Patents by Inventor Pierre-Xavier Thivel

Pierre-Xavier Thivel 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: 11784505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for charging an electrochemical cell of a rechargeable battery with charging pulse control (PL), the pulses (PL) being driven in voltage control mode in the form of voltage steps (Pt) of variable amplitude. According to the invention, the method consists in calculating the value (Ut+1) of each voltage step (Pt+1) with respect to the value (Ut) of the preceding voltage step (Pt) and according to a progression variable representative of the variation in the internal resistance of the cell (d(R)/dt), for a period ending on the preceding step (Pt), with respect to a predetermined tolerated variation threshold (?), where Var=d(R)/dt??. The method applies to high-voltage electric battery charging protocols for electromobility or stationary applications, or portable device batteries, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: PSA AUTOMOBILES SA, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE, SAFT
    Inventors: Gentien Thorner, Francis Roy, Jean Bernard Douet, Thomas Peuchant, David Herpe, Pierre Xavier Thivel, Jean Claude Leprêtre
  • Publication number: 20230208174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for charging an electrochemical cell of a rechargeable battery with charging pulse control (PL), the pulses (PL) being driven in voltage control mode in the form of voltage steps (Pt) of variable amplitude. According to the invention, the method consists in calculating the value (Ut+1) of each voltage step (Pt+1) with respect to the value (Ut) of the preceding voltage step (Pt) and according to a progression variable representative of the variation in the internal resistance of the cell (d(R)/dt), for a period ending on the preceding step (Pt), with respect to a predetermined tolerated variation threshold (?), where Var=d(R)/dt??. The method applies to high-voltage electric battery charging protocols for electromobility or stationary applications, or portable device batteries, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Gentien THORNER, Francis ROY, Jean Bernard DOUET, Thomas PEUCHANT, David HERPE, Pierre Xavier THIVEL, Jean Claude LEPRÊTRE
  • Patent number: 9673650
    Abstract: Method for monitoring an electrochemical cell or a battery (1), in particular method for monitoring the first charging of an electrochemical cell or of a battery (1) of Li-ion type, comprising a step of acquiring data relating to acoustic emissions produced in the electrochemical cell or in the battery and, by using the data acquired, a step of detecting: the formation of a passivation film on an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery; and/or the first storage of lithium in an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER-GRENOBLE, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Sylvie Genies, David Brun-Buisson, Nina Kircheva, Pierre-Xavier Thivel
  • Publication number: 20160245875
    Abstract: Method for determining the state of health of a battery, using a sensor of the acoustic activity of the battery, comprising the following steps: detection of at least one acoustic event by the sensor; determination of the value of at least one parameter for each acoustic signal detected in the course of the elementary cycle of use; calculation, for the elementary cycle of use, of a value of acoustic density according to a density calculation function taking into account said at least one parameter determined for each of the acoustic signals detected in the course of the cycle; calculation of a state of health value corresponding to said previously calculated acoustic density value, on the basis of a functional relation or a predetermined database, making it possible to know the state of health for a given acoustic density value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES, INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE
    Inventors: Nina Kircheva, Pierre-Xavier Thivel, Sylvie Genies, Mélanie Alias, Sothun Eric Hing
  • Publication number: 20140159674
    Abstract: Method for monitoring an electrochemical cell or a battery (1), in particular method for monitoring the first charging of an electrochemical cell or of a battery (1) of Li-ion type, comprising a step of acquiring data relating to acoustic emissions produced in the electrochemical cell or in the battery and, by using the data acquired, a step of detecting: the formation of a passivation film on an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery; and/or the first storage of lithium in an electrode of the electrochemical cell or of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicants: Commissariat a L'energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Institut Polytechnique de Grenoble, Universite Joseph Fourier - Grenoble
    Inventors: Sylvie Genies, David Brun-Buisson, Nina Kircheva, Pierre-Xavier Thivel