Patents by Inventor Rafael PONNETTE

Rafael PONNETTE 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).

  • Device and method for the reconfiguration of a rechargeable energy storage device into separate battery connection strings
    Patent number: 10897145
    Abstract: Reconfiguration of a rechargeable energy storage system into two or more new capacitor or battery or fuel cell packs arranged in “connections”, e.g. series or parallel strings. Each pack of rechargeable energy storage devices includes rechargeable energy storage modules. In each rechargeable energy storage module, which can include one or more capacitors or fuel cells or battery cells, there is arranged a network of banks of switches. A first bank of switches is arranged to connect a rechargeable energy storage module in a first series connection string with other rechargeable energy storage modules. A second bank of switches is arranged to connect a rechargeable energy storage module in a second connection string with other rechargeable energy storage modules. A first bypass switch is arranged to exclude a rechargeable energy storage module from the first series connection string when the first bypass switch is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: VITO NV
    Inventors: Sven De Breucker, Dominique Weyen, Rafael Ponnette, Peter Coenen
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF A RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE INTO SEPARATE BATTERY CONNECTION STRINGS
    Publication number: 20190013681
    Abstract: Reconfiguration of a rechargeable energy storage system into two or more new capacitor or battery or fuel cell packs arranged in “connections”, e.g. series or parallel strings. Each pack of rechargeable energy storage devices includes rechargeable energy storage modules. In each rechargeable energy storage module, which can include one or more capacitors or fuel cells or battery cells, there is arranged a network of banks of switches. A first bank of switches is arranged to connect a rechargeable energy storage module in a first series connection string with other rechargeable energy storage modules. A second bank of switches is arranged to connect a rechargeable energy storage module in a second connection string with other rechargeable energy storage modules. A first bypass switch is arranged to exclude a rechargeable energy storage module from the first series connection string when the first bypass switch is activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: VITO NV
    Inventors: Sven DE BREUCKER, Dominique WEYEN, Rafael PONNETTE, Peter COENEN