#CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Method and system to determine traffic information

Method for determining traffic information at least relative to a section of a road network in which there are several units (2-4) that can be moved along a road section. The units are located on or i…

DRIVE·May 17·1 min read

G01C21/3492 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Method of displaying a map and of accessing data resources pertaining to locations displayed on the map

The method involves displaying, on a mobile telephone screen, a map (1) of a place and main icons (2) representing particular places of the map. A set of secondary icons (3), corresponding to informat…

DRIVE·Feb 15·1 min read

G01C21/20 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Method for providing a location based appointment service

The present invention relates to a method for providing a location based appointment service for arranging meeting co-ordinates between a plurality of subscribers using a wireless device; determining …

DRIVE·Feb 1·1 min read

G01C21/20 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Controlled inverter for LED signalling device

A control circuit (1) for a rectifier for LED signal comprises a rectifier (2) and unit (3) to measure the primary current (I) with at least one primary side resistance (R5) switchable though (11) and…

DRIVE·Dec 28·1 min read

B60L7/10 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Method for calculating a braking deceleration

When braking, a mean breaking deceleration (a) causes braking until stationary. The process calculates a lag time (to) for the application of the brakes, and a braking deceleration using the mean brak…

DRIVE·Nov 9·1 min read

B60T8/00 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Power consumption management method

The invention concerns a method of managing energy consumed by a group of energy consuming devices (31 to 39) and energy consuming devices (31 to 36) for executing this method. Energy consuming device…

DRIVE·Sep 7·1 min read

G06Q50/188 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Method for inputting destination data through a mobile terminal

The invention relates to a method for inputting destination data into a navigation system (2) as well as a mobile terminal (1) and a navigation system (2) for executing this method. The mobile termina…

DRIVE·Aug 31·1 min read

G01C21/362 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Energy management method

The invention concerns a method of managing energy consumed by a group (3) of energy consuming devices (31 to 39) as well as energy consuming devices (31 to 37) and a energy scheduling unit (5) for ex…

DRIVE·Aug 24·1 min read

H02J13/12 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

A switching circuit for master-slave feeding mode of low voltage power supply

The present invention provides a switching circuit for the master-slave feeding mode of the low voltage power supply. The switching circuit utilizes the active switches as the switching devices, so th…

DRIVE·Jun 15·1 min read

H02J1/108 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Apparatus for supplying a spacecraft power bus from a plurality of supplies

A description is given of a power supplying apparatus for supplying electrical power to the power bus (4) of a spacecraft, comprising at least one power converting device (1) shunt-connected to the po…

DRIVE·Jun 8·2 min read

B64G1/428 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Fault tolerant power supply system

A vital power supply system that utilizes a two out of three determination scheme to control the tolerance of the output voltage and also to shut down the output voltage. The power supply system inclu…

DRIVE·Mar 2·1 min read

H02J9/06 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

System for controlling the energy flow in an energy conversion system

System for controlling the energy flowing in an energy conversion system having two energy distribution buses of different nominal voltage value connected through a switched power converter without el…

DRIVE·Feb 23·1 min read

H02M3/1582 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Power conditioning architecture for spacecraft

The architecture has an interconnection device with a network architecture, which includes scattered nodes (Ni-Nn) interconnected to each other in a closed loop. A set of power sources and loads are c…

DRIVE·Dec 1·1 min read

B64G1/428 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Electrochemical generator with monobloc connector

An electrochemical cell comprises: (i) a negative electrode and a positive electrode, each containing a current collector covered in an active material and provided with an extension defining a connec…

DRIVE·Sep 1·1 min read

H01M50/547 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Non-sintered electrode for battery with alkaline electrolyte

Nonfritted electrode comprising a two-dimensional conductive support covered with a layer comprising an electrochemically active material and a binder which is a mixture of a styrene-acrylate copolyme…

DRIVE·Aug 18·1 min read

H01M4/32 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Improved astrometric measuring device comprising two telescopes one of them being astrometric

Device has second telescope (2) with third line of sight (L3) parallel to first or second line of sight (L1, L2) of first telescope (1), and second optical module (6) for collecting third light beam f…

DRIVE·Aug 11·1 min read

G01C21/02 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Audio system, mobile phone, car radio and front panel

The audio system (100) has a radio, a mobile radio device (10), a display (14) for displaying information for the audio device and/or the mobile radio communications device, e.g. a mobile telephone an…

DRIVE·Mar 31·1 min read

B60R11/0241 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Maximum power conditioning circuit for a power source, solar generator and method for conditioning

The solar generator deduces the voltage at which maximum power is delivered by monitoring (17, 19) operating points to deduce the current-voltage characteristic, which allows direct determination (21)…

DRIVE·Mar 24·1 min read

G05F1/67 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Battery charger

The recharger (8) includes a second regulator (27) for controlling the output voltage (Vout) in order to maintain it at a pre- determined value. A system (28-30) is provided for detecting the output c…

DRIVE·Jan 21·1 min read

H02J7/62 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Improved protection device with 1S circuits for electrochemical battery assemblies

Four electrochemical modules (1-1,1-2,1-3,1-4) each having electrochemical generators (2) are connected in series to positive and negative terminals. Each module is individually protected by electroni…

DRIVE·Jan 14·1 min read

H02J7/54 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Battery with improved safety

The battery has a sealed container housing multiple cells, each having a protective cap that opens under internal over-pressure. Products expelled through the cap enter a collector space (4), into whi…

DRIVE·Jan 2·1 min read

A62C3/16 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Electrochemical generator with surface of revolution

An electrochemical battery comprises a casing for secondary electrochemical cells, with a surface of revolution around an axis of revolution. A fan is received in a central portion of the casing on th…

DRIVE·Oct 29·2 min read

H01M10/613 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Electrochemically active material for negative electrode of an alkaline electrolyte secondary battery

An electrochemically active material comprises a hydride alloy of which the surface is coated with a protective layer made up principally of nickel hydroxide. By preference the layer is made up of at …

DRIVE·Aug 6·1 min read

H01M4/242 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Discharge control method for a battery

A rechargeable alkaline battery (B) which has three modules (1-i) each with ten electro chemical generators (2-j) is tested by equipment consisting of a testing unit (4) and modules to measure voltage…

DRIVE·Aug 6·1 min read

G01R19/16542 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Lithium insertion compound of high voltage used as cathodic active mass in a lithium rechargeable electrochemical generator

An insertion lithium compound is derived by substitution of dioxide of manganese lithia of spinel structure and has the formula (I) LiMn2-(x+y)(MxM'y)4 (I) x 0; y 0; X+Y 0.50 M = Ni (nickel) or Co (co…

DRIVE·May 14·1 min read

C01G23/005 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Electrochemical active material for electrode

Active electrochemical material, consists of monophase particles of hydroxide with alpha crystallographic structure containing mainly nickel. Apparent volume mass of hydroxide ≥ 1.75 g/cm. By preferen…

DRIVE·Apr 9·1 min read

H01M4/32 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Regulating device for a power supply bus

The present invention relates to an electrical energy regulation device for a power bus (BUS), comprising: an electrical energy storage unit (BAT), a solar generator comprising a plurality of cells (G…

DRIVE·Mar 12·2 min read

H02J7/35 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Supercapacity balancing method and device

The present invention relates to a supercapacitor balancing method comprising the derivation of current flowing in the supercapacitor from a so-called threshold voltage, predetermined, across the term…

DRIVE·Jan 8·1 min read

H02J7/54 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Supercapacity balancing procedure and system

The present invention relates to a method and system for charging at least one supercapacitor, more particularly adapted to the balancing of supercapacitors. The method comprises a step (22) of derivi…

DRIVE·Jan 8·2 min read

H02J7/54 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Navigation method and navigation system

A journey destination is chosen from a list via a navigation terminal (2-4,) and, when selected along with the current location, is transmitted to a remote central computer (8). One or more journey ro…

DRIVE·Jan 8·1 min read

G01C21/3611 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Equalisation method for an electric battery in a discontinuous recharging mode and battery management system for carrying out the same

Reduces the discharge of parts (5) of the battery bank (1), so as to balance, by substituting for the minimal step balancing voltage a higher balancing voltage (V1'), from the moment when the battery …

DRIVE·Dec 11·2 min read

B60L3/0046 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Thermal management blanketing and jacketing for battery system modules

The present invention is a thermal blanketing system used to manage the temperature of individual electrochemical cells within the modules of a single battery system. The present invention uses either…

DRIVE·Nov 27·2 min read

H01M10/613 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Heating device, in particular cooling water heating mechanism for diesel motor vehicles, as well as heating system, heating unit, and power unit therefor

The heating device has several heating elements, the loads of two of which are equal. One of these is controlled by an adjustable semiconductor element. This element has a switch enabling it to be swi…

DRIVE·Nov 20·1 min read

F02N19/10 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Internal connection for a high power electrochemical generator

The invention relates to an electrochemical generator (1) comprising positive (5) and negative (4) terminals, positive (8) and negative (9) electrodes, electrically connected respectively to the posit…

DRIVE·Nov 20·1 min read

H01M50/533 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Non-sintered nickel electrode

The present invention relates to a non-sintered electrode comprising a two-dimensional metallic conductive support and a paste comprising an electrochemically active material containing nickel hydroxi…

DRIVE·Nov 6·1 min read

H01M4/32 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Discharge control method for a battery of secundary electrochemical generators

The subject of the present invention is a method for controlling the discharge of a battery comprising modules constituted of at least one electrochemical generator which comprises the following steps…

DRIVE·Sep 25·2 min read

G01R31/367 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Electrical connection system for electrochemical generators

An electrochemical element (1) has two poles (2, 3) arranged on opposite faces; each pole has a terminal (4, 5) with at least one substantially flat protruding part (6, 7), each of the parts being sha…

DRIVE·Jul 10·1 min read

H01M50/516 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Lithium secondary battery

The present invention relates to a rechargeable lithium generator comprising a positive electrode whose electrochemically active material comprises at least one oxide of a transition metal, and a nega…

DRIVE·Jul 10·1 min read

H01M10/0525 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

A resealable valve and electrochemical generator comprising said valve

The valve (20) comprises a cup (3) closed by a cover (2) having a through opening (6). The cup (3) has a circular cross-section and comprises two vent holes (7a, 7b) diametrically opposed on its circu…

DRIVE·Jul 10·2 min read

F16K17/0453 CIT ALCATEL [FR]

Device suitable for supplying power to a handheld apparatus

Device (11) suitable for charging an electric energy storage means incorporated in a handheld apparatus, without it being necessary, for carrying out the charging operation, to electrically connect sa…

DRIVE·May 8·1 min read

H02J7/342 CIT ALCATEL [FR]