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Relay test block
Multi-pole test facility between CT, VT and trip wiring and a relay, allowing safe isolation and test injection.
Schematic
Functional block · RTAI
Relay test-switch auxiliary indication
Functional block · Switchgear
An independently authored application reference. The drawing shows the named function or circuit relationship; use the project legend and selected equipment documentation for its drafting form and connections.
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What this block does
Carries the position of a test switch into the alarm or control logic.
A simple example
In a switchgear relay panel, test links can separate a protective relay from the trip coils while maintaining the specified current-transformer secondary arrangement. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Test-switch auxiliary contact” at the input and “Test-switch status” at the output. Auxiliary status follows the selected test assembly.
What the drawings help you do
Start at the named input: Test-switch auxiliary contact. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Test-switch status. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.
- Input
- Test-switch auxiliary contact
- Output
- Test-switch status
- Application reference
- An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections.
Read the source: Masterclad medium-voltage switchgear: circuit-breaker section interlocks
Schematic · RTAI
What it represents
Carries the position of a test switch into the alarm or control logic. A test interface separates measurement, command and indication paths so their behavior can be checked in the documented test configuration. The test boundary must show which real equipment outputs remain enabled.
In a switchgear relay panel, test links can separate a protective relay from the trip coils while maintaining the specified current-transformer secondary arrangement. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Test-switch auxiliary contact” at the input and “Test-switch status” at the output. Auxiliary status follows the selected test assembly.
Trace the source and destination on each side of the test boundary. Use the selected test-device instructions for actual operations and never infer a safe current-transformer switching sequence from an educational diagram. 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: Test-switch auxiliary contact. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.
- Follow the named output: Test-switch status. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.
- Auxiliary status follows the selected test assembly.
- Trace the source and destination on each side of the test boundary. Use the selected test-device instructions for actual operations and never infer a safe current-transformer switching sequence from an educational diagram.
Information to show or reference
- Label the source and connection reference for test-switch auxiliary contact.
- Identify the destination and defined state of test-switch status.
- Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.
- Check this application limit in the project design: Auxiliary status follows the selected test assembly.
A distinction that matters
Auxiliary status follows the selected test assembly. 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.
Masterclad medium-voltage switchgear: circuit-breaker section interlocks
Public technical context for switchgear test and commissioning interfaces. Breaker control, mechanism, position contacts, racking interlocks and test interfaces. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation.
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.
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