ResourcesPower system single-line symbols (IEC 60617)
Variable frequency drive symbol (DWG block)
Variable frequency drive is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named PWR_VFD in the Power system single-line symbols (IEC 60617), group “Motors and loads”. It carries 10 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | PWR_VFD |
|---|---|
| Library | Power system single-line symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Motors and loads |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 10 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, POWER_KW.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: VOLTAGE, POWER_FACTOR, STARTING, SERVICE, 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
- Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block PWR_VFD.
- 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.
Used in sample drawings
The Variable frequency drive symbol is placed in these finished sample drawings, so you can see how it is used on a real sheet:
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
- Variable frequency drive
- Simplified Chinese
- 变频驱动器
- Traditional Chinese
- 變頻驅動器
- Japanese
- 可変周波数ドライブ(インバータ装置)
- Korean
- 가변 주파수 드라이브(VFD)
- German
- Frequenzumrichter-Antrieb
- French
- Variateur de vitesse
- Italian
- Azionamento a frequenza variabile (inverter)
- Spanish
- Variador de frecuencia
