POWER SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD HAVING PLURAL THERMALLY-TRIGGERED ELECTRICAL BREAKING ARRANGEMENTS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power safety system and method having a plurality of thermally-triggered electrical breaking arrangements.

SOLUTION: A plurality of TTEBAs 11 are associated with a plurality of electrical devices (EDs) disposed external to the PSS. The PSS further includes a plurality of electrical power connections (EPCs) 19 associated with the plurality of TTEBAs that are configured to respectively electrically connect the PSS to the plurality of EDs. When at least one of the plurality of TTEBAs 11 is electrically operative and at least one thermal event occurs that is sufficient to thermally activate the at least one electrically operative TTEBA 11, at least the EPC associated with the at least one thermally activated TTEBA 11 is electrically broken. A method for protecting a human operator of the PSS from a thermal event is also presented. A PSS is also extended to a primary and a secondary electrical charging system used to charge a battery of a vehicle.

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