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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Andrew Hudson, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
John Anthony Demarco, Lake Orion, MI (US);
David Celinske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Farouq Mozip, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A power distribution system for a vehicle includes a plurality of switching devices arranged in a circuit to selectively control power flow between a plurality of buses operating within a same voltage range. The power distribution system further includes a controller programmed to, in response to the switching devices being in a state to transfer power between the buses and a current flowing through one of the buses exceeding a predetermined current, operate the switching devices to isolate the buses.