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Which component absorbs the inductive spike from a relay coil?

  • A.A capacitor connected in series with the coil, which stores the energy released when the current is interrupted
  • B.A resistor in the supply
  • C.The relay contacts themselves, which arc and therefore dissipate the energy stored within the magnetic field
  • D.A diode connected across the coil

Answer: D

A flyback diode gives the collapsing field a path and prevents a spike reaching the switching transistor. Contact arcing does dissipate the energy, which makes the last option describe exactly the damage the diode is fitted to prevent. Most errors here come from carrying across a result from a neighbouring case where it does not hold. Naming the cost of a choice alongside its benefit is what turns a fact into a design decision.

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