UDC 681.518.5:004.052.32

USING THE SMALL-SIZED POWER RELAYS FOR DESIGN OF SAFE INTERFACE DEVICES WITHIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS OF RAILWAY AUTOMATION Using the small-sized power relays for design of safe interface devices within the computer systems of railway automation

Published in Transport automation research · Volume 4, Issue 2 · Pages 264–278 · Rubric: Automation and Remote Control Systems and Devices
Received: 12.06.2018 Accepted: 15.06.2018 Published: 25.06.2018 Language of publication: RUS
In this article problems of design of interface devices within the computer sys- tems of railway automation using different element base are considered, the short review of modern products of leading vendors of small-sized power relays intended for printed mounting is given, also the principles of using of relays that are not de- vices of the first reliability class for design of safe circuits are considered. Particular attention is paid to methods of providing the necessary resource of relay switching circuits and relay’s application features for controlling high-voltage loads of direct current. Also the paper presents practical examples of implementation of safe in- terface devices using the small-sized power relays and considers the advantages of the proposed technical solutions in comparison with interface devices based on functional generators with asymmetrical failure.
functional generator, small-sized power relay, relay for printed mounting, relays that are not devices of the first reliability class, check of contacts opening, resource of relay, deadlock switching of contacts, relay-semiconductor switching circuit