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).

  • Patent number: 11128162
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Philippe Toussaint, Do-Hieu Trinh, Mathieu Umlawski
  • Patent number: 10218199
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: RENAULT S.A.S., BOUYGUES ENERGIES ET SERVICES
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Cedric Chantrel, Brice Fourney, Fabrice Clin, Do-Hieu Trinh
  • Publication number: 20180041067
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Philippe TOUSSAINT, Do-Hieu TRINH, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
  • Publication number: 20170264126
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Cedric Chantrel, Brice Fourney, Fabrice Clin, Do-Hieu Trinh
  • Publication number: 20160370433
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Cedric CHANTREL, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSSAINT, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
  • Patent number: 9499064
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Maria Agapios
  • Publication number: 20160332531
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yann CHAZAL, Do-Hieu TRINH, Philippe TOUSAINT, Mathieu UMLAWSKI
  • Patent number: 9227514
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Nicolas Gouhier, Yann Chazal, Jean-Marie Vespasien, Sebastien Foot, Walter Francesconi
  • Patent number: 9193296
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Clement Petit, Yann Chazal
  • Publication number: 20150202981
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Yann Chazal, Maria Agapios
  • Publication number: 20140336859
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Nicolas Gouhier, Yann Chazal, Jean-Marie Vespasien, Sebastien Foot, Walter Francesconi
  • Patent number: 8839608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventor: Yann Chazal
  • Publication number: 20140203927
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Clement Petit, Yann Chazal
  • Publication number: 20110213542
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s
    Inventor: Yann Chazal