Patent ID: 7965066

Claim:
A voltage regulation system comprising: an input of the voltage regulating system being presented with a first voltage having a first nominal value; an output of the voltage regulation system having the first voltage changed into a second voltage having a second nominal value, which is available to be tapped at the output; a first device for generating an essentially constant voltage from the first voltage, or a voltage derived from it, to provide the essentially constant voltage on a first line despite fluctuations of the first voltage above the first nominal value; a further device for generating a variable further voltage from the first voltage or a voltage derived from it to provide the variable further voltage on a second line directly connected to the first line, the variable further voltage tracking the first voltage such that in response to the first voltage rising above the first nominal value, the variable further voltage rises in proportion to the first voltage; and a device for activating and/or deactivating the further device to an activated and/or deactivated state, wherein in the deactivated state, the second voltage is maintained at the second nominal value, and wherein in the activated state, the second voltage rises above the second nominal value in response to the first voltage rising above the first nominal value.