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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2014
Atieva, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Jean-Philippe Gauthier, San Francisco, CA (US);
Philip R. Graham, Milpitas, CA (US);
Richard J. Biskup, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
ATIEVA, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A power distribution module for use in a vehicle's power control system is provided. The power distribution module includes a plurality of control circuits, each of which is under the control of its own circuit switch, and each of which is coupled to one or more electronic control modules. The power distribution module also includes a processor that is configured to close each of the circuit switches, thereby providing power to the corresponding control circuits, in response to current vehicle conditions and in accordance with a preset set of conditions. An extended storage switch, when closed, prevents the power distribution module from electrically connecting any of the control circuits to the power source, thereby allowing parasitic power loss to be reduced to the point where the only loss is due to internal self-discharge.