Faulty power source ejection in a safe zone

A method, comprising:

• receiving, via a processor, output from one or more sensors monitoring a state of a power system in a vehicle while the vehicle is in a connected charging state in which the power system is in electrical communication with an external charging system, wherein the vehicle is a charging location and wherein, when the vehicle is in the connected charging state, a charging connector of the external charging system is physically connected with a charging receptacle of the vehicle;
• determining, via the processor and based on at least one output from the one or more sensors exceeding a predetermined threshold value, that the state of the power system includes a power system fault;
• determining, in response to determining that the state of the power system includes the power system fault, that one or more drive power sources of a plurality of drive power sources require ejection;
• determining, via the processor, that a user of the vehicle is outside of the vehicle;
• ejecting, in response to determining that the state of the power system includes the power system fault, the charging connector of the external charging system from the charging receptacle of the vehicle to physically disconnect the vehicle from the external charging system;
• determining, via the processor, whether a current charging location of the vehicle is in a safe ejection location;
• and
• ejecting, in response to the vehicle arriving at an identified safe ejection location, the one or more drive power sources of the plurality of drive power sources determined to require ejection.

A vehicle, comprising:

• a power system comprising a plurality of drive power sources;
• at least one sensor associated with the power system, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to monitor a state of the power system while charging;
• a location module configured to determine a geographical location of the vehicle;
• a microprocessor;
• and
• a computer readable medium coupled to the microprocessor and comprising instructions stored thereon that cause the microprocessor to:
• receive output from the at least one sensor associated with the power system while the vehicle is in a connected charging state in which a charging connector of an external charging system is physically connected with a charging receptacle of the vehicle;
• determine, based on at least one output from the at least one sensor exceeding a predetermined threshold value, that the state of the power system includes a power system fault;
• eject, in response to determining that the state of the power system includes the power system fault, the charging connector of the external charging system from the charging receptacle of the vehicle to physically separate the vehicle from the external charging system;
• determine, based on the determination that the state of the power system includes a power system fault, that one or more drive power sources of a plurality of drive power sources requires ejection;
• and
• eject the one or more drive power sources of the plurality of drive power sources determined to require ejection.