A system for managing an electrical connection between a power regulating device included in a vehicle and an energy storage device included in the vehicle, the system comprising: a) an electronic processor configured to al) compare a first acceleration measured by a first acceleration sensor of the vehicle to a first threshold and generate a first output representing whether the first acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the first threshold, a2) compare a second acceleration measured by a second different acceleration sensor of the vehicle to a second threshold and generate a second output representing whether the second acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold, the first and second accelerations are different acceleration directions or different acceleration locations, and a3) output a signal to disconnect the power regulating device from at least one energy storage device included in the vehicle when the first output represents that the first acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the first threshold and the second output represents that the second acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold, the signal terminating the electrical connection between the power regulating device and the energy storage device; and wherein a4) the first and second thresholds applied by the electronic processor are different; and a5) wherein the first threshold is a decision threshold that represents a minimum acceleration associated with a particular type of vehicle impact and the second threshold is a plausibility threshold that checks for a minimum acceleration to confirm the existence of any type of vehicle impact detected through the decision threshold. a) an electronic processor configured to al) compare a first acceleration measured by a first acceleration sensor of the vehicle to a first threshold and generate a first output representing whether the first acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the first threshold, a2) compare a second acceleration measured by a second different acceleration sensor of the vehicle to a second threshold and generate a second output representing whether the second acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold, the first and second accelerations are different acceleration directions or different acceleration locations, and a3) output a signal to disconnect the power regulating device from at least one energy storage device included in the vehicle when the first output represents that the first acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the first threshold and the second output represents that the second acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold, the signal terminating the electrical connection between the power regulating device and the energy storage device; and wherein a4) the first and second thresholds applied by the electronic processor are different; and a5) wherein the first threshold is a decision threshold that represents a minimum acceleration associated with a particular type of vehicle impact and the second threshold is a plausibility threshold that checks for a minimum acceleration to confirm the existence of any type of vehicle impact detected through the decision threshold. al) compare a first acceleration measured by a first acceleration sensor of the vehicle to a first threshold and generate a first output representing whether the first acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the first threshold, a2) compare a second acceleration measured by a second different acceleration sensor of the vehicle to a second threshold and generate a second output representing whether the second acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold, the first and second accelerations are different acceleration directions or different acceleration locations, and a3) output a signal to disconnect the power regulating device from at least one energy storage device included in the vehicle when the first output represents that the first acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the first threshold and the second output represents that the second acceleration of the vehicle exceeds the second threshold, the signal terminating the electrical connection between the power regulating device and the energy storage device; and wherein a4) the first and second thresholds applied by the electronic processor are different; and a5) wherein the first threshold is a decision threshold that represents a minimum acceleration associated with a particular type of vehicle impact and the second threshold is a plausibility threshold that checks for a minimum acceleration to confirm the existence of any type of vehicle impact detected through the decision threshold.