{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"capacitor","name":"Capacitor","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"C","aliases":["capacitor bank","capacitive component","power factor correction capacitor","HCA1","VCA1"],"category":"power-distribution","drawingTypes":["SLD","Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["IEC","IEEE / ANSI"],"summary":"A capacitive component or bank identified with its circuit function and ratings.","description":["A capacitor representation identifies a capacitive component or arrangement in a circuit. Polarised, non-polarised, adjustable and other variants need the appropriate representation and annotations. In power drawings a capacitor bank is a system assembly, rather than merely a scaled-up generic component mark.","Ratings, discharge arrangements, switching and associated reactors or protection depend on the application and selected equipment. A symbol is an identification aid; it does not provide those design values."],"readingNotes":["Identify whether the drawing denotes a component or a bank assembly.","Read polarity or adjustable features only where the selected variant documents them."],"drawingChecklist":["Reference the component or bank rating.","Identify any switching and associated protective equipment.","Link the equipment documentation for discharge or reactor arrangements."],"distinction":"A capacitor-bank representation does not identify every component of the assembled bank or establish its switching duty.","facts":[{"label":"Variant","value":"Application-specific"},{"label":"Polarity","value":"Must be explicitly represented where relevant"},{"label":"Ratings","value":"Separate equipment data"},{"label":"Public Autodesk reference names","value":"HCA1, VCA1 (vendor identifiers, not IEC symbol IDs)"}],"references":[{"sourceId":"autodesk-capacitors","relevance":"Public capacitor categories and variants."}],"related":["busbar","circuit-breaker","resistor","power-transformer"],"artwork":"capacitor","publishedOn":"2026-10-13","updatedOn":"2026-10-13","provenance":"independent-public-research","url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/capacitor","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/library/illustrations/capacitor.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"autodesk-capacitors","title":"Capacitive component symbols","publisher":"Autodesk","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-74580D46-0731-41A6-918D-2DB419114207.htm","type":"cad-reference","scope":"Capacitor, electrolytic, feedthrough and adjustable component variants.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public capacitor categories and variants."}]}