Abstract:
The invention relates to an electronic control unit for controlling an electromagnetic valve having an armature, in particular for a heating and/or air conditioning installation in a motor vehicle. The circuit has an electronic switch element (8) which is mounted in a row with the valve coil. Said switch element (8) is characterized in that it controls the valve voltage (29) (or valve current (44)) at the coil (12) in such a way that, when the valve is switched in, the valve voltage (29) reaches a first value (U1). The valve voltage (29) is then brought back to a second value (U2) which is less than the first value (U1). The valve voltage (29) then takes on a third value (N) which is greater than the second value (U2) and represents a withstand voltage for maintaining the armature (13) in its switch-on position.
Abstract:
A system and method for operating high speed solenoid actuated devices (18) such as electromagnetically operated high pressure fuel injectors require an initial high power boost (21) to start the movement of an armature followed by a medium power boost (23) to continue the movement of the armature to its end position and a low power control (25) to hold the armature at its end position so that when the power is removed, the armature returns to its rest or beginning position. The system here details the logic and control necessary to provide six stages (21-26) of power control, including both voltage and current control, to accomplish high speed operation both in moving the armature from its beginning to end position but also to return the armature from its end to its beginning position.
Abstract:
A solenoid valve (10) for a water purification system which opens a first voltage (V1) and is maintained in the opened position by a second voltage (V2) that is lower than the first voltage (V1). The solenoid valve (10) contains a valve (12) which can move between an opened position and a closed position, and a coil (14) which moves the valve (12) to the open position when the voltage (V1) is supplied to the coil (14) and maintains valve (12) in the open position when the second voltage (V2) is supplied to the coil (14). The coil (14) is coupled to a control circuit (18) which initially supplies the first voltage (V1) to the coil (14) when the valve is to be opened, and then reduces the first voltage (V1) to the second (V2) after the valve (12) is in the open position.
Abstract:
A circuit for driving a load wherein the breaking mechanism for breaking a main power supply when a failure occurs is a fail-safe one. The circuit can drive an inductive load, saving power. The circuit also is improved in delay of its operation stop. The breaking mechanism is of a contactless one. In a feeding circuit for fedding power to the load, interposed is a means for sensing failure of semiconductor switching elements which perform the ON/OFF control of the power-feed to the load. The breaking mechanism is operated by the output of the failure sensing means. When driving an inductive load, two power supplies for feeding power to the load are interposed in the feeding circuit. Upon generating a signal for commanding the feeding circuit to drive the load, a high voltage is applied to the load by the two power supplies; and after a predetermined time, one of the two power supplies is stopped. In a stationary operation, a low voltage is applied to the load, feeding the power by one power supply, utilizing the signal for commanding the feeding circuit to drive the load, a pulse width modulation output is created. Using the output, power is fed to the load via a transformer. Thereby, when the load is driven stationarily, fed is a voltage lower than the voltage when starting the driving operation. Power for driving a load is saved, and the delay of operation stop is improved.
Abstract:
An internal combustion engine includes a valvetrain having a rocker arm assembly including a rocker arm to which a magnetic latch is mounted. An actuator for the latch is mounted off the rocker arm. The actuator may be mounted in a position that is fixed with respect to the cylinder head of the engine. Mounting off the rocker arm allows wires for the solenoid to be static. The actuator may be operative to cause the latch pin to actuate or to maintain the latch pin position through a magnetic field that crosses an air gap between the actuator and the magnetic latch. That field may be generated by a solenoid or a permanent magnet. The actuator and the latch may cooperate to form a sliding magnetic joint that keeps a magnetic circuit spanning between the latch and the actuator closed throughout the rocker arm's range of motion.
Abstract:
Vorgeschlagen ist ein Verfahren zum Betreiben eines elektromagnetischen Aktuators (10) mit einem aktuierenden Stößel (9), das folgende Schritte umfasst: - bei einer Stoßelaktuation Ermitteln einer Ist-Totzeit (t11), während deren der Magnetanker (15) bei bestromter Magnetspule (12) im wesentlichen bewegungslos ist, wobei die Ist-Totzeit mit dem Stromeinbruch an der Magnetspule infolge Gegeninduktion des die Magnetkraftschwelle überwindenden Magnetankers endet; - vor einer nachfolgenden Stoßelaktuation Ermitteln des Beginnzeitpunkts der Magnetspulenbestromung, wobei der Strombeginnzeitpunkt gegenüber dem Soll-Bewegungsbeginn des aus dem Aktuatorgehäuse (13) ausfahrenden Stößels um die ermittelte Ist-Totzeit vorverlegt wird.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus provide for: at least one electromechanical relay including a coil and at least one pair of contacts, the contacts transitioning between a de-energized state and an energized state in response to current through the coil; a microcontroller having at least one tri-state output operating to produce ON, OFF, and FLOAT states; and a driver circuit operating, in conjunction with the tri-state output of the microcontroller, to control the current through the coil of the relay such that: (i) a transition of the tri-state output from OFF to FLOAT maintains the contacts of the relay in their de-energized state through the transition, and (ii) a transition of the tri-state output from ON to FLOAT maintains the contacts of the relay in their energized state through the transition.
Abstract:
The present invention concerns a actuator module (1, 1') comprising an actuating unit (3), said actuating unit comprising a solenoid (31), capable, when excited, of generating an electromagnetic field, and a core (33), movable due to the electromagnetic field generated by said solenoid (31), said movable core (33) being having a first (33') and a second (33") ends, said movable core (33) being able to assume a resting position and an operating position, said actuator module (1) being characterized in that said movable core (33) is magnetic and/or magnetizable, and in that said actuating unit (3) can be controlled by activation signals and protection signals, said activation signals being capable of energizing said solenoid (31) so as to generate a magnetic field such as to move and hold said movable core (33) from said resting position to said operating position, and said protection signals being capable of exciting said solenoid (31) so as to generate a magnetic field such as to return and hold said movable core (33) in said resting position. The present invention also concerns a locking-unlocking system and a method for protecting said locking-unlocking system.
Abstract:
A configurable, connectorized method and apparatus for driving a solenoid coil reduces energy consumption and heating of the solenoid coil, allows detection of the solenoid state, and simplifies connections to the solenoid.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for controlling a contactor of a battery pack are disclosed. In one embodiment, the coil of the contactor is controlled by a power supply. Further, the contactor coil holding current may be adjusted in response to vehicle drive mode.