Method and pulse-width-modulated current control circuit for driving inductive loads in motor vehicles

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PATENT NO 8704508
APP PUB NO 20110057645A1
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12300488

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Method in which the current is measured inside an integrated PWM control circuit using at least one A/D converter which is likewise integrated in the circuit is described. The PWM controller is provided for the purpose of driving inductive loads and is arranged, in particular, in an electronic circuit of an electronic controller for a motor vehicle braking system. Before determining the actual current of the PWM controller, which is determined using the at least one A/D converter, the current is smoothed using a low-pass filter. A circuit arrangement for carrying out the above method and its use in electronic motor vehicle control systems is also described herein.

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CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBHCONTINENTAL-PLAZA 1 HANNOVER 30175

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Fey, Wolfgang Bodolz, DE 65 738
Heinz, Micha Darmstadt, DE 16 82
Joeckel, Wolfgang Gernsfeld, DE 6 34
Michel, Frank Rosbach, DE 35 271
Oehler, Peter Frankfurt, DE 16 146
Schmitz, Axel Hattersheim, DE 19 205

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