SOME IMPORTANT ELECTRICAL

PLC PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROL Used for industrial automation CT COIL TRANSFORMER / CURRENT TRANSFORMER Used to measure current PT POWER TRANSFORMER Used for stepping down voltage for either power or controlling purpose HT HIGH TENSION Used to mean High voltage lines (Above 11000 Volts) LT LOW TENSION Used to mean Low voltage lines (Below 11000 Volts) MCC MOTOR CONTROL CENTER Control panel of motors PCC POWER CONTROL CENTER - Power feeders ECR ELECTRICAL CONTROL ROOM CD CONTROL DESK - Desk consisting of Push Buttons for doing remote operations VFD VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE AC Drives used for controlling the speed of AC motors by varying the line frequency SMPS SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY Used for supplying a regulated power output for sensitive devices such as the PLC, Cranes, Drives, etc. UPS UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY Used as a power backup for important electrical equipments and control units where an uninterrupted power supply is mandatory. FLC FULL LOAD CURRENT Generally inscribed on the specification board of any electrical device indicating the maximum current taken on full load BDV BREAK DOWN VOLTAGE The maximum withstandable voltage of an insulator PF POWER FACTOR Cosine of the angle between voltage and current

APFC AUTOMATIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION An automated, integrated electrical circuit consisting of capacitor banks to improve the power factor of line. (Switching device used is Contactor) RTPFC REAL TIME POWER FACTOR CORRECTON - An automated, integrated and fast switching electrical circuit consisting of capacitor banks to improve the power factor of line. (Switching device used is Thyristor) OLR OVERLOAD RELAY Used in electrical circuits as a protection against overcurrent. MCCB MOULDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER Circuit breakers generally above the rating of 63 Amps MCB MINIATURE CIRCUIT BREAKER - Circuit breakers generally below the range of 63 Amps RCCB RESIDUAL CURRENT CIRCUIT BREAKER Used in cases where more human operations are involved. Senses even the minimum leakage current to earth and trips very fast ELCB EARTH LEAKAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER Same as RCCB ACB AIR CIRCUIT BREAKER Low Tension circuit breakers where the arc/surge neutralizer is air VCB VACUUM CIRCUIT BREAKER High Tension circuit breakers where the arc/surge neutralizer is vacuum OCB OIL CIRCUIT BREAKER High Tension circuit breakers where the arc/surge neutralizer is oil BOCB BULK OIL CIRCUIT BREAKER Same as OCB. Amount of oil used is more AAC ALL ALUMINIUM CONDUCTOR armoured aluminium cables Common name for

DB DISTRIBUTION BOX Power distribution box JB JUNCTION BOX TB TERMINAL BOX

LDB LIGHTING DISTRIBUTION BOX SP MCB SINGLE POLE MCB DP MCB DOUBLE POLE MCB TP MCB TRIPLE POLE MCB TPN MCB TRIPLE POLE NEUTRAL MCB RC CIRCUIT RESISTANCE CAPACITANCE CIRCUIT Used as a harmonics filter PB PUSH BUTTON NO NORMALLY OPEN NC NORMALLY CLOSED DG DIESEL GENERATOR AC ALTERNATING CURRENT DC DIRECT CURRENT DPM DIGITAL PANEL METER OTA OIL TEMPERATURE ALARM WTA WINDING TEMPERATURE ALARM OTT OIL TEMPERATURE TRIP WTT WINDING TEMPERATURE TRIP LED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LCD LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CPVC CHLORINATED POLY VINYL CHLORIDE PVC POLY VINYL CHLORIDE XLPE CROSS LINKED POLY ETHYLENE