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.: US16710809Application Date: 2019-12-11
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Publication No.: US11159008B2Publication Date: 2021-10-26
- 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 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.
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