selector, an identifier to identify at least one state of a series hybrid drivetrain so as to generate a vehicle deceleration equal to a vehicle deceleration setpoint, a determination unit to determine a control vector for the gearbox according to the drivetrain state selected by the first and second selectors, and the result of the identification of the identifier, and a controller to control the gearbox according to the control vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: RENAULT S.A.SInventors: Vasileios KONTOPOULOS, Aurelien LEFEVRE
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Patent number: 10688982Abstract: A method controlling a state of a drivetrain including a set of couplers and reducers between a powertrain of a motor vehicle and one or a plurality of drive wheels of the vehicle, the drivetrain configured to take up a plurality of kinematic states each defined by a diagram of engagements of the couplers and reducers making it possible to link an engine of the powertrain to at least one drive wheel, the method including: calculating, before changing the kinematic state, depending on a current speed of the vehicle, a current kinematic state of the vehicle, and an intended kinematic state that is different from the current state, a change-of-state end speed; and comparing the change-of-state end speed with a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Gregory Planche, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
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Patent number: 10480645Abstract: A method for controlling an automatic gearbox for a motor vehicle having at least two different drive train states. The method includes: determining minimum deceleration force requirement that needs to be achieved by the drive train state depending on speed of the vehicle, longitudinal acceleration, and resistive forces experienced by the vehicle, then taking a decision to authorize or prohibit the drive train state for which the minimum deceleration force requirement has been calculated depending on the deceleration force setpoint, the current drive chain state, and the minimum force achievable by the drive train state in question.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Florent Le-Cam, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
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Patent number: 10315646Abstract: A method controls state changes of a drivetrain of a vehicle connecting at least one heat engine and/or one electric motor to the wheels of the vehicle via a transmission, providing the transfer of torque from the heat engine and/or from the electric motor to the wheels in one or more gear ratios. The authorization to switch from a current state to a target state depends on reducing an acceleration of the vehicle in an intermediate state causing a lower acceleration of the vehicle during the transition between the current state and the target state.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Renault s.a.s.Inventors: Florent Le-Cam, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
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Publication number: 20180283536Abstract: A method for controlling an automatic gearbox for a motor vehicle having at least two different drive train states. The method includes: determining minimum deceleration force requirement that needs to be achieved by the drive train state depending on speed of the vehicle, longitudinal acceleration, and resistive forces experienced by the vehicle, then taking a decision to authorize or prohibit the drive train state for which the minimum deceleration force requirement has been calculated depending on the deceleration force setpoint, the current drive chain state, and the minimum force achievable by the drive train state in question.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Florent LE-CAM, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE
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Publication number: 20170355365Abstract: A method controls state changes of a drivetrain of a vehicle connecting at least one heat engine and/or one electric motor to the wheels of the vehicle via a transmission, providing the transfer of torque from the heat engine and/or from the electric motor to the wheels in one or more gear ratios. The authorization to switch from a current state to a target state depends on reducing an acceleration of the vehicle in an intermediate state causing a lower acceleration of the vehicle during the transition between the current state and the target state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Florent LE-CAM, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE
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Patent number: 9643596Abstract: A method for controlling a state of a drive train of a power train including at least one motive power source and a set of couplers and reducers of which respective engagements define a plurality of states of the drive train, by engagement of one or a plurality of energy sources in provision of torque and by the ratio of transmission of same to wheels. States targeted from a current state are ranked in real time on the basis of the difference between the motive force available in a current state and in each target state.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.Inventors: Gregory Planche, Frederic Roudeau, Aurelien Lefevre
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Publication number: 20160236673Abstract: A method controlling a state of a drivetrain including a set of couplers and reducers between a powertrain of a motor vehicle and one or a plurality of drive wheels of the vehicle, the drivetrain configured to take up a plurality of kinematic states each defined by a diagram of engagements of the couplers and reducers making it possible to link an engine of the powertrain to at least one drive wheel, the method including: calculating, before changing the kinematic state, depending on a current speed of the vehicle, a current kinematic state of the vehicle, and an intended kinematic state that is different from the current state, a change-of-state end speed; and comparing the change-of-state end speed with a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Applicant: RENAULT s.a..s.Inventors: Gregory PLANCHE, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE
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Publication number: 20160075323Abstract: A method for controlling a state of a drive train of a power train including at least one motive power source and a set of couplers and reducers of which respective engagements define a plurality of states of the drive train, by engagement of one or a plurality of energy sources in provision of torque and by the ratio of transmission of same to wheels. States targeted from a current state are ranked in real time on the basis of the difference between the motive force available in a current state and in each target state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: RENAULT s.a.sInventors: Gregory PLANCHE, Frederic ROUDEAU, Aurelien LEFEVRE