A Amperes, amps. App Peak-to-peak amperes AA Anti-Aliasing AAAC All Aluminum Alloy Conductor AAC All Aluminum Conductor AACSR Aluminum Alloy Conductor Steel Reinforced AAF Anti-Aliasing Filter ABC Aerial Bundled Conductors or Cables AB switch Air Break switch AC Alternating current or voltage A/C Air Conditioning ACAR Aluminum Conductor Alloy Reinforced ACB Air Circuit Breaker ACCB Air Case Circuit Breaker ACDB Alternating Current Distribution Board ACSR Aluminum Conductor Steel Reinforced ACVS Air Conditioning & Ventilation System ADC Analog to Digital Converter AF Audio Frequency or Audible Frequency AFC Automated Frequency Control AFC Available Fault Current AFCB Arc Fault Circuit Breake
Trang 1ACCB Air Case Circuit Breaker
ACDB Alternating Current Distribution BoardACSR Aluminum Conductor Steel ReinforcedACVS Air Conditioning & Ventilation SystemADC Analog to Digital Converter
AF Audio Frequency or Audible FrequencyAFC Automated Frequency Control
AFC Available Fault CurrentAFCB Arc Fault Circuit Breaker
Trang 2AFCI Arc Fault Circuit InterrupterAFL Amps Full Load
AFT Automatic Fine TuningAGC Automatic Gain Control
AGME American Gear Manufacturer’s AssociationAGPS Assisted (or Aided) GPS
AH Ampere-Hour Capacity of Batteries.AHU Air Handling Unit
ALU Arithmetic and Logic Unit
AMOLED Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting DiodeANSI American National Standards Institute.
AO Analog OutputAoA Angle of Arrival
AOI Automatic Optical InspectionAP Access Point
APD Avalanche Photo Diode
APFC Automatic Power Factor Control
API American Petroleum Institute, Application gram Interface
Trang 3Pro-ARM Advanced Reduced instruction set computingMachine
ARMS Arc Flash Reduction Maintenance Switch
ASCII American Standard Code for Information change
Inter-ASIC Application Specific Integrated CircuitASK Amplitude Shift Keying
ASME American Society for Testing and MaterialsASP Application Service Provider
ASTA Association of Short-circuit Testing Authorities.ATS Automatic Transfer Switch
ATC Automatic Temperature Control
ATMega Microcontroller Cip created by Atmel in themegaAVR family
ATMEL Advanced Technology for Memory and LogicAV Audio/video
AVO-M Ampere-Volt-Ohm MeterAVR Automatic Voltage RegulatorAWA Aluminum Wire ArmourAWG American Wire GaugeB or b Electrical SusceptanceBar or bar Pressure in atmospheres.
BASEEFA British Approvals Service for Electrical ment in Flammable Atmospheres
Equip-BBM Break before MakeBCD Binary Coded Decimal
Trang 4BCR Backspace card reader and Barcode readerBER Bit Error Rate
BEV Billion Electron VoltsBGA Ball Grid Array
BIL Breakdown insulation levelBJT Bipolar Junction TransistorBLAC Brushless AC
BLDC Brushless DC
BLDM Brushless DC MotorBOM Bill Of MaterialsBPF Band Pass Filterbps Bit per secondBps Byte per second
BSI, BS, CP British Standards Institution, or its publicationsBTS Base Transceiver Station
BTU British thermal unit
BW Bandwidth, (difference between upper andlower limits of a band of frequencies)
C Electrical capacitance, ConduitCA Criticality Analysis
CAAPS Circuit Assembly And Processing SystemCACA Totally enclosed air circuit, air cooled.CACW Totally enclosed air circuit, water cooled.CAD Computer aided design.
CAN Controller area network
Trang 5CATV Cable Television or Community Antennae vision
Tele-CB Circuit breaker
CBCU Circuit breaker control unit.
CBI Complementary Binary, referring to a system ofcodes
CBM Certified Ballast ManufacturerCBR Constant Bit Rate
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CEGB Central Electricity Generating Board (UK)CENELEC European Committee for Electro technical Stan-
cont Continuous quantity
CFL Compact Fluorescent Light or Compact rescent Lamp
Fluo-CG Cable Glands
CIR Circuit (also: CCT, CKT)
CISC Complex Instruction Set Computer
Trang 6CKT Circuit (also: CCT, CIR)CLF Current Limiting Fuse
CMOS Complementary Metal – Oxide SemiconductorCMRR Common Mode Rejection Ratio
CNC Computer Numeric ControlCOG Chip-on-glass
COR CU Corrugated Copper.cos θ Power factor.
CPLD Complex Programmable Logic DeviceCPT Control Power Transformer
CPU Central Processing UnitCRO Cathode Ray OscilloscopeCRT Cathode Ray Tube
CSA, csa Cross-Sectional AreaCSI Current Source Inverter
CSP Chloro Sulphonated PolyethyleneCSS Computerized Synchronizing SystemCT Current Transformer
CU Un-tinned CopperCUWB Copper Wire Braid
CVT Constant Voltage Transformer
DAC Digital to Analog Converter
db(A) Measurement unit of sound, Decibels, absolute.dBm Unit level for power ratio expressed in decibels
(dB) with reference to one mill watt (mW)
Trang 7DB Distribution Board
DC Direct Current or Voltage
DCDB Direct Current Distribution BoardDCS Distributed Control System
DE Drive End of a shaft
DEMUX Demultiplexer, Single input into multiple puts
out-DFT Discrete Fourier TransformDIA Diameter
DIMM Dual-In-line Memory Module
DIN Deutsches Institut f¨ur Normung means GermanInstitute for Standardization
DIP Dual-in-Line PackageDIPS Dual-In-Line SocketsDLD Digital Logic DesignDLL Delay Locked LoopDMA Direct Memory AccessDMM Digital Multimeter
DMS Data management systemDMT Definite minimum timeDNC Do Not Connect
DO fuse Drop Out Fuse
DOL Direct-on-line starting of induction motors.DOS Disk Operating System
DP Double Pole or Distribution PanelDPDT Double Pole, Double Throw
Trang 8DPI Dots Per Inch
DPIC Double Pole Iron CladDPM Digital panel meterDPR Dividing Pulse Relay
DPST Double Pole, Single Throw
DRAM Dynamic Random Access MemoryDRC Design Rule Checking
DSP Differential Signal ProcessingDTMF Dual Tone Multi-FrequencyDTL Diode Transistor Logic
DTSP Discrete Time Signal ProcessingDUT Device Under Test
DVM Digital Volt Meter
DWR Divided winding rotor synchronous generator.E Earth or ground
EB Equipment Branch
EBIC Electron-Beam-Induced Current
EC Electrical Code or Electrical Contractor or tronic Commutator
Elec-ECAD Electronic Computer-Aided Design
ECHA Equipment certified for hazardous areas.ECL Emitter coupled logic
EEC European Economic Community
EEMVA Engineering Equipment and Materials Users sociation
Trang 9As-EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-OnlyMemory
EF Exhaust Fan
EFT Electrical fast transientEHT Extra High TensionEHV Extra high voltage
EIEMA Electrical Installation Equipment turer’s Association (UK)
Manufac-ELCB Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
ELDC Electric Double-Layer Capacitors (supercap)ELEV Elevator
ELV Extra low voltage, less than 51 volts
EMA Ethylene methyl acrylate
EMC Electromagnetic compatibilityEMI Electromagnetic interferenceEMF, e.m.f Electromotive force
EMLDB Emergency Lighting Distribution BoardEMR Electro Mechanical Relay
EMT Electrical Metallic TubingEOCR Electronic Overcurrent RelayEOS Electrical Over Stress
EP Emergency Power
EPDM Ethylene propylene diene monomer
EPO Emergency Power Off (Button or Switch)EPR Ethylene propylene rubber
Trang 10EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only MemoryERA Electrical Research Association (UK)
ERM Electronic restart module
ESD Emergency shutdown, Electrostatic dischargeESL Equivalent Series Inductance
ESP Electric submersible pumpESR Equivalent Series ResistanceEST Extra Super Tension
Ex (), Ex ‘ ’ Certification symbol for hazardous area ment.
equip-eV Electron volt, a unit of energy similar to joulesEWC Electric Water Cooler
EWS Engineering work station.F, f or Hz Frequency, Fuse, FaradFA Fire Alarm
FAA Fire Alarm AnnunciatorFAT Factory acceptance testingFBA Factory built assemblies.FBT Fly back TransformerFCEV Fuel Cell Electric VehicleFCU Feeder control unit.
FDM Frequency Division Multiplexing
FDNR Frequency Dependent Negative ResistorF and G Fire and Gas
FEED Front-end engineering and design of a project.FET Field Effect Transistor
Trang 11FFC Flexible Flat CableFFT Fast Fourier Transform
FIFO First-In, First-Out (a queue)FILO First-In, Last-Out (a stack)FLA Full Load Amperes
Flex Flexible, used for cables.FM Frequency ModulationFMC Flexible Metal Conduit
FPGA Field-Programmable Gate ArrayFreq Frequency
FRLS Fire Resistance Low SmokeFSC Final Sub Circuit
FSM Finite State MachineFSK Frequency Shift Keying
FVC Frequency to Voltage ConverterG or g Electrical conductance, or groundGBW Gain Bandwidth Product
GCB Gas circuit breaker.GCP Generator control panel.
GFCI Ground Fault Circuit InterrupterGFI Ground Fault Interrupter
GIC Generalized Impedance ConverterGIS Gas insulated switchgear.
gm Transconductance
GO Gang Operated
Trang 12GOR Gas to oil ratio of oil well fluidsGOS Group Operated Switches
GPIO General Purpose Input / OutputGPRS General Packet Radio ServiceGPS Global Positioning System
GRMC Galvanized Rigid Metal ConduitGRP Glass reinforced plastic.
GSM Global System for Mobile CommunicationsGSWA Galvanized steel wire armour
GSWB Galvanized steel wire braid.GTG or GT Gas-turbine generator
GTO Gate turn off thyristorGUI Graphic User Interfaceh or hr Hour.
HART Highway Addressable Remote TransducerHBT Heterojunction bipolar transistor
HCL Hydrogen chloride, gas or acid
HDMI High-Definition Multimedia InterfaceHED Hall Effect Device
HEMT High-electron-mobility transistorHF High frequency
hF E Large-signal current gain of a BJTHMI Human Machine Interface
HOA Hand-Off-Automatic Switch
HOFR Heat and oil resisting, flame retardant.Hp Horse power, unit of power in fps system
Trang 13HPF High Pass Filter
HRC High rupturing capacityHT High Tension
HTS High-temperature semiconductorHUI Human User Interface
HV High voltage, above 600 volts
HVAC Heating ventilation and air conditioningHz Frequency in cycles per second, or hertzI Current in amperes
IAC or Iac Alternating current
IALA International Association of Lighthouse ities
Author-IC Integrated circuit
ICDB Iron Clad Distribution Board
ICI Imperial Chemical Industries plc (UK)ICSP In Circuit Serial Programming
ICTP Iron Clad Triple PoleIDC, Idc Direct current
IDMT Inverse definite minimum time
IEC International Electrotechnical CommissionIEE Institution of Electrical Engineers of UK
IEEE Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineersof USA
IF Intermediate FrequencyIFT Inverse Fourier TransformIG Isolated Ground
Trang 14IGBT Insulated-gate Bipolar TransistorIGFET Insulated Gate Field Effect TransistorI/O Input or output signals or quantityIOT Internet of Things
IMO International Maritime OrganizationIMC Intermediate Metal Conduit
IMCS Integrated motor control systemIMS Information management systeminst Instantaneous quantity
INT Interlock
int Intermittent quantity
IP Institute of Petroleum (UK) and its publicationsIP Ingress protection code, see IEC60529
IPMSM Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous MotorIR Insulation resistance
IS Intrinsically safe signal, circuit or equipmentIs/In, IS/IN Ratio of starting current to running currentISO International Standards Organization
ISP Internet Service Provider
ITU International Telecommunication UnionJ Energy in joules or newton-meters
J Current density, amps/mm2JB Junction Box
JFET Junction field effect transistor
JEDEC Joint Electron Device Engineering CouncilkA Kilo-amperes
Trang 15KCL Kirchhoff’s Current LawKCMIL Thousand Circular Mils
KEMA Short circuit testing authority in The lands
Nether-kg Kilogram.
km Length in kilometerskpm Kilometers per hour.kV, Ku Kilo-volts.
kVA Kilo-volt-amperes.
kVAr Reactive kilo-volt-amperes.KVL Kirchhoff’s Voltage LawkW Kilowatts.
KWH Kilo Watt Hour
L Electrical inductance in henries
L Line (Phase, Live or Hot) or local control ation
oper-LA Lightning ArresterLAN Local area network
lbs Weight of a substance in pounds.LCD Liquid-crystal display
LDB Lighting Distribution BoardLDR Light Dependent ResistorLDS Low density foam
LED Light emitting diodeLEL Lower explosive limitLF Low frequency
Trang 16LFMC Liquid Tight Flexible Metal ConduitLHS Left-hand side
Li–ion Lithium Ion, a type of rechargeable batteryLloyds Lloyds Register of Shipping (UK)
LMS Load management systemLNA Low noise amplifier
LNG Liquefied natural gasloc or (L) Local operation
LOP Loss of power
LOPT Line Output TransformerLOS Loss of signal
LPF Low Pass Filter
LPG Liquefied petroleum gas
LPS Lightning Protection SystemLRA Locked Rotor Amperes
LSB Least Significant BitLSDS, LSS Load shedding system
LSF Low smoke and fumes, applied to cables andwires.
LSI Large-scale integrationLSLH Low smoke low halogenLSRS, LSR Load sharing systemLT Low Tension
LTG Lighting
LV Low voltage, 50 to 600 volts
LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transformer
Trang 17L1, L2, L3, N Notation for line and neutral voltages and rents.
cur-LUT Look Up Table
LUX Level of illumination
LVDT Linear Variable Differential Transformerm Length or dimension in meters, or monthmA Current in milli-amperes
MAD Mean Annual Dischargeman or (M) Manual operation
and internal reflector
MBI High-pressure discharge with metallic halidesMBIF High-pressure discharge with metallic halides,
with phosphor coating
MBR Double-ended linear arc tube
MBTF Combination of MBF lamp and a filament lampMC Metal Clad Cable
MCB Miniature circuit breaker.MCC Motor control center
MCCB Moulded case circuit breakerMCM Multi-Chip Module
MCP Motor Circuit Protection
Trang 18MCR Maximum continuous ratingMCU Motor control unit
MCu Microcontroller
MDB Main Distribution BoardMEC Micro Energy Cell
MEMS Micro ElectroMechanical Systems
MESFET Metal-Semiconductor Field-Effect-TransistorMESG Maximum experimental safe gap
MF Multiplying Factor
MFSK Multiple frequency-shift keyingMho Unit of electrical admittanceMI Mineral Insulated
MIC Minimum ignition current
MICC Mineral insulated calendar cableMIDI Musical Instrument Digital InterfaceMIMIC Mimic display panel
MISO Master Input Slave Output
MLDB Main Lighting Distribution BoardMLO Main Lugs Only
mm Length or dimension in millimetersMMF, mmf Magneto-motive force
MMI Man–machine interface.
MMSCF Million standard cubic feet of a gasMole % Molecular weight in %
MOSFET Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect sistor
Trang 19Tran-MOSI Master Output Slave InputMOV Metal oxide varistor
MPCB Motor Protection Circuit BreakerMPDB Main Power Distribution BoardMPPT Maximum Power Point TrackingMPU Microprocessor
MS Main Switch
MSB Most Significant BitMSW Module steelworkMT Mica glass tape
MTBF Mean time between failuresMTTR Mean time to repair
MUX Multiplexer, several analog or digital inputs intosingle output
MV Medium voltagemV Voltage in millivoltsMVA Mega-volt-amperes
MVAr Reactive mega-volt-amperes
N or n Number of items e.g generators installedN or n Number of turns in a winding
N or n Neutral terminal or line Neutral
NACE National Association of Corrosion Engineers(USA)
NBR Nitrile butadiene rubber
Trang 20NC, N/C Normally closed switching device, No tion
Connec-NCT Neutral Current TransformerNDE Non-drive end of a shaft.
NEC National Electric Code (USA)
NEMA The National Electrical Manufacturer’s ation (USA)
Associ-NER Neutral earth resistor.
NFPA National Fire Protection Association (USA)Ni Nickel metal
NL Neutral Link, Night Light
NO, N/O Normally open switching deviceNOx Nitrogen based gas emissions.NPR Noise-power ratio
NPT National pipe threads (USA).NRZ Non Return to Zero
NS Used to describe a type of variable speed ACmotor
NTC Negative Temperature CoefficientNTS Not to scale
NVM Non Volatile MemoryO Open, off or stop
OC, O/C Overcurrent or open circuitOCB Oil circuit breaker
OCTC On-circuit Tap Changer
Trang 21OCV Open Circuit Voltage, the difference in electricalpotential when disconnected from a circuitOF, O/F Over frequency
OFAF Forced circulation of internal liquid, forced heatexchanging to external air.
OFAN Forced circulation of internal liquid, naturalheat exchanging to external air.
OHL, OHLine Overhead line
Ohms Unit of electrical resistance or impedanceOIM Offshore installation manager
OL, O/L Overload
OLED Organic light-emitting diodeOLP OverLoad Protection
OLR OverLoad Relay
OLTC On-load Tap Changer
ONAF Naturally circulated internal liquid, forced heatexchanging to external air
ONAN Naturally circulated internal liquid, natural heatexchanging to external air
OpAmp Operational AmplifierOSC Oscillator
OSHA Occupational Health and Safety Administration(USA)
OTA Operational Transconductance AmplifierOV, O/V Overvoltage.
OVP Overvoltage Protector
Trang 22P or W Active power, watts, Pole
p, s Laplace operator in mathematics, for transferfunctions
P & ID Piping and instrument diagramPA Public address system
PAL Programmable Array Logic
PAM Pulse or pole amplitude modulation
PB Push Button or Panic Button or Pull BoxPB, Pb Lead metal
PBWB Phosphor bronze wire braid
PC Programmable controller, Program counter;used in microcontroller
PCB Printed circuit board
PCC Point of common connection, Power ControlCentre
PCM Pulse-code modulationPDA Personal digital assistantPDB Power Distribution BoardPDM Pulse density modulationPDP Power Distribution PanelPEC PhotoElectric Cell
PELV An extra-low voltage system similar to SELVbut connected to earth at some point
PF, pf Power factor
PFD Phase/frequency detectorPFM Pulse Frequency Modulation