Methods and Circuits for Controlling a Battery Disconnect Switch
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:
- an electrical system connected through a battery disconnect switch to a bank of one or more DC storage batteries;
a battery disconnect switch controller for opening the battery disconnect switch in response to a command to disconnect the battery bank from the electrical system;
redundant channels of communication through which the command is transmitted from one or more sources of the command to the controller.
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Abstract
Redundant power supplies and redundant channels of communication maximize the probability that a controller will trigger a battery disconnect switch to open when commanded to do so.
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1. A motor vehicle comprising:
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an electrical system connected through a battery disconnect switch to a bank of one or more DC storage batteries; a battery disconnect switch controller for opening the battery disconnect switch in response to a command to disconnect the battery bank from the electrical system; redundant channels of communication through which the command is transmitted from one or more sources of the command to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A motor vehicle comprising:
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an electrical system connected through a battery disconnect switch to a bank of one or more DC storage batteries; a battery disconnect switch controller for opening the battery disconnect switch in response to a command to disconnect the battery bank from the electrical system; redundant power supplies for the switch and the controller. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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