Arc fault detection module for vehicle electrical system

An arc fault detection module for a vehicle intended to supervise a circuit and to detect arc fault conditions in both an AC circuit and a DC circuit. A plurality of these arc fault detection modules may be integrated into an electrical system of a vehicle at a strategic location. Each arc fault module includes a sensing capability for monitoring a circuit, and may also include a signal conditioning capability, a processing capability for determining the occurrence of an arc fault, a contactor for disabling a supervised circuit, and a communication capability for interacting with other vehicle components and telematics systems. Thus, the arc fault detection module may be customized to utilize existing features of the electrical system of the vehicle or to provide fully redundant arc fault protection. 旨在监管电路以及在交流电路和直流电路两者中检测电弧故障条件的用于车辆的电弧故障检测模块。多个这些电弧故障检测模块可在策略性位置集成到车辆的电气系统中。每个电弧故障模块包括用于监视电路的感测能力，并且还可包括信号调节能力、用于确定电弧故障的发生的处理能力、用于禁用被监管电路的接触器、以及与其它车辆部件和远程信息系统交互的通信能力。因此，电弧故障检测模块可被定制以利用车辆的电气系统的现有特征或提供完全冗余电弧故障保护。