Patent ID: 7999408
Filing Date: 2011-08-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A power and communication architecture for a vehicle comprising: a plurality of hubs disposed at various locations within the vehicle, each of the hubs having a power manager and a controller, each of the hubs having at least one port for coupling of the hub to another hub or to a device; a plurality of wire harness segments interconnecting the plurality of hubs, each of the wire harness segments having a power conductor, a ground conductor and at least one signal conductor, the power conductor, the ground conductor and the at least one signal conductor being secured at each end thereof to a connector, wherein the at least one port is sized to receive the connector; a first power source coupled to a hub of the plurality of hubs by a wire harness segment of the plurality of wire harness segments; and at least one of the plurality of wire harness segments is redundant, wherein each of the hubs of the plurality of hubs is joined by the plurality of wire harness segments in a web-type structure.