A battery system for a vehicle, comprising: - an energy storage component configured to be selectively coupled to an electrical system; - an ammeter positioned between the energy storage component and the electrical system; - a first semiconductor switching device and a second semiconductor switching device coupled in series between the energy storage component and the electrical system; - a first diode coupled in parallel with the first semiconductor switching device and a second diode coupled in parallel with the second semiconductor switching device; - a battery management system configured to control operation of the first semiconductor switching device and the second semiconductor switching device, wherein the battery management system is configured to: - receive a current measured from the ammeter; - determine a current threshold to limit power dissipation and excessive temperature at the first diode; - provide a deactivation signal to the first semiconductor switching device to switch the first semiconductor switching device in a deactivated state and an activation signal to the second semiconductor switching device to switch the second semiconductor switching device in an activated state while the measured current is below the current threshold; and - instruct the first semiconductor switching device to switch from the deactivated state to the activated state, when the current measurement is greater than the current threshold to facilitate maintaining temperature of the first diode below the excessive temperature. - an energy storage component configured to be selectively coupled to an electrical system; - an ammeter positioned between the energy storage component and the electrical system; - a first semiconductor switching device and a second semiconductor switching device coupled in series between the energy storage component and the electrical system; - a first diode coupled in parallel with the first semiconductor switching device and a second diode coupled in parallel with the second semiconductor switching device; - a battery management system configured to control operation of the first semiconductor switching device and the second semiconductor switching device, wherein the battery management system is configured to: - receive a current measured from the ammeter; - determine a current threshold to limit power dissipation and excessive temperature at the first diode; - provide a deactivation signal to the first semiconductor switching device to switch the first semiconductor switching device in a deactivated state and an activation signal to the second semiconductor switching device to switch the second semiconductor switching device in an activated state while the measured current is below the current threshold; and - instruct the first semiconductor switching device to switch from the deactivated state to the activated state, when the current measurement is greater than the current threshold to facilitate maintaining temperature of the first diode below the excessive temperature. - receive a current measured from the ammeter; - determine a current threshold to limit power dissipation and excessive temperature at the first diode; - provide a deactivation signal to the first semiconductor switching device to switch the first semiconductor switching device in a deactivated state and an activation signal to the second semiconductor switching device to switch the second semiconductor switching device in an activated state while the measured current is below the current threshold; and - instruct the first semiconductor switching device to switch from the deactivated state to the activated state, when the current measurement is greater than the current threshold to facilitate maintaining temperature of the first diode below the excessive temperature.