I-relay yokukhusela i-voltage isebenzisa iprosesa yesantya esiphezulu nenamandla aphantsi njengesiseko sayo.
Xa umgca wombane une-over-voltage, i-under-voltage, okanye i-phase failure,
umva wesigaba, i-relay iya kuyinqumla isekethe ngokukhawuleza nangokukhuselekileyo ukuthintela iingozi
okubangelwa yi-voltage engaqhelekanga ethunyelwa kwisixhobo se-terminal. Xa i-voltage
ibuyela kwixabiso eliqhelekileyo, i-relay iya kuvula isekethe ngokuzenzekelayo ukuqinisekisa
ukusebenza okuqhelekileyo kwezixhobo zombane zesiphelo phantsi kweemeko ezingajongwanga.