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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Kazuya Kamada, Nagoya, JP;
Kazuya Hirota, Nagoya, JP;
Kenji Nakai, Nagoya, JP;
Rinnai Corporation, Nagoya-Shi, JP;
Abstract
A solenoid valve control device is provided with: a first relay connected in series to a drive coil of a solenoid valve between output terminals of a rectifier circuit; a photocoupler configured to output a voltage of a GND level when a current equal to or greater than a predetermined level is flowing in a contact in the first relay and output a voltage of a Vlevel when the current equal to or greater than a predetermined level does not flow in the contact in the first relay; and an integration circuit configured to smooth an output voltage Vafrom the photocoupler. When an output voltage from the integration circuit is not greater than a first threshold value, a microcomputer detects that the first relay is in an on state.