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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Shifang Li, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Seungwoo Paik, Wixom, MI (US);
Li-Pen John Ho, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Andrew K. Chandler, Plymouth, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling a vehicle battery system that includes a voltage bus having positive and negative bus rails, at least one battery pack connected to the voltage bus and having positive and negative battery terminals, and a battery disconnect unit. The method includes disconnecting the at least one battery pack from the voltage bus via the battery disconnect unit by performing a first battery disconnect process upon detecting an event condition, by performing a second battery disconnect process upon detecting a high overcurrent condition, and by performing a third battery disconnect process upon detecting a low overcurrent condition. The first battery disconnect process utilizes opening a main pyro fuse, the second battery disconnect process utilizes one or more of thermal fuses, solid-state relays and/or current sensors, and the third battery disconnect process utilizes one or more contactors or solid-state relays.