Patent classifications
H01H9/106
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN AN ELECTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION USING A COMBINED BREAKER AND RELAY
A mobile application including a motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, wherein the PDU includes a breaker/relay positioned on one of a high side and a low side of the power storage device; wherein the breaker/relay includes: a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus; a movable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact; an armature operationally coupled to the movable contact; a first biasing member biasing the armature into one of the first position or the second position; and a means for selecting a down force value of the movable contact, thereby providing for a physical opening response of the breaker/relay in response to a selected current value.
FUSE LIFE MANAGEMENT IN AN ELECTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION
A system includes a vehicle including a motive electrical power path; a power distribution unit having a current protection circuit disposed in the motive electrical power path, the current protection circuit comprising a fuse; a controller, comprising: a fuse status circuit structured to determine a fuse event value; a fuse management circuit structured to provide a fuse event response based on the fuse event value; and a fuse life description circuit structured to determine a fuse life remaining value, wherein the fuse event value comprises a representation that the fuse life remaining value is below a threshold value, and wherein the fuse management circuit is further structured to provide the fuse event response further based on the fuse life remaining value.
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN AN ELECTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION USING A COMBINED BREAKER AND RELAY
A mobile application including a motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, wherein the PDU comprises a breaker/relay including: a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus; a movable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact; an armature operationally coupled to the movable contact; a first biasing member biasing the armature; a contact force spring operationally interposed between the armature and the movable contact; and a means for adjusting an opening velocity of the moveable contact during a run-time operation of the power bus, wherein the opening velocity comprises an initial velocity of the moveable contact away from the fixed contact in response to a physical opening response.
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PORT POWER CONVERTER AND INVERTER ASSEMBLY
- Martin Wayne Mensch ,
- Brandon William Fisher ,
- Robert Stephen Douglass ,
- Austin Robert Zurface ,
- Jeff Howard Urian ,
- James David ,
- Bharath Suda ,
- Asheesh Soni ,
- Karsten Gerving ,
- Guido Völlmar ,
- Gerd Schmitz ,
- Christoph Bausch ,
- Ute Molitor ,
- Lutz Friedrichsen ,
- Kai Schroeder ,
- Julia Otte ,
- Madeline Philipsohn ,
- Norbert Roesner ,
- Volker Lang ,
- Johannes Meissner ,
- Paolo D'Amico ,
- Jalpa Shah ,
- Meng Wang ,
- Damrongrit Piyabongkarn ,
- Niles Stephen Ramseyer ,
- Dennis Dukaric ,
- Matt Haylock ,
- Justin Keith Griffiths
A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.
Integrated coolant channels for component cooling in electric mobile applications
An integrated inverter assembly including a main cover and an opposing back cover, a coolant channel separating body interposed between an upper coolant channel and a lower coolant channel. The upper coolant channel may be thermally coupled to a first plurality of electronic components of the integrated inverter assembly. The lower coolant channel may be thermally coupled to a second plurality of electronic components of the integrated inverter assembly. The first plurality of electronic components include at least one gate driver.
Pyrotechnic switch with a fuse element
Pyrotechnic switch (1) including: at least a first circuit portion (10) with two connection terminals (11a, 11b), arranged to be part of an electrical circuit, a mobile body (20), arranged to pass from a first position to a second position, and thereby cause an opening of the first circuit portion (10), a pyrotechnic actuator, arranged to control the movement of the mobile body (20) from the first to the second position, a fuse element (30) such as a fuse, arranged to interrupt an electric current passing between the terminals of the first circuit portion (11a, 11b), characterized in that the fuse element (30) is isolated from at least one of the terminals of the first circuit portion (11a, 11b) when the mobile body (20) is in the first position.
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN AN ELECTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION DURING RUN TIME USING CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL INTERFACE PORTS
A multi-port power converter including a housing including a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics; a plurality of solid-state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs; a plurality of solid-state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid-state components and the plurality of ports; and a controller, the controller including: a component bank configuration circuit structured to interpret a port electrical interface description during a run-time operation of the multi-port power converter, the port electrical interface description comprising a description of at least a portion of the distinct electrical characteristics; and a component bank implementation circuit structured to provide solid switch states in response to the port electrical interface description, and wherein the plurality of solid-state switches are responsive to the solid switch states.
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-PORT POWER CONVERTER AND INVERTER ASSEMBLY
- Martin Wayne Mensch ,
- Brandon William Fisher ,
- Robert Stephen Douglass ,
- Austin Robert Zurface ,
- Jeff Howard Urian ,
- James David ,
- Bharath Suda ,
- Asheesh Soni ,
- Karsten Gerving ,
- Guido Völlmar ,
- Gerd Schmitz ,
- Christoph Bausch ,
- Ute Molitor ,
- Lutz Friedrichsen ,
- Kai Schroeder ,
- Julia Otte ,
- Madeline Philipsohn ,
- Norbert Roesner ,
- Volker Lang ,
- Johannes Meissner ,
- Paolo D'Amico ,
- Jalpa Shah ,
- Meng Wang ,
- Damrongrit Piyabongkarn ,
- Niles Stephen Ramseyer ,
- Dennis Dukaric ,
- Matt Haylock ,
- Justin Keith Griffiths
A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION IN AN ELECTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION DURING RUN TIME USING CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL INTERFACE PORTS
A multi-port power converter including a housing including a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads; a plurality of solid-state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs; a plurality of solid-state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid-state components and the plurality of ports; and a controller, the controller including: a component bank configuration circuit structured to interpret a port electrical interface description of the multi-port power converter from an external tool communicatively coupled to the controller, the port electrical interface description comprising a description of at least a portion of distinct electrical characteristics; and a component bank implementation circuit structured to provide solid switch states in response to the port electrical interface description, and wherein the plurality of solid-state switches are responsive to the solid switch states.
INVERTER WITH QUICK CONNECT COOLING COUPLING FOR AN ELECTRIC MOBILE APPLICATION
An integrated inverter assembly including a main cover and an opposing back cover, a coolant channel, wherein power electronics of the inverter assembly are thermally coupled to the coolant channel, and wherein at least one of a coolant inlet or a coolant outlet of the coolant channel comprises a quick connector without a locking element.