Inductive harness coupling and communication for distributed architectures
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- an AC power module structured to provide alternating current (“
AC”
) electrical power;
a power distribution wiring harness structured to receive the AC electrical power from the AC power module;
a first group of loads in a power balanced relationship with each other such that each load in the first group of loads consumes approximately a same amount of power during operation;
a second group of loads in a power balanced relationship with each other, the second group consuming less power than the first group, and wherein each load in the second group of loads consumes approximately a same amount of power during operation;
a plurality of inductive coupling modules wirelessly coupled to the power distribution wiring harness, and electrically coupled to at least one of the first group and the second group to inductively receive AC electrical power from the power distribution wiring harness and transmit the AC electrical power to at least one of the first group and the second group; and
a signal injection module structured to inject a communication signal on the power distribution wiring harness using signal modulation during a transient moment of operation corresponding to a low electrical noise operating range of electromagnetic interference generated by components of a vehicle,wherein individual loads in the first group of loads are different than individual loads in the second group of loads.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an AC power module that provides alternating current (“AC”) electrical power; a power distribution wiring harness that receives the AC electrical power from the AC power module; a signal injection module that injects a communication signal on the power distribution wiring harness using signal modulation; and a plurality of inductive coupling modules, each inductive coupling module inductively receiving power and the communication signal from a location along the power distribution wiring harness, wherein each inductive coupling module is structured to transmit at least one of the power and the communication signal to one or more loads, wherein each inductive coupling module is separate from other inductive coupling modules in the plurality of inductive coupling modules.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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an AC power module structured to provide alternating current (“
AC”
) electrical power;a power distribution wiring harness structured to receive the AC electrical power from the AC power module; a first group of loads in a power balanced relationship with each other such that each load in the first group of loads consumes approximately a same amount of power during operation; a second group of loads in a power balanced relationship with each other, the second group consuming less power than the first group, and wherein each load in the second group of loads consumes approximately a same amount of power during operation; a plurality of inductive coupling modules wirelessly coupled to the power distribution wiring harness, and electrically coupled to at least one of the first group and the second group to inductively receive AC electrical power from the power distribution wiring harness and transmit the AC electrical power to at least one of the first group and the second group; and a signal injection module structured to inject a communication signal on the power distribution wiring harness using signal modulation during a transient moment of operation corresponding to a low electrical noise operating range of electromagnetic interference generated by components of a vehicle, wherein individual loads in the first group of loads are different than individual loads in the second group of loads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A vehicle, comprising:
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a battery structured to provide direct current (“
DC”
) power;an AC power module electrically coupled to the battery, the AC power module including a DC-to-AC inverter structured to invert the direct current power from the battery to alternating current (“
AC”
) electrical power;a power distribution wiring harness that includes at least two wires, the power distribution wiring harness electrically coupled to the engine and the AC power module, wherein the power distribution wiring harness is structured to receive AC electrical power from the AC power module; a first group of loads; a second group of loads, the second group consuming less power than the first group, wherein individual loads in the first group of loads are different than individual loads in the second group of loads; a plurality of inductive coupling modules dedicated to at least one of the first group and the second group, wirelessly coupled to the power distribution wiring harness, and electrically coupled to at least one of the first group and the second group in the vehicle to inductively receive AC electrical power from the power distribution wiring harness and transmit the AC electrical power to at least one of the first group and the second group in the vehicle; and a signal injection module structured to inject a communication signal for a desired load of the second group on the power distribution wiring harness using signal modulation during a predefined electrical noise range of operation in the vehicle, wherein the predefined electrical noise range of operation corresponds with a low electrical noise operating range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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providing, by an alternating current (“
AC”
) power module, AC electrical power;providing a first group of loads; providing a second group of loads consuming less power than the first group, wherein individual loads in the first group of loads are different than individual loads in the second group of loads; receiving, by a power distribution wiring harness in a vehicle, the AC electrical power; receiving, by an inductive coupling module dedicated to at least one of the first group and the second group, the AC electrical power from the power distribution wiring harness, wherein the AC electrical power is received inductively from the power distribution wiring harness; transmitting, by the inductive coupling module, the received AC electrical power to at least one of the first group and second group; and receiving, by the power distribution wiring harness, a modulated communication signal during a predefined electrical noise range corresponding with a low electrical noise operating range. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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