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A relay is an electrically operated switch that opens and closes circuits. It uses a small electrical signal to control a larger current or voltage in another circuit. When current flows through the coil of the relay, it creates a magnetic field that attracts an armature linked to movable contacts. This either makes or breaks a connection to fixed contacts, switching the output circuit on or off. When the current stops, a spring or gravity returns the armature to its resting position. Relays operate quickly to reduce noise or arcing, and diodes or shading rings help control the magnetic field during switching.

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Relay

A relay is an electrically operated switch that opens and closes circuits. It uses a small electrical signal to control a larger current or voltage in another circuit. When current flows through the coil of the relay, it creates a magnetic field that attracts an armature linked to movable contacts. This either makes or breaks a connection to fixed contacts, switching the output circuit on or off. When the current stops, a spring or gravity returns the armature to its resting position. Relays operate quickly to reduce noise or arcing, and diodes or shading rings help control the magnetic field during switching.

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RELAY

A relay is an electrical switch that opens and closes under the control of another electrical circuit. In the original form, the switch is operated by an electromagnet to open or close one or many sets of contacts. Because a relay is able to control an output circuit of higher power than the input circuit, it can be considered, in a broad sense, to be a form of an electrical amplifier. When a current flows through the coil, the resulting magnetic field attracts an armature that is mechanically linked to a moving contact. The movement either makes or breaks a connection with a fixed contact. When the current to the coil is switched off, the armature is returned by a force approximately half as strong as the magnetic force to its relaxed position. sually this is a spring, but gravity is also used commonly in industrial motor starters. !ost relays are manufactured to operate "uickly. In a low voltage application, this is to reduce noise.In a high voltage or high current application, this is to reduce arcing. If the coil is energi#ed with $%, a diode is fre"uently installed across the coil, to dissipate the energy from the collapsing magnetic field at deactivation, which would otherwise generate a spike of voltage and might cause damage to circuit components. If the coil is designed to be energi#ed with A%, a small copper ring can be crimped to the end of the solenoid. This &shading ring& creates a small out'of'phase current, which increases the minimum pull on the armature during the A% cycle.

Pole & Throw


SPST ' Single Pole Single Throw. These have two terminals which can be switched on(off. In total, four terminals when the coil is also included. SPDT ' Single Pole Double Throw. These have one row of three terminals. )ne terminal *common+ switches between the other two poles. It is the same as a single change'over switch. In total, five terminals when the coil is also included. DPST ' Double Pole Single Throw. These have two pairs of terminals. ,"uivalent to two -.-T switches or relays actuated by a single coil. In total,

six terminals when the coil is also included. This configuration may also be referred to as $./)

%ircuit symbols of relays.

The contacts can be either Normally Open (NO), Normally Closed (NC), or change o!er (CO) contacts

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