A 3 phase relay helps protect three-phase electrical systems. It watches the power in the L1, L2, and L3 lines. This relay does more than just. A healthy three-phase network supply not only ensures the proper operation of machines or systems, but it can also help prolong their lifetime and prevent or protect them from operating in inefficient or unfavorable operating situations. Figure 1: Ideal three-phase power network Unfortunately, many. Abstract: Protective relays and devices have been developed over 100 years ago to provide “lastline”of defense for the electrical systems. The selection and. Motor protection can be divided into the following 3 levels: (a) External protection against short circuit (b) External protection against overload (c) Built-in motor protection. You need 3 phase relays to keep things safe. Even slight abnormalities like voltage imbalance, phase loss (or) wrong phase sequence can result in severe overheating, insulation failure (or) catastrophic motor burnout in seconds.