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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2006
Henry Hall Mason, Jr., Farmington, CT (US);
Craig B. Williams, Louisville, KY (US);
Cecil Rivers, Jr., Hartford, CT (US);
Sohaib U. Shaikh, East Windsor, CT (US);
Sean R. Dwyer, Milford, CT (US);
Henry Hall Mason, Jr., Farmington, CT (US);
Craig B. Williams, Louisville, KY (US);
Cecil Rivers, Jr., Hartford, CT (US);
Sohaib U. Shaikh, East Windsor, CT (US);
Sean R. Dwyer, Milford, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a solenoid includes a control circuit configured to receive an activation signal in response to a predetermined condition. The control circuit, in response to said activation signal, provides a first energizing signal to the solenoid for a first predetermined period, and cuts off the first energizing signal for a second predetermined period. The control circuit further provides a second energizing signal to the solenoid for a third predetermined period.