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ECEN 3364-INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS AND PLC APPLICATIONS

Group Members BEN B. ANDRES, DEM, PECE
Asis, Anthony Professor
Cabuenas, John Ernann
Enoy, Kevin Roy
Estonido, Mar Daniel
Ramirez, Martin John
Panganiban, Julius Vince Rating

EXPERIMENT NO. 1

ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY

I. OBJECTIVES

1. To understand the basic function of an electromechanical relay.

2. To understand the latching circuit.
3. To understand the interlock circuit.
4. To understand control circuits and power circuits.
5. To be able to design circuits involving electromechanical relays.

II. DISCUSSION
The electromechanical relay consists of an electromagnet which uses solenoid action to move
a set of electrical contacts from the open to the closed position or vice versa. Fig. 1 below shows
the construction of an electromechanical relay.

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It is useful to note that the electrical solenoid circuit that energizes the coil has no electrically
connection with the contacts. The contacts are moved by a magnetic force, so they are
electrically isolated from the coil voltage.

III. EQUIPMENT
1. Relay Panel training set 2
2. Pushbutton Panel with Indicator Lights
3. 6 Ampere DC Power Supply -- Goodwill GPC-3030
IV. PROCEDURE
In this lab, we are going to experiment with some hard-wired basic control circuit. Each basic
circuit serves a unique function. At the end, we will see how these basic circuits could be
combined to form complex sequential control circuit. Connect up and test the circuits below.
Draw truth table for the circuits 1 to 4.

1. Direct Circuit (using Normally-Open Pushbutton)

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2. Inverse Circuit (using Normally-Closed Pushbutton)

3. OR Circuit

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4. AND Circuit

5. Latching Circuit

Modification:
Can you turn off the indicator light (lamp) after you momentarily pressed the
pushbutton? How would you modify the circuit to enable the indicator light to be
turned off?

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6. SET-RESET Circuit (SET Priority)

7. SET-RESET Circuit (RESET Priority)

Be able to show the difference between the above two circuits when you have connected
each of them.

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8. Interlock Circuit

Connect the above circuit modularly.

a. Connect the vertical R1 circuit, and test.
b. Connect the vertical R2 circuit, and test.
c. Connect the vertical L1 circuit, and test.
d. Connect the vertical L2 circuit, and test.
e. Connect the R1 latch to the R1 vertical circuit, and test.
f. Connect the R2 latch to the R2 vertical circuit, and test.
g. Show that when PB1 is pressed, L1 turns on, but L2 cannot be turned on when you
press PB2.
h. Press Stop PB.
i. Show that when PB2 is pressed, L2 turns on, but L1 cannot be turned on when you
press PB1.
j. Hence show that when Circuit R1 (& hence L1) is on, Circuit R2 ( & hence L2) will be
locked, and vice versa.
k. Include a red light which lights up to indicate when both R1 and R2 are not activated.

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Modification:
Can you turn off the indicator light (lamp) after you momentarily pressed the pushbutton?
No, because the switch with the relay has been activated. How would you modify the
circuit to enable the indicator light to be turned off?

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