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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Clayton M. Howell, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John D. Jervis, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
H. Edward Kelwaski, Craigville, IN (US);
Clayton M. Howell, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
John D. Jervis, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
H. Edward Kelwaski, Craigville, IN (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
An electronic disconnect switch module () in a motor vehicle has one or more pairs of high-current, high-side solid state switch devices (A,B,A, andB). The source terminal of one device of each pair is connected to vehicle load circuits (), the source terminal of the other device of each pair is connected to the vehicle battery bank (), and the drain terminals of the devices of each pair are connected in common. The module also has a microcontroller () that interfaces the switch devices with the vehicle electrical system. Four feature groups are provided: Vehicle Electrical System Protection, Battery Charge Control, Battery Disconnect, and Battery Monitoring.