Patents by Inventor Nicolas VAFLARD

Nicolas VAFLARD 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: 11959951
    Abstract: A method determines an insulation resistance of the high-voltage network in an electric or hybrid vehicle, in which a controllable continuous voltage source connected to the body and to a single first terminal of a high-voltage battery of the vehicle is provided, a first resistor being connected in series to the source between the single first terminal and the body and a second resistor being connected in series between the first resistor and the source, consecutive voltage setpoint values are applied between the body and the single first terminal, a measurement signal of the voltage at the terminals of the second resistor is acquired for each setpoint value, adaptive filtering of the signal is carried out and an estimate made, in a recursive manner, of a vector of the filter transfer function coefficients, providing an update of the filtering coefficients, the insulation resistance being determined based on the estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Houssem Halalchi, Nicolas Vaflard, Pierre-Mikael Viollin
  • Publication number: 20220349928
    Abstract: A method determines an insulation resistance of the high-voltage network in an electric or hybrid vehicle, in which a controllable continuous voltage source connected to the body and to a single first terminal of a high-voltage battery of the vehicle is provided, a first resistor being connected in series to the source between the single first terminal and the body and a second resistor being connected in series between the first resistor and the source, consecutive voltage setpoint values are applied between the body and the single first terminal, a measurement signal of the voltage at the terminals of the second resistor is acquired for each setpoint value, adaptive filtering of the signal is carried out and an estimate made, in a recursive manner, of a vector of the filter transfer function coefficients, providing an update of the filtering coefficients, the insulation resistance being determined based on the estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Houssem HALALCHI, Nicolas VAFLARD, Pierre-Mikael VIOLLIN