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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Phoenix Contact Gmbh & Co. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Inventors:
Lutz Heuer, Blomberg, DE;
Stephan Hansmeier, Bad Salzuflen, DE;
Bernd Schulz, Hoexter, DE;
Dirk Plewka, Nieheim, DE;
Assignee:
PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG, Blomberg, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 4/00 (2006.01); H03K 7/08 (2006.01); H03K 17/14 (2006.01); H03K 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 7/08 (2013.01); H02J 4/00 (2013.01); H03K 17/14 (2013.01); H03K 17/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling an electrical or electronic switching element that can be activated by an electrical signal, wherein a PWM signal can be produced by a PWM module for controlling the switching element and which can be modulated as a function of the supply voltage and/or of an ambient temperature on the electromechanical or electronic switch.