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Electrical power distribution system for a vehicle

  • US 8,650,351 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2011
  • Issued: 02/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical power distribution system for a vehicle, said electrical power distribution system comprising:

  • a control unit for sending command signals;

    an electrical center remotely spaced from said control unit, wherein said electrical center includes a main printed circuit board having a plurality of control devices and a bus interface unit electrically connected to said main printed circuit board, wherein a watch dog circuit of the bus interface unit is configured to activate a limp home mode of the system if a microcontroller of the bus interface unit fails; and

    a data bus connecting said control unit to said bus interface unit of electrical center.

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