
Contactors and Protection Relays
A contactor is an electrical switching device that is used for switching an electrical circuit on and off. It is a special type of relay, but there is a basic difference between the contactor and a relay. The contactor is mostly used in applications where higher current carrying capacity is involved, while the relays are used for lower current applications.
Contactors are compact and can be field-mounted easily. Usually, these devices feature multiple contacts. The contacts are mostly normally open, and they provide operating power to the load whenever the contactor coil is powered. Contactors are popularly used with electric motors.
There are different types of contactors, and the various types have their own sets of features, applications, and capabilities. Contactors can take over a vast range of currents, ranging from a few to thousands of amperes, and voltage from 25VDC to thousands of volts. Furthermore, these devices come in various sizes, from small hand-held dimensions to large sizes measuring up to a meter or a yard on one side.
Protection Relays are widely used in most systems or applications such as panel-built control systems to advanced interface systems. It will be able to detect faulty sections and cut them off from the rest of the system. Consider it as a switch as it can open and close circuits electromechanically and electronically.
Let’s take a power system as an example, the reliability of power is crucial in a power system, and it consists of generators, transformers, distribution circuits, and others. Power system failure must be detected and failed components have to be disconnected immediately in order to run smoothly without any interruption.
Therefore, protection relays are useful for determining the fault quickly to prevent interruption.
- AF09-30-10-11 24-60V50/60HZ 20-60VDC Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL137001R1110
Model: AF09-30-10-11
SGD $20.00 - AF12-30-10-11 24-60V50/60HZ 20-60VDC Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL157001R1110
Model: AF12-30-10-11
SGD $24.55 - AF16-30-10-11 24-60V50/60HZ 20-60VDC Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL177001R1110
Model: AF16-30-10-11
SGD $30.80 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 25 A - 230 V AC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D25P7
Model: LC1D25P7
SGD $67.36 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 32 A - 24 V DC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D32BD
Model: LC1D32BD
SGD $118.32 - TeSys K - Auxiliary Contact Block - 1 NO + 1 NC - Screw-clamps Terminals
Schneider
SKU: SE_LA1KN11
Model: LA1KN11
SGD $16.06 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 9 A - 110 V AC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D09F7
Model: LC1D09F7
SGD $27.70 - TeSys D - Auxiliary Contact Block - 3 NO + 1 NC - Screw-clamps Terminals
Schneider
SKU: SE_LADN31
Model: LADN31
SGD $21.85 - TeSys D - Auxiliary Contact Block - 2 NO - Screw-clamps Terminals
Schneider
SKU: SE_LADN20
Model: LADN20
SGD $15.72 - AX50-30-11-80 220-230V50Hz/230-240V60Hz Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL351074R8011
Model: AX50-30-11-80
SGD $108.12 - AX25-30-01-80 220-230V50Hz/230-240V60Hz Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL931074R8001
Model: AX25-30-01-80
SGD $38.78 - Thermal Overload Relay, TeSys LRD, 12...18 A, Class 10A
Schneider
SKU: SE_LRD21
Model: LRD21
SGD $31.37 - AX18-30-01-80 220-230V50Hz/230-240V60Hz Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL921074R8001
Model: AX18-30-01-80
SGD $25.53 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 9 A - 415 V AC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D09N7
Model: LC1D09N7
SGD $27.70 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 12 A - 230 V AC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D12P7
Model: LC1D12P7
SGD $31.71 - AX25-30-10-80 220-230V50Hz/230-240V60Hz Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL931074R8010
Model: AX25-30-10-80
SGD $38.78 - TeSys D - Auxiliary Contact Block - 1 NO + 1 NC - Screw-clamps Terminals
Schneider
SKU: SE_LADN11
Model: LADN11
SGD $15.72 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 25 A - 24 V DC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D25BD
Model: LC1D25BD
SGD $106.69 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 18 A - 220 V AC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D18M7
Model: LC1D18M7
SGD $43.69 - AX18-30-10-80 220-230V50Hz/230-240V60Hz Contactor
ABB
SKU: AB_1SBL921074R8010
Model: AX18-30-10-80
SGD $25.53 - TeSys D Contactor - 3P(3 NO) - AC-3 - <= 440 V 9 A - 220 V AC Coil.
Schneider
SKU: SE_LC1D09M7
Model: LC1D09M7
SGD $27.70 - TeSys GV2 - Combination Blocks - with Contactor LC1D09...D38
Schneider
SKU: SE_GV2AF3
Model: GV2AF3
SGD $6.06