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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Amin Emrani, New York City, NY (US);
Paul J. Nicastri, Dearborn, MI (US);
Senate Ghanim, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Systems devices and methods are disclosed for a vehicle power distribution system having a flat wire harness with integrated voltage converters. An example power distribution system includes a battery having a nominal voltage, a plurality of electrical loads, each corresponding to a respective rated voltage, and a flat wire harness. The flat wire harness includes a plurality of wire branches, each configured to couple the battery to a respective electrical load. The flat wire harness also includes a plurality of voltage converters, each integrated into a respective wire branch, configured to provide the respective rated voltage to each electrical load.