Switch arrangement and method for controlling a switch arrangement
US11840183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2042 |
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 adapted to be connected to a first electrical element, a second switch adapted to be connected to the first electrical element and a second electrical element, and a third switch adapted to be connected to the 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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