# Microgrid transition-state indication

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/microgrid-transition-state-indication
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-11-03
Lookup label: MTI
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: Manufacturer

Representation: Functional block
Installation focus: microgrids
Input: Mode-transition logic
Output: Transition-in-progress indication

Reports that the controller is between its defined stable operating modes.

## In plain English

### What this block does

Reports that the controller is between its defined stable operating modes.

### A simple example

In a microgrid serving a switchroom and industrial loads, the controller can move between grid-connected and islanded operating states only through its defined transition logic. Each state needs identifiable source roles and feedback. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Mode-transition logic” at the input and “Transition-in-progress indication” at the output. Intermediate states need explicit interpretation.

### What the drawings help you do

Start at the named input: Mode-transition logic. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Transition-in-progress indication. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.

### Terms

- Input: Mode-transition logic
- Output: Transition-in-progress indication
- Application reference: An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections.

Concept diagram: Mode-transition logic → MTI → Transition-in-progress indication
A reading guide. The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.

- [Microgrid operating modes and transitions management](https://productinfo.se.com/emol_functional_specifications/doca0371_emol_functionalspecifications/EN/DOCA0371_EMOL_Functional_Specifications_DD00894746.xml/%24/EMOL_OperatingModesandTransitionsManagement_DD00895904)


## What it represents

Reports that the controller is between its defined stable operating modes. A microgrid operating-mode function coordinates how local sources and loads relate to the utility connection. The selected mode, the measured electrical condition and the actual switching configuration can differ during a transition.
In a microgrid serving a switchroom and industrial loads, the controller can move between grid-connected and islanded operating states only through its defined transition logic. Each state needs identifiable source roles and feedback. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Mode-transition logic” at the input and “Transition-in-progress indication” at the output. Intermediate states need explicit interpretation.
Show the requested mode, entry conditions, completion feedback and failure indication. These functional blocks explain control responsibilities and do not specify a ready-to-use operating sequence or grid-connection approval. 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: Mode-transition logic. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.
- Follow the named output: Transition-in-progress indication. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.
- Intermediate states need explicit interpretation.
- Show the requested mode, entry conditions, completion feedback and failure indication. These functional blocks explain control responsibilities and do not specify a ready-to-use operating sequence or grid-connection approval.

## Information to show or reference

- Label the source and connection reference for mode-transition logic.
- Identify the destination and defined state of transition-in-progress indication.
- Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.
- Check this application limit in the project design: Intermediate states need explicit interpretation.

## Important distinction

Intermediate states need explicit interpretation. 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

- Representation: Functional block
- Installation focus: Microgrids
- Input / boundary: Mode-transition logic
- Output / connection: Transition-in-progress indication
- Lookup label: MTI is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation.

## Public references

- [Microgrid operating modes and transitions management](https://productinfo.se.com/emol_functional_specifications/doca0371_emol_functionalspecifications/EN/DOCA0371_EMOL_Functional_Specifications_DD00894746.xml/%24/EMOL_OperatingModesandTransitionsManagement_DD00895904) — Schneider Electric. Public technical context for microgrid operating-mode controls. Grid-connected and island modes, transitions, topology and authority. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation.

## 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.
