ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED DOOR LATCH

DRIVE April 9, 2026
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The invention relates to an electronically controlled door latch arrangement for a motor vehicle (), the arrangement comprising an auxiliary battery () configured for supplying an auxiliary supply voltage, and an electronically controlled door latch () comprising a supercapacitor group () and an electric motor (), whereby the supercapacitor group () is configured for being charged by a main supply voltage received from a main power source () of the motor vehicle () during a normal operating condition or by the auxiliary supply voltage and for providing a backup supply voltage during a backup operating condition when the main supply voltage is unavailable, and the electric motor () is configured for actuating the door latch () based on the main supply voltage or on the backup supply voltage.

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