Back-to-Basics Refresher: Essential Electrical Symbols

Electrical symbols are a graphical representation (also called a pictogram) used in electrical drawings and electrical schematic diagrams. Designed to identify a specific component, these symbols are defined with numerous national and international standards, such as IEEE standard and ANSI standard. Needless to say, electrical engineers and electricians should have a thorough knowledge of these pictograms.

To help you get back to basics, we’ve rounded up four quizzes that challenge you to match the electrical symbol to the correct text description (some are harder than you may think). Click on the individual links below to access the quizzes:

• Electrical Symbols Identification Challenge
• Test Your Electrical Symbols IQ
• Ready for the Latest Symbols Challenge?
• Motor Control Symbols Identification Challenge