General Power Relays

Over decades of innovation, Panasonic Industry has established itself as a leader in electronic components and solutions, offering cutting-edge and reliable products for a wide range of applications. As the demand for high-speed, low-latency communication continues to rise, 5G technology is playing a crucial role in shaping the future of data centers. The rapid expansion of these networks has introduced new challenges in connectivity, power distribution, and signal integrity, requiring advanced components designed to meet these demanding requirements.

Panasonic’s Energy Management relays can be controlled in ways that help not only make products safer by generating less heat but also fewer allow for reduced power losses through lower coil holding techniques. Explore and discover some of the ways in which these relays can be controlled with less power using optimal circuit design methods.

Relays and contactors are electrically operated switches intended for both switching of loads and controlling electrical circuits. Functionally, relays and contactors fulfill the same role in a circuit which is to provide isolation between a control circuit and an output circuit. Inherent advantages such as small size, PCB mount capability, and low cost allow engineers to replace contactors with relays in several applications.

A latching relay is an electromechanical switch commonly selected when the operator must control (either switch off or amplify) a large amount of current flow. It will remain in the last position it was when last powered, whereas a non-latching relay will return to its typical position. While latching and non-latching relays share many similarities in design and function, their significant differences allow each type to be more suitable for separate applications.