INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS . . .

LIMIT SWITCHES
NORMALLY
OPEN

NORMALLY
CLOSED

HELD
CLOSED

CIRCUIT BREAKER
CIRCUIT BREAKER CIRCUIT BREAKER W/ THERMAL AND
WITH THERMAL OL WITH MAGNETIC OL
MAGNETIC OL

CIRCUIT
INTERRUPTER

DISCONNECT

FOOT
SWITCHES

HELD
OPEN

SPEED (PLUGGING)
F

PRESSURE AND LIQUID TEMPERATUREFLOW SWITCH

VACUUM
LEVEL
ACTUATED
(AIR, WATER, ETC.)
SWITCHES
SWITCH
SWITCH

NO

NO

NO

NO

NO

NC

NC

NC

NC

NC

SYMBOLS FOR STATIC SWITCHING CONTROL DEVICES

ANTI-PLUG

STATIC SWITCHING CONTROL IS A METHOD OF SWITCHING

ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WITHOUT USE OF CONTACTS,
PRIMARILY BY SOLID-STATE DEVICES. USE SYMBOLS
SHOWN IN TABLE AND ENCLOSE THEM IN A DIAMOND.

INPUT COIL

OUTPUT NO

LIMIT SWITCH NO

LIMIT SWITCH NC

SELECTOR
TWO-POSITION

THREE-POSITION

TWO-POSITION SELECTOR PUSHBUTTON

SELECTOR POSITION

A1

A1

A1
A2

A1

X
X

A2

A2

CONTACTS

B
BUTTON

FREE DEPRESSED FREE DEPRESSED

A2

1 2
3 4

X-CONTACT CLOSED

A
BUTTON
X
X

X - CONTACT CLOSED

X-CONTACT CLOSED

PUSHBUTTONS
MOMENTARY CONTACT
SINGLE
CIRCUIT

DOUBLE
CIRCUIT

MUSHROOM
HEAD

NO AND NC
NO

NC

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MAINTAINED CONTACT
WOBBLE
STICK

TWO
SINGLE
CIRCUIT

ONE
DOUBLE
CIRCUIT

ILLUMINATED

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OVERLOAD RELAYS

CONTACTS
TIMED CONTACTS - CONTACT ACTION
RETARDED AFTER COIL IS:

INSTANT OPERATING
WITH BLOWOUT
NO

WITHOUT BLOWOUT

NC

NO

ENERGIZED

NC

NOTC

THERMAL

MAGNETIC

DE-ENERGIZED

NCTO

NOTO

NCTC

SUPPLEMENTARY CONTACT SYMBOLS

SPST NO
SINGLE
BREAK

SPST NC
DOUBLE
BREAK

SINGLE
BREAK

SPDT
DOUBLE
BREAK

TERMS

SINGLE
BREAK

DOUBLE
BREAK

SPST
SINGLE-POLE,
SINGLE-THROW
SPDT
SINGLE-POLE,
DOUBLE-THROW

DPST, 2NO
SINGLE
BREAK

DPST, 2NC

DOUBLE
BREAK

SINGLE
BREAK

DPST
DOUBLE-POLE,
SINGLE-THROW

DPDT

DOUBLE
BREAK

SINGLE
BREAK

DOUBLE
BREAK

DPDT
DOUBLE-POLE,
DOUBLE-THROW
NO
NORMALLY OPEN
NC
NORMALLY CLOSED

METER (INSTRUMENT)

PILOT LIGHTS

TO INDICATE FUNCTION OF METER OR INSTRUMENT,

PLACE SPECIFIED LETTER OR LETTERS WITHIN SYMBOL.

INDICATE
TYPE BY
LETTER

INDICATE COLOR BY LETTER

NON PUSH-TO-TEST

AM or A
V

AH
A

AM

AMMETER
AMPERE HOUR
MICROAMMETER

mA

MILLAMMETER

PF

POWER FACTOR

VA

VOLTMETER

VAR

VARMETER

VARH

VARHOUR METER

PUSH-TO-TEST

WATTMETER

WATTHOUR METER

WH

VOLTMETER

COILS

INDUCTORS
IRON CORE

DUAL-VOLTAGE MAGNET COILS

HIGH-VOLTAGE
LINK

AIR CORE

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BLOWOUT
COIL

LOW-VOLTAGE
LINKS
4

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TRANSFORMERS
AUTO

AIR CORE

CURRENT

AUTOTRANSFORMER
FOR REDUCEDVOLTAGE STARTING

CONTROL TRANSFORMER
SINGLEVOLTAGE

DUALVOLTAGE
H3

H1

H2

X2

50

50

65

65

80

80

100

100

H2

H1

X1

H4

X2

X1

AC MOTORS
SINGLEPHASE
T1

SEPARATE PHASE,
TWO-SPEED
T2

SEPARATE WINDING,
TWO-SPEED

THREE-PHASE

HIGH

COM

LOW

T1

T2

T3

T1

T2

T1

T3

CONSTANT-TORQUE,
TWO-SPEED

T11

T4

T1

T3

T3

CONSTANTHORSEPOWER,
TWO-SPEED

VARIABLE-TORQUE,
TWO-SPEED
T4

WYE/DELTA,
REDUCEDVOLTAGE

T2

T13

T1
T6

T3

T5

T2

T3

T5

T3
T5

T6

T6

T2

T5

T6

T2

DC MOTORS
ARMATURE

T9

T4
T4

T2

T7 T8

T1

T1

T3

T5

T6

T2

WYE-CONNECTED, PART WINDING,

REDUCED-VOLTAGE

T4
T1

T12

WIRING

SHUNT
FIELD

SERIES
FIELD

COMM OR
COMPENS
FIELD

SHOW 4
LOOPS

SHOW 3
LOOPS

SHOW 2
LOOPS

CONNECTIONS

NOT
CONNECTED

POWER

WIRING
TERMINAL

CONNECTED

CONTROL

GROUND

MECHANICAL

ARM

MECHANICAL
INTERLOCK

CONTROL AND POWER CONNECTIONS-600 V OR LESS ACROSS-THE-LINE STARTERS

1
LINE MARKINGS

L1, L2

L1, L3 PHASE 1
L2, L4 PHASE 2

L1 IS ALWAYS
UNGROUNDED

GROUND WHEN USED

MOTOR RUNNING
OVERCURRENT
UNITS IN

2 , 4-WIRE

1 ELEMENT
2 ELEMENT
3 ELEMENT

CONTROL CIRCUIT
CONNECTED TO
FOR REVERSING
INTERCHANGE LINES

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3
L1, L2, L3
L2

L1
L1, L4
L1, L2, L3
L1, L2

L1, L3

L1, L2

L1, L3

L1, L3

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RESISTORS
ADJUSTABLE BY
FIXED TAPS

FIXED

CAPACITORS
RHEOSTAT, POT, OR
ADJUSTABLE TAP

FIXED

ADJUSTABLE

POLARIZED

RES

+
RES

RES

HEATING ELEMENT

BUZZER

BELL

FUSE
POWER OR
CONTROL

HORN,
SIREN, ETC.

HALF-WAVE
RECTIFIER

FULL-WAVE
RECTIFIER
AC

DC

DC

AC

BATTERY

SEMICONDUCTORS . . .

IGNITRON
TUBE

THERMOCOUPLE

UNIDIRECTIONAL
BREAKDOWN
(ZENER) DIODE

TUNNEL
DIODE

DIODE
DOT IN TUBE
DENOTES GAS
_

. . . SEMICONDUCTORS . . .
BIDIRECTIONAL
BREAKDOWN
DIODE

TRIAC
(BIDIRECTIONAL
TRIODE THYRISTOR)

PHOTOSENSITIVE
CELL

SILICON
CONTROLLED
RECTIFIER

PROGRAMMABLE
UNIT - JUNCTION
TRANSISTOR (PUT)

. . . SEMICONDUCTORS
TRANSISTOR
PNP BASE

UNIJUNCTION TRANSISTOR
NPN BASE

(C)

P BASE
(C)
(E)

(B)

N BASE
(B2)

(E)

(B2)

(B)

(E)

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(E)

(B1)

(B1)