Patents by Inventor Samuel Cregut

Samuel Cregut 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).

  • Publication number: 20220399618
    Abstract: A system for protecting a device having variable internal resistance includes a protection fuse capable of blowing when a current having an intensity greater than an intensity threshold passes through. The system also includes an estimator suitable for estimating the internal resistance of the device, and a safety device suitable for limiting and/or preventing use of the device when the internal resistance is greater than a resistance threshold beyond which the protection fuse is inoperative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Samuel CREGUT, Masato ORIGUCHI, Irina MARINCAS, Antoine SAINT-MARCOUX
  • Patent number: 10113473
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electrically driven motor vehicle, including a central computing unit, a cooling circuit including at least a pump for circulation of a coolant fluid, a solenoid valve, and a radiator. The cooling circuit is configured for cooling a battery charger and an electrical motor connected to an electronic control device. The central computing unit is configured to manage activation of each pump, including potential faults of each of the pumps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Hatem Cherouat, Samuel Cregut
  • Patent number: 9738166
    Abstract: A method for contactless charging of a battery of an electric motor vehicle by magnetic induction using a transmitter coil of a charging device and a receiver coil of the vehicle, the method including: controlling electrical power supply and instructions of an inverter at terminals of which the transmitter coil is connected, according to a variable frequency; measuring, in an analog circuit, at least one analog signal relative to a current or to a voltage at terminals of the transmitter coil; digitally processing at least two incoming digital signals by a control board, a first incoming signal being relative to the voltage and a second incoming signal being relative to the current; transmitting output signals from the control board to the inverter to lock the inverter to a value of a phase difference calculated between the current and the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Hugues Doffin, Samuel Cregut
  • Patent number: 9517700
    Abstract: A method for contactless charging of the battery of an electric automobile by magnetic induction using a transmitter coil of a charging device and a receiver coil of the vehicle, the method including: controlling a power supply of a converter, at terminals of which the transmitter coil is connected, according to a variable frequency; measuring, in an analog circuit, a value of a current and of a voltage at the terminals of the transmission coil; calculating a phase shift between the current and the voltage; converting the phase shift into a digital value; and locking the variable frequency of the converter to the phase-shift value by digital processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Jeanne Houivet, Samuel Cregut
  • Patent number: 9410473
    Abstract: A cooling device for a motor vehicle, including a cooling circuit configured to cool an engine assembly using a liquid coolant circulated by at least one variable delivery pump, the delivery output by each pump being controlled by a control system. The control system is configured to regulate the delivery of each pump so that the temperature of the liquid coolant does not exceed a fixed datum temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Marco Marsilia
  • Patent number: 9160268
    Abstract: A system for controlling a voltage inverter, or supplying power to a multiphase electric motor of an automobile vehicle, including: a mechanism generating values of power supply voltages for each phase of the electric motor, together with an amplitude value of the power supply voltages; a phase-splicing determination mechanism; and a controller controlling the phase splicing cooperating to control transmission to the voltage inverter of duty cycles generated by determining the duty cycles, as a function of values of power supply voltages for each phase of the electric motor, and also of the amplitude value of the power supply voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Marco Marsilia
  • Publication number: 20150239353
    Abstract: A method for controlling charging of a battery of an electric drive motor vehicle or a hybrid motor vehicle, in a non-contact charging system wherein a power generator including a direct current source followed by an inverter feeds a load including an inductor arranged in series with the inverter, the method including: controlling the inverter at a working frequency slaved to a load resonance frequency by transmission of first and second pulse-width modulation command signals respectively to first and second switching arms of the inverter; and performing a closed-loop regulation on an intensity of a supply current of the inverter, a supply current set value being defined according to a maximum current that can be supplied by the direct current source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventor: Samuel Cregut
  • Publication number: 20150048788
    Abstract: A method for contactless charging of a battery of an electric motor vehicle by magnetic induction using a transmitter coil of a charging device and a receiver coil of the vehicle, the method including: controlling electrical power supply and instructions of an inverter at terminals of which the transmitter coil is connected, according to a variable frequency; measuring, in an analog circuit, at least one analog signal relative to a current or to a voltage at terminals of the transmitter coil; digitally processing at least two incoming digital signals by a control board, a first incoming signal being relative to the voltage and a second incoming signal being relative to the current; transmitting output signals from the control board to the inverter to lock the inverter to a value of a phase difference calculated between the current and the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Hugues Doffin, Samuel Cregut
  • Patent number: 8919471
    Abstract: A cooling device for a motor vehicle, including a cooling circuit configured to cool an engine assembly using a liquid coolant circulated by at least one variable-flowrate pump, the flowrate of each pump being controlled by a control system. The control system is configured to control the flowrate of each pump in a closed-loop regulating system as a function of the temperature of the liquid coolant and of a setpoint temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Claire Oberti, Marco Marsilia, Samuel Cregut
  • Publication number: 20140327397
    Abstract: A method for contactless charging of the battery of an electric automobile by magnetic induction using a transmitter coil of a charging device and a receiver coil of the vehicle, the method including: controlling a power supply of a converter, at terminals of which the transmitter coil is connected, according to a variable frequency; measuring, in an analog circuit, a value of a current and of a voltage at the terminals of the transmission coil; calculating a phase shift between the current and the voltage; converting the phase shift into a digital value; and locking the variable frequency of the converter to the phase-shift value by digital processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Jeanne Houivet, Samuel Cregut
  • Publication number: 20140216682
    Abstract: A cooling system for an electrically driven motor vehicle, including a central computing unit, a cooling circuit including at least a pump for circulation of a coolant fluid, a solenoid valve, and a radiator. The cooling circuit is configured for cooling a battery charger and an electrical motor connected to an electronic control device. The central computing unit is configured to manage activation of each pump, including potential faults of each of the pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Hatem Cherouat, Samuel Cregut
  • Patent number: 8733299
    Abstract: A cooling device for an automotive vehicle of electric type, the cooling device being able to be powered up or powered down and including a cooling circuit capable of cooling an engine assembly including an electronic driver system using a coolant, the cooling circuit being controlled by a control system capable of keeping the device powered up when the vehicle is at end of mission and the temperature of the coolant is above a threshold temperature. The electric vehicle includes a battery charger assembly, and the cooling circuit is capable of cooling the charger assembly and the engine assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Claire Oberti, Marco Marsilia
  • Publication number: 20140132188
    Abstract: A system for controlling a voltage inverter, or supplying power to a multiphase electric motor of an automobile vehicle, including: a mechanism generating values of power supply voltages for each phase of the electric motor, together with an amplitude value of the power supply voltages; a phase-splicing determination mechanism; and a controller controlling the phase splicing cooperating to control transmission to the voltage inverter of duty cycles generated by determining the duty cycles, as a function of values of power supply voltages for each phase of the electric motor, and also of the amplitude value of the power supply voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Marco Marsilia
  • Publication number: 20130313249
    Abstract: Method for regulating the temperature of an automotive vehicle component comprising an inductive system for charging an electric battery, the inductive charging system including a coil allowing a magnetic energy to be converted into an electrical energy for charging the battery, the method involving a step of using the thermal energy produced in the coil via the Joule effect to heat the automotive vehicle component, notably a cabin of an automotive vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Serge Loudot
  • Publication number: 20130056194
    Abstract: A cooling device for a motor vehicle, including a cooling circuit configured to cool an engine assembly using a liquid coolant circulated by at least one variable delivery pump, the delivery output by each pump being controlled by a control system. The control system is configured to regulate the delivery of each pump so that the temperature of the liquid coolant does not exceed a fixed datum temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Marco Marsilia
  • Publication number: 20120132394
    Abstract: A cooling device for a motor vehicle, including a cooling circuit configured to cool an engine assembly using a liquid coolant circulated by at least one variable-flowrate pump, the flowrate of each pump being controlled by a control system. The control system is configured to control the flowrate of each pump in a closed-loop regulating system as a function of the temperature of the liquid coolant and of a setpoint temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: Renault S.A.S
    Inventors: Claire Oberti, Marco Marsilia, Samuel Cregut
  • Publication number: 20120067562
    Abstract: A cooling device for an automotive vehicle of electric type, the cooling device being able to be powered up or powered down and including a cooling circuit capable of cooling an engine assembly including an electronic driver system using a coolant, the cooling circuit being controlled by a control system capable of keeping the device powered up when the vehicle is at end of mission and the temperature of the coolant is above a threshold temperature. The electric vehicle includes a battery charger assembly, and the cooling circuit is capable of cooling the charger assembly and the engine assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Samuel Cregut, Claire Oberti, Marco Marsilia