I01GeneralVehicleElectronics
2.VoltageSupply
OthergroundconnectionscanalsobelocatedattheDrivemodulecorrespondingtothevehicle
equipmentandnational-marketversion.
IntheI01thegroundconnectionsfortheconsumerscannotbeconnectedtothebodybecauseofthe
useofcarbonfortheLifemodule.Thegroundingcablesofallconsumersareconnectedtoground
supportpoints.
Thegroundsupportpointsarelocated:
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DirectlyatthegroundfortheDrivemodule
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InthecaseoftheLifemoduleviaagroundcableatagrounddistributionblock,whichinturnis
connectedtotheDrivemodule.
Electricalcharacteristicsofcarbon
Carbonisusedfortheindustrialmanufacturingofcarbonfibers.Ifthesecarbonfibersarealso
introducedtoaresin,carbonfiber-reinforcedplastic,whichisalsoreferredtoasCFRP ,isobtained.For
thesakeofsimplicity,thisproductisreferredtoas"carbon"inthisdocument.
Adifferentiationismadebetweenshortfibers(0.1 – 1 mmlong),longfibers(1 – 50 mmlong)and
endlessfibers(> 50 mmlong).Thefibersareusedfordifferentprocessingtechnologies,accordingto
theirlength.
Theshortandlongfibersaresuitableforfiberspraying.Duringthisprocess,thefibersaresprayed
witharesininaform.Endlessfibersareprocessedfurthertoobtainrovings(bundles),orothersemi-
finishedtextileproductssuchaswovenfabrics.
Theresinfixesthecarbonfibersintherequiredarrangementandtransmitstheappliedforcestoand
betweenthefibers.Thematerialcarbonultimatelyonlyexistsoncethecarbonfibersareintroduced
intotheresin.
Structureofcarbon
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