Patent ID: 7396088

Claim:
A braking system comprising: at least one power supply, said at least one power supply supplying electrical power; a first brake component at least partially operated by electrical power; a second brake component at least partially operated by electrical power; a first power supply network electrically connecting said at least one power supply and said first brake component, said first power supply network adapted to transmit the electrical power from said at least one power supply to said first brake component; a second power supply network electrically connecting said at least one power supply and said second brake component, said second power supply network adapted to transmit the electrical power from said at least one power supply to said second brake component; an auxiliary power supply link activatable to electrically connect said first power supply network and said second power supply network only when a failure occurs in one of said first power supply network or said second power supply network, said auxiliary power supply link adapted to transmit the electrical power between said first power supply network and said second power supply network only when the failure occurs; a third brake component at least partially operated by electrical power, said third brake component electrically connected to said second power supply network; a fourth brake component at least partially operated by electrical power, said fourth brake component electrically connected to said first power supply network; and wherein said first brake component and said second brake component are located on a tractor and said third brake component and said fourth brake component are located on a trailer connected to the tractor.