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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Michael Deml, Bruck, DE;
Martin Fichtlscherer, Kastl, DE;
Sevan Haritounian, Amberg, DE;
Sebastian Kemptner, Fensterbach-Duernsricht, DE;
Thomas Kiendl, Wernberg-Koeblitz, DE;
Mathias Koenig, Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, DE;
Reinhard Mark, Hersbruck, DE;
René Vogel, Hersbruck, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for operating an output module having an output circuit by which a voltage resulting in a current is connected to a load connected to an output, wherein a first driver module is operated and activated via a first control input to connect a voltage to the output, a second driver module is operated in parallel with the first driver module and activated via a second control input to also connect a voltage to the output, at a start time a control circuit receives a switching command for switching the voltage to the output, and wherein the control circuit initially starts by reciprocally activating the first and second control inputs respectively for a first time period, and wherein during this reciprocal activation, the first and second driver modules conduct the current for each respective duration of first and second activation periods.