Switch arrangement and method for controlling a switch arrangement
US11529917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J2310/40
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switch arrangement for providing alternative distribution paths in a system for distributing electrical power in a vehicle including electrical power supplies and electrical loads. The switch arrangement includes a first switch configured to be connected to a first electrical element, a second switch configured to be connected to the first electrical element and a second electrical element, and a third switch configured to be connected to the second electrical element and a third electrical element. Each of the first, second, and third switches is independently controllable, and selective operation of each of the first, second, and third switches to its open or closed state interconnects at least two of the first, second, and third electrical elements to establish one of multiple alternative distribution paths to connect one of the power supplies and one of the loads or to connect two of the power supplies.
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