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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Schneider Electric Industries Sas, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Jiezhao Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Vincent Geffroy, Shanghai, CN;
Zifang Mao, Shanghai, CN;
Yongpeng Jia, Shanghai, CN;
Schneider Electric Industries SAS, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to contactor, and device and method for controlling same. A control device for a contactor comprises a high side control unit, a first low side control unit, a second low side control unit, a freewheeling unit, and a controller. The high side control unit is configured to switch on or switch off the connection of the first magnetic unit and the second magnetic unit of the contactor with a power supply. The first low side control unit is configured to switch on or switch off the connection of the first magnetic unit with the reference voltage node. The second low side control unit is configured to switch on or switch off the connection of the second magnetic unit with the reference voltage node. The freewheeling unit is connected across a branch comprising a first magnetic unit and a first low side control unit and connected across a branch comprising a second magnetic unit and a second low side control unit. The controller is configured to control the operation of the high side control unit, the first low side control unit, and the second low side control unit. Embodiments of the present disclosure may enable intelligent control of contactors with simple control logic.