Week : 15 (fyp sem 2)
Title : Relay
Objective : To connect a relay with automatic spray air freshener
Content / procedure :
What is relay ?
- A relay is an electro mechanical switch used for
driving heavy current loads in electronic circuits. Relay interface the
electronic circuits with high voltage AC and there is complete galvanic
separation between the two. When current passes through the relay coil,
magnetic field develops which attracts a lever and changes the switch
contacts. The contacts can be used to connect AC or DC loads which may
then turn On / Off the load depending on the contact connections.
- A relay allows one circuit to switch on a second circuit which is
completely separate from the first one. For example, a battery operated
circuit can operate AC loads through a relay. There is no electrical
connection inside the relay between the two circuits so that total
galvanic isolation is possible.
Relay contacts
- Typically a relay has three contacts. A moving contact called
Common(Comm) and two fixed contacts. These are Normally Closed (NC)
andNormally Open (NO). AC / DC is connected to the Comm. Contact. NO
contact is used to connect the circuit / Gadget when the relay triggers.
In this case, the circuit/Gadget remains off when the relay is Off. NC
contact is used to break the supply when the relay energize. In this
case the circuit / gadget remain operating until the relay energize.
Contact rating is also important to drive the load. Typical relay
contacts are rated for 4 Amps current. If the load is a high current one
like Motor, Heaters, Inverters etc, relays having high rated contacts (
16 Amps or higher) is necessary. These types of relays are called as
Industrial type relays. If the contact rating is lesser than the load
current, contacts may heat up and fire may break due to sparking.
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PCB Relay
- These are small sized relays that can be directly soldered on the PCB to
make the circuit board compact. Like other type s of relays, PCB relays
are available with the rating of 5 V, 6 V, 12 V, 24 V etc. Coil ratings
may be 100 to 400 Ohms. Pin connection of PCB relay is shown below.
Result / Analysis : The connection of relay and automatic spray is shown below.