Power management assembly

A power management assembly comprising:

• means for supplying power at a first voltage and a second, higher voltage;
• a junction box for distributing power to a first set of electrical components and a second set of electrical components;
• a busboard for electrically connecting the junction box to the power supply means for providing power at the first voltage to the first set of electrical components and providing power at the second voltage to the second set of electrical components, the junction box and power supply means being supported on the busboard, the busboard having a section for housing a jump start terminal extending from the busboard, the busboard further including a pair of terminals, one of the terminals of the pair being electrically connected with the second voltage and the other of the terminals of the pair adapted to be electrically connected with a vehicle starter;
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• a DC/DC converter supported on the power supply means and electrically connected between the jump start terminal of the busboard and the power supply means, wherein lower voltage provided to the jump start terminal is converted to the second, higher voltage to charge the power supply means.

A busboard providing power management for a dual voltage electrical system, the busboard comprising:

• an electrically non-conductive bottom plate having recesses;
• a plurality of busbars for being laid into the recesses of the plate;
• terminals attached to the busbars, each terminal extending at an angle from the busbars for direct electrical connection to first and second voltage sources of the dual voltage electrical system;
• an upper cover for covering the recesses, the upper cover having an area for accommodating the first voltage source of the dual voltage electrical system immediately adjacent the busboard as it electrically engages some of the busbar terminals;
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• a jump start housing extending from the upper cover and allowing access to a terminal of a busbar electrically connected to the first voltage source and a second terminal adapted to be electrically connected to a vehicle starter.