One Line Diagram

Non-dimensioned diagram showing

how pieces of electrical equipment
are connected
Simplification of actual system
Equipment is shown as boxes, circles
and other simple graphic symbols
Symbols should follow ANSI or IEC
conventions

1-Line Symbols [1]

MOTOR STATER PARTS

There are five items in the motor
starter, these are:
1. Coil
2. Contacts
3. Heater elements
4. Thermal overload contacts
5. Auxiliary contacts

MOTOR STATER
SYMBOL

STATER PARTS

The starter is composed of five basic

components,
show below.
There are a set of contacts placed in the
power circuit (2) along with the heat sensing
elements
(3). The control system contains an
electromagnet (1),
the thermal overload device contacts (4),
and the auxiliary contacts (5).

The power system contacts are held in an

open position by a spring. This same spring
can be used to hold the auxiliary contacts in
a power-off position. Auxiliary contacts can
be either normally open or normally closed.
Most starters are constructed with one set of
normally open auxiliary contacts.
Additional normally open or normally closed
contacts can be installed.

ANSI C37-2 Device

Numbers

21 Distance Relay

25 Synchronizing Device
27 Undervoltage Relay
32 Directional Power Relay
49 Thermal Relay
50 Instantaneous Overcurrent Relay
51 AC Time Overcurrent Relay
52 AC Circuit Breaker

ANSI C37-2 Device

Numbers

59

Overvoltage Relay

67

AC Directional Overcurrent

72

DC Circuit Breaker

76

DC Overcurrent Relay

79

AC Reclosing Relay

81

Frequency Relay

86

Lockout Relay

87

Differential Relay

Remarks
The elementary diagrams are
drawn for electromechanical relays
The auxiliary relay marked with s is
the seal-in or contact switch
This is not usually needed with solidstate relays, but the relay must latch
in the trip position

Conventional contact
positions

Convention: contacts are shown in

the de-energized or non-operated
position
52a is auxiliary contact that is in
same position as the breaker
52b is auxiliary contact that is in the
opposite position as the breaker