abbrev | define |
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# | Number |
A | Amperes |
A/C | Air Conditioning |
AC | Alternating Current or Automation College |
ACC | Advanced Combustion Control |
ACE | Application Control Environment |
ACIDP | Advanced Control Interface Data Point |
ACM | Alarm Configuration Manager |
AFCI | Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter |
AFM | Advanced Formula Manager |
AGA | American Gas Association |
AGC | Automatic Gain Control |
AGI | Application Graphic Interface |
AHU | Air Handling Unit |
AI | Analog Input |
AIC | Ampere Interrupting Capacity |
AIChE | American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
AL | Aluminum |
AM | Application Module or Alarm Management |
A-MC | Advanced Multifunction Controller |
AMPC | Adaptive Multivariable Process Control |
AMRI | Application Module Redundancy Interface |
AO� | Analog Output |
AOP | Annual Operating Plan |
AOSM� | Analog Output Standby Manual |
APAC | Asia-Pacific |
APC | Advanced Process Control |
APECS | Application Programming Environment for Control and Simulation |
API | Application Programming Interface |
APICS | American Production Inventory Control Society |
APM | Advanced Process Manager |
AR | Action Request |
ASIC | Application Specific Integrated Circuit |
ASM� | Abnormal Situation Management |
ATC | Automatic Temperature Control |
ATS | Automatic Transfer Switch |
AU | Arithmetic Unit (number cruncher for processor) |
AWG | American Wire Gauge |
AxM� | Application Module X-Windows |
B | |
B&P� | Bid and Proposal |
BBU | Battery Backup Unit |
BC | Batch Controller |
BCM | BizCalc Manager |
BDW | Business Decision Week |
BG | Benefits Guardianship |
BG Max� | Benefits Guardianship Maximum |
BGP | Benefits Guardianship Program |
BGP Optima | Benefits Guardianship Program Optima |
BGP Performa | Benefits Guardianship Program Performa |
BGP Plus | Benefits Guardianship Program Plus |
BIOS� | Basic Input/Output System |
BIS | Business Information System |
BMA | Blending Movement & Automation |
BMM | Blending and Movement Management |
BOS | Basic Operating System |
BPC� | Blend Property Control (refinery software package) |
BPCS | Basic Process Control System |
BPS | Bits Per Second |
BRC | Blend Ratio Control (refinery software package) |
BTU | British Thermal Units |
C | Conduit |
C/B | Circuit Breaker |
C/S | Client/Server |
CAN | Controller Area Network |
CAPEX | Capital Expenditure |
CAT� | Customer Acceptance Test |
CATV | Cable Television or Community Antennae Television |
CB | Critical Branch |
CB | Controller Box (TDC2000 Basic Controller) |
CBM | Certified Ballast Manufacturer |
CBM | Condition-Based Maintenance |
CCFA� | Common Card File Assembly |
CCM | Client Configuration Manager (CM50N) |
CCP | Communication and Control Processor |
CCR� | Continuous Catalytic Regeneration |
CCT | Circuit (also: CIR, CKT) |
CCTV | Closed Circuit Television |
CD | Candela |
CD� | Cross Direction Controls (Paper Machine) |
CD-ROM | Compact Disk Read Only Memory |
CE | Continuation Engineering |
CE | Conformite (or Communaute) Europeene (mark indicating EC compliance) |
CE� | Consulting Engineer |
CE� | Configuration Engineer |
CEE | Control Execution Environment |
CEM | Continuous Emissions Monitor |
CEMS� | Continuous Emissions Monitoring System |
CFA�� | Card File Assembly |
CFR�� | Code of Federal Regulations |
CG | Computer Gateway |
CGMP | Current Good Manufacturing Practice |
CHP� | Combined Heat and Power |
CI | Continuous Improvement |
CIM | Computer Integrated Manufacturing |
CIOM-A | Chassis Input/Output Modules � Series A |
CIP | Critical Infrastructure Protection |
CIR | Circuit (also: CCT, CKT) |
CIU | Communication Interface Unit |
CKT | Circuit (also: CCT, CIR) |
CL� | Control Language |
CL/AM� | Control Language for Application Module |
CL/PM� | Control Language for Process Manager |
CLF | Current Limiting Fuse |
C-LINK� | Communications Link |
CLM | Communications Link Module |
CLM-BB� | Communications Link Module Bristol Babcock |
CLM-T� | Communications Link Module TIWAY (Texas Instruments tank gauging) |
CM | Commercial Management |
CM�� | Control Module |
CM50 | Computing Module |
CMMI | Capability Maturity Model Integration |
CMS� | Conformance Management Services |
CNI | ControlNet Interface |
CNM� | Control Network Module (620 LCS) |
COC� | Certificate of Conformance |
COE | Center of Excellence |
COGS | Cost of Good Sold |
COTS | Commercial Off-The-Shelf |
CPA | Canada Pipeline Accessories |
CPG | Consumer Packaged Goods |
CPN� | Customer Priority Notice |
CPT | Control Power Transformer |
CPU� | Central Processing Unit |
CRC | Cyclic Redundancy Checking |
CRC� | Customer Response Center |
CRP� | Certified Recycled Parts |
CRT | Cathode Ray Tube |
CSA | Canadian Standards Association |
CSA� | Checklist, Summary and Approvals |
CSA�� | Customer Support Automation |
CSR | Corporate Social Responsibility |
CT | Current Transformer or Cycle Time |
CU | Copper |
CU� | Control Unit |
DAS� | Data Acquisition System |
dB | Decibel |
DC | Direct Current |
DCIS | Distributed Control and Information System |
DCS | Distributed Control System |
DDE | Dynamic Data Exchange (Microsoft interface) |
DDT�� | Data Definition Table |
DE� | Digitally Enhanced |
DFM | Design for Manufacturing |
DFSS | Design for Six Sigma |
DH | Data Hiway |
DHB� | Data Hiway Bridge |
DHI� | Data Hiway Interface |
DHP | Data Hiway Port |
DI | Digital Integration |
DIA | Diameter |
DNCF� | Dual Node Card File |
DNPWR | Dual Node Power Supply Assemby |
DOS | Disk Operating System |
DP� | Differential Pressure |
DSA | Distributed System Architecture |
DTC | Digital Turbine Control |
DTE | Data Terminal Equipment |
DVM | Digital Video Manager |
E&C | Engineering and Construction |
E&I� | Engineering and Instrumentation |
EB | Equipment Branch |
EBR� | Experion Backup and Restore software |
EC | Electrical Code or Electrical Contractor |
EDI | Electronic Data Interchange |
EF | Exhaust Fan |
EH&S� | Environmental Health and Safety |
EHB | Experion Hiway Bridge |
EHM | Equipment Health Management |
EHPM | Enhanced High-Performance Process Manager |
EHS | Environment, Health and Safety |
ELEV | Elevator |
ELMM | Enhanced Logic Manager Module |
EM | Emergency |
EMEA | Europe, Middle East, Africa |
EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
EMT | Electrical Metallic Tubing |
ENIM | Enhanced Network Interface Module |
EOS� | Enhanced Operator Station |
EP | Emergency Power |
EPC | Engineering�Procurement and Construction |
EPDG | Enhanced Peripheral Display Generator |
EPLCG | Enhanced Programmable Logic Controller Gateway |
EPNI� | Enhanced Process Network Interface |
EPO | Emergency Power Off (Button or Switch) |
EPRI | Electric Power Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA) |
EPROM | Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory |
ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning (expanded MRP system from Atlantic Research Company) |
ESD | Electrostatic Discharge |
ESPC | Energy Saving Performance Contracting |
ESVT� | Experion Server TPS |
ETN | Enhanced TPS Node |
EUCN | Enhanced Universal Control Network |
EWC | Electric Water Cooler |
F | Fuse |
FA | Fire Alarm |
FAA | Fire Alarm Annunciator |
FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
FAT | Factory Acceptance Test |
FAX� | Facsimile Transmission |
FC | Flow Conditioner |
FCCU | Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit |
FDCM | Field Device Configuration Manager, replaced by FDM |
FDM | Field Device Manager |
FDU | Field Demonstration Unit |
FEED | Front-end Engineering Design |
FEL | Front-End Loading |
FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
FF | Foundation Fieldbus |
FFGR | Fluid Gas Recirculation |
FGS | Fire and Gas System |
FI� | Field Instrumentation (transmitters, etc.) |
FIFO | First In First Out |
FIM | Fieldbus Interface Module |
FLA | Full Load Amperes |
FLM | Fieldbus Library Manager |
FM | Factory Mutual |
FMC | Flexible Metal Conduit |
FOB | Free On Board (freight and insurance responsibility) or Factory Order Blank |
FPA | Fire Protection Agency |
FPD | Flat Panel Display |
FSC | Fail Safe Controller |
FSC� | Frame Sequence Check |
FSD | Final System Definition |
FT | Functional Transformation |
FTA | Field Termination Assembly |
FTB | Front Terminal Block |
FTE | Fault Tolerant Ethernet |
FTP� | File Transfer Protocol |
FWME | Flow Weighted Mean Error |
G | Ground |
GFCI, GFI | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
GND | Ground |
GRMC | Galvanized Rigid Metal Conduit |
HOA | Hand-Off-Automatic Switch |
HVAC | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning |
HZ | Hertz |
IEEE | Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
IG | Isolated Ground |
IMC | Intermediate Metal Conduit |
INT | Interlock |
KCMIL | Thousand Circular Mils |
KVA | Kilovolt-Amperes |
KVAR | Kilovolt-Amperes Reactive |
LFMC | Liquid Tight Flexible Metal Conduit |
LRA | Lock Rotor Amps |
LTG | Lighting |
MC | Metal Clad Cable |
MCB | Main Circuit Breaker |
MCC | Motor Control Center |
MCP | Motor Circuit Protection |
MI | Mineral Insulated |
MLO | Main Lugs Only |
MW | Megawatt |
NC | Normally Closed |
NEC | National Electrical Code |
NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
NL | Night Light |
NO | Normally Open or Number |
P | Pole |
PB | Push Button or Panic Button or Pull Box |
PNL | Panel |
PT | Potential Transformer |
PWR | Power |
QTY | Quantity |
REQ | Required |
RMC | Rigid Metal Conduit |
RMS | Root Mean Squared |
RNC | Rigid Non-Metallic Conduit |
RTS | Remote Test Station |
RTU | Roof Top Unit |
SP | Spare |
ST | Shunt Trip |
SW | Switch |
SYM | Symmetrical |
TEL | Telephone |
TGB | Telecommunications Grounding Busbar |
TMCB | Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker |
UG | Under Ground |
UL | Underwriters Laboratory |
V | Volt |
VA | Volt-Ampere |
VT | Voltage Transformer |
W | Watt or Wire |
WH | Water Heater |
WP | Weather Proof |
XFMR | Transformer |
Showing posts with tag: acronyms
abbrev | define |
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A | Air or Compressed Air |
AC | Air Conditioning or Alternating Current |
ACCA | Air Conditioning Contractors Associations |
ACD | Automatic Control Damper |
ACH | Air Changes per Hour |
ACM | Asbestos Containing Material |
AD | Access Door |
AEE | Association of Energy Engineers |
AF | Air Foil |
AFD | Adjustable Frequency Drive |
AFUE | Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency |
AHU | Air Handling Unit |
AI | Analog Input |
AMCA | Air Movement and Control Association |
AMP | Ampere |
AO | Analog Output |
AP | Access Panel |
APD | Air Pressure Drop |
AQS | Air Quality Systems |
AS | Air Stream |
ASHRAE | American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers |
ATC | Automatic Temperature Control |
ATM | Atmosphere |
AV | Automatic Air Vent |
AWG | American Wire Gage |
B | Boiler |
BACnet | A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks |
BAS | Building Automation System |
BCA | Building Commissioning Association |
BDD | Back-Draft Damper |
BHP | Brake Horsepower |
BI | Backward Incline or Binary Input |
BMS | Building Management System |
BO | Binary Output |
BOD | Bottom of Duct |
BP | Backflow Preventer |
BSLN | Baseline |
BTU | British Thermal Unit |
BTUH | Brtish Thermal Units / Hour |
BY | Base Year |
CAV | Constant Air Volume |
CD | Cold Deck (also Condensation Drain) |
CDD | Cooling Degree Days |
CEM | Certified Energy Manager |
CENT | Center or Centrifugal |
CF | Cubic Feet |
CFC | ChloroFluoroCarbon |
CFM | Cubic Feet per Minute |
CH | Chilled or Chiller |
CHR | Chilled Water Return |
CHS | Chilled Water Supply |
CHW | Chilled Water |
CHWP | Chilled Water Pump |
CHWR | Chilled Water Return |
CHWRT | Chilled Water Return Temperature |
CHWS | Chilled Water Supply |
CHWST | Chilled Water Supply Temperature |
CLF | Cooling Load Factor |
CLTD | Cooling Load Temperature Difference |
CO | Carbon Monoxide or Clean Out |
CONN | Connection |
COP | Coefficient Of Performance |
CRAC | Computer Room Air Conditioner |
CRAH | Computer Room Air Handler |
CSR | Capacitor Start Capacitor Run |
CT | Cooling Tower |
CTBD | Cooling Tower Blow Down |
CUH | Cabinet Unit Heater |
CV | Constant Volume |
CVRMSE | Coefficient of Variation of the Root Mean Square of the Error |
CWP | Condenser Water Pump |
CWR | Condenser Water Return |
CWRT | Condenser Water Return Temperature |
CWS | Condenser Water Supply |
CWST | Condenser Water Supply Temperature |
CY | Current Year |
D | Drain |
DA | Discharge Air or Direct Acting |
DAT | Discharge Air Temperature |
DB | Dry Bulb (Temperature) or Dead Band |
DC | Direct Current |
DCBP | Double Check Backflow Preventer |
DCV | Demand Controlled Ventilation |
DD | Degree Day |
DI | Digital Input |
DIA | Diameter |
DIM | Dimension |
DO | Digital Output |
DP | Dew Point or Differential Pressure |
DPDT | Double Pole Double Throw |
DPST | Double Pole Single Throw |
DSI | Direct Spark ignition |
DX | Direct Expansion |
EA | Each or Exhaust Air |
EAHU | Exhaust Air Handling Unit |
EAT | Entering Air Temperature |
ECM | Electronically Commutated Motor or Energy Conservation Measure |
ECO | Energy Conservation Opportunity |
EDH | Electric Duct Heater |
EDR | Equivalent Direct Radiation |
EEM | Energy Efficiency Measure |
EER | Energy Efficiency Ratio |
EF | Exhaust Fan |
EH | Electric Heater |
EMCS | Energy Management Control System |
EMER | Emergency |
EMF | Electromotive Force |
EMS | Energy Management System |
EP | Electric to Pneumatic |
ERV | Energy Recovery Ventilator |
ESCO | Energy Service Company |
ESP | External Static Pressure |
ET | Expansion Tank |
EUH | Electrical Unit Heater |
EWT | Entering Water Temperature |
EXH or EX | Exhaust |
EXP | Expansion |
EXT | External |
EXV | Electronic Expansion Valve |
F | Fahrenheit |
F & T | Float & Thermostatic |
FA | Free Area or Fire Alarm |
FAI | Fresh Air Intake |
FC | Forward Curve or Flexible Connection |
FCU | Fan Coil Unit |
FD | Floor Drain, Fire Damper, or Fire Department |
FIM | Facility Improvement Measure |
FLA | Full Load Amps |
FLEX | Flexible |
FLRDR | Floor Drain |
FMS | Facility Management System |
FPM | Feet Per Minute |
FPS | Feet per Second |
FPVAV | Fan Powered Variable Air Volume Box |
FRP | Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic |
FS | Flow Switch |
FT | Feet |
FTR | Fin Tube Radiation |
FW | Feed Water |
G | Gas |
GA | Gauge |
GAL | Gallons |
GALV | Galvanized |
GFU | Glycol Feed Unit |
GPH | Gallons per Hour |
GPM | Gallons Per Minute |
GR | Grade |
GUI | Graphical User Interface |
GWP | Global Warming Potential |
HB | Hose Bib (Connection) |
HCFC | HydroChloroFluoroCarbon |
HD | Head or Hot Deck |
HDD | Heating Degree Days |
HEPA | High Efficiency Particulate Arresting |
HFC | HydroFluoroCarbon |
HHV | Higher Heating Value |
HHWP | Heating Hot Water Pump |
HHWR | Heating Hot Water Return |
HHWS | Heating Hot Water Supply |
HL | High Limit |
HOA | Hand Off Auto |
HP | High Pressure or Horse Power or High Point |
HPS | High Pressure Steam |
HR | Heat Recovery or Hour |
HRU | Heat Recovery Unit |
HRV | Heat Recovery Ventilator |
HSI | Hot Surface Ignition |
HSPF | Heating Seasonal Performance Factor |
HSTAT | Humidistat |
HTG | Heating |
HVAC | Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning |
HVAC&R | Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration |
HWP | Hot Water Pump |
HWR | Hot Water Return |
HWRT | Hot Water Return Temperature |
HWS | Hot Water Supply |
HWST | Hot Water Supply Temperature |
HWUH | Hot Water Unit Heater |
HX | Heat Exchanger |
HZ | Hertz (Cycles per Second) |
I/O | Input Output |
IAQ | Indoor Air Quality |
ID | Inside Diameter |
IMC | International Mechanical Code |
IN | Inches |
in. Hg | inches of mercury vacuum |
in. WC | inches of Water Column |
IPMVP | International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol |
IR | Infra-Red |
IRH | InfraRed Heater |
JB | Junction Box |
KO | Knock Out |
KW | Kilowatt |
LAT | Leaving Air Temperature |
LB | Pound |
LD | Linear Diffuser |
LF | Linear Feet |
LHV | Lower Heating Value |
LL | Low Limit |
LON | Local Operating Network |
LP | Low Pressure or Liquified Petroleum |
LPS | Low-Pressure Steam |
LRA | Locked Rotor Amps |
LUVR or LVR | Louver |
LVDR | Louvered Door |
LVG | Leaving |
LWBT | Leaving Wet Bulb Temperature |
LWCO | Low Water Cut Off |
LWT | Leaving Water Temperature |
M&V | Measurement and Verification |
MA | Mixed Air |
MAT | Mixed Air Temperature |
MAU | Makeup Air Unit |
MAX | Maximum |
MBH | 1000 BTUH |
MCA | Minimum Circuit Amps |
MCC | Motor Control Center |
MECH | Mechanical |
MFD | Micro-Farad |
MIN | Minimum |
MP | Motor Protector |
MPT | Male Pipe Thread |
MU | Make-Up Water |
MUA | Make-Up Air |
MUW | Make-up Water |
MV | Manual Air Vent |
MX | Metrix Utility Accounting System |
MZ | Multi-Zone |
NC | Noise Criteria or Normally Closed |
NEC | National Electric Code |
NEMA | National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
NFPA | National Fire Protection Association |
NO | Normally Open |
NOM | Nominal |
NPSH | Net Positive Suction Head |
NPT | National Pipe Thread |
NTC | Negative Temperature Coefficient |
OA | Outside Air |
OAI | Outside Air Intake |
OAP | Outside Air Percentage |
OAT | Outside Air Temperature |
OC | On Center |
OD | Outside Diameter |
OP | Oil Pressure |
OV | Outlet Velocity |
OWS | Operator Work Station |
PC | Performance Contracting |
PCB | Printed Circuit Board |
PCF | Pounds per Cubic Foot |
PD | Pressure Drop |
PE | Professional Engineer or Pneumatic to Electric |
PH | Pre-Heat or Phase |
PID | Proportional, Integral & Derivative |
PRV | Pressure Relief Valve or Pressure Reducing Valve |
PSC | Permanent Split Capacitor |
PSI | Pounds per Square Inch |
PSIA | Pounds per Square Inch – Absolute |
PSID | Pounds per Square Inch – Differential |
PSIG | Pounds per Square Inch – Gauge |
PT | Pressure Temperature |
PTAC | Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner |
PTC | Positive Temperature Coefficient |
PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
PWM | Pulse Width Modulation |
R | Radius |
RA | Return Air or Reverse Acting |
RAT | Return Air Temperature |
RET | Return |
RF | Return Fan |
RH | Relative Humidity or Reheat |
RLA | Running Load Amps |
RLF | Relief |
RPBP | Reduced Pressure Backflow Preventer (sometimes also seen as RPZ) |
RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
RTD | Resistance Temperature Detector |
RTU | Roof Top Unit |
RV | Reversing Valve |
SA | Supply Air |
SAT | Supply Air Temperature |
SC | Shading Coefficient |
SCADA | Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
sCHR | Secondary Chilled Water Return |
sCHS | Secondary Chilled Water Supply |
sCHWP | Secondary Chilled Water Pump |
sCHWR | Secondary Chilled Water Return |
sCHWS | Secondary Chilled Water Supply |
SCR | Screen |
SCT | Saturated Condensing Temperature |
SD | Smoke Detector or Smoke Damper |
SE | Smoke Exhaust |
SEER | Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio |
SEN | Sensible |
SF | Service Factor or Supply Fan |
SFD | Combination Smoke / Fire Damper |
SH | Super Heat |
SHC | Sensible Heat Capacity |
SHFG | Solar Heat Gain Factor |
SHR | Sensible Heat Ratio |
sHWR | Secondary Hot Water Return |
sHWS | Secondary Hot Water Supply |
SMACNA | Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association |
SP | Static Pressure or Set Point |
SPDT | Single Pole Double Throw |
SPST | Single Pole Single Throw |
SS | Stainless Steel |
SUP | Supply |
SV | Solenoid Valve |
SWP | Steam Working Pressure |
T | Temperature or Thermostat |
TD | Temperature Difference or Time Delay |
TDS | Total Dissolved Solids |
TEFC | Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled |
TEMP | Temperature |
TEV | Thermostatic Expansion Valve (sometimes also seen as TXV) |
TH | Thermometer in a Thermowell |
TOD | Time Of Day |
TON | 12,000 BTUH (Cooling Capacity) or ton of refrigeration effect |
TORR | Millimeter of Mercury (mmHg) |
TSP | Total Static Pressure |
TSTAT | Thermostat |
TXV | Thermostatic Expansion Valve |
TYP | Typical |
UC | Undercut (Door) |
UH | Unit Heater |
UMC | Uniform Mechanical Code |
UV | Ultra-Violet or Unit Ventilator |
V | Volts |
VAV | Variable Air Volume |
VD | Volume Damper |
VEL | Velocity |
VFD | Variable Frequency Drive |
VSD | Variable Speed Drive |
VSP | Variable Speed Pump(ing) |
VVT | Variable Volume/Temperature |
W | Watt |
WB | Wet Bulb Temperature |
WC | Water Column |
WG | Water Gauge |
WPD | Water Pressure Drop |
WTD | Water Temperature Difference |
XFMR | Transformer |
YTD | Year To Date |
ZD | Zone Damper |