Patents Represented by Law Firm Hill, Van Santen, Steadman & Simpson, A Professional Corporation
  • Patent number: 5107391
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement for driving at least one electromagnetic relay provides that all of the excitation circuits can be connected to a constant voltage source in parallel relative to each other and jointly in series with the switching path of an electronic switch (FET). The electronic switch (FET) is switched through and blocked in impulsive manner whereby the pulse-duty factor is adjusted in a control unit depending on the operating voltage (U.sub.B) and the ambient temperature of the relay so that it does not fall below the minimum holding current required for the connected relays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Richard Siepmann