Patents by Inventor Daniel Boiron

Daniel Boiron 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).

  • Patent number: 10046662
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an invention concerning a method for managing charging of a Li-ion battery based on at least one parameter chosen from a group consisting of a state of deterioration of the Li-ion battery and cell unbalance, the method comprising the following steps: a) determining an end-of-charge voltage value of said Li-ion battery, b) generating a control signal controlling the charging of said Li-ion battery, and c) transmitting the control signal to a charger, the control signal being generated in such a way that the Li-ion battery is charged based on the end-of-charge voltage value determined in step a), said end-of-charge voltage value being increased based on the state of deterioration of said Li-ion battery until a limit value is reached, in order to ensure a constant minimal level of required energy in said Li-ion battery is provided at a predetermined reference temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Antoine Saint-Marcoux, Masato Origuchi, Ana-Lucia Driemeyer-Franco, Daniel Boiron
  • Publication number: 20180029491
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an invention concerning a method for managing charging of a Li-ion battery based on at least one parameter chosen from a group consisting of a state of deterioration of the Li-ion battery and cell unbalance, the method comprising the following steps: determining an end-of-charge voltage value of said Li-ion battery, generating a control signal controlling the charging of said Li-ion battery, and transmitting the control signal to a charger, the control signal being generated in such a way that the Li-ion battery is charged based on the end-of-charge voltage value determined in step a), said end-of-charge voltage value being increased based on the state of deterioration of said Li-ion battery until a limit value is reached, in order to ensure a constant minimal level of required energy in said Li-ion battery is provided at a predetermined reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Antoine SAINT-MARCOUX, Masato Origuchi, Ana-Lucia Driemeyer-Franco, Daniel Boiron
  • Patent number: 9446666
    Abstract: A method of powering an electrical accessory of a motor vehicle including an electric battery to which the accessory is connected, the accessory and the battery also being connected electrically to an external electricity generator, wherein the following steps are performed in alternation: a) causing the accessory to be powered by the battery of the vehicle; and b) causing the accessory and the battery to be powered by the external electricity generator. A motor vehicle includes an electrical accessory connected to an electric battery of the vehicle, wherein powering of the accessory is controlled by the above method when the battery is charged and connected to an external generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Claire Oberti, Daniel Boiron
  • Publication number: 20150367744
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for managing the charging of an Li-ion battery on the basis of at least one parameter chosen from the group consisting of the deterioration of the battery and cell imbalance, comprising the following steps of receiving a signal determining the end-of-charge voltage value of said battery, of generating a control signal controlling the charging of said battery, and of transmitting the control signal to a charger, the control signal being generated such that the battery is charged on the basis of the end-of-charge voltage value determined in step a), said end-of-charge voltage value being increased on the basis of the state of deterioration of said Li-ion battery until a limit value is reached, in order to ensure a constant minimal level of required energy in said Li-ion battery, for a predetermined reference temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Antoine SAINT-MARCOUX, Masato ORIGUCHI, Ana-Lucia DRIEMEYER-FRANCO, Daniel BOIRON
  • Patent number: 8688317
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing operating condition of a device for cutting off and connecting a high-voltage bipolar battery from/to a bipolar onboard power network of a motor vehicle. The device includes a first power relay between a first terminal of the battery and a first terminal of the network, a second power relay between a second terminal of the battery and a second terminal of the network, and a serial arrangement of a third precharge relay and a precharge resistor, connected in parallel to the first power relay. The method: measures two voltages of the cutoff/connection device; compares the measured voltages with predetermined voltage values representing faults of the cutoff/connection device; and diagnoses a fault of a relay used on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Daniel Boiron, Masato Origuchi
  • Publication number: 20120319470
    Abstract: A method of powering an electrical accessory of a motor vehicle including an electric battery to which the accessory is connected, the accessory and the battery also being connected electrically to an external electricity generator, wherein the following steps are performed in alternation: a) causing the accessory to be powered by the battery of the vehicle; and b) causing the accessory and the battery to be powered by the external electricity generator. A motor vehicle includes an electrical accessory connected to an electric battery of the vehicle, wherein powering of the accessory is controlled by the above method when the battery is charged and connected to an external generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Claire Oberti, Daniel Boiron
  • Publication number: 20120191294
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing operating condition of a device for cutting off and connecting a high-voltage bipolar battery from/to a bipolar onboard power network of a motor vehicle. The device includes a first power relay between a first terminal of the battery and a first terminal of the network, a second power relay between a second terminal of the battery and a second terminal of the network, and a serial arrangement of a third precharge relay and a precharge resistor, connected in parallel to the first power relay. The method: measures two voltages of the cutoff/connection device; compares the measured voltages with predetermined voltage values representing faults of the cutoff/connection device; and diagnoses a fault of a relay used on the result of the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Daniel Boiron, Masato Origuchi