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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Franz Allmeier, Mintraching, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/774 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 1/774 ;
Abstract
A voltage U,that can be measured at a junction point between a load and a limit switch when the load is disconnected is compared with a predetermined threshold value W. The limit switch is turned on and off with a predetermined current associated with shallow turn-on and turn-off edges when U,<W, or is turned on and off with a higher current associated with steep turn-on and turn-off edges when U,>W.