Important Electrical Abbreviations & Full forms
Electrical Abbreviations and Acronyms are used very often in the field of electrical industrial.
The page contains a list of abbreviations and its full forms, which are commonly used in electrical and electronics engineering.
- A-Ampere
- AB Switch- Air Break Switch
- AC-Alternating Current
- ACCB- Air Case Circuit Breaker
- ACDB-Alternating Current Distribution Board
- AFC-Automated Frequency Control
- AFC-Available Fault Current
- AFCI-Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter
- AH-Ampere Hour
- AHU-Air Handling Unit
- AIC-Ampere Interrupting Capacity
- APFC-Automatic Power Factor Control
- ATS-Automatic Transfer Switch
- BLDC-Brushless DC
- BLDM-Brushless DC Motor
- CT-Current Transformer
- DB-Distribution Board
- DC-Direct Current
- DCDB-Direct Current Distribution Board
- DO Fuse- Drop Out Fuse
- DOL-Direct ON Line
- DP-Double Pole
- DPIC-Double Pole Iron Clad
- EHT-Extra High Tension
- ELCB-Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
- FBT-Flyback Transformer
- GFCI-Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
- GFI-Ground Fault Interrupter
- GIS-Gas Insulated Switchgear
- GO-Gang Operated
- HT-High Tension
- ICDB-Iron Clad Distribution Board
- IMC-Intermediate Metal Conduit
- IPMSM-Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor
- LA-Lightning Arrester
- LOPT-Line Output Transformer
- LPS-Lightning Protection System
- LRA-Locked Rotor Amperes
- LT-Low Tension
- LVDT-Linear Variable Differential Transformer
- MCB-Miniature Circuit Breaker
- MCC-Motor Control Center Panel
- MCCB-Moulded Case Circuit Breaker
- MCP-Motor Circuit Protection
- NC-Normally Closed
- NCT-Neutral Current Transformer
- NO-Normally Open
- ONCT- On-circuit Tap Changer
- OLTC- On-load Tap Changer
- PB-Push Button
- PCC-Power Control Centre Panel
- PDP-Power Distribution Panel
- PT-Potential Transformer
- RCBO-Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Overload Protection
- RCCB-Residual Current Circuit Breaker
- RFID-Radio Frequency Identification
- RLA-Rated Load Amperes
- RMC-Rigid Metal Conduit
- RMG-Ring Main Gear
- RMU-Ring Main Unit
- RNC-Rigid Non Metallic Conduit
- RPR-Reverse Power Relay
- SB-Switch Board
- SCIM-Squirrel Cage Induction Motor
- SFU-Switch Fuse Unit
- SPDT-Single Pole Double Throw
- SPST-Single Pole Single Throw
- SSR-Solid State Relay
- ST-Super Tension
- SWG-Standard Wire Gauge
- TMCB-Thermal Magnetic Circuit Breaker
- TPIC-Triple Pole Iron Clad
- TPS-Triple Pole Switch
- TRS-Tough Rubber Sheathed
- UART-Universal Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter
- UDS-Uniform Drawing System
- UG-Under Ground
- USART-Universal Synchronous and Asynchronous Receiver and Transmitter
- VCB-Vacuum Circuit Breaker
- VFD-Variable Frequency Drive
- XLPE- Cross linked Polyethylene