I-automotive relay iswiwi ye-electromagnetic esebenza ngokusekelwe kumshini kazibuthe, evumela amasignali{0}amandla aphansi ukuze alawule amasekhethi adinga amandla aphezulu. Izingxenye zayo eziyinhloko zifaka ikhoyili, othintana nabo, nesiphethu, futhi isebenza ngokusekelwe kumgomo wokungeniswa kwe-electromagnetic. Uma okwamanje kugeleza kukhoyili, inkambu kazibuthe iyakhiqizwa, ishayela abathintwayo ukuthi bashintshe, ngaleyo ndlela ilawule ukugeleza kwamanje.
Ukudluliselwa kwezimoto kwenza imisebenzi eminingana ebalulekile futhi kuyingxenye eyinhloko yokusebenza okujwayelekile kwezinhlelo zikagesi eziyinkimbinkimbi:
Ukulawulwa Kwesekethe: Ama-relay adlala indima ekulawuleni isekethe kumasistimu emoto amaningi abalulekile, njengokulawula injini yesiqalisi ngokusebenzisa iswishi elula yokuthungela ngaphandle kokuphatha ngokuqondile amaza amakhulu.
Ukukhulisa Kwamanje:{0}Amasiginali wamandla aphansi asetshenziselwa ukulawula-amadivayisi anamandla aphezulu (njenge-air conditioning namalambu angaphambili), ukuvimbela ukugcwala kakhulu kwamaswishi esekethe.
Ukuvikelwa Kwesekethe: Uma kwenzeka i-overcurrent noma i-short circuit, ama-relay anganqamula ngokushesha isekethe, avikele izinto ezisetshenziswayo zikagesi ezibalulekile emonakalweni.
Ukuguqulwa Kwesiginali: Ukudluliselwa phambili kubaluleke kakhulu ekuguquleni isignali, njengokuguqula amasignali omshayeli abe amasiginali yomyalo okhanyayo bese eshintsha amasistimu wesiginali.