CPC B60L 3/0046 (2013.01) [B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 58/10 (2019.02); H01H 39/006 (2013.01); H01H 2039/008 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
10. A method, comprising:
energizing, by a plurality of power supplies, a driver component of an electrical circuit of an electric vehicle;
providing, by the driver component, a voltage greater than a threshold from a battery of the electric vehicle to a motor of the electric vehicle;
connecting, by a switch module, the driver component to the plurality of power supplies;
detecting, by the switch module, a signal to actuate an emergency safety feature of the electric vehicle;
facilitating electrical disconnection, in response to detecting the signal, of the driver component from the plurality of power supplies to reduce the voltage provided to the motor below the threshold;
energizing, using the plurality of power supplies, a power supply for a second driver component connected to a contactor that is connected to the driver component, the power supply different from the plurality of power supplies; and
continuing to energize, using the plurality of power supplies, the power supply for the second driver component when the switch module is disconnected.
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