Patent ID: 8947064
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G05F,H02H,H03K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for driving an electronic switch connected in series with a load, the method comprising: operating the electronic switch in a first operation mode for a first time period, wherein the first time period comprises a time period that starts from when a signal level of an input signal has changed from an off-level to an on-level and ends after an expiration of a first predetermined delay time after the first time period starts, wherein operating the electronic switch in the first operation mode comprises driving the electronic switch dependent on a voltage across the load and dependent on a temperature of the electronic switch; and operating the electronic switch in a second operation mode after the first time period ends, wherein operating the electronic switch in the second operation mode comprises driving the electronic switch dependent on the temperature according to a hysteresis curve.