Method for providing current by means of an inductive component

Method for specifying a current flowing through an inductive component (1) during a current supply chase (ΔtB) consisting of a higher-current period in which the current is to be transitioned to and maintained at a higher nominal average current value and a subsequent lower-current period in which the current is to be transitioned to and maintained at a lower nominal average current value that is lower than the higher nominal average current value, wherein the inductive component (1) is acted on during the current supply phase (ΔtB) by a voltage, which is selected to be greater during a voltage-related first phase (Δt2) of the current supply phase (ΔtB) than during a subsequent voltage-related second phase (Δt3-Δt6) of the current supply phase (ΔtB), characterized in that, the inductive component (1) is acted on exclusively by a constant voltage (UK) generated by a constant voltage source (13) during the voltage-related first phase (Δt2) of the current supply phase (ΔtB), and is acted on exclusively by a supply voltage (UB) during the voltage-related second phase (Δt3-Δt6) of the current supply phase (ΔtB), and wherein the voltage-related first chase takes place exclusively during the higher-current period and not during the lower-current period.