# Spring-charge timeout alarm Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/spring-charge-timeout-alarm Publisher: Elora Grid Updated: 2026-11-03 Lookup label: STA Drawing use: Schematic Reference families: Manufacturer Representation: Functional block Installation focus: switchgear Input: Charging demand and status Output: Charge-timeout alarm Detects failure to obtain the charged indication within the defined supervision interval. ## In plain English ### What this block does Detects failure to obtain the charged indication within the defined supervision interval. ### A simple example In a switchgear panel, a charging motor replenishes the mechanism after an operation. Supervisory contacts let the controller report an incomplete charge or repeated charging demand before an operator requests another operation. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Charging demand and status” at the input and “Charge-timeout alarm” at the output. The alarm interval is not a universal charging limit. ### What the drawings help you do Start at the named input: Charging demand and status. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. Follow the named output: Charge-timeout alarm. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded. ### Terms - Input: Charging demand and status - Output: Charge-timeout alarm - Application reference: An explanation of a named drawing function or circuit relationship; the project documents define the equipment and its connections. Concept diagram: Charging demand and status → STA → Charge-timeout alarm A reading guide. The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application. - [Masterclad medium-voltage switchgear: circuit-breaker section interlocks](https://productinfo.se.com/masterclad_mv_switchgear_ib/6055-30-masterclad-15kv-mv-switchgear-ib/English/6055-30%20Masterclad%20MV%20Switchgear%20Indoor%20%28bookmap%29_DD00646805.xml/%24/Section6-CircuitBreakerSectionInter-58DD6EC7) ## What it represents Detects failure to obtain the charged indication within the defined supervision interval. A stored-energy breaker mechanism has charging, release, indication and supervision functions. Motor supply, stored spring energy and the ability to complete an opening operation are separate drawing concerns. In a switchgear panel, a charging motor replenishes the mechanism after an operation. Supervisory contacts let the controller report an incomplete charge or repeated charging demand before an operator requests another operation. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Charging demand and status” at the input and “Charge-timeout alarm” at the output. The alarm interval is not a universal charging limit. Show the individual contacts and the relevant motor or release circuit. Supply voltage, charging time, operating duty and permissible alarms must follow the chosen mechanism documentation. 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: Charging demand and status. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing. - Follow the named output: Charge-timeout alarm. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded. - The alarm interval is not a universal charging limit. - Show the individual contacts and the relevant motor or release circuit. Supply voltage, charging time, operating duty and permissible alarms must follow the chosen mechanism documentation. ## Information to show or reference - Label the source and connection reference for charging demand and status. - Identify the destination and defined state of charge-timeout alarm. - Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block. - Check this application limit in the project design: The alarm interval is not a universal charging limit. ## Important distinction The alarm interval is not a universal charging limit. 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: Switchgear - Input / boundary: Charging demand and status - Output / connection: Charge-timeout alarm - Lookup label: STA is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation. ## Public references - [Masterclad medium-voltage switchgear: circuit-breaker section interlocks](https://productinfo.se.com/masterclad_mv_switchgear_ib/6055-30-masterclad-15kv-mv-switchgear-ib/English/6055-30%20Masterclad%20MV%20Switchgear%20Indoor%20%28bookmap%29_DD00646805.xml/%24/Section6-CircuitBreakerSectionInter-58DD6EC7) — Schneider Electric. Public technical context for stored-energy mechanism supervision. Breaker control, mechanism, position contacts, racking interlocks and test interfaces. 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.