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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
May. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Rivian Ip Holdings, Llc, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Todd Putnam, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Nathaniel C. Wynn, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
RIVIAN IP HOLDINGS, LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/18 (2006.01); B60L 50/60 (2019.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.01); H01M 50/581 (2021.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/18 (2013.01); B60L 50/64 (2019.02); B60L 50/66 (2019.02); H01M 50/581 (2021.01); H02H 1/0007 (2013.01); H01M 2200/103 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A circuit protection system is provided herein that minimizes the disconnection time of a circuit while protecting other electrical components. Some configurations comprise a set of parallel circuit interruption devices, each connected in series with respective fuses. A control device sets a state of the circuit interruption device based on a current of the circuit. Under certain current loads, the circuit is interrupted without causing a fuse to blow. Under other current loads, the circuit is interrupted by having one or more fuses blow.