VEHICLE BATTERY FIELD DISCHARGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A battery system included in a vehicle, the battery system comprising:
- a high voltage cell stack; and
at least one access point configured to selectively couple the high voltage cell stack with a discharging system connector, the at least one access point comprising;
a receptacle configured to receive the discharging system connector;
one or more high voltage contacts disposed in the receptacle configured to contact with one or more conductors included in the discharging system connector when the discharging system connector is received in the receptacle; and
one or more selectively actuated switches disposed in the receptacle configured to electrically couple the one or more high voltage contacts across the high voltage cell stack when the discharging system connector is received in the receptacle.
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Abstract
System and methods for discharging a battery system in a vehicle are presented. In certain embodiments, a battery system included in a vehicle may include a high voltage cell stack and at least one access point configured to selectively couple the high voltage cell stack with a discharging system connector associated with a discharging system. The at least one access point may include a receptacle configured to receive the discharging system connector and selectively couple the discharging system connector across the high voltage cell stack to allow for electrical energy to be discharged from the cell stack to an external discharging system.
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1. A battery system included in a vehicle, the battery system comprising:
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a high voltage cell stack; and at least one access point configured to selectively couple the high voltage cell stack with a discharging system connector, the at least one access point comprising; a receptacle configured to receive the discharging system connector; one or more high voltage contacts disposed in the receptacle configured to contact with one or more conductors included in the discharging system connector when the discharging system connector is received in the receptacle; and one or more selectively actuated switches disposed in the receptacle configured to electrically couple the one or more high voltage contacts across the high voltage cell stack when the discharging system connector is received in the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A discharging system configured to discharge a battery system included in a vehicle, the discharging system comprising:
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a load configured to consume electrical energy provided by the battery system; a discharging system connector configured to couple the load to the battery system via at least one access point included in the vehicle, the discharging system connector comprising; one or more conductors configured to contact one or more high voltage contacts included in the at least one access point when the discharging system connector is received in a receptacle associated with the access point; and one or more actuators configured to selectively actuate one or more switches to couple the high voltage contacts across a high voltage cell stack of the battery system when the discharging system connector is received in the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle comprising;
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a high voltage battery system; and a plurality of redundant access points coupled the high voltage battery system, each redundant access point configured to receive a discharging system connector associated with a discharging system configured to discharge the high voltage battery system when coupled to the redundant access point. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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