Patents by Inventor Do-Hieu Trinh

Do-Hieu Trinh 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: 11128162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for allocating a power request PREQ to a plurality of batteries connected in parallel in an electrical energy storage system. According to the invention, the allocation system comprises a global control system that can determine a combination of batteries from said plurality of batteries, which is optimized to respond to the power request using the highest possible number of batteries, and allocate a power level to each of the batteries of said optimized combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Philippe Toussaint, Do-Hieu Trinh, Mathieu Umlawski
  • Patent number: 10641829
    Abstract: A method detects defects in an electrical power storage system including at least one battery. The method includes applying an instruction for charging or discharging the battery. The method also includes measuring the current passing through the battery during application of the instruction and calculating m×n mean errors (eTj(tij))1?j?m, 1?i?n between the measured current and the theoretical current of the instruction in m×n time intervals ([tij, tij+Tj])1?j?m, 1?i?n, respectively. The method also includes calculating, for each j between 1 and m, ej=max(eTj (tij)), where i=1, . . . , n. Lastly, the method includes incrementing a counter Cj if ej completely or partially exceeds a predetermined threshold. A defect is detected if Cj exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Fehd Ben-Aicha, Do-Hieu Trinh, Philippe Toussaint
  • Patent number: 10252625
    Abstract: An electrical power supply system includes a battery of cells, the battery including an ammeter configured to measure battery current flowing through the battery, and at least one voltage sensor configured to measure voltage at terminals of a cell. An electronic control unit is configured to deliver a maximum permissible electrical power setpoint. The control unit is configured to calculate a maximum permissible electrical power associated with a cell by taking the minimum of at least two values, including a first electrical power and a second electrical power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Antoine Saint-Marcoux, Do-Hieu Trinh, Yves Le Vourch, Thomas Peuchant
  • Patent number: 10218199
    Abstract: A system of electric batteries includes a plurality of batteries (HVB1, HVB2, HVB3) connected to each other by two polarities. Each battery has at least two relays (RN, RP, RA) for the connecting of poles of the battery to the two polarities. The system includes a secondary power supply to provide an activation energy to the relays. The system includes means of supervision to control the relays (RN, RP, RA) in a staggered manner so that each activation of a relay follows a previous activation by at least a predetermined time period (DT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: RENAULT S.A.S., BOUYGUES ENERGIES ET SERVICES
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Cedric Chantrel, Brice Fourney, Fabrice Clin, Do-Hieu Trinh
  • Publication number: 20180041067
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for allocating a power request PREQ to a plurality of batteries connected in parallel in an electrical energy storage system. According to the invention, the allocation system comprises a global control system that can determine a combination of batteries from said plurality of batteries, which is optimized to respond to the power request using the highest possible number of batteries, and allocate a power level to each of the batteries of said optimized combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Philippe TOUSSAINT, Do-Hieu TRINH, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20170350945
    Abstract: A method detects defects in an electrical power storage system including at least one battery. The method includes applying an instruction for charging or discharging the battery. The method also includes measuring the current passing through the battery during application of the instruction and calculating m×n mean errors (eTj(tij))1?j?m, 1?i?n between the measured current and the theoretical current of the instruction in m×n time intervals ([tij, tij+Tj])1?j?m, 1?i?n, respectively. The method also includes calculating, for each j between 1 and m, ej=max(eTj (tij)), where i=1, . . . , n. Lastly, the method includes incrementing a counter Cj if ej completely or partially exceeds a predetermined threshold. A defect is detected if Cj exceeds a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Fehd BEN-AICHA, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSSAINT
  • Publication number: 20170264126
    Abstract: A system of electric batteries includes a plurality of batteries (HVB1, HVB2, HVB3) connected to each other by two polarities. Each battery has at least two relays (RN, RP, RA) for the connecting of poles of the battery to the two polarities. The system includes a secondary power supply to provide an activation energy to the relays. The system includes means of supervision to control the relays (RN, RP, RA) in a staggered manner so that each activation of a relay follows a previous activation by at least a predetermined time period (DT).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Cedric Chantrel, Brice Fourney, Fabrice Clin, Do-Hieu Trinh
  • Publication number: 20160370433
    Abstract: A method for estimating residual capacities of a plurality of batteries connected to an electrical power distribution network includes storing in the batteries energy coming from the network, releasing to return the energy to the network, gathering information relating to physical quantities to determine a state of ageing of each battery, during the storing, charging a selected battery until a predefined maximum charge level is reached, during the releasing, discharging the selected battery, if the selected battery has reached the maximum charge level during the storing, until a predefined minimum charge level is reached, or making the selected battery inactive if the selected battery has not yet reached the predefined maximum charge level, then measuring a level of energy yielded by the selected battery, and calculating a residual capacity of the selected battery based on the measurement of the level of energy yielded by the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Cedric CHANTREL, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSSAINT, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20160332531
    Abstract: A method for managing a state of charge of a battery connected for supplying a power distribution network includes estimating a range of values of the state of charge of the battery minimizing a state of aging of the battery, charging or discharging the battery so as to reach an optimum value of state of charge included within the range of values, and prior to the estimating, detecting a state of non-use of the battery during which the battery is neither charged nor discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSAINT, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20150191092
    Abstract: An electrical power supply system includes a battery of cells, the battery including an ammeter configured to measure battery current flowing through the battery, and at least one voltage sensor configured to measure voltage at terminals of a cell. An electronic control unit is configured to deliver a maximum permissible electrical power setpoint. The control unit is configured to calculate a maximum permissible electrical power associated with a cell by taking the minimum of at least two values, including a first electrical power and a second electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Antoine Saint-Marcoux, Do-Hieu Trinh, Yves Le Vourch, Thomas Peuchant