Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Buis

Emmanuel Buis 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: 10106052
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling rotation speed of an electric motor of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle including a feedback-based regulator for regulating a torque setpoint using a control model, an input variable of the regulator being the torque setpoint as requested by a driver and the regulator using a pure delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Laurent Fontvieille, Emmanuel Buis, Petru-Daniel Morosan, Samuel Prat
  • Patent number: 10023191
    Abstract: A method controls a power train of a vehicle immobilized in a parking position, the vehicle being provided with a parking brake device for immobilizing the vehicle and at least one electric motor. The method includes detecting the slope direction and/or slope data when the parking brake device is in an actuated position, detecting that the parking brake device has switched from the actuated position to a released position, and applying a motor torque setpoint to the electric motor in accordance with the detected slope direction and/or slope data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Laurent Fontvieille, Emmanuel Buis, Florent Marchais
  • Publication number: 20180134299
    Abstract: A method controls a power train of a vehicle immobilized in a parking position, the vehicle being provided with a parking brake device for immobilizing the vehicle and at least one electric motor. The method includes detecting the slope direction and/or slope data when the parking brake device is in an actuated position, detecting that the parking brake device has switched from the actuated position to a released position, and applying a motor torque setpoint to the electric motor in accordance with the detected slope direction and/or slope data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Laurent FONTVIEILLE, Emmanuel Buis, Florent Marchais
  • Patent number: 9944290
    Abstract: A method controls regenerative braking of a motor vehicle provided with an electric or hybrid powertrain. The method includes determining that a driver is pressing neither a throttle pedal nor a brake pedal of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a correction coefficient as a function of a torque supplied by a motor of the powertrain, of a speed and an angular velocity at a wheel of the vehicle, of a gradient, of a mass of the vehicle, and of friction. Next, the method includes determining a setpoint for regenerative braking without pressure on the brake pedal as a function of the correction coefficient and of two maps of torque as a function of a rotational speed of the powertrain, for a substantially zero gradient and a vehicle mass substantially equal to a reference mass of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Laurent Fontvieille, Emmanuel Buis, Benoit Verbeke
  • Publication number: 20170080946
    Abstract: A method controls a power train of a vehicle immobilized in a parking position, the vehicle being provided with a parking brake device for immobilizing the vehicle and at least one electric motor. The method includes detecting the slope direction and/or slope data when the parking brake device is in an actuated position, detecting that the parking brake device has switched from the actuated position to a released position, and applying a motor torque setpoint to the electric motor in accordance with the detected slope direction and/or slope data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Laurent FONTVIEILLE, Emmanuel BUIS, Florent MARCHAIS
  • Publication number: 20160264144
    Abstract: A method controls regenerative braking of a motor vehicle provided with an electric or hybrid powertrain. The method includes determining that a driver is pressing neither a throttle pedal nor a brake pedal of the vehicle. The method also includes determining a correction coefficient as a function of a torque supplied by a motor of the powertrain, of a speed and an angular velocity at a wheel of the vehicle, of a gradient, of a mass of the vehicle, and of friction. Next, the method includes determining a setpoint for regenerative braking without pressure on the brake pedal as a function of the correction coefficient and of two maps of torque as a function of a rotational speed of the powertrain, for a substantially zero gradient and a vehicle mass substantially equal to a reference mass of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Laurent FONTVIEILLE, Emmanuel BUIS, Benoit VERBEKE
  • Publication number: 20150352977
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling rotation speed of an electric motor of an electric or hybrid motor vehicle including a feedback-based regulator for regulating a torque setpoint using a control model, an input variable of the regulator being the torque setpoint as requested by a driver and the regulator using a pure delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Laurent FONTVIEILLE, Emmanuel BUIS, Petru-Daniel MOROSAN, Samuel PRAT
  • Patent number: 8589054
    Abstract: Method for controlling the power plant of a motor vehicle with partial exhaust gas recirculation in which the fresh air flow rate and the partially recirculated gases flow rate are regulated either on a rich mixture control structure or on a lean mixture control structure and in which the flow rates are set, on the rich mixture control structure, to the setpoint values equal to the flow rate setpoint values of the lean mixture control structure during a transition from a rich mixture control structure to a lean mixture control structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Yohann Petillon
  • Patent number: 7966814
    Abstract: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine that includes a booster system including a turbocharger, an exhaust gas recirculation system including a recirculation valve and an electronic control unit for controlling geometrical configuration of the turbocharger and the recirculation valve of the recirculation system. The method detects variation of an acceleration command of the internal combustion engine when the booster system operates according to a first controlled operating mode, switches the booster system to a transitory operating mode according to the detected variation, wherein the turbocharger is maintained in a given geometrical configuration for a predetermined time, and switches the booster system to a second controlled operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Sebastien Rouch
  • Publication number: 20110112745
    Abstract: Method for controlling the power plant of a motor vehicle with partial exhaust gas recirculation in which the fresh air flow rate and the partially recirculated gases flow rate are regulated either on a rich mixture control structure or on a lean mixture control structure and in which the flow rates are set, on the rich mixture control structure, to the setpoint values equal to the flow rate setpoint values of the lean mixture control structure during a transition from a rich mixture control structure to a lean mixture control structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Yohann Petillon
  • Patent number: 7937213
    Abstract: An engine control, and in particular a method for controlling an engine including a low-pressure exhaust gas recycling loop. The method adjusts a predetermined engine operating parameter by controlling the position of an exhaust gas recycling valve, which is placed in the loop, for determining whether the predetermined measured quantity of the valve respects a predetermined criteria, and controls the position of an exhaust shutter, which is arranged outside the loop, when the quantity does not respect the criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Michel Leporcq
  • Publication number: 20090217663
    Abstract: A control method including regulating air pressure prevailing in an engine intake manifold around a setpoint value. The regulating includes a slow regulation loop, a fast regulating loop, and a limitation of pressure upstream of a turbine of a supercharger. The supercharging pressure limitation is implemented when the pressure upstream of the turbine exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Arnaud Guinois
  • Publication number: 20090199824
    Abstract: An engine control, and in particular a method for controlling an engine including a low-pressure exhaust gas recycling loop. The method adjusts a predetermined engine operating parameter by controlling the position of an exhaust gas recycling valve, which is placed in the loop, for determining whether the predetermined measured quantity of the valve respects a predetermined criteria, and controls the position of an exhaust shutter, which is arranged outside the loop, when the quantity does not respect the criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Michel Leporcq
  • Publication number: 20080196405
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling an internal combustion engine (1) which comprises a booster system provided with a turbocharger (6, 8), an exhaust gas recirculation system (12) provided with a recirculation valve (13) and an electronic control unit (14) for controlling the geometrical configuration of the turbocharger (6, 8) and the recirculation valve (13) of the recirculation system. The inventive method consists in detecting the variation of the acceleration command of the internal combustion engine (1), when the booster system operates according to a first controlled operating mode (BF, BF?), in switching the booster system to a transitory operating mode (BO2, BO2?) according to the detected variation, wherein the turbocharger (6, 8) is maintained in a given geometrical configuration for a predetermined time, and in switching the booster system to a second controlled operation mode (BO1, BO1?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S
    Inventors: Emmanuel Buis, Sebastien Rouch