Battery system (300) comprising: a first battery
assembly (304-1) containing a first and a second terminal (332-1, 336-1) and configured to be selectively connected to (i) an output terminal of the
battery system (300) and (ii) a DC
fast charging (DCFC) socket (316); a first
contactor (344-1) connected between the DCFC socket (316) and the first terminal (332-1) of the first battery
assembly (304-1), the first
contactor (344-1) having an open state in which the current from the DCFC socket (316) to the first battery
assembly (304-1) is interrupted, and a
closed state in which current flows from the DCFC socket (316) to the first battery assembly (304-1); and a first
solid-state
relay (SSR) (352-1) connected in series between the DCFC socket (316) and the first terminal (332-1) of the first battery assembly (304-1) with the first
contactor (344-1),wherein the first SSR (352-1) has an open state in which the current from the DCFC socket (316) to the first battery assembly (304-1) is interrupted, and a
closed state in which current flows from the DCFC socket (316) to the first battery assembly (304-1), wherein the first SSR (352-1) is configured to transition from the
closed state to the open state before the first contactor (344-1), wherein current flows from the DCFC socket (316) to the first battery assembly (304-1) only when both the first contactor (344-1) and the first SSR (352-1) are in the closed state, wherein the first SSR (352-1) is configured with
internal logic to automatically open in response to a current rising above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the first SSR (352-1) is configured to open at a lower
current threshold than the first contactor (344-1).