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relays

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What is relays?

A relay is an electrically operated switch. Many relays use an electromagnet to mechanically operate a switch, but other operating principles are also used, such as solid-state relays. Relays are used where it is necessary to control a circuit by a separate low-power signal, or where several circuits must be controlled by one signal. Relays were first used in long-distance telegraph circuits as amplifiers: they repeated the signal coming in from one circuit and re-transmitted it on another circuit.

What other technologies are related to relays?

relays Competitor Technologies

Contactors are very similar to relays in function, but are designed for switching higher power circuits. They can be an alternative to using relays.
mentioned alongside relays in 49% (732) of relevant job posts

relays Complementary Technologies

Solenoids are often used in conjunction with relays for controlling electrical circuits.
mentioned alongside relays in 49% (1.2k) of relevant job posts
Proximity sensors can provide input signals to relays, triggering them based on detected proximity.
mentioned alongside relays in 47% (902) of relevant job posts
Linear drives might be controlled by relays or provide feedback signals used in relay logic.
mentioned alongside relays in 94% (452) of relevant job posts

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