Patents by Inventor Jacques Colin
Jacques Colin 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: 10056760Abstract: The subject of the invention is an installation (10) able to be electrically autonomous comprising elements to be powered (12, 20) from among which: —a building (12) comprising at least one room delimited by at least one wall and one roof, and —an electricity distribution terminal (20), situated outside the building and comprising means of connection for the connection to at least one external electrical apparatus, the installation comprising means for powering the elements comprising: —means for generating energy (16) on the basis of a natural source, —means for storing energy (56), —means of interconnection (58, 62, 64) of the means of storage and/or of the means of generation to the elements to be powered, the installation also comprising: —means of measurement (72) of at least one parameter relating to the energy stored in at least one part of the energy storage means, and —means of control (66, 68, 67) of the means of interconnection as a function of the values obtained by the measurement means, so thatType: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jacques Colin, Christian Sellin, Yvon Le Paven, Jean Caron, Pierre-Luc Etienne, Valery Florimond, Karim Sammouda, Alain Vallee
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Patent number: 9776529Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling the operation of the electrical power supply to an electric motor vehicle comprising at least two energy storage modules connected in parallel, said modules being able to provide the motor with a delivered electrical power lying between a predetermined minimum power and a predetermined maximum power, noteworthy in that the method comprises the following steps: —detection (100, 110) of an operating anomaly of at least one defective module, —reduction (120, 130) of the maximum power that can be provided by the modules, —electrical disconnection (140) of each defective module, the disconnection step being implemented after the reduction of the maximum power.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jacques Colin
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Publication number: 20160248258Abstract: The subject of the invention is an installation (10) able to be electrically autonomous comprising elements to be powered (12, 20) from among which: —a building (12) comprising at least one room delimited by at least one wall and one roof, and —an electricity distribution terminal (20), situated outside the building and comprising means of connection for the connection to at least one external electrical apparatus, the installation comprising means for powering the elements comprising: —means for generating energy (16) on the basis of a natural source, —means for storing energy (56), —means of interconnection (58, 62, 64) of the means of storage and/or of the means of generation to the elements to be powered, the installation also comprising: —means of measurement (72) of at least one parameter relating to the energy stored in at least one part of the energy storage means, and —means of control (66, 68, 67) of the means of interconnection as a function of the values obtained by the measurement means, so thatType: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Jacques Colin, Christian Sellin, Yvon Le Paven, Jean Caron, Pierre-Luc Etienne, Valery Florimond, Karim Sammouda, Alain Vallee
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Publication number: 20160111915Abstract: The invention relates to an installation (10) for restoring power to equipment, comprising at least one photovoltaic cell (20A-20D; 22A-22B), at least one device for supplying power (12) comprising electrical connection means (14), at least one power storage assembly (18A, 18B), connected on the one hand to at least one of the photovoltaic cells and on the other hand to at least one of the power supply devices to supply it with electrical power, and an inverter (28, 30) interposed between at least one of the power storage assemblies and at least one of the power supply devices, so that the electricity transmitted to the supply device is in the form of alternating current. The invention also relates to a charging module comprising at least one power storage assembly and at least one inverter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin, Yvon Le Paven, Alain Vallee, Valery Florimond, Karim Sammouda, Jean Caron, Pierre-Luc Etienne
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Publication number: 20150239366Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling the operation of the electrical power supply to an electric motor vehicle comprising at least two energy storage modules connected in parallel, said modules being able to provide the motor with a delivered electrical power lying between a predetermined minimum power and a predetermined maximum power, noteworthy in that the method comprises the following steps:—detection (100, 110) of an operating anomaly of at least one defective module,—reduction (120, 130) of the maximum power that can be provided by the modules,—electrical disconnection (140) of each defective module, the disconnection step being implemented after the reduction of the maximum power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: BLUE SOLUTIONSInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jacques Colin
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Patent number: 8143853Abstract: The application relates to a battery including a pack of modules, each containing rechargeable cells in series, the battery including means for measuring the voltage and/or the temperature of at least one module. According to the application, the battery includes means for computing, based on the voltage and/or temperature measured by the measuring means and on a recorded characteristic of the discharge current and/or regeneration current of the battery, a maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit of the pack. The battery also includes a transmission means for transmitting to the outside the information on the maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit of the pack.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: BATSCAPInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jean-Luc Monfort, Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin
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Patent number: 8129950Abstract: The application concerns a battery module, comprising cells, two external terminals, a message communication infrastructure, a module control unit comprising a message processing unit, connected to the infrastructure to send and receive messages. According to the application, at least two of the message systems chosen from among: a first message system for cell characterization, a second message system for cell forming, and a third message system for utilization of a battery pack comprising several modules connected via their user terminals, when the pack is associated with a consumer machine for the purpose of supplying it with electric energy, are provided in the message processing unit, which is able to be configured into any one of the message systems.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: BATSCAPInventors: Jacques Colin, Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin
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Publication number: 20100090648Abstract: The application relates to a battery including a pack of modules, each containing rechargeable cells in series, the battery including means for measuring the voltage and/or the temperature of at least one module. According to the application, the battery includes: means for computing, based on the voltage and/or temperature measured by the measuring means and on a recorded characteristic of the discharge current and/or regeneration current of the battery, a maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit (laut-reg)of the pack, a transmission means for transmitting to the outside the information on the maximum discharge and/or regeneration current limit of the pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: BATSCAPInventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jean-Luc Monfort, Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin
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Publication number: 20100007311Abstract: The application concerns a battery module, comprising cells, two external terminals, a message communication infrastructure, a module control unit comprising a message processing unit, connected to the infrastructure to send and receive messages. According to the application, at least two of the message systems chosen from among: a first message system for cell characterization, a second message system for cell forming, and a third message system for utilization of a battery pack comprising several modules connected via their user terminals, when the pack is associated with a consumer machine for the purpose of supplying it with electric energy, are provided in the message processing unit, which is able to be configured into any one of the message systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: January 14, 2010Applicant: BATSCAPInventors: Jacques Colin, Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin
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Patent number: 6551473Abstract: An arrangement of electrolysis pots suitable for use for the production of aluminum by igneous electrolysis according to the Hall-Héroult process with an electrolysis current with intensity Io is disclosed. The arrangement comprises juxtaposed zones including an inner lateral zone. a central zone, and an outer lateral zone. The arrangement can be used, for example, in an electrolysis plant.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Aluminium PechineyInventors: Jean-Marie Gaillard, Jacques Colin de Verdiere, Pierre Homsi