{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"ansi-minimum-voltage-relay","name":"ANSI/IEEE Minimum-voltage measuring relay form","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"K","aliases":["HCR1F35","VCR1F35","IEEE Minimum Voltage Protection","ANSI Minimum-voltage measuring relay"],"category":"measurement-protection","drawingTypes":["Schematic","SLD"],"referenceFamilies":["IEEE / ANSI","Manufacturer"],"summary":"IEEE-library form of minimum-voltage measuring relay: measuring relay that operates when voltage falls below a set level while some voltage is still present.","description":["This reference locates minimum-voltage measuring relay in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented voltage protection relays family. The minimum-voltage relay form operates when the measured voltage falls below its setting. It is used for motor undervoltage tripping, load shedding and transfer schemes, where a sustained voltage dip indicates a supply problem rather than a momentary disturbance. The public library uses HCR1F35 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.","The symbol shows the voltage quantity and the less-than threshold but not the time delay, which phases are monitored or whether operation is blocked on VT fuse failure. Without a blocking input a blown VT fuse can cause an unwanted trip, so the supervision arrangement should be cross-referenced. Check which phase voltages are monitored. A minimum-voltage relay responds to a reduced voltage; a loss-of-voltage relay responds to absence of voltage. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted."],"readingNotes":["Check which phase voltages are monitored.","Look for VT supervision or fuse-failure blocking."],"drawingChecklist":["State threshold and delay","Show VT source","Reference blocking input"],"distinction":"A minimum-voltage relay responds to a reduced voltage; a loss-of-voltage relay responds to absence of voltage.","facts":[{"label":"Convention evidence","value":"Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Voltage Protection Relays; published form: Minimum Voltage Protection."},{"label":"Public vendor block","value":"HCR1F35. 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This supports the vendor convention context, not reproduction of the publisher graphic."},{"sourceId":"iec-diagrams","relevance":"IEC context for graphical symbols used in diagrams; no IEC graphic is reproduced."}],"related":["minimum-voltage-relay","loss-of-voltage-monitoring-relay","27-undervoltage","voltage-transformer"],"artwork":"s28-ansi-minimum-voltage-relay","publishedOn":"2026-10-28","updatedOn":"2026-10-28","provenance":"independent-public-research","symbolVariant":{"convention":"IEEE / ANSI","form":"Minimum Voltage Protection","reference":"Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Voltage Protection Relays, block HCR1F35. Matching functional counterpart linked separately. Independently drawn educational geometry; not a certified IEEE glyph or database identifier.","counterpart":"minimum-voltage-relay"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What does ANSI/IEEE Minimum-voltage measuring relay form mean?","introduction":"This reference locates minimum-voltage measuring relay in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented voltage protection relays family. The minimum-voltage relay form operates when the measured voltage falls below its setting. It is used for motor undervoltage tripping, load shedding and transfer schemes, where a sustained voltage dip indicates a supply problem rather than a momentary disturbance. The public library uses HCR1F35 for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.","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.","drawings":"The symbol shows the voltage quantity and the less-than threshold but not the time delay, which phases are monitored or whether operation is blocked on VT fuse failure. Without a blocking input a blown VT fuse can cause an unwanted trip, so the supervision arrangement should be cross-referenced. Check which phase voltages are monitored. A minimum-voltage relay responds to a reduced voltage; a loss-of-voltage relay responds to absence of voltage. The linked functional counterpart explains the same operating role in its own drawing context; agreement of every detailed convention mark is not asserted.","terms":[{"name":"Normally open / normally closed","meaning":"The contact state in the normal condition defined for the drawing."},{"name":"Coil","meaning":"A wound conductor that can produce a magnetic field when energised."},{"name":"Phase","meaning":"One of the related AC waveforms in a power system."}],"diagram":"flow","steps":["Identify the device and form","Read the connections and state","Check the equipment reference"],"caption":"A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.","sources":[{"label":"Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Voltage Protection Relays","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-5D942536-ADE3-43EA-8280-CC7907C38F15.htm"},{"label":"IEC graphical symbols for diagrams","url":"https://tc3.iec.ch/tc-activity/graphical-symbols-for-diagrams/"}],"detail":"IEEE-library form of minimum-voltage measuring relay: measuring relay that operates when voltage falls below a set level while some voltage is still present. A minimum-voltage relay responds to a reduced voltage; a loss-of-voltage relay responds to absence of voltage.","profileId":"reviewed-symbol-20261028"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/ansi-minimum-voltage-relay","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/ansi-minimum-voltage-relay.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"s28-ieee-voltage-protection-relays","title":"Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Voltage Protection Relays","publisher":"Autodesk","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-5D942536-ADE3-43EA-8280-CC7907C38F15.htm","type":"cad-reference","scope":"Public voltage protection relays family names and vendor block tokens. Horizontal, vertical and rotated placements are not separate engineering functions. 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