| CPC H01H 1/2025 (2013.01) [H01H 39/006 (2013.01); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01); H01H 2039/008 (2013.01); H01H 50/546 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A contactor device comprising:
two first terminals for electrically connecting at least one of a load and a charger;
two second terminals for electrically connecting a first battery module;
two third terminals for electrically connecting a second battery module;
two first bus bars, which each are electrically connected to one of the first terminals;
two second bus bars, wherein one of the second bus bars is electrically connected to one of the second terminals, and the other one of the second bus bars is electrically connected to one of the third terminals;
a connection bus bar, which is electrically isolated from the two first bus bars; and
at least one actuation element, which is configured to change a state of the contactor device at least to and from a series connection state, in which the two second bus bars are conductively coupled to the connection bus bar, and to and from a parallel connection state, in which one of the second bus bars is conductively coupled to one of the first bus bars and the other one of the second bus bars is conductively coupled to the other one of the first bus bars.
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