Patent ID: 7268446
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An automotive power control center comprising: a housing defining a coupling nest having a first leg aperture, a second leg aperture and a third leg aperture; a bus bar coupled to the housing and adapted to be coupled to a source of electrical energy; a conductor coupled to the housing and electrically insulated from the bus bar; a control circuit coupled to the housing; and a solid-state device having: wherein the solid state device is removably coupled to the housing such that the first leg extends through the first leg aperture and is electrically coupled to the conductor, the second leg extends through the second leg aperture and is electrically coupled to the bus bar, the third leg extends through the third leg aperture and is electrically coupled to the control circuit; and wherein the semiconductor selectively controls transmission of electricity between the first and second legs at least partially in response to a signal provided by the control circuit through the third leg.