**Parameter**;**Datatype**;**Value Range**;**Explanation**
bus*;integer;;index of connected bus
name;string;;name of the switch
element*;integer; ;"| index of the element the switch is connected to:

| - bus index if et = *""b""*
| - line index if et = *""l""*
| - trafo index if et = *""t""*"
et*;string;"| *""b""* - bus-bus switch
| *""l""* - bus-line switch
| *""t""* - bus-trafo
| *""t3""* - bus-trafo3w switch";element type the switch connects to
type;string;"| naming conventions: 
| *""CB""* - circuit breaker
| *""LS""* - load switch
| *""LBS""* - load break switch
| *""DS""* - disconnecting switch";type of switch
closed*;boolean;True / False;signals the switching state of the switch
in_ka*;float;>0;maximum current that the switch can carry under          normal operating conditions without tripping