Prioritization of electric vehicle power distribution

A power management system for a vehicle, the power management system comprising:

• a high voltage power source configured to provide power to vehicle subsystems;
• and
• at least one control module operably coupled to the high voltage power source and configured to:
• receive power demand requests from the vehicle subsystems, and
• prioritize supply of power from the high voltage power source based on an assigned priority associated with each of the received power demand requests,
• wherein the assigned priority varies based on vehicle status;
• wherein the power management system further comprises a plurality of loads associated with respective ones of the vehicle subsystems, and a communication bus to which the high voltage power source is operably coupled and via which requests for power from the high voltage power source are managed;
• wherein the assigned priority includes a priority designation associated with at least one of a closed loop subsystem, an open loop subsystem, a high voltage subsystem, and a low voltage subsystem;
• and
• wherein the assigned priority includes a primary prioritization order from highest to lowest rank comprising:
• low voltage subsystem critical loads, a high voltage subsystem emissions control load, low voltage subsystem non-critical loads, a high voltage subsystem external power source, and low voltage subsystem hybrid functions.