Patents by Inventor Ronan MOTHIER

Ronan MOTHIER 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: 12347903
    Abstract: It is proposed a thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle comprising: a first cooling circuit filled with a first coolant, having at least a first pump, a second cooling circuit filled with a second coolant, having at least a second pump, a third cooling circuit filled with a third coolant, having at least a third pump, wherein the first, second and third cooling circuits are fluidically independent from one another, wherein there is provided at least a selective heat exchanger arrangement, for selectively coupling thermally the third cooling circuit with the first cooling circuit and/or with the second cooling circuit, under predefined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventor: Ronan Mothier
  • Publication number: 20230211649
    Abstract: A thermal management control circuit for an electric vehicle having a power electronics component to supply the drive motor and a battery includes a heat pump loop comprising a condenser and an evaporator a cooling-heating circuit configured to carry a fluid and comprising a first circuit portion comprising the condenser and the power electronics component, and configured to maintain the power electronics component within a power electronics component target temperature range, a second circuit portion comprising the evaporator, a first auxiliary communication circuit portion configured to carry some fluid heated by the condenser from the first circuit portion to the second circuit portion, and cooperating with the second circuit portion to maintain the battery within a battery target temperature range which is different from the power electronics component target temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ronan MOTHIER, Gabriele LEONCINI
  • Publication number: 20230104670
    Abstract: It is proposed a thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle comprising: a first cooling circuit filled with a first coolant, having at least a first pump, a second cooling circuit filled with a second coolant, having at least a second pump, a third cooling circuit filled with a third coolant, having at least a third pump, wherein the first, second and third cooling circuits are fluidically independent from one another, wherein there is provided at least a selective heat exchanger arrangement, for selectively coupling thermally the third cooling circuit with the first cooling circuit and/or with the second cooling circuit, under predefined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: Ronan MOTHIER
  • Patent number: 11299006
    Abstract: This thermoregulation system (1) for an electrically driven vehicle (V), the vehicle comprising at least one electric machine (E), at least one battery (30), and at least one power electronics component (37), comprises a coolant circuit (5), a pump (7), coolant heat exchangers, connected to the coolant circuit (5) so that the coolant may circulate through them and comprising a main exchanger (9), configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and air coming from the outside of the vehicle (V), at least one battery exchanger (11), configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and said at least one battery (30), and at least one secondary exchanger (13, 36), configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and said at least one electric machine (E) and/or said at least one power electronics component (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ronan Mothier
  • Publication number: 20210001683
    Abstract: This thermoregulation system (1) for an electrically driven vehicle (V), the vehicle comprising at least one electric machine (E), at least one battery (30), and at least one power electronics component (37), comprises a coolant circuit (5), a pump (7), coolant heat exchangers, connected to the coolant circuit (5) so that the coolant may circulate through them and comprising a main exchanger (9), configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and air coming from the outside of the vehicle (V), at least one battery exchanger (11), configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and said at least one battery (30), and at least one secondary exchanger (13, 36), configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and said at least one electric machine (E) and/or said at least one power electronics component (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ronan MOTHIER
  • Publication number: 20210001751
    Abstract: This thermoregulation system (1) is for an electrically driven vehicle (V), the vehicle comprising at least one battery (30). The thermoregulation system (1) comprises a coolant circuit (5) in which circulates a coolant, a pump (7) for circulating the coolant, and a at least one battery exchanger (11), connected to the coolant circuit (5) so that the coolant may circulate through the battery exchanger (11), and configured for exchanging heat between the coolant and said at least one battery (30). The coolant circuit (5) comprises a bypass line (41) allowing isolation of the battery exchanger (11) from the coolant circuit (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ronan MOTHIER