Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System, method and apparatus for power distribution in an electric mobile application using a combined breaker and relay
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Application No.: US16710859Application Date: 2019-12-11
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Publication No.: US11081875B2Publication Date: 2021-08-03
- Inventor: Brandon William Fisher
- Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Applicant Address: IE Dublin
- Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Current Assignee Address: IE Dublin
- Agency: GTC Law Group PC & Affiliates
- Main IPC: H02H7/085
- IPC: H02H7/085 ; H01H71/32 ; H02H1/00 ; H01H89/00 ; H02P29/68 ; H02M7/00 ; H05K7/20 ; B60K6/22

Abstract:
A system including a vehicle having a motive electrical power path; a power distribution unit including a current protection circuit comprising a breaker/relay including: a fixed contact; a movable contact; a physical opening response portion responsive to a current value in the motive power circuit; a current source circuit electrically coupled to the breaker/relay and structured to inject a current across the fixed contact; and a voltage determination circuit electrically coupled to the breaker/relay and structured to determine at least one of an injected voltage amount and a contactor impedance value, wherein the voltage determination circuit comprises a high pass filter having a cutoff frequency selected in response to a frequency of the injected current.
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