ResourcesPower system single-line symbols (IEC 60617)
Protective earth symbol (DWG block)
Protective earth is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named PWR_EARTH_PE in the Power system single-line symbols (IEC 60617), group “Busbars, lines and cables”. It carries 5 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | PWR_EARTH_PE |
|---|---|
| Library | Power system single-line symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Busbars, lines and cables |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 5 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, EARTH_TYPE.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: RESISTANCE_OHM, REMARKS, DESC.
Export the attributes of every copy in a drawing to Excel with BlockSync, check them and write the corrections back in one run.
How to use it
- Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block PWR_EARTH_PE.
- Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
- Double-click a copy to fill in the tag and the other attributes.
The symbol is our own drawing after the common form of IEC 60617, not a certified copy. The library page explains how the symbols relate to the standard.
Names in other languages
The same symbol under its name in the other site languages.
- English
- Protective earth
- Simplified Chinese
- 保护接地
- Traditional Chinese
- 保護接地
- Japanese
- 保護接地
- Korean
- 보호 접지
- German
- Schutzerde
- French
- Terre de protection
- Italian
- Terra di protezione
- Spanish
- Tierra de protección
