S.No. | Short Form | Full Form | Country | Popularity |
1 |
DB |
Distribution Board |
Worldwide |
|
2 |
MCB |
Miniature Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
3 |
VCB |
Vacuum Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
4 |
PLC |
Power line communication |
Worldwide |
|
5 |
FDI |
Fault Detection and Isolation |
Worldwide |
|
6 |
FACTS |
Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System |
Worldwide |
|
7 |
GFI |
Ground Fault Interrupters |
Worldwide |
|
8 |
DG |
Distributed Generation |
Worldwide |
|
9 |
MG |
Motor-Generator |
Worldwide |
|
10 |
PG |
Power Generation |
Worldwide |
|
11 |
CVT |
Capacitor Voltage Transformer |
Worldwide |
|
12 |
DVR |
Dynamic Voltage Restorer |
Worldwide |
|
13 |
RLA |
Rated Load Amperes |
Worldwide |
|
14 |
ATS |
Automatic Transfer Switch |
Worldwide |
|
15 |
CEPT |
Concealed Electrical Power Transfer |
Worldwide |
|
16 |
CT |
Current Transformer |
Worldwide |
|
17 |
RCB |
Residual Current Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
18 |
CRGO |
Cold Rolled Grain Oriented |
Worldwide |
|
19 |
pf |
Power Factor |
Worldwide |
|
20 |
HVAC |
High Voltage Alternating Current |
Worldwide |
|
21 |
ELCB |
Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
22 |
MCCB |
Molded Case Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
23 |
MCC |
Motor Control Centre |
Worldwide |
|
24 |
UG |
Underground |
Worldwide |
|
25 |
PPA |
Power Purchase Agreement |
Worldwide |
|
26 |
RCCB |
Residual-Current Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
27 |
PROM |
Programmable Read-Only Memory |
Worldwide |
|
28 |
MPCB |
Motor Protection Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
29 |
PE |
Protective Earth |
Worldwide |
|
30 |
OPGW |
Optical Ground Wire |
Worldwide |
|
31 |
CSIR |
Capacitor Start Induction Run |
Worldwide |
|
32 |
AMF |
Auto Main Failure |
Worldwide |
|
33 |
ACSR |
Aluminium Conductor Steel Reinforced |
Worldwide |
|
34 |
AAC |
All Aluminium Conductors |
Worldwide |
|
35 |
TOD |
Time Of Day |
Worldwide |
|
36 |
LTD |
Linear Transformer Driver |
Worldwide |
|
37 |
SPDT |
Single Pole, Double Throw |
Worldwide |
|
38 |
VPP |
Virtual Power Plant |
Worldwide |
|
39 |
CHP |
Combined Heat and Power |
Worldwide |
|
40 |
DTC |
Direct Torque Control |
Worldwide |
|
41 |
AVR |
Automatic Voltage Regulator |
Worldwide |
|
42 |
DSL |
Direct Supply Line |
Worldwide |
|
43 |
PCo |
Power Converter |
Worldwide |
|
44 |
MDMS |
Meter Data Management System |
Worldwide |
|
45 |
PFC |
Power Factor Correction |
Worldwide |
|
46 |
IED |
Intelligent Electronic Device |
Worldwide |
|
47 |
SC |
Synchronous Condenser |
Worldwide |
|
48 |
PCC |
Power Control Centre |
Worldwide |
|
49 |
RCT |
Reverse Conducting Thyristor |
Worldwide |
|
50 |
PMG |
Permanent Magnet Generator |
Worldwide |
|
51 |
PWR |
Power Wirewound Resistor |
Worldwide |
|
52 |
MCC |
Meter Configuration Code |
Worldwide |
|
53 |
IM |
Induction Motor |
Worldwide |
|
54 |
ACB |
Air Circuit Breaker |
Worldwide |
|
55 |
DR |
Demand Response |
Worldwide |
|
56 |
DED |
Dark Emitting Diode |
Worldwide |
|
57 |
PT |
Potential Transformer |
Worldwide |
|
58 |
AWG |
American Wire Gauge |
Worldwide |
|
59 |
ER |
Electrical Resistance |
Worldwide |
|
60 |
SG |
Spark Gap |
Worldwide |
|
61 |
KO |
Knock Out |
Worldwide |
|
62 |
HRC |
High Rupturing Capacity |
Worldwide |
|
63 |
IDC |
Insulation-Displacement Connector |
Worldwide |
|
64 |
PD |
Partial Discharge |
Worldwide |
|
65 |
PD |
Power Distribution |
Worldwide |
|
66 |
FBT |
Flyback Transformer |
Worldwide |
|
67 |
WPI |
Weather Protected Type I |
Worldwide |
|
68 |
HPMVL |
High Pressure Mercury Vapour Lamp |
Worldwide |
|
69 |
SR |
Saturable Reactor |
Worldwide |
|
70 |
LVD |
Low Voltage Directive |
Worldwide |
|
71 |
ICA |
Isotropically Conductive Adhesive |
Worldwide |
|
72 |
EORS |
Electric Outage Reporting System |
United States |
|
73 |
Mom |
Momentary switch |
Worldwide |
|
74 |
GFCI |
Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter |
Worldwide |
|
75 |
LEM |
Linear Electric Motor |
Worldwide |
|
76 |
HT |
High Tension |
Worldwide |
|
77 |
MAR |
Mercury Arc Rectifier |
Worldwide |
|
78 |
RESS |
Rechargeable Energy Storage System |
Worldwide |
|
79 |
Isc |
Short-Circuit Current |
Worldwide |
|
80 |
PR |
Positive-Real function |
Worldwide |
|
81 |
NO |
Normally Open |
Worldwide |
|
82 |
SVG |
Static Var Generator |
Worldwide |
|
83 |
MD |
Maximum Demand |
Worldwide |
|
84 |
Dy |
Dynamotor |
Worldwide |
|
85 |
LT |
Low Tension |
Worldwide |
|
86 |
M |
Motor |
Worldwide |
|
87 |
DPDT |
Double Pole, Double Throw |
Worldwide |
|
88 |
RC |
Reflection Coefficient |
Worldwide |
|
89 |
MI |
Mineral-Insulated |
Worldwide |
|
90 |
HEPS |
Hydro-Electric Power Station |
Worldwide |
|
91 |
G |
Electrical conductance |
Worldwide |
|
92 |
G |
Generator |
Worldwide |
|
93 |
B |
Susceptance |
Worldwide |
|
94 |
PDC |
Power Distribution Center |
Worldwide |
|
95 |
STATCOM |
Static Synchronous Compensator |
Worldwide |
|
96 |
FOC |
Field-Oriented Control |
Worldwide |
|
97 |
VSAT |
Voltage Security Assessment Tool |
Worldwide |
|
98 |
MG |
Microgrid |
Worldwide |
|
99 |
GTI |
Grid Tie Inverter |
Worldwide |
|
100 |
EPC |
Energy Performance Certificate |
European Union |
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