An electromagnetic relay includes a fixed contact; a movable contact movable between a first position at which the movable contact contacts the fixed contact to form a closed state, and a second position at which the movable contact does not contact the fixed contact to form a opened state; an electromagnet that includes a coil, a magnetic core, and a yoke coupled to the magnetic core, and generates magnetic field; and an actuator that includes a pair of armatures, and a permanent magnet sandwiched by the pair of armatures, and moves the movable contact by the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, wherein a magnetic circuit formed by the magnetic core, the yoke and the pair of armatures is closed at the opened state, and is opened at the closed state.

A latching relay includes a first coil, a second coil and a common plunger operatively connected between the first and second coils such that activation of the first coil moves the plunger to a first position and activation of the second coil moves the plunger to a second position. The latching relay also includes a limit switch having a common contact and first and second coil contacts. A position of the common contact is alternately switched between electrical connection to either the first or second coil contact based on a position of the plunger. The first and second coil contacts are electrically connected to the first and second coils, respectively such that when electrical power is applied to the common contact, the electrical power is alternately applied to either the first coil or the second coil depending on the position of the common contact.

A contactor includes a plurality of switches mechanically coupled to an actuator. The actuator is moveable between operational and tripped positions. Switches that are closed in the operational position are open in the tripped position, and vice versa. The actuator extends through a coil as a core. The coil moves the actuator when an input signal is applied to the coil. A first input circuit receives a power-up input signal to transition the contactor from a tripped position to an operational position. A second input circuit receives a trip signal to transition the contactor from the operational position to the tripped position. First and second switches, coupled to respective first and second ends of the coil, reverse the polarity of the coil each occurrence of the actuator being actuated in preparation for the coil to be energized and magnetically polarized in an opposite direction during a next subsequent actuation.

The disclosure relates to a permanent magnet actuator comprising: a stator iron core having a space therein-side, and having a first wall and a second wall opposing the first wall; a movable element moving reciprocally between the first wall and the second wall, along a moving axis which connects the first wall and the second wall inside the space; a first magnetomotive force supplying body and a second magnetomotive force supplying body disposed respectively on the first wall and the second wall, so as to supply a magnetomotive force to the movable element for the reciprocal movement thereof, wherein, at least one of the first magnetomotive force supplying body and the second magnetomotive force supplying body selectively produces a bidirectional magnetomotive force; a permanent magnet disposed between the first magnetomotive force supplying body and the second magnetomotive force supplying body, and providing a coercive force to the movable element for maintaining the state thereof; and a driving circuit comprising a control unit for controlling a voltage or current that is supplied to the first magnetomotive force supplying body and the second magnetomotive force supplying body.

Systems and methods for a battery separator system integrating a DC contactor (solenoid) plus control electronics and all required interconnects into a single sealed enclosure for the purpose of selectively connecting and disconnecting a main and auxiliary battery under predetermined conditions. Battery monitoring and control includes programmable time delays that immunize the system from reacting to transient conditions as well as monitoring for and correcting unintended states and disabling operation when voltage conditions fall outside of prescribed limits.

In an overload relay, a tripping actuator 12 has a first magnet 18 and a moveable contact carrier 20 has a second magnet 28 mounted opposed to the first magnet. A moveable contact 22 on the moveable contact carrier is urged by repulsion between the magnets, to make a normally closed connection with a stationary contact 24, when the tripping actuator is in an ON position 15 and the contact carrier in a first stable position 26. The magnets pass through an over-center tripping position (T) when the tripping actuator is moved to an OFF position 23 in response to an overcurrent condition sensed by a bimetallic thermal overload sensor 16. The magnets repel each other after passing through the over-center tripping position, to thereby urge the moveable contact into a second stable position 26, away from the stationary contact, to break the normally closed connection with the stationary contact.

An electrical contactor is provided comprising a first terminal having a fixed member with at least one fixed electrical contact; a second terminal; at least one electrically-conductive movable arm in electrical communication with the second terminal and having a movable electrical contact thereon; and an AC dual-coil actuator having a first drive coil drivable to open and close the movable and fixed electrical contacts, and a second non-drive coil feedback connected to induce a reverse flux to temper and stabilize a net flux, thereby enabling control of a delay time of the opening and closing electrical contacts so as to be at or adjacent to a zero-crossing of an associated AC load current.

An electrical contactor for switching a load current having an AC waveform, has a fixed electrical contact, a movable electrical contact, an actuator arrangement having a drive coil drivable for opening and closing the movable and fixed electrical contacts, and a power supply having a controller for outputting truncated-waveform drive pulses to the electrical actuator arrangement, so as to prevent contact separation prior to peak load current.

Disclosed are a direct current relay and a manufacturing method therefor. A movable contact part provided in a direct current relay comprises a movable contact and a lower yoke positioned below the movable contact configured to attenuate an electromagnetic repulsive force generated by contact between the movable contact and a fixed contact. The movable contact is provided with a coupling protrusion portion that protrudes downward. The lower yoke is provided with a movable contact coupling portion into which the coupling protrusion portion is inserted. The coupling protrusion portion can receive pressure directed radially outward after being inserted into the movable contact coupling portion. The coupling protrusion portion is expanded radially outward by the pressure. Accordingly, the outer circumferential surface of the coupling protrusion portion can be inserted into and coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the lower yoke that forms the movable contact coupling portion.

A switching device, for a wye-delta switch in a multiphase motor each phase having one motor winding having a connection pair and contact device (CD), has an electromagnetic drive for drive axle movement between three axial positions, the CD having first and second motor winding connection contacts (MWCC), phase connection contact (PCC), and movable contact bridge (MCB) coupled to the drive axle and movable thereby into the three positions. In position-1, axially between positions-2/3, the MCB is openno CC is connected to another CC by the MCB; in position-2, the MCB is in wye contact positionthe MCB connects the PCC to the first MWCC, and the second MWCC is connected to the second MWCC of all other CDs using the wye coupled to the drive axle; and in position-3, the MCB is in a delta contact positionthe MCB connects the FCC to the first and second MWCC.