# ANSI/IEEE Three-point current measurement selector form

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Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-28
Lookup label: HSW1S94
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEEE / ANSI, Manufacturer

## Symbol convention

Convention: IEEE / ANSI
Form: Current Switch For 3 Measurement Points
Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Miscellaneous Switches, block HSW1S94. Matching functional counterpart linked separately. Independently drawn educational geometry; not a certified IEEE glyph or database identifier.
Related representation: [Three-point current measurement selector](https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/iec-three-point-current-measurement-selector)

IEEE-library form of three-point current measurement selector: this representation identifies selection among three current-measurement points.

## In plain English

### What does ANSI/IEEE Three-point current measurement selector form mean?

This reference locates three-point current measurement selector in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented miscellaneous switches family. This representation identifies selection among three current-measurement points. The meter is connected to one of three documented current-measurement circuits. When CT secondaries are involved, the selected switch arrangement must be considered with their continuity and test provisions. The public library uses HSW1S94 for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.

### A simple example

Read the operating mechanism and the contact reference state together. Cross-reference every associated contact to the same device and show which movement, signal or reset changes its condition; the symbol alone does not establish the complete switching sequence.

### What the drawings help you do

Document the exact terminal and switching scheme from the selected equipment. The concept is an interpretation reference rather than a field switching or testing procedure. Coordinate CT secondary handling and the selected meter-switch connection scheme. A current selector cannot be treated as an ordinary voltage selector because CT circuits require documented continuity arrangements. 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 three-point current measurement selector: this representation identifies selection among three current-measurement points. A current selector cannot be treated as an ordinary voltage selector because CT circuits require documented continuity arrangements.

### Terms

- Normally open / normally closed: The contact state in the normal condition defined for the drawing.
- Terminal: An identified point where a conductor connects.
- Signal: Electrical information passed between devices, rather than necessarily the main power supply.

Concept diagram: Identify the device and form → Read the connections and state → Check the equipment reference
A guide to reading this reference. The original symbol illustration and its drawing notes appear below; these boxes are not a wiring diagram.

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Miscellaneous Switches](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-278F6C21-B1A6-4EA1-A535-E78D53BBD10D.htm)


## What it represents

This reference locates three-point current measurement selector in Autodesk's IEEE-oriented miscellaneous switches family. This representation identifies selection among three current-measurement points. The meter is connected to one of three documented current-measurement circuits. When CT secondaries are involved, the selected switch arrangement must be considered with their continuity and test provisions. The public library uses HSW1S94 for its horizontal representation; this is a vendor block name, not an IEEE standards symbol number.
Read the operating mechanism and the contact reference state together. Cross-reference every associated contact to the same device and show which movement, signal or reset changes its condition; the symbol alone does not establish the complete switching sequence.
Document the exact terminal and switching scheme from the selected equipment. The concept is an interpretation reference rather than a field switching or testing procedure. Coordinate CT secondary handling and the selected meter-switch connection scheme. A current selector cannot be treated as an ordinary voltage selector because CT circuits require documented continuity arrangements. 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

- Coordinate CT secondary handling and the selected meter-switch connection scheme.
- A current selector cannot be treated as an ordinary voltage selector because CT circuits require documented continuity arrangements.

## Information to show or reference

- Identify the associated device, circuit or diagram boundary.
- Coordinate CT secondary handling and the selected meter-switch connection scheme.
- Cross-reference the equipment data, terminal mapping or operating-state legend needed to interpret the form.

## Important distinction

A current selector cannot be treated as an ordinary voltage selector because CT circuits require documented continuity arrangements.

## Facts

- Convention evidence: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview: Miscellaneous Switches; published form: Current Switch For 3 Measurement Points.
- Public vendor block: HSW1S94. Vendor library token, not an IEEE symbol number.
- Information added: Coordinate CT secondary handling and the selected meter-switch connection scheme.
- Preview: Independent educational concept; consult the publisher and applicable standard for the exact graphic
- Artwork scope: Original educational geometry. Exact standard graphics, product ratings and terminal pinouts are not certified.

## Public references

- [Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Miscellaneous Switches](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-278F6C21-B1A6-4EA1-A535-E78D53BBD10D.htm) — Autodesk. Public IEEE-oriented Miscellaneous Switches table explicitly lists HSW1S94 as Current Switch For 3 Measurement Points. This supports the vendor convention context, not reproduction of the publisher graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.
