Power System Abbreviations
The following is an ideal collection of 68 abbreviations that are essential for the power sector.
Even while it covers a wide range of common terms, such as “Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)” and “Generator Circuit Breaker” (GCB), we all have certain acronyms that are special to our field, whether it be protection, renewables (or) design and they are a part of everyday conversation.
Electrical Abbreviations and Their Full Forms
1. EHV – Extra High Voltage
2. HV – High Voltage
3. MV – Medium Voltage
4. GW – Gigawatts
5. NTPC – National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
6. NHPC – National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited
7. NLC – Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India
8. ckms – Circuit Kilometers
9. LA – Lightning Arrestors
10. WT – Wave Trap
11. CVT – Capacitive Voltage Transformer
12. ISO – Isolate
13. CB – Circuit Breaker
14. CT – Current Transformer
15. DCDDB – Direct Current Distribution Board
16. ACDB – Alternating Current Distribution Board
17. DC – Direct Current
18. AC – Alternating Current
19. CHP – Combined Heat and Power
20. CSP – Concentrated Solar Power
21. PV – Photovoltaic
22. IGBT – Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors
23. GT – Generator Transformer
24. AAC – All Aluminium Conductor
25. AAAC – All Aluminium Alloy Conductor
26. ACSR – Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced
27. ACAR – Aluminium Conductor Alloy Reinforced
28. SCCW – Stator Coil Cooling Water
29. DM – Demineralization
30. LMTG – L&T MHI Power Turbine Generator
31. VPI – Vacuum Pressure Impregnation
32. TG – Turbo Generator
33. AVR – Automatic Voltage Regulator
34. PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
35. IS – Indian Standards
36. IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission
37. IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
38. SLD – Single Line Diagram
39. ST – Station Transformer
40. GCB – Generator Circuit Breaker
41. IPBD – Isolated Phase Bus Duct
42. GSUT – Generator Step-Up Transformer
43. UPS – Uninterrupted Power Supply System
44. DG – Diesel Generator
45. CCPP – Combined Cycle Power Plant
46. DCS – Distributed Control System
47. BOP – Balance of Plant
48. UMPP – Ultra Mega Power Plant
49. SP – Set Point
50. DMZ – Demilitarized Zone
51. HMI – Human Machine Interface
52. LDC – Load Dispatch Center
53. OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
54. SCADA – Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
55. ISO – International Standards Organization
56. OSI – Open System Interconnect
57. DSSS – Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
58. ISM – Industrial Scientific and Medical
59. FF – Foundation Fieldbus
60. LSA – Link Active Scheduler
61. PROFIBUS – Process Field Bus
62. PA – Process Automation
63. DP – Decentralized Periphery
64. STP – Single Twisted Pair
65. IMC – Intelligent Motor Control
66. OLM – Optical Link Module
67. ODC – Over Dimension Consignment
68. OWC – Overweight Consignment
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