Replaceable low voltage connector adapter with integrated fuse design

A method of installing/connecting and replacing an adapter for a high voltage (HV) battery system of an electrified vehicle (EV), the method comprising:

• providing an adapter comprising an adapter housing and a plurality of connector pins disposed within the adapter housing, the plurality of pins being configured to act as a fuse such that at least one of the plurality of connector pins breaks an electrical connection therethrough in response to a current spike;
• and
• installing/connecting the adapter in the HV battery system such that:
• the adapter housing physically interfaces between (i) a module-side low voltage (LV) connector electrically connected to a battery module of the HV battery system and (ii) a harness-side LV connector electrically connected to a cell monitoring circuit (CMC) for the battery module, and
• at first ends of the plurality of connector pins electrically connect to the module-side LV connector and, at opposing second ends of the plurality of connector pins, electrically connect to the harness-side LV connector,
• wherein the adapter does not include a separate fuse between the module-side LV connector and the harness-side LV connector.