Method for minimizing the dither hum on a valve

A method for operating a valve, comprising:

• preloading a linearly movable control slide of the valve with at least one spring in a direction of a zero position;
• coupling at least one solenoid to the control slide, such that the control slide is movable away from the zero position by application of a current to the at least one solenoid;
• measuring an actual instantaneous position of the control slide using a position sensor;
• assigning each solenoid of the at least one solenoid a current control device;
• influencing, using the corresponding current control device, the current through the corresponding solenoid based on an instantaneous current control variable, the instantaneous current control variable dependent on a dither current control variable;
• determining an actual dither amplitude from the actual instantaneous position using a band-pass filter;
• and
• causing the actual dither amplitude to not fall below a predetermined minimum dither amplitude by adjusting an amplitude of the dither current control variable and/or of a waveform of the dither current control variable using a dither controller.