Functional block · DMEI

Disconnector manual-drive engaged indication

Functional block · Switchyards

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In plain English

What this block does

Identifies the documented feedback that a manual operating interface is engaged.

A simple example

In a switchyard bay, a bus selector can use a different physical construction from a line disconnector. Each device still needs an identified operating mechanism, position indication and interlocking interface. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Manual-drive engagement contact” at the input and “Drive mode indication” at the output. The actual available feedback is equipment-specific.

Manual-drive engagement contactDMEIDrive mode indication
A reading guide. The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.

What the drawings help you do

Start at the named input: Manual-drive engagement contact. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Drive mode indication. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.

Input
Manual-drive engagement contact
Output
Drive mode indication
Application reference
An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections.

Read the source: Disconnectors and earthing switches

Schematic · DMEIDisconnector manual-drive engaged indication: original educational illustration
Original educational illustrationSee source and graphic notes

What it represents

Identifies the documented feedback that a manual operating interface is engaged. Disconnector and earthing references identify different mechanical constructions and connection duties within a yard. The primary diagram shows which conductors are joined or earthed; the equipment drawing explains how its contacts and supports move.

In a switchyard bay, a bus selector can use a different physical construction from a line disconnector. Each device still needs an identified operating mechanism, position indication and interlocking interface. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Manual-drive engagement contact” at the input and “Drive mode indication” at the output. The actual available feedback is equipment-specific.

The construction name does not establish load-breaking capability, short-circuit making duty or operating permission. Verify these properties in the selected equipment data and the station interlocking scheme. The functional block is an independent explanation of this named application. Equipment-specific ratings, terminal connections and operating conditions must be established in the project documentation.

How to read it

  • Start at the named input: Manual-drive engagement contact. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.
  • Follow the named output: Drive mode indication. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.
  • The actual available feedback is equipment-specific.
  • The construction name does not establish load-breaking capability, short-circuit making duty or operating permission. Verify these properties in the selected equipment data and the station interlocking scheme.

Information to show or reference

  • Label the source and connection reference for manual-drive engagement contact.
  • Identify the destination and defined state of drive mode indication.
  • Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.
  • Check this application limit in the project design: The actual available feedback is equipment-specific.

A distinction that matters

The actual available feedback is equipment-specific. This reference describes the named application; it does not establish a new IEC graphical symbol, an ANSI device-function number or an exact manufacturer connection diagram.

Sources you can follow

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

Disconnectors and earthing switches

Public technical context for disconnector and earthing applications. Disconnector construction, earthing switches and operating mechanisms. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation.

Siemens Energy · Public reference checked 3 November 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. Original artwork is available under CC BY 4.0. Third-party references retain their own terms.

Entry JSON · Entry Markdown · Last editorial update: 3 November 2026

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