Patent ID: 11929742
Assignee: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A method for repeatedly switching an electronic component on and off, wherein the electronic component is configured to output an output signal under control of a control signal, the method comprises:
switching the electronic component on or off in each case once in successive time intervals;
calculating at least one amplitude magnitude of an oscillation of the output signal during each time interval;
predefining at least one first control value and one second control value of the control signal;
in order switch the electronic component on or to switch the electronic component off, adjusting the control signal to the first control value within each time interval between a switching instant at which the pulse-width-modulation signal changes from a lower level to an upper level and a first switchover instant and adjusting the control signal to the second control value between the first switchover instant and a second switchover instant and adjusting the control signal to a third control value from the second switchover instant until a gate voltage end value of a gate voltage is reached at a control connection of the electronic component, wherein the gate voltage end value is selected to turn on the electronic component when switching on the electronic component or the gate voltage end value is selected to turn off the electronic component when switching off the electronic component; and
determining each switchover instant of a given time interval on a basis of an amplitude magnitude that is associated with the given time interval and is calculated during a preceding time interval, to limit oscillation amplitudes of an oscillation of the output signal.