# Current-measuring shunt

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/current-measuring-shunt
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-13
Lookup label: SHUNT
Drawing use: SLD, Schematic
Reference families: IEC, Manufacturer

A current-measuring shunt produces a documented voltage drop corresponding to current through a resistive element.

## What it represents

A current-measuring shunt produces a documented voltage drop corresponding to current through a resistive element. The drawing must distinguish the current path from the sensing leads.

## How to read it

- Identify the separate measurement connections where the selected shunt provides them.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.

## Information to show or reference

- State current and voltage-drop rating
- Show sense leads
- Reference polarity/scaling

## Important distinction

A shunt produces a voltage measurement without a current-transformer secondary.

## Facts

- Drawing role: Passive circuit element
- Representation scope: Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint
- Public vendor block reference: HVR1R7, VVR1R7 (Autodesk identifiers; not IEC symbol numbers)
- Identifier status: The short label is a functional lookup label, not an assigned IEC or IEEE symbol number. Any separately listed Autodesk code is a verified vendor block name.

## Public references

- [Resistors and heater-element symbols](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-1D071951-D38E-4B15-8B9E-C30ECBD55C19.htm) — Autodesk. Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.