When to use mechanical vs. solid-state devices. The parameters that should be considered when selecting a device. Optimize your selection for lowest cost/maximum ...

Impulse relay is a viable alternative for lighting control from multiple locations. In modernistic houses and apartments, lighting schemes to control lights from two or more locations are becoming ...

A relay module is an electrical component. Various industries use this circuit board that houses one or more electric switches or relays in different circuits and electrical projects. Relay boards are ...

The advent of the touchscreen/capacitive sensing has many engineers wondering: Is the mechanical switch obsolete? How about the mechanical relay? There are many good ...

Schaumburg, Ill. — Omron Electronic Components LLC has introduced the G9E series of DC power relays that switch up to 200 A at 400 Vdc. These devices may be used in hybrid vehicles, fuel cells, wind ...

TI has released a couple of isolated switch chips, one inductive and the other capacitive, to replace electromagnetic and opto-electronic relays in vehicles with 800V batteries. TPSI3050-Q1 is the ...

I remember the first time I had to deal with a faulty relay. My garage door opener had stopped working, and my kids were tired of going out in the rain to open the garage door manually. (It's my job ...