Understanding the Tesla Model S Power Electronic Components

Join me on a journey through 74 feet (22.56 meters) of high voltage cable through 10 different power electronics components of a 2015 and later Tesla Model S AWD. TIMELINE: 0:00 Start 0:10 Introduction 0:50 Model S cables and common components 1:16 MUST SEE Orange cable core and shielding 2:38 Common component 1 - The Charge Receptacle 4:00 The charging receptacle cable size (50 sq mm) compared to the Tesla Model 3 cable size (95 sq mm) 6:12 Common component 2 - The On-Board Charger Module (48A 11.52 kW) 7:48 Single Phase or three-phase power input ports 10:10 The Interlock circuit 11:50 See the internal parts and connections of the on-board charger 12:28 MUST SEE The AC power input path through the on-board charger 12:55 AC voltage needs to be boosted to ~400V 13:39 The DC power output path through the on-board charger 14:10 The DC power input path through the on-board charger 14:32 The DC contactors used when supercharging the battery 15:47 A Safety Warning that should have been at the start of the video 16:54 The DC output from the on-board charger 17:26 Common component 3 - The Rapid Splitter (Front Junction Box) 17:50 The connection to the high voltage battery through the rapid splitter 18:22 The function and internal connections of the Rapid splitter 22:20 The position of the Rapid Splitter in the vehicle under the rear seat 22:50 Common component 4 - The rear motor inverter 24:54 Summary of the high voltage components in the rear of the vehicle 25:48 MUST SEE Pyrofuse Pack battery cable tag and pyrotechnic fuse 26:22 The standard 1300 amp fuse 26:40 The 2000 amp pyrotechnic fuse and its internal components 30:30 Why the battery fuse is needed 31:45 The high voltage components and cables at the rear of the vehicle 32:28 Common component 5 - The High Power Distribution Module (HPDM) (Front junction block) 33:20 See the four internal fuses and circuit board inside the HPDM 34:22 Another Interlock switch 34:48 The battery coolant heater control circuit 35:48 The high voltage connections from the Rapid Splitter to the HPDM 36:49 Common component 6 - The front motor inverter 38:17 The NVH Mat covering the front Drive Unit and motor 39:55 Common component 7 - The electric air-conditioning compressor (40A Fuse) 41:23 Common component 8 - The 2500 Watt DC to DC converter (30 A Fuse) 42:05 DC to DC converter output of 178 amps at 14 volts 43:03 the DC to DC converter charges the 12V battery 44:16 Common component 9 - The high voltage battery coolant heater (30 A Fuse controlled) 46:18 Common component 10 - The Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) Cabin Air Heater (40A Fuse) 48:18 The high voltage components and cables at the front of the vehicle 49:29 Almost all Electric Vehicles (EV) have the same common components shown in this video 50:39 Additional EV training is available for you. 51:12 Wrap up and summary ABOUT US Weber State University (WSU) Davis Campus - Automotive Technology Department - Advanced Vehicles Lab. A technical description and demonstration of the Tesla Model S Power Electronics cables and components. We teach current vehicle technologies to our automotive students at Weber State University and online. For more information visit: http://www.weber.edu/automotive This video was created and edited by Professor John D. Kelly at WSU. For a full biography, see http://www.weber.edu/automotive/J_Kelly.html Visit my other youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/vibratesoftware to see the amazing NVH app for vibration diagnosis! ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR YOU Join us for hybrid and electric vehicle training with two online courses and in a 5-day on-campus boot camp with Professor John D. Kelly. See http://www.weber.edu/evtraining DONATE TO OUR DEPARTMENT Please consider a donation to the Department of Automotive Technology at Weber State University here: http://advancement.weber.edu/Automotive