Jacob A Swanson

US Patent:

20200282853, Sep 10, 2020

Filed:

Mar 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/813290

Inventors:

- Paramount CA, US
Mike Hibbard - Long Beach CA, US
Vardan Markosyan - Sunland CA, US
Jana Fernando - Torrance CA, US
Jacob Swanson - Los Angeles CA, US
Warren Chan - Santa Ana CA, US
Joel Karlsson - Pomona CA, US
Edward Casilio - Torrance CA, US

International Classification:

B60L 53/60
B60L 53/20
B60L 58/18
B60L 53/12
G01R 31/52

Abstract:

A controller of an electric vehicle is disclosed. The controller includes: a BMS LV module configured to manage a low voltage battery; a BMS HV module configured to manage a high voltage battery; a DC-DC module configured to control a plurality of DC-DC FETs; and an ampSwitch module configured to detect a short on a bus and switch to an open state, and further configured to command the DC-DC module or an alternator to match the low battery's voltage and switch to a closed state when voltage returns to normal.