Technical Features
May 2010
Courtsey Eaton Corporation
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Figure 1: Contact wear in an electromechanical relay
As a mature technology, electromechanical relays and circuit breakers are well established, however they continue to suffer from some inherent weaknesses. Moving to solid-state technology can address these but introduces its own challenges. So, what is the right solution?
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