used to it when you see it in any car wiring diagram.

Wiring harnes

1) S304
(2) Inline to Defogger Grid (Power)
(3) Rear Compartment Courtesy Lamp - Right
(4) Rear Compartment Lid Latch - Right C2
(5) Remote Playback Device - CD Changer
(6) Rear Compartment Courtesy Lamp - Left
(7) Rear Compartment Lid Latch-Left C2
(8) Rear Compartment Lid Latch-Left C1
(9) Fuel Door Lock Actuator
(10) Rear Compartment Lid Latch - Right C1
(11) Remote Control Door Lock Receiver (RCDLR)
(12) Inline to Defogger Grid (Ground)
(13) Speaker - LR
(14) G301
(15) C302
(16) Fuse Block - I/P C3
(17) C204
(18) S314 and S312
(19) G302
(20) SP302
(21) S302
(22) S303

(23) Speaker - RR
Document ID# 723769
2002 Chevrolet Corvette

Circuit diagram

Capacitor C1 is charged fairly rapidly via R3 and D1, whereupon T2

comes on so that the interior light is switched on. When the door is
closed again, T1 conducts and stops the charging of C1. However, the
capacitor is discharged fairly slowly via R5, so that T2 is not turned off
immediately. This ensures that the interior light remains on for a little
while and then goes out slowly. The time delays may be varied quite
substantially by altering the values of R3, R5, and C1. Circuit IC2 may
be one of many types of n-channel power MOSFET, but it should be
able to handle drain-source voltages greater than 50 V. In the prototype, a BUZ74 is used which can handle D-S voltages of up to 500 V.

Colour coding

Resistor- Color -Code

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connector

Switches and relay.

A switch is a mechanical device for controlling the flow of current in a circuit, switching the current either
on or off.

Relay
To transfer electrical power (or stop) across a set of contacts using another source of power. A coil is
energized, making it an electromagnet.

Fuses
Car Fuses. Fuses in your car have one purpose--to protect your electrical system in the event of a
power surge or short circuit

Fusible links

A fuseable link functions like a fuse but it's part of the wiring harness. It's a section of wire that will melt
if too much current passes through it

When this fuse blows, none of the electrical components on the vehicle will operate. If you start adding accessories
such as off-road lights and/or a winch, you'll most likely blow the fusible link.

1.

CIRCUIT BREAKER
www.bcae1.com/cirbrakr.htm - Di'cache' - Serupa
A circuit breaker's function is, like a fuse, to break a circuit path when a predetermined amount of
current is passed.

Thermal Circuit Breakers:

The diagram below shows the simplified version of a self resetting

circuit breaker. In this device, the current flows from the battery
terminal, through the bi-metal strip and then to the other terminal.
The bi-metal strip is made of two different types of metal which have
different coefficients of expansion. This means that one will expand
more than the other when the rise in temperature is the same for
both pieces. In this case, the two metals are bonded to each other.
(now keep in mind that this is a simplified diagram) When the strip
heats up from the current flow through it, one type of metal expands
more than the other. In this case, the black metal expands more
than the red and the strip tends to bend upward and disconnect the
contacts. You can see that the metal starts to bend as the current
increases. When the temperature reaches a given point, the piece
will snap into the open position and the current flow will stop. The
bi-metal strip is stamped into a special shape which causes the
'snap' action. This will assure that there is EITHER a solid connection
OR a complete disconnect. You can see a similar snap action in the
top of some soda cans. If you push down on the top it starts to bend
downward. After the pressure reaches a certain point, the top will
snap down. If you release the pressure slowly, the top will snap into
it's original position. This is what happens when the bi-metal strip
cools in the breaker.

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1. A smart wire harness for detecting serial and parallel arc faults, the wire harness comprising: a positive conductor
having a first voltage and a second voltage; a first smart connector for measuring the first voltage; a second smart
connector for measuring the second voltage, wherein positive conductor is engaged electrically between the first and
second smart connectors so that the first and second connectors are wired in series for detecting a serial arc fault
across the positive conductor; a first signal wire for transferring the value of the second voltage from the second
smart connector to the first smart connector; and a switching device for providing electrical power to the positive
conductor, wherein the switching device is constructed and arranged to open when a predetermined voltage
differential limit is exceeded indicating a serial arc fault; wherein the switching device opens when the difference
between the quantity of the second voltage minus a second reference voltage and the quantity of the first volume
minus a first reference voltage exceeds the voltage differential limit.
2. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 1 comprising: a first current of the positive conductor measured at the first
smart connector via a first current detector; a second current of the positive conductor measured at the second smart
connector via a second current detector; a second signal wire for transferring the value of the second current from the
second smart connector to the first smart connector; and wherein the switching device opens when the second
current is less than the first current indicating a parallel arc fault across the positive conductor.
3. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 2 comprising: a negative conductor wired in parallel to the positive
conductor and engaged electrically between the first and second smart connectors, the negative conductor having
the first reference voltage measured at the first smart connector and the second reference voltage measured at the
second smart connector; a third signal wire for transferring the value of the second reference voltage from the second
smart connector to the first smart connector.
4. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 3 comprising a comparator housed within the first smart connector,
wherein the comparator receives and processes the first voltage, the first current, the first reference voltage, the
second voltage, the second current, and the second reference voltage.
5. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 2 wherein the first and second current detectors are Hall sensors.

6. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 2 wherein the first and second current detectors are shunt sensors.
7. A smart wire harness for detecting serial and parallel arc faults, the wire harness comprising: a positive conductor
having a first voltage and a second voltage; a first smart connector for measuring the first voltage; a second smart
connector for measuring the second voltage, wherein positive conductor is engaged electrically between the first and
second smart connectors so that the first and second connectors are wired in series for detecting a serial arc fault
across the positive conductor; a first signal wire for transferring the value of the second voltage from the second
smart connector to the first smart connector; a switching device for providing electrical power to the positive
conductor, wherein the switching device is constructed and arranged to open when a predetermined voltage
differential limit is exceeded indicating a serial arc fault; a first current of the positive conductor measured at the first
smart connector; a second current of the positive conductor measured at the second smart connector; a negative
conductor wired in parallel to the positive conductor and engaged electrically between the first and second smart
connectors; a multiplexer utilized with the second smart connector for transferring the value of the second current and
the second voltage across the first signal wire; a de-multiplexer utilized with the first smart connector for separating
the values of the second voltage and the second current received from the first signal wire; and wherein the switching
device opens when the second current is less than the first current indicating a parallel arc fault across the positive
conductor.
8. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 7 comprising: the negative conductor having a first reference voltage
measured at the first smart connector and a second reference voltage measured at the second smart connector; a
third signal wire for transferring the value of the second reference voltage from the second smart connector to the first
smart connector; and wherein the switching device opens when the difference between the quantity of the second
voltage minus the second reference voltage and the quantity of the first voltage minus the first reference voltage
exceeds the voltage differential limit.
9. The smart wire harness set forth in claim 8 comprising a comparator housed within the first smart connector,
wherein the comparator receives and processes the first voltage, the first current, the first reference voltage, the
second voltage, the second current, and the second reference voltage.
10. A direct current electrical circuit comprising: a protection zone; a smart wire harness for detecting serial and
parallel arc faults, the smart wire harness having; a positive conductor extending through the protection zone, the
positive conductor having a first voltage and a second voltage, a first smart unit for measuring the first voltage, a
second smart unit for measuring the second voltage, wherein the protection zone is disposed between the first and
second smart connectors and wherein the positive conductor is engaged electrically between the first and second
smart units so that the first and second smart units are wired in series for detecting a serial arc fault across the
positive conductor, and a first signal wire for transferring the value of the second voltage from the second smart
connector to the first smart connector; a switching device for providing electrical power to the positive conductor,
wherein the switching device is constructed and arranged to open when the difference between the quantity of the
second voltage minus a second reference voltage and the quantity of the first voltage minus a first reference voltage
exceeds a predetermined voltage differential limit indicating a serial arc fault; a direct current power source engaged
electrically between the switching device and a chassis ground, wherein the switching device is disposed between
the power source and the first smart unit; and a load engaged electrically between the positive conductor and the
chassis ground, wherein the second smart unit is disposed between the protection zone and the load.
11. The direct current electrical circuit set forth in claim 10 comprising: a first current of the positive conductor
measured at the first smart unit via a first current detector; a second current of the positive conductor measured at the
second smart unit via a second current detector; a second signal wire for transferring the value of the second current
from the second smart unit to the first smart unit; and wherein the switching device opens when the second current is
less than the first current indicating a parallel arc fault across the positive conductor.
12. The direct current electrical circuit set forth in claim 11 comprising: a plurality of positive conductors, wherein the
positive conductor is one of the plurality of positive conductors; and the first and second current detectors being
coiled-type of current sensors wherein the first current detector is coiled about the plurality of positive conductors at
the first smart unit and wherein the second current detector is coiled about the plurality of positive conductors at the

second smart unit.

13. A direct current electrical circuit comprising: a protection zone and a smart wire harness for detecting serial and
parallel arc faults, the smart wire harness having; a positive conductor extending through the protection zone, the
positive conductor having a first voltage and a second voltage, a first smart unit for measuring the first voltage, a
second smart unit for measuring the second voltage, wherein the protection zone is disposed between the first and
second smart connectors and wherein the positive conductor is engaged electrically between the first and second
smart units so that the first and second smart units are wired in series for detecting a serial arc fault across the
positive conductor, and a first signal wire for transferring the value of the second voltage from the second smart
connector to the first smart connector; a switching device for providing electrical power to the positive conductor,
wherein the switching device is constructed and arranged to open when a predetermined voltage differential limit is
exceeded indicating a serial arc fault; a direct current power source engaged electrically between the switching
device and a chassis ground, wherein the switching device is disposed between the power source and the first smart
unit; a plurality of positive conductors, wherein the positive conductor is one of the plurality of positive conductors; a
load engaged electrically between the positive conductor and the chassis around, wherein the second smart unit is
disposed between the protection zone and the load; and a multiplexer disposed within the second smart unit which
receives and multiples a plurality of second voltages of the plurality of positive conductors; and wherein a multiplexed
voltage signal is sent from the adding multiplexer to a comparator disposed within the first smart unit.

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Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions provides rugged integrated vehicle electronics (vetronics) systems that
match the needs of client-specific vehicle platform requirements. Our large variety of sturdy deployed chassis and
our electronic systems development expertise enables us to provide vertronics solutions with reduced size, weight
and power (SWaP).
Curtiss-Wright Controls vetronics systems fully integrate multiple LRUs and functions for communication and
control/coordinate functions such as computer resources, data control/distribution, crew controls/displays and power
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Defense Solutions' vetronics products are at the hub vehicle platforms, serving as the digital brains. The Hull
Electronics Unit is a computer and managed Ethernet Switch designed to control the electrical systems of ground
combat and amphibious vehicles. Our fully redundant vetronics computer provides the hardware and software
interfaces necessary to operate the vehicles mobility system including propulsion, steering, and self-protection, and
inter-vehicle communication. Our vetronics subsystem accomplishes this task by packaging a Single Board

Computer with CanBus and Utility Bus Mezzanine Cards, a redundant smart power supply, a 20 port Gigabit
Ethernet Switch, and VME Backplane in a half ATR conduction cooled Chassis.

The Pro Electric technologies may be used in auto, boat, agricultural equipment and recreational vehicles.
Anything the uses a 12V power system.
VeTronics systems under consideration.

The Pro Electric II replaces traditional fuses by current sensing and protecting against short circuits. Once
the short is removed the module resets automatically. Like the old style fuse panels the Pro Elec' II
Control Module is mounted under the dash. Unlike the old style fuse panels only two wires exit the fire
wall.
Decoder modules located at the front, back and engine bay distribute power to the accessories. No
relays, fuses or flasher cans. The Control Module does all the work.