Control circuit (30) for at least two contactors, comprising - a first and a second terminal (11, 12) via which the
control circuit (30) can be connected to the poles of an
energy storage device, - at least one first output (15) and at least two second outputs (16), via which the
control circuit (30) can be connected to the terminals of at least two control coils for at least two contactors, wherein the at least two second outputs (16) are each connected to the second terminal (12) via an
electrical connection (8), - a holding
voltage unit (10) which has an output (6) and an input (9) for receiving a
control signal and which is connected via its output (6) to the at least one first output (15) and is designed to provide a holding
voltage for setting a
holding current for the control coils at its output (6), characterized in that the
control circuit (30) has a control circuit (20) which is connected to the electrical connections (8) and the input (9) of the holding
voltage unit (10) and is designed to generate a
control signal dependent on the currents flowing in the electrical connections (8) and to transmit it to the holding voltage unit (10), wherein the control circuit (20) comprises a minimum current selection circuit (5) which has an output and is designed to measure the actual values of the currents flowing through the electrical connections (8) and to select the minimum of the measured actual values of the currents I min about their outcome, wherein the minimum current selection circuit (5) has a
resistor (4) and, for each
electrical connection (8), a
precision rectifier (7) each having two inputs and one output, wherein each
electrical connection (8) is connected to a respective input of a
precision rectifier (7), while the respective other input of the respective
precision rectifier (7) is fed back to the output of the respective precision
rectifier (7), wherein the outputs of all precision rectifiers (7) are connected to a terminal of the
resistor (4).