1. ABBREVIATIONS
AWG – American Wire Gauge
A – Amp(s)
Ah – Amp hour(s)
AC – Alternating Current
AFCI-Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupter
AHJ – Authority Having Jurisdiction
ANSI – American National Standards
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BAT-Battery
BMS – Battery Management System
COM-Communication
CT-Current Transformer
DC – Direct Current
DIP – Dual In-line Package
DOD – Depth of Discharge
EG – Equipment Ground
EGS – Equipment Grounding System
EMC-Electromagnetic Compatibility
EPS – Emergency Power System
ESS – Energy Storage System
E-Stop-Emergency Stop
E-Stop NO – Emergency Stop Normally
Open
FCC-Federal Communication Commission
GE – Grounding Electrode
GEC – Grounding Electrode Conductor
GEN-Generator
GES – Grounding Electrode System
GFCI-Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
GFDI-Ground Fault Detector/Interrupter
Imp – Maximum Power Point Current
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Engineers
IP-Ingress Protection
Isc – Short-Circuit Current
In. lbs. – Inch Pounds
kW – Kilowatt
kWh – Kilowatt-hour
LCD-Liquid Crystal Display
LFP – Lithium Iron Phosphate or LiFePO4
L1-Line 1; Typically, a black wire
L2-Line 2; Typically, a red wire
mm – Millimeter(s)
MPPT-Maximum Power Point Tracking
mV – Millivolt(s)
N-Neutral; Typically, a white wire
NEC – National Electrical Code
NEMA- National Electrical Manufacturers
Association
NFPA – National Fire Prevention
Association
Nm – Newton Meters
NOCT-Normal Operating Cell Temperature
PC – Personal Computer
PCB – Printed Circuit Board
PE – Protective Earth (G or Ground);
Pnum-Parallel Number
PPE – Personal Protective Equipment
PV – Photovoltaic
RSD – Rapid Shut Down
SCC- Standards Council of Canada
SOC – State of Charge
STC – Standard Testing Conditions
UL-Underwriters Laboratories
UPS-Uninterrupted Power Supply
V – Volt(s)
VOC – Open-Circuit Voltage
VMP – Voltage Maximum Power