Method for starting an electromechanical regulating device especially designed for controlling the charge cycle in an internal combustion engine

A method for starting an electromechanical regulating device, which comprises:

• providing an electromechanical regulating device having an actuating element and an actuating drive;
• providing the actuating drive with a first electromagnet which has a contact face and a first coil;
• providing the actuating drive with a second electromagnet which has a contact face and a second coil;
• providing the actuating drive with an armature which can move between the contact face of the first electromagnet and the contact face of the second electromagnet;
• providing the actuating drive with at least one restoring device which is mechanically coupled to the armature;
• defining a first position located separate from an open position and from a closed position on one of the contact faces;
• defining a first condition as being satisfied if the armature has reached the first position;
• energizing the second coil until the first condition is satisfied;
• and
• energizing the first coil from a time at which a second condition is fulfilled until the armature comes into contact with the contact face of the first electromagnet.