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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Applicant:
Eaton Intelligent Power Limited, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Brandon William Fisher, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Stephen Douglass, Wildwood, MO (US);
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/21 (2019.01); H02H 3/087 (2006.01); B60L 3/04 (2006.01); H01H 85/02 (2006.01); B60L 58/25 (2019.01); H02H 9/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01H 39/00 (2006.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/505 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 58/21 (2019.02); B60L 3/04 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 58/25 (2019.02); H01H 85/0241 (2013.01); H01M 50/249 (2021.01); H02H 3/087 (2013.01); H02H 9/00 (2013.01); H01H 39/00 (2013.01); H01M 50/204 (2021.01); H01M 50/505 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a vehicle comprising a motive electrical power path; a power distribution unit comprising a current protection circuit disposed in the motive electrical power path, the current protection circuit comprising a fuse; a current source circuit electrically coupled to the fuse and structured to inject a current across the fuse; and a voltage determination circuit electrically coupled to the fuse and structured to determine at least one of an injected voltage value and a fuse impedance value.