Buchholz relay nke nkesa nkesa na-arụnyere na njikọ ọkpọkọ n’etiti elu-voltaji bushing riser nke isi transformer na mmanụ ohiri isi. Buoy F1 nke relay na-agbada ma gbanye kọntaktị nke sekit mkpu; mgbe enwere nnukwu mmejọ na nkesa nkesa, a na-enwe mmụba na mmanụ mmanụ n’ihi mmepụta nke nnukwu gas. Mgbe ọsọ nke mmanụ na-erute 100cm / s, buoy F2 na-eme njikọ site na sekit njem. Ugbu a, oghe Iko A na-eji ụdị relay gas na-eme ihe na Ertan Power Plant, na isi ihe owuwu ya bụ abụọ mepere emepe Ikos elu na ala na counterweight. Mgbe ihe nkesa nkesa na-arụ ọrụ nkịtị, ma nke elu oghe na iko nke dị ala na-emikpu n’ime mmanụ, na oge a na-emepụta site na ike ndọda nke iko a na-emeghe na mmanụ na-erughị ike nke counterweight na-emepụta, ya mere. iko mepere emepe gbaliri elu ma kọntaktị relay anaghị arụ ọrụ. Mgbe ntakịrị ọdịda pụtara n’ime tank mmanụ, obere gas na-ebili ma jiri nwayọọ nwayọọ na-agbakọta n’akụkụ elu nke relay, na-amanye ọkwa mmanụ ahụ ka ọ daa. Mee ka iko mmeghe nke elu mee ka mmanụ dị n’elu. N’oge a, a na-ebelata mmiri n’elu mmiri. The torque eme site ike ndọda nke oghe iko gbakwunyere arọ nke mmanụ dị na iko dị ukwuu karịa torque eme site counterweight, nke mere na kọntaktị nke elu oghe iko na- actuated na ìhè gas nchebe edinam akara. Mgbe nnukwu mmejọ dị n’ime tank mmanụ nke ihe nkesa nkesa, nnukwu gas na mmanụ na-erute ozugbo na-emetụta baffle nke iko mmeghe nke ala, na-eme ka kọntaktị mmeghe dị ala na-eme ihe, si otú ahụ na-emebi ọrụ nchebe gas dị arọ.