{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"carrier-channel-supervision-alarm","name":"Carrier channel supervision alarm","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"CCSA","aliases":["Line carrier and protection communication interfaces","switchyards Line carrier and protection communication interfaces","switchyards","Switchyards","Carrier channel health","Channel fault alarm"],"category":"power-distribution","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Reports the documented unhealthy condition of the selected carrier communication path.","description":["Reports the documented unhealthy condition of the selected carrier communication path. A protection communication interface carries information between circuit ends or couples a communication signal to a primary line. Its signal path is different from the power-current path even when both use part of the same installation.","In a switchyard line bay, carrier-coupling equipment can connect a protection communication terminal to the transmission conductor. Fiber-based protection uses another physical path but still needs named endpoints and channel supervision. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Carrier channel health” at the input and “Channel fault alarm” at the output. Protection fallback must be separately specified.","Show each coupling boundary and the intended information direction. Frequency selection, channel performance, insulation duty and protective coordination require the selected communication and primary equipment design. 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."],"readingNotes":["Start at the named input: Carrier channel health. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.","Follow the named output: Channel fault alarm. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","Protection fallback must be separately specified.","Show each coupling boundary and the intended information direction. Frequency selection, channel performance, insulation duty and protective coordination require the selected communication and primary equipment design."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the source and connection reference for carrier channel health.","Identify the destination and defined state of channel fault alarm.","Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.","Check this application limit in the project design: Protection fallback must be separately specified."],"distinction":"Protection fallback must be separately specified. 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.","facts":[{"label":"Representation","value":"Functional block"},{"label":"Installation focus","value":"Switchyards"},{"label":"Input / boundary","value":"Carrier channel health"},{"label":"Output / connection","value":"Channel fault alarm"},{"label":"Lookup label","value":"CCSA is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pi26-carrier","relevance":"Public technical context for line carrier and protection communication interfaces. Line traps, coupling and power-line carrier communications. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}],"related":["capacitor-voltage-transformer","85-pilot-or-carrier-receiver-relay","phase-to-earth-carrier-coupling-arrangement"],"artwork":"pi26-carrier-channel-supervision-alarm","publishedOn":"2026-11-03","updatedOn":"2026-11-03","provenance":"independent-public-research","representation":{"type":"functional-block","focus":"switchyards","family":"line-communications","input":"Carrier channel health","output":"Channel fault alarm"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What this block does","introduction":"Reports the documented unhealthy condition of the selected carrier communication path.","example":"In a switchyard line bay, carrier-coupling equipment can connect a protection communication terminal to the transmission conductor. Fiber-based protection uses another physical path but still needs named endpoints and channel supervision. 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The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.","sources":[{"label":"Line traps: power-line carrier communication","url":"https://www.gevernova.com/grid-solutions/sites/default/files/2025-09/Line-Traps-Brochure-EN-N50059-Hybrid-202504-R002.pdf"}],"profileId":"power-installation-line-communications"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/carrier-channel-supervision-alarm","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/carrier-channel-supervision-alarm.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pi26-carrier","publisher":"GE Vernova","title":"Line traps: power-line carrier communication","url":"https://www.gevernova.com/grid-solutions/sites/default/files/2025-09/Line-Traps-Brochure-EN-N50059-Hybrid-202504-R002.pdf","scope":"Line traps, coupling and power-line carrier communications.","type":"manufacturer","checkedOn":"2026-11-03","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public technical context for line carrier and protection communication interfaces. Line traps, coupling and power-line carrier communications. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}]}