Reconfigurable connector system

A reconfigurable connector system for distributing power between an input power source and a cable harness connector having a first number M of cable harness terminals configured to carry a plurality of different currents, comprising:

• an energy center module having a module housing, a printed circuit board located within the module housing and having more than M pin holes therein, a plurality of electronic fuses located within the module housing and operatively connected with the pin holes, a controller located within the module housing and operatively connected with the plurality of electronic fuses via control circuitry, and an input connector located within the module housing for receiving power from the input power source and operatively connected to one or more of the controller and the plurality of electronic fuses via power circuitry, wherein the controller is configured for running control software for controlling the plurality of electronic fuses;
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• a connecting adapter having an electrically insulative body with opposed first and second sides and M electrically conductive bridging adapters within the body, wherein each bridging adapter includes:
• a respective first connection point accessible from the first side of the body and configured to be directly connectable with a respective one of the cable harness terminals;
• one or more respective second connection points accessible from the second side of the body and configured to be directly or indirectly connectable with a respective one or more of the pin holes;
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• a respective busbar connecting the respective first connection point with the one or more respective second connection points;
• wherein each of the first and second connection points is a male terminal, each of the cable harness terminals is a female terminal, each of the second connection points is configured for direct connection with a respective one of the pin holes, and the connecting adapter is configured for being secured at least partially within the module housing or for engagement with the module housing for effecting insertion of the second connection points into the pin holes.

A reconfigurable connector system for distributing power between an input power source and a cable harness connector having a first number M of cable harness terminals configured to carry a plurality of different currents, comprising:

• an energy center module having a module housing, a printed circuit board located within the module housing and having more than M pin holes therein, a plurality of electronic fuses located within the module housing and operatively connected with the pin holes, a controller located within the module housing and operatively connected with the plurality of electronic fuses via control circuitry, and an input connector located within the module housing for receiving power from the input power source and operatively connected to one or more of the controller and the plurality of electronic fuses via power circuitry, wherein the controller is configured for running control software for controlling the plurality of electronic fuses;
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• a connecting adapter having an electrically insulative body with opposed first and second sides and M electrically conductive bridging adapters within the body, wherein each bridging adapter includes:
• a respective first connection point accessible from the first side of the body and configured to be directly connectable with a respective one of the cable harness terminals;
• one or more respective second connection points accessible from the second side of the body and configured to be directly or indirectly connectable with a respective one or more of the pin holes;
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• a respective busbar connecting the respective first connection point with the one or more respective second connection points;
• wherein the printed circuit board includes an array of pin connectors, wherein each pin connector has a respective first pin end inserted into a respective one of the pin holes and having a male polarity and a second pin end extending outward from the printed circuit board and having a male or female polarity.