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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Giuliano Lovisotto, Roveredo in Piano, IT;
Hubert Dorigo, Sarmede, IT;
Fernando DE Luca, Sacile, IT;
Giuliano Lovisotto, Roveredo in Piano, IT;
Hubert Dorigo, Sarmede, IT;
Fernando De Luca, Sacile, IT;
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V., Brussels, BE;
Abstract
An electric household appliance () has an electronic control unit () powered by a low-voltage power unit (), and a device () for reducing energy consumption of the electric household appliance in standby mode. The device includes: a bistable relay () which is switched by a low-voltage enabling signal (S) to a closed position to turn on the low-voltage power unit (), or is switched by a disabling signal (S) to an open position to turn off the low-voltage power unit (); a low-voltage capacitive power unit () designed to generate the low-voltage enabling signal (S); and a hand-operated control device () interposed between the low-voltage capacitive power unit () and the bistable relay () to supply the low-voltage enabling signal (S) to the bistable relay.