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Fuse and contactor management for an electric mobile application

US11370324B2 · kind B2 · utility

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102References

11Claims

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Assignee

Eaton Intelligent Power Limited · IE

Inventors

Robert Stephen Douglass · Wildwood, US
Brandon William Fisher · Portland, US
Martin Wayne Mensch · Royal Oak, 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	Dec 12, 2019
Grant date	Jun 28, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2040

Classification

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

Abstract

A system includes a vehicle including a motive electrical power path; a power distribution unit including: a current protection circuit disposed in the motive electrical power path, the current protection circuit including a fuse and a contactor in a series arrangement with the fuse; a high voltage power input coupling including a first electrical interface for a high voltage power source; and a high voltage power output coupling including a second electrical interface for a motive power load, where the current protection circuit electrically couples the high voltage power input coupling to the high voltage power output coupling.

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