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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2011
Giuliano Lovisotto, Besana in Brianza, IT;
Giuliano Lovisotto, Besana in Brianza, IT;
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
A household appliance () includes an electronic command device () configured to reduce standby-state energy consumption of the electric household appliance (). The electronic command device () includes an electronic control unit () and a switching mode low power supply unit () with a switching regulator unit () having a first control terminal () and at least an output terminal () which supplies a main prefixed supply voltage (VB) to the electronic control unit (). The switching mode low power supply unit () is further configured to switch from a standby state to an operating state, when a prefixed voltage variation (ΔV) on the first control terminal () is detected. The switching mode low power supply unit () includes auxiliary supply means () which supply a low supply voltage (V) different than zero to the first control terminal () during at least the standby state.