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ANSI/IEEE High-speed relay form

IEEE-library form of high-speed relay: a high-speed relay has a documented operating response intended for duties where relay timing matters.

In plain English

What does ANSI/IEEE High-speed relay form mean?

This reference locates high-speed relay in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented relays and contacts family. A high-speed relay has a documented operating response intended for duties where relay timing matters. Schematics need the specific model and circuit role rather than an unqualified speed claim. The public library uses HCR1HSP for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.

A simple example

Trace the measured quantity or initiating control signal separately from the output contacts. The device tag links the sensing or operating element to the controlled circuit; settings, reset behaviour and the actual terminal arrangement belong in the selected equipment documentation.

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A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.

What the drawings help you do

Read operate and release times under the specified coil and contact conditions. High-speed classification does not imply a complete protection scheme's total clearing time. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.

This particular reference

IEEE-library form of high-speed relay: a high-speed relay has a documented operating response intended for duties where relay timing matters. High-speed classification does not imply a complete protection scheme's total clearing time.

Normally open / normally closed
The contact state in the normal condition defined for the drawing.
Coil
A wound conductor that can produce a magnetic field when energised.
Terminal
An identified point where a conductor connects.

Read the source: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Relays and Contacts

IEEE / ANSI · High Speed

Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Relays and Contacts, block HCR1HSP. Matching functional counterpart linked separately. Independently drawn educational geometry; not a certified IEEE glyph or database identifier.

Shown as an independently authored educational illustration. Use the cited publication and drawing legend to verify the required drafting form.

Schematic · K FASTANSI/IEEE High-speed relay form: original educational illustration
Original educational illustrationNot to scale · See source and graphic notes

What it represents

This reference locates high-speed relay in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented relays and contacts family. A high-speed relay has a documented operating response intended for duties where relay timing matters. Schematics need the specific model and circuit role rather than an unqualified speed claim. The public library uses HCR1HSP for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.

Trace the measured quantity or initiating control signal separately from the output contacts. The device tag links the sensing or operating element to the controlled circuit; settings, reset behaviour and the actual terminal arrangement belong in the selected equipment documentation.

Read operate and release times under the specified coil and contact conditions. High-speed classification does not imply a complete protection scheme's total clearing time. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.

How to read it

  • Read operate and release times under the specified coil and contact conditions.
  • 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

  • Name relay model
  • Reference operate and release data
  • Show controlled circuit

A distinction that matters

High-speed classification does not imply a complete protection scheme's total clearing time.

Sources you can follow

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

Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Relays and Contacts

Public IEEE-oriented Relays and Contacts table explicitly lists HCR1HSP as High Speed. This supports the vendor convention context, not reproduction of the publisher graphic.

Autodesk · Public reference checked 14 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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