Method to eliminate shipping fuse handling
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1. A vehicle power distribution system for selectively providing battery power to a circuit, said power distribution system comprising:
- a control signal;
a circuit-interrupting device arranged to respond to said control signal by selectively applying the battery power to the circuit; and
a circuit protection device moveable between a first circuit position and a second circuit position, wherein said first circuit position is arranged to pass a current through the circuit concurrently with said circuit interrupting device and said second circuit position is arranged to pass said current around said circuit interrupting device.
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Abstract
A vehicle power distribution system for selectively providing battery power to a circuit. A circuit-interrupting device is arranged to respond to a control signal by selectively applying the battery power to the circuit. A circuit protection device is moveable between a first circuit position and a second circuit position, where the first circuit position is arranged to pass a current through the circuit concurrently with the circuit interrupting device. The second circuit position is arranged to pass the current around said circuit interrupting device.
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1. A vehicle power distribution system for selectively providing battery power to a circuit, said power distribution system comprising:
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a control signal;
a circuit-interrupting device arranged to respond to said control signal by selectively applying the battery power to the circuit; and
a circuit protection device moveable between a first circuit position and a second circuit position, wherein said first circuit position is arranged to pass a current through the circuit concurrently with said circuit interrupting device and said second circuit position is arranged to pass said current around said circuit interrupting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vehicle power distribution system for selectively providing battery power to a load, said power distribution system comprising:
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a control signal;
a circuit-interrupting device arranged to respond to said control signal by selectively opening and closing a circuit between the battery and the load; and
a circuit protection device moveable between a first circuit position and a second circuit position, wherein said first circuit position is in series with said circuit and said second circuit position is in parallel with said circuit interrupting device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for selectively providing power from a battery to an IOD circuit during assembly of a vehicle, said method comprising:
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providing a distribution circuit having a circuit interruption device and a circuit protection device, said circuit protection device being moveable between a first electrical location connected in series with said circuit interruption device and a second electrical location connected in parallel with said circuit interruption device;
providing electrical power to said distribution circuit; and
selectively closing said circuit interruption device while the circuit protection device is in the first electrical location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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