Granted Patent B2

US 12,187,159 · App. 17/663,511 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Inventors: Robert Stephen Douglass (Wildwood, MO); Brandon William Fisher (Portland, OR); Martin Wayne Mensch (Livonia, MI); Austin Robert Zurface (Dowling, MI); Jeff Howard Urian (Waterford, MI); James David (Portage, MI); Bharath Suda (Munich, DE); Asheesh Soni (Bonn, DE)

Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED

B60L58/21B60L3/04B60L50/64B60L58/25H01H85/0241H01M50/249H02H3/08H02H3/087H02H9/00H01H39/00H01M50/204H01M50/505H01M2220/20

Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A system, comprising:

a power distribution unit comprising:

a current protection circuit for a motive electrical power path of a vehicle, the current protection circuit comprising a fuse and a contactor in a series arrangement with the fuse;

a high voltage power input coupling comprising a first electrical interface for a high voltage power source; and

a high voltage power output coupling comprising a second electrical interface for a motive power load,

wherein the current protection circuit electrically couples the high voltage power input coupling to the high voltage power output coupling.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fuse includes a current rating that is higher than a current corresponding to a rated power throughput of the motive electrical power path.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the fuse is sized to avoid wear or degradation up to the rated power throughput.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the fuse is sized to accommodate a higher power rating than a power rating of the vehicle.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein, a current corresponding to the rated power throughput of the motive electrical power path corresponds to a nominal voltage of the motive electrical power path.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein, a current corresponding to the rated power throughput of the motive electrical power path corresponds to a current at a degraded or failure mode voltage of the motive electrical power path.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fuse includes a current rating that is higher than a current corresponding to a quick charging power throughput of the motive electrical power path.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contactor includes a current rating that is higher than a current corresponding to a rated power throughput of the motive electrical power path.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the contactor includes a current rating that is higher than a current corresponding to a quick charging power throughput of the motive electrical power path.

Assignments (1)

Priority Claims (5)

Continuity (6)

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