Electrical distribution system

US6150734A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Delphi Technologies · US

Inventors

• Niels Neibecker · Cologne, DE
• Peter Stadler · Heidelberg, DE
• Thomas Stein · Oberkochen, DE
• Klaus Hold · Remscheid, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 1999
• Grant date: Nov 21, 2000
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60R16/0238
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An electrical distribution system that provides a modular arrangement for power and signal distribution in a motor vehicle includes a power distribution circuit board connected to a power supply and to at least one electrical load, switch and control circuit boards electrically connected with the power distribution board via fuses or circuit breakers, and signal distribution devices mounted on the switch and control boards for transmitting control signals between the switch and control boards. The power distribution board includes switching devices for electrically coupling the power supply to the electrical load, the control board has a processor for controlling the operation of the switching devices based on signals received via an external connector.