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Granted Patent B2
US 12,556,006 · App. 18/618,326 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Power supply system, and moving object including power supply system

Inventors: Manabu Mitani (Wako, JP); Takeshi Matsumoto (Wako, JP)
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
H02J3/38B60L50/60B60L2200/10B64D27/35
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Patent No.
US 12,556,006
App. No.
18/618,326
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply system includes: a first connection circuit including a first connector and a second connector that are capable of connecting a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit to each other; a first positive side contactor provided in the first power supply circuit; a second positive side contactor provided in the second power supply circuit; a first control device for controlling the first connector and the first positive side contactor; and a second control device for controlling the second connector and the second positive side contactor.

Claims (27)

1 . A power supply system comprising:

a first power supply circuit configured to supply, to a first load device, direct current electric power output from a first main power source device;

a second power supply circuit configured to supply, to a second load device, direct current electric power output from a second main power source device;

a first auxiliary power source device connected to the first power supply circuit in parallel with the first main power source device;

a second auxiliary power source device connected to the second power supply circuit in parallel with the second main power source device;

a first connection circuit including a first connector and a second connector that are configured to connect the first power supply circuit and the second power supply circuit to each other;

a first contactor configured to disconnect the first auxiliary power source device from the first power supply circuit;

a second contactor configured to disconnect the second auxiliary power source device from the second power supply circuit;

a first control device configured to control the first connector and the first contactor; and

a second control device configured to control the second connector and the second contactor.

2 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first connector is provided on a positive wire of the first connection circuit, and

the second connector is provided on a negative wire of the first connection circuit.

3 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third power supply circuit configured to supply, to a third load device, the direct current electric power output from the first main power source device;

a third auxiliary power source device connected to the third power supply circuit in parallel with the first main power source device;

a third contactor configured to disconnect the third auxiliary power source device from the third power supply circuit;

a fourth power supply circuit configured to supply, to a fourth load device, the direct current electric power output from the second main power source device;

a fourth auxiliary power source device connected to the fourth power supply circuit in parallel with the second main power source device;

a fourth contactor configured to disconnect the fourth auxiliary power source device from the fourth power supply circuit;

a second connection circuit including a third connector and a fourth connector that are configured to connect the third power supply circuit and the fourth power supply circuit to each other;

a third control device configured to control the third connector and the third contactor; and

a fourth control device configured to control the fourth connector and the fourth contactor.

4 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first connector is a normally-open connector configured to be opened when no signal is input from the first control device to the first connector and to be closed when a signal is input from the first control device to the first connector, and

the second connector is a normally-open connector configured to be opened when no signal is input from the second control device to the second connector and to be closed when a signal is input from the second control device to the second connector.

5 . A moving object comprising the power supply system according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 28, 2024
From: MITANI, MANABU; MATSUMOTO, TAKESHI
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066929/0476 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-056845 · Mar 31, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240332978A1 · Oct 3, 2024
References Cited (2)
US 20220204173A1 · Barraco et al. · 2022 [cited by applicant]
JP 2022529997A · 2022 [cited by applicant]