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公开(公告)号：US20230335985A1
公开(公告)日：2023-10-19
申请号：US18214459
申请日：2023-06-26
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
CPC classification number: H02H7/085 , H02P29/68 , H02M7/003 , H01H71/32 , H02H1/0007 , H01H89/00 , H05K7/2089 , B60Y2200/91 , B60Y2200/92 , B60K6/22
Abstract: A mobile application includes a breaker/relay that includes a plurality of fixed contacts electrically coupled to a power bus, a plurality of corresponding moveable contacts that are selectively electrically coupled to the plurality of fixed contacts, allowing power flow through the power bus when electrically coupled to the fixed contacts and preventing power flow when not electrically coupled, an armature operationally coupled to at least one of the moveable contacts, such that the armature prevents electrical coupling between the at least one of the moveable contacts and the corresponding one of the fixed contacts when in a first position and allows electrical coupling when in a second position, a first biasing member biasing the armature into the first position or the second position; and an arc suppression assembly structured to guide and disperse an opening arc between each of the plurality of moveable contacts and the corresponding fixed contacts.
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公开(公告)号：US11660976B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-30
申请号：US16712078
申请日：2019-12-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
IPC: H02H5/04 , B60L58/21 , H02H3/087 , B60L3/04 , H01H85/02 , B60L58/25 , H02H9/00 , H01M50/249 , B60L50/64 , H01H39/00 , H01M50/204 , H01M50/505
CPC classification number: B60L58/21 , B60L3/04 , B60L50/64 , B60L58/25 , H01H85/0241 , H01M50/249 , H02H3/087 , H02H9/00 , H01H39/00 , H01M50/204 , H01M50/505 , H01M2220/20
Abstract: A system includes a vehicle including a motive electrical power path and at least one auxiliary electrical power path; a power distribution unit having a motive current protection circuit disposed in the motive electrical power path, the motive current protection circuit including a fuse; an auxiliary current protection circuit disposed in each of the at least one auxiliary electrical power path, each auxiliary current protection circuit including an auxiliary fuse; a motive current sensor electrically coupled to the motive electrical power path, where the motive current sensor is configured to provide a motive current value; and at least one auxiliary current sensor, each auxiliary current sensor electrically coupled to one of the at least one auxiliary electrical power path, each auxiliary current sensor configured to provide a corresponding auxiliary current value.
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公开(公告)号：US11128125B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-21
申请号：US16712247
申请日：2019-12-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
Abstract: A mobile application includes a motive power circuit, the motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, where the PDU comprises a breaker/relay positioned on one of a high side and a low side of the power storage device; wherein the breaker/relay includes a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus, a moveable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact, an armature operationally coupled to the moveable contact, and a biasing member biasing the armature.
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公开(公告)号：US11114840B2
公开(公告)日：2021-09-07
申请号：US16712692
申请日：2019-12-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
Abstract: A mobile application including a motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, wherein the PDU comprises a breaker/relay including: a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus; a movable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact; an armature operationally coupled to the movable contact; a first biasing member biasing the armature; a contact force spring operationally interposed between the armature and the movable contact; and a means for adjusting an opening velocity of the moveable contact during a run-time operation of the power bus, wherein the opening velocity comprises an initial velocity of the moveable contact away from the fixed contact in response to a physical opening response.
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公开(公告)号：US11081875B2
公开(公告)日：2021-08-03
申请号：US16710859
申请日：2019-12-11
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
Abstract: A system including a vehicle having a motive electrical power path; a power distribution unit including a current protection circuit comprising a breaker/relay including: a fixed contact; a movable contact; a physical opening response portion responsive to a current value in the motive power circuit; a current source circuit electrically coupled to the breaker/relay and structured to inject a current across the fixed contact; and a voltage determination circuit electrically coupled to the breaker/relay and structured to determine at least one of an injected voltage amount and a contactor impedance value, wherein the voltage determination circuit comprises a high pass filter having a cutoff frequency selected in response to a frequency of the injected current.
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公开(公告)号：US20210218242A1
公开(公告)日：2021-07-15
申请号：US17218806
申请日：2021-03-31
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Martin Wayne Mensch , Brandon William Fisher , Robert Stephen Douglass , Austin Robert Zurface , Jeff Howard Urian , James David , Bharath Suda , Asheesh Soni , Karsten Gerving , Guido Völlmar , Gerd Schmitz , Christoph Bausch , Ute Molitor , Lutz Friedrichsen , Kai Schroeder , Julia Otte , Madeline Philipsohn , Norbert Roesner , Volker Lang , Johannes Meissner , Paolo D'amico , Jalpa Shah , Meng Wang , Damrongrit Piyabongkarn , Niles Stephen Ramseyer , Dennis Dukaric , Matt Haylock , Justin Keith Griffiths
Abstract: A multi-port power converter includes a housing that includes a plurality of ports structured to electrically interface to a plurality of loads, the plurality of loads having distinct electrical characteristics. The multi-port power converter also includes a plurality of solid state components configured to provide selected electrical power outputs and to accept selected electrical power inputs and a plurality of solid state switches configured to provide selected connectivity between the plurality of solid state components and the plurality of ports.
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公开(公告)号：US11050241B2
公开(公告)日：2021-06-29
申请号：US16712528
申请日：2019-12-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
Abstract: A system includes a vehicle including a power distribution unit comprising a current protection circuit disposed in a motive electrical power path with a thermal fuse and a contactor in a series arrangement; a current source circuit electrically coupled to the thermal fuse to determine that a load power throughput is low, and to inject a current across the thermal fuse in response to the load power throughput being low; a voltage determination circuit electrically coupled to the thermal fuse to determine an injected voltage amount and/or a thermal fuse impedance value; where the power distribution unit further includes a plurality of fuses, and where the current source circuit is structured to inject the current across each fuse in a selected sequence; and where the current source circuit injects the current across a first and second fuse of the plurality of fuses at a first shutdown event.
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公开(公告)号：US20210036505A9
公开(公告)日：2021-02-04
申请号：US16712692
申请日：2019-12-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
Abstract: A mobile application including a motive power circuit including a power storage device and an electrical load, where the power storage device and the electrical load are selectively electrically coupled through a power bus; a power distribution unit (PDU) electrically interposed between the power storage device and the electrical load, wherein the PDU comprises a breaker/relay including: a fixed contact electrically coupled to the power bus; a movable contact selectively electrically coupled to the fixed contact; an armature operationally coupled to the movable contact; a first biasing member biasing the armature; a contact force spring operationally interposed between the armature and the movable contact; and a means for adjusting an opening velocity of the moveable contact during a run-time operation of the power bus, wherein the opening velocity comprises an initial velocity of the moveable contact away from the fixed contact in response to a physical opening response.
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29.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200185909A1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-11
申请号：US16712306
申请日：2019-12-12
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher
Abstract: A system includes a housing; and a breaker/relay device positioned in the housing, wherein the breaker/relay device is configured to interrupt a motive power circuit for an electrical vehicle system, where the housing is disposed on the electrical vehicle system, where the breaker/relay device includes a physical opening response portion responsive to a first current value in the motive power circuit, and a controlled opening response portion responsive to a second current value in the motive power circuit, where the physical opening response portion is structured to be adjustable to at least one adjustment operation.
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30.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11664649B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-30
申请号：US16710413
申请日：2019-12-11
Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Inventor： Brandon William Fisher , James David , Asheesh Soni
CPC classification number: H02H3/08 , B60L3/04 , H01H39/00 , H01H85/0241 , H01M2220/20
Abstract: An apparatus to determine offset voltage to adjust a fuse current determination including a fuse load circuit structured to determine that no current is demanded for a fuse load, and to further determine that contactors associated with the fuse are open, an offset voltage determination circuit structured to determine an offset voltage corresponding to at least one component in a fuse circuit associated with the fuse, in response to the determining that no current is demanded for the fuse load, and an offset data management circuit structured to store the offset voltage, and to communicate a current calculation offset voltage for use by a controller to determine current flow through the fuse.
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