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var

IEEE / ANSI

ANSI/IEEE reactive-power meter symbol

The varmeter form identifies reactive-power indication from documented measurement inputs. The sign or quadrant convention is important for generator and capacitor-control applications and must be supplied by the instrument configuration.

Drawing use

SLD / Schematic

Application

Metering & protection

Reference family

IEEE / ANSI / Manufacturer

Form evidence

Autodesk IEEE-oriented Instrumentation and Sensors functional form. Autodesk explicitly publishes this block under IEEE Symbol Preview. The counterpart is the matching functional concept; no equivalence of every detailed standard graphic is asserted.

A distinction that matters

Reactive power in var is different from reactive energy in varh.

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var

Symbols

Reactive-power meter

A reactive-power meter indicates reactive power using the instrument's documented voltage and current inputs. Import/export or leading/lagging conventions must be stated where operational decisions depend on them.

Drawing use

SLD / Schematic

Application

Metering & protection

Reference family

IEC / Manufacturer

A distinction that matters

Reactive power in var is different from reactive energy in varh.

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