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Document: Datasheet Date: 29-Jan-12 Model #: 1251 Products Page: www.sunrom.com/p-1095.html

Solid State Relay for AC On/Off

Optically isolated input of 5-12V DC controls
AC output between 100-300V AC at 12 Amp.
The output acts like a switch ON or OFF
depends on control voltage at input.

Solid state relay works like a normal relay but

without mechanical parts like solenoid
contact. Those are usually called also with
short name SSR. An SSR is a semiconductor
device that can be used in place of a
mechanical relay to switch electricity to a
load in many applications.

Solid-state relays are purely electronic,

normally composed of a low current control
side (equivalent to the coil on an
electromechanical relay) and a high-current
load side (equivalent to the contact on a
conventional relay). SSRs typically also feature electrical isolation to several thousand volts
between the control and load sides. Because of this isolation, the load side of the relay is actually
powered by the switched line; both line voltage and a load (not to mention a control signal) must be
present for the relay to operate.

Basic Block Diagram of SSR

Benefits of SSR relays

No mechanical moving parts

No arching in contacts
No contact materials which will wear out in frequent use
No inductors on control side
No contact bounce
No acoustical noise
No arching or sparking
No EMI from contact commutation
High switching speed
High reliability
Long operating life
Resistant to shock and vibration
Wide input voltage range possible (same relay can take wire range of control voltages without
problems if built so)
Possible to always turn on and off only at zero phase
High input-output isolation

How to use
To switch on the output, just give a voltage from 5V to 12V DC to input.
To switch off the output, remove the input voltage or make it zero.

The control voltage input to SSR can come directly from a microcontroller pin. Just making the pin
HIGH low will control the output just like a switch. The input to board is optically isolated with AC
mains.

For example, When you want to switch on light when SSR comes on, then the light has to be
powered through SSR contact terminal.

AC MAINS 110/250V AC

SSR
Acts as
SWITCH

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