Patent ID: 8466586
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B60K,B60L,H01R,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an energy storage system (ESS) adapted for storing and supplying high-voltage (HV) electrical energy; an auxiliary power supply adapted for storing and supplying low-voltage electrical energy; an HV device having an HV receptacle and high-voltage interlock (HVIL) source and return (SR) pins electrically connected to said auxiliary power supply; an HV cable that electrically connects said ESS to said HV receptacle; and an HV terminal assembly including: wherein said HV terminal assembly is configured to allow said HV electrical energy to be supplied from said ESS to said HV device only when each of said set of HVIL SR pins, said HVIL jumper device, and said integral HVIL shorting plug are electrically interconnected to each other to thereby form a closed HVIL circuit.