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Granted Patent B2
US 12,525,807 · App. 18/045,779 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Automobile vehicle fast charging device

Inventor: Jean-Christophe Kerdelhue (Paris, FR)
Assignee: NW Tech
H02J3/322B60L53/53B60L53/63G01R19/16571G01R31/3842H02J7/0013H02J7/02H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 12,525,807
App. No.
18/045,779
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure is directed to balancing equipment for a grid comprising: a grid input; a transformer comprising a first winding connected to the output of said grid input; a first inverter connected to said transformer; a system of batteries connected to said first inverter; a supervisory unit set up to activate said first inverter and to ensure the charging or discharging of said batteries when an imbalance is detected; and a second inverter connected at the input to said second winding of said transformer and at the output to at least one charging plug of an electric or hybrid vehicle; said supervisory unit being set up to activate said second inverter when a charging need is detected at said recharging plug and when the injection needs on the grid are lower than a threshold value.

Claims (20)

1 . A balancing equipment for a high-voltage or medium-voltage grid, the balancing equipment comprising:

a grid input comprising protection devices for said grid and devices for measuring performance of said grid to detect balancing needs;

a transformer comprising a first winding connected to an output of said grid input and configured to step down the voltage of said grid;

a first inverter connected to a second winding of said transformer and configured to transform an AC voltage into a DC voltage;

a system of batteries connected to said DC voltage; and

a supervisory unit configured to activate said first inverter and to ensure charging or discharging of said batteries when an imbalance is measured on said grid by said measuring devices,

wherein said balancing equipment further comprises a second inverter connected at the input to said second winding of said transformer and at the output to at least one charging plug of an electric or hybrid vehicle; and a detector configured to detect a charging need of said charging plug; and

wherein said supervisory unit is configured to activate said second inverter when a charging need is detected at said charging plug and injection needs on the grid are lower than a threshold value.

2 . The balancing equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said detector for measuring the performance of said grid to detect balancing needs comprises an energy meter dedicated to a manager of said grid and an independent energy meter, said independent energy meter being configured to measure AC consumption sensed at the input of said second inverter.

3 . The balancing equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said detector for detecting a charging need of said charging plug corresponds to a probe for measuring a requested charging power on said charging plug.

4 . The balancing equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said balancing equipment comprises a probe disposed at the input of said first inverter to measure instantaneous power (Peq) in AC energy consumed by said system of batteries.

5 . The balancing equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said balancing equipment comprises a probe disposed on said DC voltage of said system of batteries to measure instantaneous power (Pbat) in DC energy consumed by said system of batteries.

6 . The balancing equipment according to claim 1 , wherein said balancing equipment comprises a probe set up at the input of said second inverter to measure instantaneous power (Pre) in AC energy consumed by said charging plug.

7 . A method for managing the balancing equipment of claim 1 , said method comprising:

measuring a difference between a voltage measurement (mU), a frequency measurement (mF) and a current measurement (ml) of the grid and nominal values to determine the injection and/or withdrawal requirements (ΔU, ΔF, ΔI);

determining control power (Pc 1 , Pc 2 ) of the second inverter connected to the system of batteries as a function of the injection and/or withdrawal requirements (ΔT, ΔF, ΔC) of active and/or reactive power;

if the injection requirements (ΔT, ΔF, ΔC) are greater than a maximum injection power (Pmax), deactivation of the second inverter and activation of the first inverter connected to the system of batteries to inject said maximum injection power (Pmax),

if the injection requirements (ΔT, ΔF, ΔC) are lower than a maximum injection power (Pmax), deactivating the second inverter and activating the first inverter connected to the system of batteries to inject said control power (Pc 1 , Pc 2 ),

if the withdrawal requirements (ΔT, ΔF, ΔC) are lower than a requested recharging power (Prrve) on said charging plug and charge level of the system of batteries is higher than a threshold value, deactivating the first inverter connected to a battery set and activating the second inverter to withdraw said control power (Pc 1 , Pc 2 ), and if the withdrawal requirements (ΔT, ΔF, ΔC) are greater than a requested recharging power (Prrve) at said recharging plug and the charge level of the set of batteries is less than a threshold value, activating the first inverter and the second inverter until the charge level of the system of batteries is higher than said threshold value.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein the said control power (Pc 1 , Pc 2 ) is determined as a function of load losses (Pe) estimated from measurements (Peq, Pre, Pbat) taken from three sensors respectively arranged at the input of the said first inverter, at the input of the said second inverter and on the said DC voltage of the said system of batteries.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: NW JOULES
To: NW TECH
Reel/Frame 072600/0989 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2022
From: KERDELHUE, JEAN-CHRISTOPHE
To: NW JOULES
Reel/Frame 061662/0145 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 2110953 · Oct 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230117226A1 · Apr 20, 2023
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