Protection functions · 80

Flow switch or relay

Reports a flow condition in a monitored gas or liquid circuit.

SLD / Schematic · 80Flow switch or relay: original educational illustration
Original educational illustrationNot to scale · See source and graphic notes

What it represents

Reports a flow condition in a monitored gas or liquid circuit.

In a drafting package, connect this reference to the fluid circuit, flow sensor and flow direction. The associated drawing should trace the cooling, lubrication or process alarm/trip destination; the number identifies the role and does not specify the terminal arrangement, ratings or operating settings.

How to read it

  • Identify the fluid circuit, flow sensor and flow direction.
  • Trace the cooling, lubrication or process alarm/trip destination.

Information to show or reference

  • Label the fluid circuit, flow sensor and flow direction.
  • Cross-reference the cooling, lubrication or process alarm/trip destination.
  • Identify the device tag, manual revision and logic drawing that define this implementation.

A distinction that matters

A flow device indicates movement; level switch 71 indicates a stored-fluid level.

Sources you can follow

These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.

ANSI device-number and suffix reference table

Public manufacturer number/name association. Drafting explanations are independently written.

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · Public reference checked 13 October 2026 · Link only

IEEE C37.2-2022: power-system device function numbers

Normative device-number publication; exact edition wording and compliance require the licensed standard.

IEEE · Public reference checked 13 October 2026 · Link only

About this graphic

This illustration was authored independently by Elora Grid to explain the concept. It is not reproduced from a customer drawing, an official standard graphic or a manufacturer CAD file. Its correspondence to an exact IEC or IEEE symbol identifier has not been certified.

SVG and DXF downloads contain this original artwork. DXF uses unscaled drawing units; a GA envelope supplies no product dimensions, clearances or fabrication information. Original artwork is available under CC BY 4.0. Third-party references retain their own terms.

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