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1 COMMAND DEVICE TO START MANEUVER: Control switch,

voltage relay, float switch, etc., that puts a device in or out of service,
directly or through devices such as protective or delay relays.

2 DELAY RELAY FOR STARTING OR CLOSING: Device that provides the

required time delay interval between two stages or operations of a sequence
of connection and disconnection maneuvers or of a protection relay system.

3 VERIFICATION OR INTERLOCK RELAY: Relay that operates based on

the position of other devices or certain conditions of equipment, to allow
to either continue or halt a sequence of operations or to provide a verification of them
conditions or position of the devices.

4 MAIN CONTROL CONTACTOR: Device generally controlled by

the number 1 or equivalent and for the necessary blocking and protection devices, that
connect and disconnect the control circuit to put a low equipment into operation
the desired conditions and remove it when they are different or abnormal.

5 STOP DEVICE: Device that removes from operation and maintains in

that state to a team.

6 START SWITCH: Device that connects a machine to its power source.

nutrition.

7 ANODE SWITCH: Device that interrupts the anode circuit of a

rectifier when an inverse arc occurs.

8 COMMAND CURRENT SWITCH: Disconnection device

(knife switch, automatic switch, removable fuse group) that
connect or disconnect the power supply from the devices or from the busbars of the
control team.

9 INVERTER DEVICE: Device that reverses the connection of a circuit.

10 SEQUENCE SELECTOR: Switch or toggle to change the order in which they are
decommissioned or withdrawn from service the different elements of a team or installation.

11 Transformer for supplying control circuit in

ALTERNATING CURRENT

12 OVER_SPEED DEVICE: Speed switch connected

directly to a machine, which activates when its speed exceeds normal.

13 SYNCHRONOUS SPEED DEVICE: Device that operates at

approximately the synchronous speed of a machine (centrifugal switch of
speed, slip frequency relay, voltage relay, undercurrent relay.
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14 UNDER-SPEED DEVICE: A device that activates when the speed of

the machine falls below a certain value.

15 FREQUENCY OR SPEED EQUALIZER DEVICE: Device that

matches and maintains the frequency or speed of one machine or system to that of another
machine, font or system.

16 CONTROL DEVICE FOR BATTERY CHARGING

17 INTERRUPTOR DERIVADOR O DE DESCARGA: Interruptor que abre o cierra un

shunt circuit with any part of a device that is not a resistor (capacitor,
field coil, armature of a machine). Excludes shunt devices for
starting and the resistance switching ones.

18 ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION DEVICE: Device that closes

or it causes the closing of circuits intended to increase or decrease the speed of a
machine.

19 START-UP TO NORMAL OPERATION TRANSITION CONTACTOR:

Device that initiates or triggers the automatic switch from the starting connection to that of
normal operation of a machine.

20 ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED VALVE: Solenoid valve or actuated

by motor, used in vacuum pipes, air, gas, oil, water, etc. (1) It can be
INTERCEPTOR, PRESSURE REDUCER, FLOW REGULATOR, etc.

21 DISTANCE RELAY: Relay that operates when the admittance, impedance or

The reactance of a circuit increases or decreases beyond determined limits.

22 AUTOMATIC EQUALIZER SWITCH: Switch that opens or closes the

equalization circuit or current balance circuit of a machine or equipment
of regulation of various groups.

23 TEMPERATURE REGULATING DEVICE: Device that acts to

raise or lower the temperature of a medium, machine or device, when it exceeds or falls below
below a certain value.

24 SWITCH OR CONTACTOR FOR BUSBAR INTERCONNECTION

25 SYNC DEVICE: Device that activates when two circuits

alternating current are at equal frequency, phase, or voltage, allowing to connect or
connecting both in parallel.

26 THERMAL PROTECTION DEVICE: Device that activates when the

the temperature of the machine or device to which it is applied exceeds or falls below a value
determined.
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27 LOW VOLTAGE RELAY: Relay that activates when the voltage drops below
a determined value.
28 THERMAL RESISTOR DEVICE: Device that operates based on the
temperature of a resistor, intended to indicate, limit or transfer an excessive load.

29 SEPARATOR CONTACTOR: Contactor that isolates one circuit from another for
emergency operation, maintenance or trials.

30 ANNOUNCING RELAY: Manual reset device that provides one or more indications
visuals without dependence when activating the protective devices and that can be used
also for block.

31 INDEPENDENT EXCITATION DEVICE: Device that connects the

field in derivation of a synchronous switchboard to an excitation source
independent during the startup sequence or that powers the excitation circuits and
ignition of a rectifier.

32 POWER DIRECTIONAL RELAY: Relay that actuates at a determined value of the

energy flow in one direction or in reverse arc in the anodic or cathodic circuit of a
rectifier.

33 POSITION SWITCH: Switch that opens or closes a contact when the

device to which it is applied, reaches a given position.

34 MOTOR-DRIVEN SEQUENCE SWITCH: Switch of

multiple contacts that determine the sequence of operations during the start-up, the
stop and other maneuvers in which the switches must operate in a specific order
determined.

35 DEVICE FOR OPERATING THE BRUSHES OR TO PUT IN

SHORT CIRCUIT THE COLLECTOR RINGS: Device that raises, lowers or
move the brushes of a machine, to short-circuit the collector rings or
to connect or disconnect the contacts of a mechanical rectifier.

36 POLARITY DEVICE: Device that actuates or allows actuation

from another only when there is a certain polarity.

37 MINIMUM INTENSITY OR MINIMUM POWER RELAY: Relay that operates

when the current or power drops below a certain value.

38 BEARING PROTECTIVE DEVICE: Device that operates by

excessive temperature of the bearings to which it is applied.

39 CONTROLLER FOR DEBILITATION OF THE EXCITATION OF A

MACHINE: Device that operates when the excitation of a machine reaches a
value lower than a set one.
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40 FIELD RELAY: Relay that operates at a given value of the field current of a
machine, or if it is interrupted, or if the reactive component in the armature is excessive
(abnormally low arousal).

41 FIELD CIRCUIT BREAKER: Switch that connects or disconnects the

excitation of a machine.

42 NORMAL RUNNING CIRCUIT BREAKER: Device that connects

a machine to its normal power supply after reaching speed
required with the boot connection.

43 MANUAL TRANSFER SWITCH OR SELECTOR: Device

manually operated that allows switching from one control circuit to another with the purpose
to modify the operational plan of the maneuvering team or some of its
devices.

44 SUCCESSIVE UNIT START RELAY: Relay that activates to start

the following element, group or unit available when the one fails or is not available
usually precedes it.

45 MAXIMUM VOLTAGE RELAY IN DIRECT CURRENT: Detects a

determined overvoltage occurs within a preset time and operates a device
associated with it.

46 CURRENT RELAY FOR INVERSION OR PHASE BALANCE: Relay that

it acts when the currents of a polyphase system have an inverse order or are
unbalanced or contain negative phase sequence components whose magnitude
exceeds a certain value.

47 PHASE SEQUENCE VOLTMETER RELAY: Relay that operates at a value

determined from the voltage of a polyphase system with a given phase sequence.

48 INCOMPLETE SEQUENCE RELAY: Relay that returns the equipment to the position
normal or disconnects it and fixes it in that position if the start sequence of
operation or stopping is not completed within a specified timeframe.

49 MACHINE THERMAL RELAY: Relay that activates when the temperature of a

induced or another winding or element under load exceeds a certain value.

50 SHORT-CIRCUIT RELAY: Relay that operates instantly when reaching the

an excessive current value or if it increases too quickly, a sign of a short circuit
in the protected installation.

51 AC MAXIMUM CURRENT TIME DELAY RELAY:

Delayed action alternating current relay that activates when the current of a circuit
exceeds a certain value. The delay may vary inversely with the intensity or
to be of defined time.
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52 AUTOMATIC AC CIRCUIT BREAKER: Device that

closes or opens an alternating current circuit in normal conditions or opens it in
emergency or short circuit conditions.

53 EXCITATION OR GENERATOR RELAY: Relay that increases excitation

field of a direct current machine at startup or that activates when the
tension has risen to a certain value.

54 DC BREAKER WITH ACTION

FAST: Switch that begins to reduce the direct current of the main circuit in
0.01 seconds or less after an overcurrent occurs or the current
begins to accelerate to an excessive speed.

55 POWER FACTOR RELAY: Relay that activates when the power factor of
An alternating current circuit can become greater or lesser than a certain value.

56 FIELD CONNECTION RELAY: Relay that automatically connects the current of

field of a synchronous motor at the most favorable point of the voltage cycle
slipping.

57 RELAY OR CURRENT LIMITING DEVICE: Device that enters into

action when the current exceeds a predetermined value and whose function is to limit
to this value the current used by a consumer.

58 RELAY OR VOLTAGE EQUALIZING DEVICE: A device that modifies the

adjustment of a voltage regulator so that the voltage of a machine is the same
before and after a parallel.

59 MAXIMUM VOLTAGE RELAY: Relay that activates when the voltage exceeds a certain value.
determined.

60 VOLTAGE BALANCE RELAY: Relay that actuates in the presence of a given difference
between the tension of two circuits.

61 CURRENT BALANCE RELAY: Relay that activates in response to a given difference

between the input or output intensity of two circuits.

62 DELAYED STOP OR OPENING RELAY: Delayed action relay that

acts in combination with the device that initiates the interruption, stopping or
opening in an automatic sequence.

63 FLOW, LEVEL, OR PRESSURE RELAY FOR GASES OR LIQUIDS: Relay that activates
to determined values or regime of variation of the pressure, flow, or level of a fluid.

64 EARTH CONTACT PROTECTOR RELAY: Relay that activates if there is a failure in the
grounding of a machine or other device or if a spark to ground occurs in a
direct current machine.
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65 SPEED REGULATOR: Equipment that regulates the opening of the gates or

turbine valves.

66 PULSE RELAY: Device that allows a given number of successive operations to

pre-established intervals or that periodically activates a circuit or that allows a
intermittent acceleration or short advances for position adjustment.

67 MAXIMUM CURRENT DIRECTIONAL RELAY FOR ALTERNATING CURRENT:

Relay that activates at a certain overcurrent value in a given direction.

68 RELAY OR THERMAL DEVICE IN DIRECT CURRENT: Device that

it activates when the temperature of the machine or the direct current device exceeds a
determined value.

69 PERMISSIVE CONTROL DEVICE: Manual two-position switch.

In one it allows the closing of an automatic switch or the start-up of equipment;
in the other one it prevents it.

70 ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN RHEOSTAT: Rheostat used to vary the

resistance of a circuit that responds to signals received from an electrical device
control.

71 EMERGENCY SWITCH OR CONTACTOR FOR CURRENT

CONTINUE

72 CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR DIRECT CURRENT: Device that

opens or closes a direct current circuit under normal conditions or opens it in
emergency conditions or short circuit.

73 LOAD RESISTANCE CONTACTOR: Contactor that introduces into a

circuit a step of a limiting resistor, diverter or load indicator or that connects or
disconnect a heater or a lighting device or a regenerative load resistor
from a rectifier or another machine.

74 ALARM RELAY: Relay that activates a visible or audible alarm or that operates in
combination with her. Except for the one described in 30.

75 POSITION CHANGE MECHANISM: Mechanism that moves a switch

removable automatic, from a connected position to the test position or to the
disconnected and vice versa.

76 DC CURRENT MAXIMUM CURRENT RELAY: Relay that activates

when the current in a direct current circuit exceeds a certain value.

77 PULSE TRANSMITTER: Device that produces and transmits impulses in

a telemeasurement system or pilot wire circuit, to the receiver, indicator instrument,
installed remotely.
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78 PROTECTION RELAY AGAINST LOSS OF SYNCHRONISM OR METER OF

PHASE ANGLE: Relay that operates according to the phase angle between two voltages or
currents or between a voltage and a current.

79 ALTERNATING CURRENT RESET RELAY: Relay that controls

automatically the reclosing and the interlocking in the open position of the switch
automatic in alternating current circuit.

80 RELAY OR DEVICE OF MINIMUM VOLTAGE IN DIRECT CURRENT

81 FREQUENCY RELAY: Relay that operates at a specific frequency value
(greater than, less than or equal to normal) or when the frequency varies at a given speed.

82 DC RECURRING CURRENT RELAY: Relay that controls the closing or

automatic circuit breaker tripping in response to the
loading conditions of the same.

83 SELECTIVE CONTROL OR TRANSFER RELAY: Relay that

automatically selects between certain energy sources or service conditions of a
team, or switch from one operation to another.

84 OPERATING MECHANISM: Electric mechanism or servomechanism, including the

drive motor, solenoids, limit switches, etc. that actuates a
socket changer, regulator, etc.

85 RECEIVER RELAY OF A CARRIER CURRENT SYSTEM OR CABLE

Pilot: Relay activated or held by a signal of the type used in systems
protectors by carrier current or directional protection type by pilot wire
direct current.

86 INTERLOCK RELAY OUT OF SERVICE: Activated relay

electrically and with electric or manual reengagement that disconnects and holds
disconnected a device after abnormal conditions.

87 DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION RELAY: Protection relay that operates under a

percentual difference or phase difference or another quantitative difference of two currents and others
electric magnitudes.

88 MOTOR OR AUXILIARY GENERATOR GROUP: It is used to operate equipment

auxiliary devices such as pumps, blowers, exciters, magnetic amplifiers
rotating, etc.

89 LINE SWITCH: Circuit breaker or separator of electric circuits

continues or alternates, electrically operated or with electrical accessories such as a switch
auxiliary, magnetic interlocking.
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90 REGULATOR: Device that functions to regulate one or more magnitudes such as

tensions, currents, powers, speeds, frequencies, temperatures and keep them between
certain limits.

91 DIRECTIONAL VOLTAGE RELAY IN DIRECT CURRENT: Relay that

it acts when the voltage across an open circuit breaker or contactor exceeds
of a certain value in a given direction.

92 POWER AND VOLTAGE DIRECTIONAL RELAY IN CURRENT

CONTINUE: Relay that allows or triggers the connection of two circuits when the
the voltage difference between them exceeds a certain value in a given direction, and causes the
disconnection of them when the power that passes from one to another in the direction
opposite exceeds a certain value.

93 FIELD REGULATOR CONTACTOR: Contactor that increases or decreases in a

step up the excitation of a machine's field.

94 FREED DISCONNECTOR RELAY: Relay that activates to disconnect or

allow the immediate triggering of a circuit breaker, contactor, and other devices or for
prevent the immediate reclosing of a circuit breaker if it were to open automatically
even if its closing control circuit was not interrupted.

95 LOAD DISTRIBUTION DEVICE: Device that distributes the total load to

which is subjected to an installation, among various groups, according to a certain law.

96 CIRCULATION RELAY: Relay that opens or closes its contacts according to the regime.
of fluid circulation.

97 BUCHHOLZ RELAY OR SIMILAR

98 (Available)

99 LEVEL RELAY: Relay that opens or closes its contacts according to the level of a fluid.

OBSERVATIONS:
This numeric code is specifically intended for layout schemes of installations.
the central stations. When applied to devices with analogous functions in
line command systems, remote control systems, etc., the same will be used
numbers increased by 100, 200, etc. Each scheme in which this criterion is adopted
It will carry a reference clearly indicating which part or type of installation it corresponds to.
each of the series used: 101 to 199, 201 to 299, etc.

The numeric characters will be placed to the right or below the symbol they refer to.

Each number may be accompanied by one or more letters to better clarify the function.
purpose, means of actuation, controlled variable, etc., of the device in question.
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In these cases, the literal code used must be transcribed in all the plans in
that it should be applied, clearly specifying the meaning of each letter and whether it comes before or after
of the numeric symbol.

For example, if the letter P placed before the numeric symbol meant 'button', the
set P52 will refer to "button for operating the circuit breaker"
alternating current 52".