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Shunt capacitor bank symbol (DWG block)

Shunt capacitor bank is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named PWR_CAP_SHUNT in the Power system single-line symbols (IEC 60617), group “Reactors, capacitors and arresters”. It carries 9 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.

Shunt capacitor bank symbol, block PWR_CAP_SHUNT

Block details

Block namePWR_CAP_SHUNT
LibraryPower system single-line symbols (IEC 60617)
GroupReactors, capacitors and arresters
StandardIEC 60617
Attributes9 attributes, 2 visible

Attributes

Visible on the drawing: TAG, RATING.

Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: RATED_KV, RATED_CURRENT_A, TYPE, MANUFACTURER, MODEL, 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

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block PWR_CAP_SHUNT.
  2. Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
  3. 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
Shunt capacitor bank
Simplified Chinese
并联电容器组
Traditional Chinese
並聯電容器組
Japanese
並列コンデンサバンク
Korean
분로 커패시터 뱅크
German
Kondensatorbatterie (Parallelkompensation)
French
Batterie de condensateurs shunt
Italian
Batteria di condensatori in derivazione
Spanish
Batería de condensadores en derivación

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