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Circuit arrangement

US4119868A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 1977
Grant dateOct 10, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B1/04
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A circuit arrangement for controlling the energization and de-energization of a coil comprises a switching transistor for controlling the coil and which is not provided with protection against avalanche breakdown, a resistor being provided in parallel with the base-emitter path of the switching transistor to prevent overload of the switching transistor during avalanche operation.

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