摘要 |
A relay control circuit and method for closing a contact in response to an input signal received at a starting time. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a rapidly increasing electrical current is applied to the coil during an initial time period beginning at the starting time in response to the input signal, whereby a rapidly increasing force is applied to the contact to move the contact towards a closed position. The electrical current applied to the coil is decreased after the initial time period and maintained above a predetermined minimum magnitude until the contact is closed.
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