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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Te Connectivity Services Gmbh, Schaffhausen, CH;
Te Connectivity Brasil Industria DE Electronicos Ltda, Braganca Paulista, BR;
Roger Lee Thrush, Clemmons, NC (US);
William A. Russell, Jr., Walkertown, NC (US);
Pedram Gharghabi, Jamestown, NC (US);
Amadeu Luiz Fazani Cavallieri, Campinas, BR;
Albert Yong Lee, Greensboro, NC (US);
Dinesh L. Hemnani, Greensboro, NC (US);
Bruce Toepfer, High Point, NC (US);
Abstract
A power distribution unit includes a housing having walls defining a main cavity provided at a first side and a secondary cavity provided at a second side. The power distribution unit includes a main contactor received in the main cavity having first and second fixed contacts and a movable contact movable between a mated position and an unmated position to electrically connect the first and second fixed contacts. The main contactor includes a coil assembly energized to move the movable contact. The power distribution unit includes a pre-charge assembly received in the secondary cavity having a control circuit board, a pre-charge resistor coupled to the control circuit board, and a pre-charge switch coupled to the control circuit board. The power distribution unit includes a cover coupled to the housing to enclose the pre-charge assembly in the secondary cavity.