Abstract: A home automation actuator (100) comprising a motor (101) for maneuvering a mobile element in a building, a command receiver (108), a control unit (110), a single output converter (120), at least one switching member (104) intended to supply power to the motor, characterized in that the switching member and the input of a regulator (150) are directly connected to the output of the converter whereas the control unit and the command receiver are connected to the output of the regulator and that it comprises a control means (139) for controlling a first reduced level of the output voltage of the converter, which can be activated by the control unit, this first reduced level being lower than a minimum voltage for activating the switching member.

Abstract: Method of operating an actuator (1) for maneuvering a movable element (52), comprising a motor of asynchronous type or of brushless type or comprising a motor associated with a differential brake, and comprising a partially irreversible reduction gear, which comprises a step of establishing a measurement of an operating parameter of the actuator and a step of using this measurement to determine whether the actuator is driving the movable element or whether the actuator is being driven by the movable element, and then a step of implementing first logic for determining an end of travel or an obstacle, or a step of implementing second logic for determining an end of travel or an obstacle, depending on whether the actuator drives the movable element or the actuator is driven by the movable element.

Abstract: A home automation actuator (100) comprising a motor (101) for maneuvering a mobile element in a building, a command receiver (108), a control unit (110), a single output converter (120), at least one switching member (104) intended to supply power to the motor, characterized in that the switching member and the input of a regulator (150) are directly connected to the output of the converter whereas the control unit and the command receiver are connected to the output of the regulator and that it comprises a control means (139) for controlling a first reduced level of the output voltage of the converter, which can be activated by the control unit, this first reduced level being lower than a minimum voltage for activating the switching member.

Abstract: Method of operating an actuator (1) for maneuvering a movable element (52), comprising a motor of asynchronous type or of brushless type or comprising a motor associated with a differential brake, and comprising a partially irreversible reduction gear, which comprises a step of establishing a measurement of an operating parameter of the actuator and a step of using this measurement to determine whether the actuator is driving the movable element or whether the actuator is being driven by the movable element, and then a step of implementing first logic for determining an end of travel or an obstacle, or a step of implementing second logic for determining an end of travel or an obstacle, depending on whether the actuator drives the movable element or the actuator is driven by the movable element.

Abstract: The method describes the operation of a roller blind including a moving element that can be operated via an actuator and a handheld-type remote control used to set the value of an operating parameter of the system, the value of this parameter being modifiable between two limit values. In this method, after a modification of the setting of the parameter value, an acknowledgement signal is sent, the acknowledgement signals differing according to whether the parameter value is or is not a limit value.

Abstract: The method describes the operation of a roller blind including a moving element that can be operated via an actuator and a handheld-type remote control used to set the value of an operating parameter of the system, the value of this parameter being modifiable between two limit values. In this method, after a modification of the setting of the parameter value, an acknowledgement signal is sent, the acknowledgement signals differing according to whether the parameter value is or is not a limit value.

Abstract: Static isolator for the DC supply circuit of a load (MO) in the event of a surge, consisting of a dipole intended to be inserted into the power circuit of the load and comprising means for detecting a surge (R1, R2, T3, CI), means for filtering and storing the supply voltage (C, R1), means for cutting off the supply to the load (T3, R2, R8, R9, T4, T1, R7, R4), means for detecting the disappearance of the supply voltage (C, R1, R3, R6, T6) and means for erasing the storage means (R2, R6, T3, T6).