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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Johann Falter, Wenzenbach, DE;
Franz Laberer, Regensburg, DE;
Inventors:
Johann Falter, Wenzenbach, DE;
Franz Laberer, Regensburg, DE;
Assignee:
Continental Automotive GmbH, Hanover, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A circuit configuration includes an output stage having at least one inductive load and a switching transistor configuration for switching the at least one inductive load. A supply voltage has a first supply potential and a second supply potential for feeding the supply voltage to the output stage. A registering device registers a particular instance when a potential at a specific circuit node of the output stage is outside a potential range defined by the first and second supply potentials.