Patent ID: 8466586

Claim:
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: a tray portion connectable to said HV device and configured to align said HV cable with said HV receptacle; an HVIL jumper device operatively connected to said tray portion and electrically connectable with said HVIL SR pins; and a removable cover portion mountable to said tray portion and having an integral HVIL shorting plug, wherein the integral HVIL shorting plug is contained within the removable cover portion and aligns with the HVIL jumper device of the tray portion to close an HVIL circuit when the removable cover is mounted to said tray portion; 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.