Over-Current Protection
Overview Protection circuitry is required to ensure that electrical components are protected during malfunction Battery cell protection, as well as component protection primarily encompass over-current protection.
Concerns Large peak current (67.8A) Battery details currently unknown Exact electronic characteristics (threshold) values unknown for modules Inner environment characteristics of RP unknown
Concept #1 Resettable Fuse ProsPros Acts as an over temperature detector Manual resetting/replacement not required Does not require operation awareness Easy integration ConsCons Low “trip” currents in high temperature Requires extensive environment research
Resettable Fuse
Concept #2 Hot Plug Controller ProsPros Customizable “trip” current Manual resetting/replacement not required Does not require operation awareness Kill switch feature available ConsCons Complex implementation
Hot Plug Controller
Preliminary Analysis
Improved Concept Initial concept only consisted of a standard fuse Did not take into account start-up characteristics