What is the difference between resistive, inductive, motor, and lamp loads?
We must express the load as a contact rating, which is the electrical load-handling capability of relay contacts under specified conditions and for a prescribed number of operations or life cycles. RESISTIVE LOAD: A resistive load usually consists of some sort of resistance in the circuit; e.g., heaters, resistors, etc. INDUCTIVE LOAD: An inductive load consists of a load created by a wire wound coil, such as in a relay or solenoid, a transformer, or any load which uses a winding over a magnetic iron core. Breaking an inductive load is usually more severe than breaking a resistive load and will generally produce heavy arcing. MOTOR LOAD: A motor load can be referred to as a rotating inductive load, generally with a high inrush of six times the normal load. The breaking of the load is much the same as a resistive load. LAMP LOAD: There are many types of lamp loads such as tungsten filament, fluorescent, mercury-vapor, and other exotic gas lamps. The loads we normally concern ourselves w
