Oscillation device with auxiliary oscillating means
AssigneeContinental Automotive GmbH
InventorStephan Bolz
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Abstract
A device can be coupled to an electrical load for supplying electrical power to the electrical load. The device contains an oscillator unit and an auxiliary oscillator unit. The oscillator unit is configured to generate an output signal of the device which can be supplied to the electrical load and which has a first frequency. The auxiliary oscillator unit is electrically coupled to the oscillator unit. The auxiliary oscillator unit is configured to excite the oscillator unit to oscillate at a second frequency greater than the first frequency. The auxiliary oscillator unit contains a timing element which is configured and arranged to terminate the excitation of the oscillator unit after the expiration of a pre-specified period of time after the start of the oscillator unit and the auxiliary oscillator unit.
Claims7
A device to be coupled to an electrical load for supplying electrical energy to the electrical load, the device comprising:
- an oscillator unit for generating an output signal supplied to the electrical load and having a first frequency;
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- an auxiliary oscillator unit electrically coupled to said oscillator unit and configured to stimulate said oscillator unit to oscillate, using a second frequency being higher than the first frequency;
- said auxiliary oscillator having a timing element that enables said auxiliary oscillator to oscillate for only a predetermined time period following startup of said oscillator unit and said auxiliary oscillator unit;
- said auxiliary oscillator unit terminating the stimulation of said oscillator unit after expiry of the predetermined time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.