An electronic control unit (1) includes a connector (2), the connector includes a connector main body (21) and a plurality of terminals (23), the connector main body includes an attachment surface (24) and a seal arrangement portion (210) on a surface (25), the seal arrangement portion includes a first seal arrangement portion (211) formed in an arrangement direction of the terminals, and a second seal arrangement portion (212) that is continuous with both end portions (213) of the first seal arrangement portion and is inclined toward the electronic control board side as it goes toward the other end side facing one end side of an electronic control board (6), the first seal arrangement portion includes a plurality of predetermined portions (2112) formed so as to be directed toward the electronic control board side from a center side of the first seal arrangement portion toward both end sides of the first seal arrangement portion at both end portions of the first seal arrangement portion, the cover (3) includes a plurality of bent portions (312) formed so as to be directed toward the electronic control board side from a center side of the cover toward both end sides of the cover, and each of the predetermined portions is in contact with each of the bent portions.

A power supply system which includes a first system, a second system, and a system-to-system switch. The first system delivers electrical power from a first power supply to an electrical load through a first power feeding path. The second system delivers electrical power from a second power supply to the electrical load through a second power feeding path. The system-to-system switch is arranged in a connecting path which connects the first and second power feeding paths together. The power supply system also has an in-system switch which is disposed in the second power feeding path between a junction of the second power feeding path and the connecting path and the second power supply. When it is determined that a malfunction has occurred in the second system in a condition where the system-to-system switch and the in-system switch are closed, the system-to-system switch is opened. The power supply system controls an opening-closing operation of the in-system switch when the system-to-system switch is opened, thereby limiting flow of electrical current from the second power supply to the second system and prevents voltages applied to the system-to-system switch from undesirably dropping due to a surge voltage developed in the second system which arise from the limitation of flow of the electrical current.

An electrical junction box to be installed in a vehicle includes: a terminal block; first conductive members provided to the terminal block and placed so as to be aligned in a row; second conductive members provided to the terminal block and placed so as to be aligned in another row; first bolts tightened to the terminal block from below and fixing electric wires, which are electrically connected to the first conductive members, respectively, to the terminal block; second bolts tightened to the terminal block from below and fixing electric wires, which are electrically connected to the second conductive members, respectively, to the terminal block; a first cover member provided to the terminal block and covering heads of the first bolts from below; and a second cover member provided to the terminal block and covering heads of the second bolts from below.

A vehicle and method for intra-vehicle communication within the vehicle involve a sending controller to transmit a message, and a receiving controller to receive the message. The vehicle includes one or more switches to relay the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller. The sending controller and each of the one or more switches include an egress port for transmission of the message. A processor performs bounded timing analysis to determine a total wait time during transmission of the message from the sending controller to the receiving controller as a sum of each egress port wait time at each egress port encountered by the message. Action is taken to avoid or mitigate the total wait time during transmission exceeding a deadline for the message, and the bounded timing analysis includes performing an iterative process and determining a lower bound (LB), an upper bound (UB), and a median value.

In an electric connection box, first and second holding structures between a casing and a terminal block outside the casing include locking portions provided on the side of an assembly surface of the casing, locked portions provided on the side of the terminal block and in which a relative movement of an installation target toward the side of an opening at an assembly completion position is locked by the locking portions, guide portions provided on the side of the assembly surface and extend along a direction of the relative movement between the locking portions and the locked portions in a state where the casing is attached to the installation target, and guided portions provided on the side of the terminal block and are guided from the side of the opening to the assembly completion position along the guide portions, respectively.

An electrical junction box comprises an electrically conductive housing and at least one cable end wherein an everted braided shield section of the cable end is received in a retainer section of the housing and an electrically conductive adhesive is provided.

Vehicle power distribution systems are described comprising one or more advanced master control units in electrical communication with a vehicle power source. The advanced master control unit is configured to receive the vehicle current and generate a first current in response to the vehicle current. Power outlets and/or data ports may be in electrical communication with the advanced master control unit, such that they can receive the first current. The system may also have a simple power supply that can receive the first current and convert this to a second current, which can be used to power in-flight entertainment devices and other components of the vehicle.

Devices, systems, and methods for constant and reliable power distribution, using a redundant power bridge battery architecture, in autonomous vehicles are described. An example method includes determining that each of a plurality of sensors is operating within in a nominal range for the respective sensor, and distributing, based on the determining, power from at least one alternating current (AC) power source or at least one direct current (DC) power source to at least one power distribution unit (PDU), wherein a first power bridge is coupled to the at least one AC power source and the at least one DC power source and a second power bridge is coupled to the at least one DC power source and the at least one PDU, and wherein the plurality of sensors is used to monitor a health of the vehicle and any single point failure is detectable.

A midfloor module (10, 11) for a motor vehicle has a frame structure (10) with a battery frame (10). The battery frame (10) has multiple battery modules (11), and multiple tank volumes (1, 2, 2+) that can be used optionally for fuel. A motor vehicle that is equipped with such a midfloor module (10, 11) also is provided as well as a method for manufacturing the midfloor module (10,11).

A joint connector configured to have a plurality of wire harnesses connected thereto and join the plurality of wire harnesses, the joint connector including a sub-connector configured to have connectors of the plurality of wire harnesses inserted therein, a housing inside which the sub-connector is provided, a plurality of joint terminals arranged in parallel with each other in a protruding state within the housing and respectively connected to the connectors of the plurality of wire harnesses, and a relay unit provided in the housing and connected to the plurality of joint terminals, the relay unit being configured to, based on information included in data transmitted from an in-vehicle ECU or in-vehicle sensor connected to the plurality of wire harnesses, perform relay control of the data between the plurality of joint terminals.