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).

  • Patent number: 10056760
    Abstract: 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 that
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Jacques Colin, Christian Sellin, Yvon Le Paven, Jean Caron, Pierre-Luc Etienne, Valery Florimond, Karim Sammouda, Alain Vallee
  • Patent number: 9776529
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jacques Colin
  • Publication number: 20160248258
    Abstract: 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 that
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jacques Colin, Christian Sellin, Yvon Le Paven, Jean Caron, Pierre-Luc Etienne, Valery Florimond, Karim Sammouda, Alain Vallee
  • Publication number: 20160111915
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin, Yvon Le Paven, Alain Vallee, Valery Florimond, Karim Sammouda, Jean Caron, Pierre-Luc Etienne
  • Publication number: 20150239366
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: BLUE SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jacques Colin
  • Patent number: 8143853
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: BATSCAP
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jean-Luc Monfort, Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin
  • Patent number: 8129950
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: BATSCAP
    Inventors: Jacques Colin, Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin
  • Publication number: 20100090648
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BATSCAP
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Jestin, Jean-Luc Monfort, Christian Sellin, Jacques Colin
  • Publication number: 20100007311
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: BATSCAP
    Inventors: Jacques Colin, Jean-Jacques Jestin, Christian Sellin
  • Patent number: 6551473
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Aluminium Pechiney
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Gaillard, Jacques Colin de Verdiere, Pierre Homsi