{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"overhead-line-outgoing-bay-arrangement","name":"Overhead-line outgoing bay arrangement","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"OOBA","aliases":["Switchyard bay circuit arrangements","switchyards Switchyard bay circuit arrangements","switchyards","Switchyards","Switchyard bus","Overhead-line circuit"],"category":"power-distribution","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Groups the assigned line switching and measurement interfaces between the bus and overhead-line connection.","description":["Groups the assigned line switching and measurement interfaces between the bus and overhead-line connection. A bay circuit arrangement groups the switching, measuring and protection interfaces associated with a specific network circuit. A line bay, transformer bay and reactor bay share some devices but connect different kinds of primary equipment.","In a switchyard single-line drawing, the bay arrangement helps the reader follow the circuit from its bus connection to the external line, transformer or compensation equipment and identify the measurement boundaries along the path. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Switchyard bus” at the input and “Overhead-line circuit” at the output. Line protection boundaries follow actual CT locations.","Preserve the actual order of primary connections, isolation points and CT locations. These conceptual arrangements do not establish equipment clearances, terminal layouts or an approved switching sequence. 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: Switchyard bus. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.","Follow the named output: Overhead-line circuit. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","Line protection boundaries follow actual CT locations.","Preserve the actual order of primary connections, isolation points and CT locations. These conceptual arrangements do not establish equipment clearances, terminal layouts or an approved switching sequence."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the source and connection reference for switchyard bus.","Identify the destination and defined state of overhead-line circuit.","Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.","Check this application limit in the project design: Line protection boundaries follow actual CT locations."],"distinction":"Line protection boundaries follow actual CT locations. 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":"Switchyard bus"},{"label":"Output / connection","value":"Overhead-line circuit"},{"label":"Lookup label","value":"OOBA is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pi26-bus-schemes","relevance":"Public technical context for switchyard bay circuit arrangements. Bay arrangements and coordinated breaker controls. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}],"related":["circuit-breaker","current-transformer","underground-cable-outgoing-bay-arrangement"],"artwork":"pi26-overhead-line-outgoing-bay-arrangement","publishedOn":"2026-11-03","updatedOn":"2026-11-03","provenance":"independent-public-research","representation":{"type":"functional-block","focus":"switchyards","family":"yard-bays","input":"Switchyard bus","output":"Overhead-line circuit"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What this block does","introduction":"Groups the assigned line switching and measurement interfaces between the bus and overhead-line connection.","example":"In a switchyard single-line drawing, the bay arrangement helps the reader follow the circuit from its bus connection to the external line, transformer or compensation equipment and identify the measurement boundaries along the path. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Switchyard bus” at the input and “Overhead-line circuit” at the output. Line protection boundaries follow actual CT locations.","drawings":"Start at the named input: Switchyard bus. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Overhead-line circuit. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","terms":[{"name":"Input","meaning":"Switchyard bus"},{"name":"Output","meaning":"Overhead-line circuit"},{"name":"Application reference","meaning":"An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections."}],"diagram":"flow","steps":["Switchyard bus","OOBA","Overhead-line circuit"],"caption":"A reading guide. The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.","sources":[{"label":"SEL-451 protection, automation and bay control","url":"https://selinc.com/products/451/"}],"profileId":"power-installation-yard-bays"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/overhead-line-outgoing-bay-arrangement","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/overhead-line-outgoing-bay-arrangement.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pi26-bus-schemes","publisher":"SEL","title":"SEL-451 protection, automation and bay control","url":"https://selinc.com/products/451/","scope":"Bus arrangements, breaker control and bay-level coordination.","type":"manufacturer","checkedOn":"2026-11-03","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public technical context for switchyard bay circuit arrangements. Bay arrangements and coordinated breaker controls. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}]}