Patents by Inventor Yann Chazal
Yann Chazal 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).
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Patent number: 11128162Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for allocating a power request PREQ to a plurality of batteries connected in parallel in an electrical energy storage system. According to the invention, the allocation system comprises a global control system that can determine a combination of batteries from said plurality of batteries, which is optimized to respond to the power request using the highest possible number of batteries, and allocate a power level to each of the batteries of said optimized combination.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Yann Chazal, Philippe Toussaint, Do-Hieu Trinh, Mathieu Umlawski
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Patent number: 10218199Abstract: A system of electric batteries includes a plurality of batteries (HVB1, HVB2, HVB3) connected to each other by two polarities. Each battery has at least two relays (RN, RP, RA) for the connecting of poles of the battery to the two polarities. The system includes a secondary power supply to provide an activation energy to the relays. The system includes means of supervision to control the relays (RN, RP, RA) in a staggered manner so that each activation of a relay follows a previous activation by at least a predetermined time period (DT).Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: RENAULT S.A.S., BOUYGUES ENERGIES ET SERVICESInventors: Yann Chazal, Cedric Chantrel, Brice Fourney, Fabrice Clin, Do-Hieu Trinh
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Publication number: 20180041067Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for allocating a power request PREQ to a plurality of batteries connected in parallel in an electrical energy storage system. According to the invention, the allocation system comprises a global control system that can determine a combination of batteries from said plurality of batteries, which is optimized to respond to the power request using the highest possible number of batteries, and allocate a power level to each of the batteries of said optimized combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: RENAULT s.a.sInventors: Yann CHAZAL, Philippe TOUSSAINT, Do-Hieu TRINH, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
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Publication number: 20170264126Abstract: A system of electric batteries includes a plurality of batteries (HVB1, HVB2, HVB3) connected to each other by two polarities. Each battery has at least two relays (RN, RP, RA) for the connecting of poles of the battery to the two polarities. The system includes a secondary power supply to provide an activation energy to the relays. The system includes means of supervision to control the relays (RN, RP, RA) in a staggered manner so that each activation of a relay follows a previous activation by at least a predetermined time period (DT).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2015Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Yann Chazal, Cedric Chantrel, Brice Fourney, Fabrice Clin, Do-Hieu Trinh
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Publication number: 20160370433Abstract: A method for estimating residual capacities of a plurality of batteries connected to an electrical power distribution network includes storing in the batteries energy coming from the network, releasing to return the energy to the network, gathering information relating to physical quantities to determine a state of ageing of each battery, during the storing, charging a selected battery until a predefined maximum charge level is reached, during the releasing, discharging the selected battery, if the selected battery has reached the maximum charge level during the storing, until a predefined minimum charge level is reached, or making the selected battery inactive if the selected battery has not yet reached the predefined maximum charge level, then measuring a level of energy yielded by the selected battery, and calculating a residual capacity of the selected battery based on the measurement of the level of energy yielded by the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Applicant: RENAULT s.a.sInventors: Yann CHAZAL, Cedric CHANTREL, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSSAINT, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
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Patent number: 9499064Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, provided with an electric power supply system and a supervisor for managing the power supply of the vehicle from the power supply system, which comprises an initialization step, carried out by the power supply system, said step triggering an update of a series of parameters of the supervisor, said assembly including at least one physical operating threshold of the power supply system.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Yann Chazal, Maria Agapios
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Publication number: 20160332531Abstract: A method for managing a state of charge of a battery connected for supplying a power distribution network includes estimating a range of values of the state of charge of the battery minimizing a state of aging of the battery, charging or discharging the battery so as to reach an optimum value of state of charge included within the range of values, and prior to the estimating, detecting a state of non-use of the battery during which the battery is neither charged nor discharged.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSAINT, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
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Patent number: 9227514Abstract: A method for adapting an engine-braking simulation for a vehicle provided with a regenerative braking device includes generating an arbitrated braking signal based on a simulated engine-braking signal developed on the basis of signals output from an acceleration pedal, and based on at least one signal output from at least one active safety system. The method also includes generating a braking instruction intended for the regenerative braking device by time filtration of the arbitrated braking signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Nicolas Gouhier, Yann Chazal, Jean-Marie Vespasien, Sebastien Foot, Walter Francesconi
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Patent number: 9193296Abstract: A motor vehicle driving assistance method including at least one electric motor powered by a battery and capable of driving drive wheels of the vehicle, the method including calculating an optimized consumption for the vehicle from an actual power consumption of the vehicle and from values collected by sensors of the vehicle, over a same path that the vehicle is in a process of traveling, the optimized consumption corresponding to a reference driving style; and informing the driver of a distance that he/she could travel using the power supply available on-board the vehicle if he/she were to adopt the reference driving style, or else the driver is informed of energy savings per unit of distance traveled that he/she might obtain if the reference driving style were adopted.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2012Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Clement Petit, Yann Chazal
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Publication number: 20150202981Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle, provided with an electric power supply system and a supervisor for managing the power supply of the vehicle from the power supply system, which comprises an initialization step, carried out by the power supply system, said step triggering an update of a series of parameters of the supervisor, said assembly including at least one physical operating threshold of the power supply system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Yann Chazal, Maria Agapios
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Publication number: 20140336859Abstract: A method for adapting an engine-braking simulation for a vehicle provided with a regenerative braking device includes generating an arbitrated braking signal based on a simulated engine-braking signal developed on the basis of signals output from an acceleration pedal, and based on at least one signal output from at least one active safety system. The method also includes generating a braking instruction intended for the regenerative braking device by time filtration of the arbitrated braking signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Nicolas Gouhier, Yann Chazal, Jean-Marie Vespasien, Sebastien Foot, Walter Francesconi
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Patent number: 8839608Abstract: A method of controlling an internal combustion engine that includes an exhaust line fitted with a particulate filter, the method including: a) acquiring a charge parameter relating to a fill level of the particulate filter, b) comparing the charge parameter with at least one determined threshold, and c) bringing the internal combustion engine to a set operating point determined as a function of various criteria of differing levels of importance. Prior to c) and with one of the criteria being the mass flow rate of particles entering the particulate filter, a constraint level coefficient is determined as a function of the result of the comparing b) and applied to the particulate mass flow rate to weight importance of this criterion in determining the engine operating point.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventor: Yann Chazal
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Publication number: 20140203927Abstract: A motor vehicle driving assistance method including at least one electric motor powered by a battery and capable of driving drive wheels of the vehicle, the method including calculating an optimized consumption for the vehicle from an actual power consumption of the vehicle and from values collected by sensors of the vehicle, over a same path that the vehicle is in a process of traveling, the optimized consumption corresponding to a reference driving style; and informing the driver of a distance that he/she could travel using the power supply available on-board the vehicle if he/she were to adopt the reference driving style, or else the driver is informed of energy savings per unit of distance traveled that he/she might obtain if the reference driving style were adopted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2012Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.Inventors: Clement Petit, Yann Chazal
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Publication number: 20110213542Abstract: A method of controlling an internal combustion engine that includes an exhaust line fitted with a particulate filter, the method including: a) acquiring a charge parameter relating to a fill level of the particulate filter, b) comparing the charge parameter with at least one determined threshold, and c) bringing the internal combustion engine to a set operating point determined as a function of various criteria of differing levels of importance. Prior to c) and with one of the criteria being the mass flow rate of particles entering the particulate filter, a constraint level coefficient is determined as a function of the result of the comparing b) and applied to the particulate mass flow rate to weight importance of this criterion in determining the engine operating point.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: RENAULT s.a.sInventor: Yann Chazal