I-relay yokuvikela i-voltage isebenzisa iprosesa yesivinini esikhulu nenamandla aphansi
njengengqikithi yayo. Uma umugqa wokunikezwa kwamandla une-voltage ephezulu, i-under-voltage
, noma ukwehluleka kwesigaba, ukuhlanekezela kwesigaba, i-relay izonqamula isekethe ngokushesha
futhi ngokuphephile ukugwema izingozi ezibangelwa ugesi ongavamile othunyelwa ku
umshini wokugcina. Lapho i-voltage ibuyela enanini elijwayelekile,
i-relay izovula isekethe ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuqinisekisa ukusebenza okuvamile
yemishini kagesi yokugcina ngaphansi kwezimo ezinganakwa