{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"iec-single-core-cable-sealing-end","name":"Single-core cable sealing end","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"SE","aliases":["single-core cable termination","cable termination single core","outdoor sealing end"],"category":"connections-wiring","drawingTypes":["SLD","Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["IEC"],"summary":"The termination at the end of a single-core cable where it is sealed and connected to an overhead line or equipment.","description":["A sealing end terminates a cable by controlling the electric stress at the screen cut-back, sealing out moisture and providing a connection to the conductor. The single-core form appears at each phase of medium and high voltage single-core cable circuits, typically at the cable to overhead line transition or at outdoor switchyard equipment.","The symbol does not show whether the termination is indoor or outdoor, heat-shrink, cold-shrink or porcelain, nor how the cable screen is bonded. Screen bonding at sealing ends, for example solid bonding or single-point bonding with sheath voltage limiters, must be drawn separately."],"readingNotes":["Check the screen bonding arrangement at each sealing end.","Look for surge arresters fitted beside outdoor sealing ends."],"drawingChecklist":["State termination type and voltage class.","Show screen bonding at the termination.","Identify the equipment or line the sealing end connects to."],"distinction":"A sealing end terminates a cable; a straight-through joint connects two cable lengths together.","facts":[{"label":"Graphic cue","value":"Triangular or cone-shaped termination at the cable end"},{"label":"Does not show","value":"Indoor or outdoor type and screen bonding"},{"label":"Preview","value":"Original educational illustration; consult the publisher and applicable standard for the exact graphic"}],"references":[{"sourceId":"public-cable-joints","relevance":"Manufacturer context for cable terminations and accessories."},{"sourceId":"autodesk-index","relevance":"Public directory of IEC-oriented symbol families."}],"related":["iec-multicore-cable-sealing-end","iec-overhead-line","ga-cable-termination-compartment"],"artwork":"s28-iec-single-core-cable-sealing-end","publishedOn":"2026-10-28","updatedOn":"2026-10-28","provenance":"independent-public-research","symbolVariant":{"convention":"IEC","form":"Single-core sealing end","reference":"Independent IEC-context illustration; not certified IEC geometry."},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What does Single-core cable sealing end mean?","introduction":"A sealing end terminates a cable by controlling the electric stress at the screen cut-back, sealing out moisture and providing a connection to the conductor. The single-core form appears at each phase of medium and high voltage single-core cable circuits, typically at the cable to overhead line transition or at outdoor switchyard equipment.","example":"The symbol does not show whether the termination is indoor or outdoor, heat-shrink, cold-shrink or porcelain, nor how the cable screen is bonded. Screen bonding at sealing ends, for example solid bonding or single-point bonding with sheath voltage limiters, must be drawn separately.","drawings":"Check the screen bonding arrangement at each sealing end. Look for surge arresters fitted beside outdoor sealing ends. A sealing end terminates a cable; a straight-through joint connects two cable lengths together.","terms":[{"name":"Phase","meaning":"One of the related AC waveforms in a power system."},{"name":"Terminal","meaning":"An identified point where a conductor connects."},{"name":"Rating","meaning":"A value stating the conditions for which equipment is specified."}],"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":"Elastimold underground cable accessories","url":"https://www.abb.com/global/en/areas/electrification/medium-voltage/cable-accessories-connectors/underground/elastimold/underground"},{"label":"IEC-60617 symbol preview directory","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7871E6EF-24D5-467E-9B74-321FEDC9DFDA.htm"}],"detail":"The termination at the end of a single-core cable where it is sealed and connected to an overhead line or equipment. 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Product selection remains application-specific.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Manufacturer context for cable terminations and accessories."},{"id":"autodesk-index","title":"IEC-60617 symbol preview directory","publisher":"Autodesk","url":"https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7871E6EF-24D5-467E-9B74-321FEDC9DFDA.htm","type":"cad-reference","scope":"Public reference directory of named symbol categories. Vendor graphics and CAD library files are not redistributed here.","checkedOn":"2026-10-13","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public directory of IEC-oriented symbol families."}]}