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Power distribution unit and fuse management for an electric mobile application

US11052784B2 · kind B2 · utility

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46References

20Claims

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Assignee

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited · IE

Inventors

Martin Wayne Mensch · Royal Oak, US
Brandon William Fisher · Portland, US
Robert Stephen Douglass · Wildwood, US
Austin Robert Zurface · Dowling, US
Jeff Howard Urian · Troy, US
James David · Portage, US
Bharath Suda · Munich, DE
Asheesh Soni · Bonn, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 8, 2018
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T90/16
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system include a vehicle having a motive electrical power path and a power distribution unit (PDU). The PDU includes a current protection circuit disposed in the motive electrical power path, the current protection circuit including a thermal fuse and a contactor in a series arrangement with the thermal fuse, and a high voltage power input coupling having a first electrical interface for a high voltage power source. The high voltage power output coupling includes a second electrical interface for a motive power load. The current protection circuit electrically couples the high voltage power input to the high voltage power output, and the current protection circuit is at least partially disposed in a laminated layer of the PDU. The laminated layer includes an electrically conductive flow path disposed between two electrically insulating layers.

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