Our experts have 100% confidence in our products, which is why we are demonstrating our PLC eFuse Relay. In this video, we show how to replace the relay and how to test its performance. You'll quickly realize the eFuse relay leads to lower costs, higher energy efficiency and reliability.
Watch to learn how eFuse relays can assist you in your design projects and to allow for better ease of use.
Full Transcript
Hi, I am Pramit Nandy and I work as a product marketing manager with ON Semiconductor. Today we are going to show you a demo that we have created to show how you can replace tradition relays with eFuse for industrial automation applications.
This demo showcases the latest members of our eFuse family –NIS5820, NIS5020, NIS5021 – and how they can be used as a replacement of traditional relays for industrial automation applications.
Our eFuses come with inbuilt protection features and the ability to control the slew rate on the output to make sure that the switching is smooth while maintaining unconditional safety for the downstream circuitry.
In this demo, we have a programmable logic controller and the output of the programmable logic controller drives the relays that are the eFuse and the relays drive the pulse-jet solenoid valve for 12-volt industrial application.
We will compare the performance difference between the traditional relay and the eFuse.
As you can see, unlike the protected relays using eFuses – relays with mechanical components show huge current spikes while turning on, as well as turning off.
This creates a lot of noise with possible risks of arching and sparks which finally results in a limited lifespan and may need frequent replacement.
On the other hand, though, eFuses switch very smoothly and the current spikes are greatly reduced while ensuring operating within the safe operating area with inbuilt protections.
Replacing relays can be very costly and dangerous, using eFuses as a replacement of traditional relays can reduce cost and size while you can also ensure that the system is always operating within SOA and you have higher energy efficiency.
Learn more about our eFuse family today.
