Protection symbols used in circuit diagrams

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Fuse Link - readily separable contact Link - bolted contacts T NC III - O I lIT]O-III -O[]]1 I O /

C o n t r o l o r selector switch Note: the position of the rectangle represents the position in which the circuit is completed between the associated terminals

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Link - hinged or sliding Link - plug-in type

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Circuit breaker

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Auxiliary switch o r relay contacts -~_ OMake contact Break contact "qD_..A O-- Make contact with delayed make Break contact with delayed break Changeover contact P u s h b u t t o n switches O . O
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Circuit breaker normally open

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Withdrawable metal-clad circuit breaker

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Switch disconnector

Centre rotating post disconnector

Make contact Break contact

Protection symbols used in circuit diagram,

Telephone type relay contacts Make contact unit I

Single-break disconnector or earth switch Additions to symbol for power-operated disconnector: NA - Non-Automatic A - Automatic Fault throwing switch

I Break contact unit , N~A Changeover (break before make) contact unit Changeover switch break before make

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Make contactor

Summation current transformer

Power and voltage transformers

Mechanical coupling ~#~ _ ~ contactor Example - double pole

Two winding

Indirectly-heated bimetallic thermal element _..f3r"v'X._ Operating coil for contactors and relays - general Coil with flag indicator Series coil
Machine windings General and shunt

Simplified form

Auto-transformer

Simplified form - with delta tertiary

Transductor ) c ~ l Spark gap Protective gas d~scharge tube Capacitor

..../'W"V'X._ Series AC generator Motor

C o r e (/./'desired to indicate)

_t-v'v'v-x_ Transformer or reactor winding

Power system protection

Current transformer Current transformerwith tapping ~ ~ Interposingtransformer current or voltage Fixed resistor Variableresistor Resistor,with non-linear current/voltage characteristic Impedance Impedance, with non-linear current/voltage characteristic

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cF_r_q~ri_~i-couplingequipment I '

z To carrierequipment

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Fault pn diode or semiconductor rectifyingdiode Zener diode Thyristor

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Earthing resistors Dry type pnp transistor

npn transistor Liquid type

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Thermionic valve,triode, indirectly heated Arc suppression coil (~ ]

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Coldcathode discharge tube (e.g., neon lamp) Coldcathode trigger tube Coaxial line ~ "-q Cablesealing ends

Earth Rectifier

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Protecthgn symbols used in circuit diagrams

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Rectifier equipment in bridge connection Amplifier

Electromotive force (emf) Private pilot protection Post Office pilot protection

Buchholz - single float Transformer protection Buchholz - two float Winding temperature single switch Winding temperature double switch Biased differential protection Plain balance differential protection Transformer HV connection protection Circulating current Trip flag relay Busbar protection Relay - general symbol Mesh corner protection Feeder protection High speed auto-close relay Power line carrier phase comparison protection Distance protection High speed distance (Mho) protection Overvoltage relay High speed distance (reactance) protection (inverse definite minimum time) Three-pole overcurrent re!a.y (inverse definite minimum time Two-pole overcurrent and single pole earth fault re!ay.se(inverse definite minimum time)

High speed ammeter Alarm flag relay

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Electric bell Signal lamp

Powersystemprotection

One-pole overcurrent relay (inverse definite minimum time) Earth-fault relay (inverse definite minimum time) Three-pole two stage overcurrent relay (inverse definite minimum time) Three-pole directional overcurrent relay (inverse definite minimum time) Three-pole overcurrent relay (instantaneous) Three-pole overcurrent relay (extremely inverse definite minimum time) Earth-fault relay (instantaneous) Three-pole high set overcurrent relay Standby earth-fault relay (long time inverse definite minimum time) Two-stage standby earth-fault relay (long time inverse definite minimum time) Reverse power relay Restricted earth-fault relay

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Tripping relay

Intertrip relay Intertrip relay (send) Intertrip relay (receive) Definite time relay Negative phase sequence

Lost excitation

Three-pole voltage-controlled overcurrent relay (inverse definite minimum time) Three-pole overcurrent interlocked relay (inverse definite minimum time)

Breaker fail current check

LV connection protection