Question 240Electricity & Electronics - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is A) Electronic. The illustration in figure "B" shows an electronic overload relay for motor protection, which is typically an electronic device that monitors the current draw of the motor and trips when the current exceeds a preset limit, providing thermal overload protection for the motor. Electronic overload relays are commonly used in modern motor control systems and are preferred over the other options listed, such as thermal solder-pot or bimetallic relays, due to their increased accuracy and responsiveness. The other answer choices, B) Thermal solder-pot and C) Thermal bimetallic, are types of overload relays that use thermal principles to sense overload conditions, but they are less common in modern applications and are not depicted in the illustration provided.