Renault Trucks

Volvo Truck Corporation

Volvo Lastvagnar Ab

Thomas Justin

Jean-Marc Blond

Michael Millet

Vincent Sartre

Frederic Demarle

Frédéric Demarle

Hydrogen discharge system for a truck and truck comprising such system The invention concerns a hydrogen discharge system () for a truck, this system comprising a pipe () provided with at least one discharge opening (), a deflector (), that is rotatably mounted with respect to the pipe and that includes a vent, for venting hydrogen exiting through the discharge opening. The system further includes a balancing weight () secured to the deflector (), so as to maintain the deflector in a configuration wherein the vent is facing upwards with respect to the ground, in order to always discharge hydrogen upwards relative to the ground.

Hydrogen discharge system for a truck and truck comprising such system

A drive arrangement for a least one auxiliary equipment of a hybrid vehicle includes a gearbox having at least one input shaft connected to a drive internal combustion engine and one output shaft connected to driven wheels of the vehicle. The drive arrangement includes a power split device having no more than three separate input/output couplings, with a first coupling connected to the input shaft, a second coupling connected to the output shaft, and a third coupling connected to the at least one auxiliary equipment. The drive arrangement includes an auxiliary electric machine connected to one of the couplings of the power split device, and adapted to deliver torque to the at least one auxiliary equipment. The drive arrangement further includes an arrangement to disconnect the first coupling from the input shaft of the gearbox.

Drive arrangement for vehicle auxiliaries

A drive arrangement for auxiliary equipment of an engine includes an epicyclical gear having a sun gear, a ring gear and a planet carrier. A first component is connected to the engine, a second component is connected to a first electric machine, and a third component is connected to the auxiliary equipment. The first component is guided in rotation on the engine block and includes a rigid assembly which supports the other two components. The stator of the first electric machine is fixed on a holder. The holder is guided in rotation directly or indirectly on the first component rigid assembly, and the first component is guided in rotation on the engine block independently from the holder.

Drive arrangement for a vehicle accessory

A method for controlling a hybrid traction assembly includes an initial depleting phase which begins at the beginning of the vehicle mission and where the hybrid traction assembly is controlled to cause depletion of the storage device at a high first mean depletion rate, at least one sustaining phase where the hybrid traction assembly is controlled so that the state of charge is maintained in a predetermined sustaining range. The method further includes a second depleting phase which extends between the initial depleting phase and the sustaining phase, wherein the hybrid traction assembly is controlled to cause depletion of the storage device at a second mean depletion rate, the second mean depletion rate being lower than the first mean depletion rate.

Method for controlling a hybrid traction assembly and hybrid vehicle controlled according to such a method

A powertrain includes a variable ratio transmission device having an input shaft coupled to an engine and an output shaft coupled to a driven unit, a three-way power split transmission device including three input/output couplings, a first of which is coupled to a flywheel and a second of which is coupled to an electrical machine. The third input/output coupling of the three way power split transmission device is mechanically coupled to the engine and to the input shaft of the variable ratio transmission device.

Powertrain comprising an optimized energy recovery system

A cooling circuit for the thermal engine of an automotive vehicle includes a main loop that includes a first exchanger for collecting the heat from a first heat source, a first radiator and a pump connected in series by ducts for the circulation of a cooling liquid, the temperature of the cooling liquid being kept under normal operation conditions at a temperature lower than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. The cooling circuit includes a first bypass of the main loop in parallel relative to said first radiator, the first bypass including sequentially, in the circulation direction of the cooling liquid, a second exchanger for collecting the heat from a second heat source and a second radiator connected in series by ducts for the circulation of the cooling liquid, the temperature of said cooling liquid at the outlet of said second exchanger being set, under normal operation conditions, at a temperature higher than or equal to the predetermined threshold value.

Cooling circuit for the thermal engine of an automotive vehicle

The invention concerns an engine cooling system that comprises a cooling circuit () and an evaporative cooling arrangement (). The cooling circuit () has a cooling capacity provided by exchanging the heat generated by the engine with ambient air. The evaporative cooling arrangement () has a cooling capacity provided by dissipating the heat generated by the engine, by vaporization of a vaporizing coolant in a boiler. The cooling capacity of the evaporative cooling arrangement () is such that with the cooling capacity of the cooling circuit (), the global capacity of the cooling system can match, at least peak, cooling demands. As the cooling capacity of the cooling system is divided between the capacity of the cooling circuit and the capacity of the evaporative cooling arrangement, the capacity of the cooling circuit can be reduced in comparison to a conventional cooling circuit which has to match alone peak cooling demands.

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Brignais, France

Thomas Justin