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Appendix A

Abbreviations Commonly used

in Electrical Documents

A

A Amperes, amps.
A.C. or AC or a.c. Alternating current or voltage.
ACB Air circuit breaker.
ACSR Aluminium conductor steel reinforced.
AGME American Gear Manufacturer’s Association
AH Ampere-hour capacity of batteries.
ANSI American National Standards Institute.
API American Petroleum Institute.
ASTA Association of Short-circuit Testing Authorities.
ASME American Society for Testing and Materials.
AVR Automatic voltage regulator.
AWA Aluminium wire armour.

B

B or b Electrical susceptance.
Bar or bar Pressure in atmospheres.
BASEEFA British Approvals Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable
Atmospheres.
BIL Breakdown insulation level.
BSI, BS or CP British Standards Institution, or its publications.
Btu British thermal unit.

C
C Electrical capacitance.
CACA Totally enclosed air circuit, air cooled.
CACW Totally enclosed air circuit, water cooled.
CAD Computer aided design.
CB Circuit breaker.

Handbook of Electrical Engineering: For Practitioners in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry. Alan L. Sheldrake
 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd ISBN: 0-471-49631-6