US 12,187,159 B2
Fuse and contactor management for an electric mobile application
Robert Stephen Douglass, Wildwood, MO (US); Brandon William Fisher, Portland, OR (US); Martin Wayne Mensch, Livonia, MI (US); Austin Robert Zurface, Dowling, MI (US); Jeff Howard Urian, Waterford, MI (US); James David, Portage, MI (US); Bharath Suda, Munich (DE); and Asheesh Soni, Bonn (DE)
Assigned to EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin (IE)
Filed by Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin (IE)
Filed on May 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/663,511.
Application 17/663,511 is a continuation of application No. 16/712,156, filed on Dec. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,370,324.
Application 16/712,156 is a continuation of application No. 16/184,185, filed on Nov. 8, 2018, granted, now 11,052,784, issued on Jul. 6, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/583,367, filed on Nov. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/583,428, filed on Nov. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/583,355, filed on Nov. 8, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 201711039846 (IN), filed on Nov. 8, 2017; application No. 201711039847 (IN), filed on Nov. 8, 2017; application No. 201711039848 (IN), filed on Nov. 8, 2017; application No. 201711039849 (IN), filed on Nov. 8, 2017; and application No. 201711039850 (IN), filed on Nov. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0274504 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); B60L 58/21 (2019.01); B60L 58/25 (2019.01); H01H 85/02 (2006.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H02H 3/08 (2006.01); H02H 3/087 (2006.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/14 (2006.01); H01H 39/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/505 (2021.01)
CPC B60L 58/21 (2019.02) [B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 58/25 (2019.02); H01H 85/0241 (2013.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H02H 3/08 (2013.01); H02H 3/087 (2013.01); H02H 9/00 (2013.01); H01H 39/00 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/505 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.