Electromagnetic Attraction Relays
Electromagnetic attraction relays operate by virtue of an armature being attracted to the poles of an electromagnet or a plunger being drawn into a solenoid. Such relays may be actuated by d.c. or a.c quantities.
The important types of electromagnetic attraction relays are:
(i) Attracted armature type relay – Fig 3 shows the schematic arrangement of an attracted armature type relay. It consists of a laminated electromagnet M carrying a coil C and a pivoted laminated armature. The armature is balanced by a counter weight and carries a pair of spring at its free end. Under normal operating conditions, the current through the relay coil C is such that counter weight holds the armature in the position shown. However, when a short-circuit occurs, the current through relay coil increases sufficiently and the relay armature is attracted upwards. The contacts on the relay armature bridge a pair of stationary contacts attached to the relay frame. This completes the trip which results in the opening of the circuit breaker and disconnection of the faulty circuit. The minimum current at which the relay armature is attracted to close the trip circuit is called pick up current. It is a usual practice to provide a number of tapping’s, on the relay coil so that the number of turns in use and the setting value can be varied.
(ii) Solenoid type relay – Fig 4 shows the schematic arrangement of a solenoid type relay. It consists of a solenoid and a movable iron plunger arranged as shown. Under normal operating condition the current through the relay coil C is such that it holds the plunger by gravity or spring in the position shown. On the occurrence of a fault, the current through the relay coil becomes more than the pick up value, causing the plunger to attract into the solenoid. The upward movement of the plunger closes trip circuit thus opening the circuit breaker and disconnecting the faulty section.
(iii) Balanced beam type relay - Fig 5 shows the schematic arrangement of a balanced beam type relay. It consists of an iron armature fastened to a balance beam. Under normal operating Conditions, the current through the relay coil is such that the beam is held in the horizontal position by the spring. When a fault occurs, the current through the relay coil becomes greater than the pick up value and the beam is attracted to close the trip circuit. This causes the opening of the circuit breaker to isolate the faulty circuit.
Written by arjun on October 30th, 2008 with
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