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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Norbert Mitlmeier, Ursensollen, DE;
Christian Oppermann, Amberg, DE;
Bernhard Streich, Amberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating a switching device and a device for use with the method are provided. In at least one embodiment, an energy storage medium provided for EMC considerations, in particular a capacitor, is energized in a controlled fashion through short-term activation of a switching element even after the respective connected user is turned off, the energy storage medium being thereby discharged.