On Tue, 8 Oct 2019 at 15:57, EVDL Administrator via EV
wrote:
> Am I missing something? Isn't this what main contactors are for?
A short circuit of the main battery bus during an impact could weld
contactors, particularly as there may be contact bounce due to the
impact.
A fuse might not
Am I missing something? Isn't this what main contactors are for?
Besides, I don't think its a new idea. This document
https://www-esv.nhtsa.dot.gov/proceedings/24/files/24ESV-000163.PDF
seems to date from a couple of years ago (I could be wrong about that,
however).
David Roden - Akron,
https://www.wired.com/story/evs-fire-pyroswitches-cut-risk-shock-crash/
EVs Fire Up Pyroswitches to Cut Risk of Shock After a Crash
10.06.2019 Alex Davies
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