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IS : 12032 ( Part 4 ) - 1987

IEC Pub 617 - 4 ( 1983 )

: 003.62

( Reaffirmed 2004 )

Indian Standard
GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS FOR DIAGRAMS
FIELD OF ELECTROTECHNOLOtiY
PART

PASSIVE

IN THE

COMPONENTS

( [EC Title : Graphical Symbols for Diagrams Part 4 : Passive Components )

National Foreword
This Indian Standard ( Part 4 ) which is identical with IEC Pub 617-4 (1983) Graphical symbols for
diagrams - Part 4 : Passive components; issued by the International Electrotechnical Commission ( IEC ):
was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Basic Electrotechnical
Standards Sectional C0mmitte.e and approval of the Electrotechnical Division Council.
Cross Reference
International Standard

Corresponding Indian Standard

IEC Pub 617-6 (1983) Graphical symbols for diagrams : Part 6 Production and conversion of
electrical energy

IS : 12032 ( Part 6 )-1987 Graphical symbols

for diagrams in the field of electrotechnology : Part 6 Production and conversion
of electrical energy

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IEC Pub 617-4 (1983)

CHAPTER

I: RESISTORS,

CAPACITORS,

INDUCI-ORS

SECTION 1 - RESISTORS
No

Description

Symbol

W-01-01

Preferred

04-01-02

Other form

form

Resistor,

general symbol

Variable resistor
Adjustable resistor

04-01-03
#

Voltage

04-01-W

dependent

Varistor
(Resistor

resistor

with inherent

non-linear

variability

voltage

dependent)
Note. - U may be replaced

by V.

04-01-05

Resistor with sliding contact

04-01-06

Resistor with sliding contact and off position

04-01-07

Potentiometer

with sliding contact

---___Potentiometer,

pre-set

,_~
Resistor with fued

04-01-10

tappjngs (taps),

two shown

Shunt
Resistor with separate current and voltage terminals

u-

04-01-11

Carbon-pile

04-01-12

Heating

resistor

element

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SEC7ION 2 - CAPACITORS
2.1 TWO form

are shown, but both should not be used on the same

diagram.
Symbol

Description
_____

No.
Preferred form

Other form
-__

0442-01

Capacitor, general symbol

+

Nore. - If it is necessary to identify the capacitor elecbodes, the curved element shall represent;

04-02-u2

- the outside electrode in fixed paper-dielectric

and ceramic-dielectric capacitors;
- the moving element in adjustable and variable
capacitors;
-- the low-potential element in feed-through
capacitors.

Lead-through capacitor
Feed-through capacitor

cM-cr2-03
T

T
-_--

LMu2-04

M-02-05

B442-06

la-mm

-_.._--.._.

+1,

Polarized capacitor. for example electrolytic

+l

i
Variabk capacitor
Adjustabk capacitor

#
SF

Capacitor with pre-set adjustment

Description

No.

Variable differential capacitor

04-02-11

04-02-12

Variable split capacitor

T
Temperature dependent polarized capacitor, where deliberate use is made of the temperature coefficient, for

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IEC Pub 617-4(1983)

SECTION 3 - INDUCTORS

No.

symboi

04-03-01

Preferred

04-03-02

Other form

Inductor
Coil
Winding
Choke

form

Notes 1. - For transformer

windings, see IEC Publication 617-6: Graphical Symbols for Diagrams,
Part 6: Production and Conversion of Electrical Energy.
2.

- If it is desired to show that the inductor has a

magnetic core, a single line may be added to
the symbol. The line may be annotated
to
indicate non-magnetic
materials and it may
be interrupted
to indicate a gap in the core.

Examples:

04-03-03

r-l
-r-7

04-03-04

/
77

04-03-0s

04-03-06

with gap in magnetic

core

inductor,

Inductor

with fLxed tappings

Inductor

with moving contact,

shown

(taps),

Coaxial

-Eszs-I

choke with magnetic

_I-_
Ferrite

core

bead, shown on a conductor

with magnetic

two shown

variable

Variometer

0443- 10

Inductor

variable

core

f-T-

04-03-08

04-0349

with magnetii:

Continuously
core

P-l

M-03-07

Inductor

in steps

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IEC Pub 617-4 (1983)
CHAPTER

II: FERRlTEI CORES AND MAGNETIC

STORAGE MATRICES

SECTION 4 - SYMBOL ELEMENTS

No.

Description

SplbOl
Ferrite core

o4-04-01
I

Fhrxlcurrent direction indicator

/\
or

This symbol indicates that a horizontal line drawn at a

right angle through a core symbol represents a core
winding, and it also gives the ielative directions of current and flux.
Note. - This symbol is not applicable for topographical
representation.

Ferrite core with one winding

04-04-03

The oblique tine may be regarded as a reflector that

relates the directions of current and flux as shown
below.

-+

Flux

Current +or

-++
Current
+
Flux
For drawing convenience, lines representing conductors
are often shown crossing core symbols even though
there is no winding on the magnetic circuit. Except in
topographical representation the use of the oblique
stroke is mandatory in all cases where a line through the
core symbol represents a winding.
Example:

l)
**
Jk

*)

Conductor crossing the core symbol

l*) Winding on the core

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IEC Pub 617-4 (1983)

SECTION 5 - FERRITE CORES

No.

Description

Symbol
Ferrite

o4-05-01

core with five windings

Note. - Information

on the direction of current, its rela-

tive amplitude and the logic conditions imposed

by the state of the magnetic remanence may be
added.

Ferrite
+

core with one winding of m turns

N=m

SECTION 6 - MAGNETIC STORAGE MATRICES

(TOPOGRAPHICAL
REPRESENTATION)

Ferrite core matrix with x and y windings and a read-out

winding. The symbol of a ferrite core, 04-04-01,
is
shown at 45 to the horizontal

Matrix arrangement
comprising thin sheet magnetic
stores, located between thin sheet wiring layers

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CHAPTER

III: PIEZOELECTRIC
DELAY

SECTION 7 - PIEZOELECTRIC

No.

CRYSTALS,

CRYSTALS,

ELECIRET

Description

Symbol

04-07-01

ELECIRET,

LINES

Piezoelectric

crystal with two electrodes

Piezoelectric

crystal with three electrodes

Piezoelectric

crystal with two pairs of electrodes

T
04-07-02

_L_L
--r

04-07-03
II

TT
04-m-04

1,

Electret

with electrodes

and connections

Note. - The longer line represents

the positive pole.

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IEC Pub 617-4 (1983)

SECTION 8 - DELAY LINES

-~
No.

Description

Symbol

mm

04-08-01

04-0X-02

Magnetostrictive
delay line with windings,
ings shown, in assembled representation
Nofe. - The winding
quired.

Magnetostrictive

three wind-

symbols may be oriented

delay

line with windings,

and two outputs shown, in detached

as re-

one input

representation

Input

Intermediate

output with 50 p delay

Final output with 100 p delay

04-OR03

Coaxial

delay line

Solid material

04-08-04

-iii-

delay line with piezoelectric

transducers

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IEC Pub 617-4 (1983)

SECTION 9 - BLOCK SYMBOLS FOR DELAY

AND ELEMENTS
No.

LINES

Description

Symbol

04-09-01

Delay line, general symbol

Delay element, general symbol

04-&I-62

Magnetostrictive delay line shown with one input and

two outputs giving delays of 50 p and 100 ps

04-09-03

Coaxial delay line

04-09-04

Mercury delay line with piezoelectric

04-09-05

Delay line comprising

Reprography

11

Unit,

an artificial

BIS,

transducers

line

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