High-Voltage Reed Relays and the Applications They Serve

In this episode of Inside Electronics, we talk to Robert King, Product Development Manager at Pickering Electronics about the company's latest high-voltage surface-mount reed relays. The devices are suitable for mixed-signal semiconductor and medical equipment testing, EV charge-point testing, and monitoring solar cell photovoltaic efficiency. The reed relays are capable of switching up to 1kV and are available in 2 Form A and 1 Form B packages, in various contact configurations with coil voltages of 3V, 5V, or 12V. Switch stand-off is up to 3kV in the 1 form A package, up to 2kV in the 1 form B package, and up to 1.5kV in the 2 form A package.