Self-contained motorization system

• US 9,166,433 B2
• Filed: 03/29/2011
• Issued: 10/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Antoine Juan, Florian Gardes, Jerome Penigaud
• Original Assignee: Florian Gardes, Jerome Penigaud
• Inventors: Juan, Antoine, Gardes, Florian, Penigaud, Jrme
• Primary Examiner(s): Ro, Bentsu
• Application Number:
  US13/638,439
• Publication Number:
  US 20130057182A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,666 Days
• Field of Search: 318106-109, 318/139, 318/400.3, 318/812, 318/440, 318/442, 318/459, 318/478, 318/479, 318/500, 318/504
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2270/145 Structure borne vibrations
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/52 characterised by DC-motors
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/80 Exchanging energy storage elements, e.g. removable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 58/22 Balancing the charge of battery modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

The invention relates to a self-contained motorization system comprising at least one electric motor (9), a controller (8) adapted to drive the operation of the electric motor (9), a set of accumulators of power type (5) adapted to feed the motor (9), a central control unit (7), a base (3) adapted for removably receiving a set of accumulators of energy type (4) and a direct current converter (2) adapted for connecting the set of accumulators of energy type (4) to the set of accumulators of power type.

The self-contained motorization system makes it possible to meet both high power needs and significant self-containment needs, while allowing easy maintenance and the use of technologies not subject to transport restrictions.

Claims

1. A self-contained motorization system comprising:

at least one electric motor;

a controller adapted to drive the operation of the electric motor;

a set of accumulators of power type adapted to feed the motor;

a central control unit adapted to supervise the management of said set of accumulators and to drive the at least one electric motor through said controller;

a base adapted for removably receiving a set of accumulators of energy type;

a direct current converter adapted to connect the set of accumulators of energy type to the set of accumulators of power type.

2. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the direct current converter is adapted to control the charge of the set of accumulators of power type by the set of accumulators of energy type.

3. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the central unit is adapted to command the direct current converter.

4. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, also comprising a cutoff member commanded by the central control unit and adapted to interrupt the charge of the set of accumulators of power type by the set of accumulators of energy type.

5. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 4, wherein the cutoff member is commanded so as to charge the set of accumulators of power type with a pulsed charge profile.

6. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, also comprising a case bearing and standing together the set of accumulators of power type, the electric motor, the controller, and the central control unit.

7. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 6, wherein the case also bears the base adapted to receive the set of accumulators of energy type.

8. The self-contained motorization system according to claims 6, wherein the case also bears the direct current converter.

9. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the base is adapted to receive a plurality of sets of accumulators of energy type.

10. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the set of accumulators of power type uses the Ni-MH technology.

11. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 10, wherein the direct current converter is of the constant current output type.

12. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the set of accumulators of power type uses the Lithium technology.

13. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 12, wherein the direct current converter is of the constant current output and constant voltage output (CCCV) type.

14. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the set of accumulators of energy type uses the Lithium technology.

15. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, wherein the capacity of each set of accumulators is less than or equal to 100 Wh.

16. A vehicle wheel comprising at least one self-contained motorization system according to claim 1.

17. A tool comprising at least one self-contained motorization system according to claim 1.

18. A method for managing the charge of a set of accumulators of power type of a self-contained motorization system according to claim 1, the method comprising:

computing or measuring the average current or the average energy consumed by the electric motor; and

transmitting, using the central control unit, an instruction to adapt the output of the direct current converter to the average consumed current or the average consumed energy.

19. The management method according to claim 18, wherein the base is adapted to receive a plurality of sets of accumulators of energy type each embedding a direct current converter, the method comprising the transmission by the central control unit of an instruction to adapt the output of each direct current converter to the average current or average energy consumed by the electric motor, the output of each direct current converter being adapted to ensure a discharge of the plurality of sets of accumulators of energy type that is:

sequential;

or

simultaneous, preferably when the average consumed current or the average consumed energy exceeds the maximum admissible discharge current or the maximum admissible discharge energy of a single set of accumulators of energy type.

20. A self-contained motorization system comprising:

at least one electric motor;

a controller adapted to drive the operation of the electric motor;

a set of accumulators of power type adapted to feed the motor;

a set of accumulators of energy type;

a central control unit adapted to supervise the management of said set of accumulators and to drive the at least one electric motor through said controller;

a base adapted to removably receive the set of accumulators of energy type;

a direct current converter adapted to connect the set of accumulators of energy type to the set of accumulators of power type.

21. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 20, wherein the set of accumulators of energy type embeds the direct current converter.

22. The self-contained motorization system according to claim 21, wherein each set of accumulators of energy type embeds a direct current converter.