534 Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.1 Abbreviations 536 12.2 Trademarks 541 12 Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 535 Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.1 Abbreviations A CAM Condition Assessment Monitor AAC All-Aluminum Conductor CAPEX Capital Expenditure AC Alternating Current CB Circuit-Breaker ACB Air Circuit-Breaker CBM Condition Based Maintenance ACE Area Control Error CCS Cubicle for Customized Solutions ACSR Aluminum Conductor, Steel-Reinforced CCS Current Control System ADC Analog-to-Digital Converter CERT Computer Emergency Response Team ADM Asynchronous Digital Multiplexer CFC Continuous Function Chart ADMS Advanced Distribution Management System CFE Communication Front End AF Air-Forced (transformer cooling) CHP Combined Heat and Power AFWF Air-Forced/Water-Forced (transformer cooling) CIM Common Information Model AGC Automatic Generation Control CIP AIS a) Air-Insulated Switchyard (HV) b) Air-Insulated Switchgear (MV) a) Continuous Improvement Process b) Critical Infrastructure Protection CIS Customer Information System Al Aluminum CIT Combined Instrument Transformer AMI Advanced Metering Infrastructure CM AMIS Automated Consumption Data Acquisition and Information System a) Condition Monitoring b) Crew Management CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration AMP Asset Management Programs CMS Crew Management System AN Air-Natural (transformer cooling) CO2 Carbon dioxide ANM Active Network Management CPU Central Processing Unit ANOP Advanced Network Operation CS ANSI American National Standards Institute a) Compact Switchgear b) Contingency Screening AR Auto-Reclosure CSA Canadian Standards Association CSM Customer Support Center CT Current Transformer CTDim Current and Voltage Transformer Dimensioning Cu Copper CVA Cyber Vulnerability Assessment CVT Capacitor Voltage Transformer ASC Arc Suppression Coil ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode ATM-IMA AVR Inverse Multiplexing over ATM Automatic Voltage Regulator B B2B a) Building-to-Building b) Business-to-Business 536 DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter BCU Bay Control Unit DA-RTU Distribution Automation Remote Terminal Unit BDEW Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft (German Association of Energy and Water Industries) DAS Dynamic Security Assessment DAU Data Acquisition Unit DC Direct Current DC CS Direct-Current Compact Switchgear DCA Distribution Contingency Analysis DCB Disconnecting Circuit-Breaker DCS Distributed Control System DEMS Decentralized Energy Management System DER Distributed Energy Resources DG Distributed Generation DGA Dissolved Gas in Oil Analysis DIE Integrated Development Environment DIN German: Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V. (German Institute for Standardization) DINEMO Digital Network Model DIP Distributed Interface Processor DisCo Distribution Company BF Breaker Failure BFI Breaker Failure Initiation (time) BFT Breaker Failure Tripping (time) BI Business Intelligence BIL Basic Impulse Level BIPV Building-Integrated Photovoltaic System BMS Battery Management System BOSL Block-Oriented Simulation Language BPL Broadband over Power Lines BS British Standard C 12 D CA Contingency Analysis CAD/CAE Computer-Aided Design /Computer-Aided Engineering Califex Cable Life Extension Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.1 Abbreviations DLF Distribution Load Forecast ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute DMAIC Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control ETU Electronic Trip Unit DMS Distribution Management System EU European Union DMZ Demilitarized Zone EV Electric Vehicle DN Damping Network F DNA Distribution Network Applications FA Forecasting Applications DNP Distributed Network Protocol FACTS Flexible AC Transmission System DPF Dispatcher Power Flow FASE Feeder Automation Sequence Editor DQS German: Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Zertifizierung von Managementsystemen (German Association for Certification of Management Systems) FAT Factory Acceptance Test FB Full Bridge FC Fault Calculation FCITC First Contingency Incremental Transfer Capability FDR Frequency Domain Reflectometry FDS Frequency Domain Spectroscopy Fe Iron FEM Finite Element Method FHSS Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum FISR Fault Isolation and Service Restoration FLISR Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration FLOC Fault Location FMS Fieldbus Message Specification FO Fiber Optic FR Filter Reactor FRA Frequency Response Analysis FRP Fiber-Glass Reinforced Polyester FSC Fixed Series Capacitor FTP File Transfer Protocol DR DRMS Demand Response Demand Response Management System DSA Dynamic Stability Analysis DSA Dynamic Security Assessment DSL Digital Subscriber Line DSO Distribution System Operator DSPF Distribution System Power Flow DSSE Distribution System State Estimator DT Distribution Transformer DTC Dead-Tank Compact E E&M interface Ear and Mouth interface EA Energy Accounting EAF Electric Arc Furnace ECANSE Environment for Computer-Aided Neural Software ECR (glass fiber) Electrical Grade Corrosion Resistant (glass fiber) ED Economic Dispatch G EDP Electronic Data Processing G&T Generation and Transmission EEX European Energy Exchange GA Generator connection cabinet EHS Environment, Health and Safety GDM Gas Density Monitoring EHV Extra High Voltage GenCo Generation Company EIB European Installation Bus GFP Generic Framing Procedure EIRP Effective Isotropic Radiated Power GIC Geomagnetic Induced Currents ELC ELCOM Communication Protocol GID Generic Interface Definition ELCOM Electricity Utilities Communication GIL Gas-Insulated Transmission Line EM Environmental Management GIS Geographical Information System EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility GIS Gas-Insulated Switchgear EMM Energy Market Management GMB Graphical Model Builder EMS Energy Management System GMS Generation Management System EMU Electric Multiple Units GOOSE Generic Object Oriented Substation Event EN European Standard (German: Europa-Norm) GPFC Grid Power Flow Controller ENEAS Efficient Network and Energy Automation Systems GPRS General Packet Radio Service Engineering Engineering GPS EPC Engineering, Procurement, Construction (contract) a) General Power Supply b) Global Positioning System EPR Ethylene Propylene Rubber Global System for Mobile Communications EPRI Electric Power Research Institute GSM (French: groupe spécial mobile) EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-only-Memory Epoxy-Resin Impregnated Paper GSU transformer Generator Step-up Transformer ERIP Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 12 537 Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.1 Abbreviations G-tripping Ground-Fault Tripping J GUI Graphical User Interface K H KNX Konnex HAN Home Area Network KPI Key Performance Indicators HB Half Bridge L HF High Frequency LAN Local Area Network HIGS Highly Integrated Generator Switchgear LCAS Link Capacity Adjustment Scheme HIS a) Highly Integrated Switchgear b) Historical Information System LCC Line Commutated Converter LCD Liquid Crystal Display HMI Human Machine Interface LED Light Emitting Diode HPP Hydro Power Plant LF Ladle Furnace HQ Headquarters LFC Load Frequency Control HRC fuse High-Rupturing-Capacity fuse LI Lightning Impulse HSB High-Speed Bus LIRA Line Resonance Analysis HTC Hydro Thermal Coordination LME Load Management Electricity HTTP/HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol/Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure LMG Load Management Gas HTV High Temperature Vulcanizing (silicone rubber) LMW Load Management Water LoWPAN Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Network LPVTG Low-Power Voltage Transducer for Medium-Voltage GIS systems LS Load Shedding LSC Load Shedding Controller LSC (category) Loss of Service Continuity (category) LTLF Long-Term Load Forecast LTM Long-Term Maintenance LTT Light-Triggered Thyristors LV Low Voltage LVMD Low-Voltage Main Distribution HV High Voltage HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning HVDC High-Voltage Direct Current HVDCT High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission HW Hardware I IAC Internal Arc Classification IAP Intelligent Alarm Processor ICCP Inter-Control-Center Communication Protocol IDS Intrusion Detection System IEC International Electrotechnical Commission IED Intelligent Electronic Device IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IFS Independent Front-End System IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor ILSA Industrial Link State Advertisement (protocol) IMM Information Model Manager/Management IO Input/Output IOP Interoperability IP Internet Protocol IP code Ingress Protection (code) IPP Independent Power Provider IRIG time codes Inter-Range Instrumentation Group time codes ISCM 12 538 a) Integrated Substation Condition Monitoring b) Integrated Services and Support Condition Monitoring ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network ISO a) International Organization for Standardization b) Independent System Operator IT Information Technology I-tripping Instantaneous short-circuit protection IVR Interactive Voice Response Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 M MBR Management Business Review MCB Miniature Circuit-Breaker MCC Motor Control Centers MCCB Molded-Case Circuit-Breaker MD Main Distribution MDM Master Data Management MDMS Meter Data Management System MECE Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive MERO Multi-Energy Resource Optimization MFC Microsoft Foundation Class MMC Modular Multilevel Converter MMS Module Management System MO Metal Oxide MOD Model on Demand MOV Metal-Oxide Varistor MPCB Motor Protection Circuit-Breaker MPDSL Maximum Permissible Dynamic Service Load MPLS-TP Multi-Protocol Label Switching - Transport Profile MPM Multi-Project Management MPSL Maximum Permissible Service Load Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.1 Abbreviations MSC Mechanically Switched Capacitor OPF Optimal Power Flow MSCDN Mechanically Switched Capacitor Bank with Damping Network OPGW Optical Ground Wire OSI Open Systems Interconnection Basic Reference Model MSP Motor Starter Protector OTS MSPP Multi-Service Provisioning Platform a) Operator Training Simulator b) Operation Technology MSR Mechanically Switched Reactor P MS-SPRing (2F) (2-Fiber) Multiplex Section-Shared Protection Ring PA Power Applications PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange MTBF Meantime Between Failures PAS Power Automation System MTLF Medium-Term Load Forecast PBX Private Branch Exchange MU Model Update PCI Peripherical Component Interconnect MUDR Metered Usage Data Repository PCM MUST Managing and Utilizing System Transmission a) Production Cost Monitoring b) Pulse code modulation MUX Multiplexer PD Partial Discharge MV Medium Voltage PDC MWFM Mobile Workforce Management a) Polarization and Depolarization Current b) Phasor Data Concentrator” PDH Plesiochrone Digital Hierarchy (international multiplexing standard) PDM Partial Discharge Monitoring PDP Phasor Data Processor PE Polyethylene PE conductor Protective Earth conductor PEHLA German: Prüfung elektrischer Hochleistungsapparate (Association of owners of high-power testing laboratories in Germany and Switzerland) PEN conductor Combined PE and N conductor PI Polarization Index PLC a) Power-Line carrier b) Programmable Logic Controller PMBOK Project Management Body of Knowledge PMI Planned Maintenance and Inspection PMU Phasor Measurement Unit POD Power Oscillation Damping POTT Permissive Overreach Transfer Trip PP Polypropylene PQ Power Quality PROFIBUS Process Fieldbus PROFIBUS DP PROFIBUS for Decentralized Peripherals PROFIBUS FMS PROFIBUS with FMS protocol PSA Protection Security Assessment PSS Power System Simulator PST Phase-Shifting Transformer PT Potential Transformer PTC Positive Temperature Coefficient (thermistor) PTI Power Technologies International (Siemens) PUTT Permissive Underreach Transfer Trip PV Photovoltaics PV/QV Power/Voltage VAr/Voltage (analysis) PVC Polyvinyl Chloride N N conductor Neutral conductor N2 Nitrogen NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation NETOMAC Network Torsion Machine Control NEVA Eigenvalue and Modal Analysis NG Next Generation NIP Network Interface Processor NLTC No-Load Tap Changer NMS Network Management System NMU Network Model Update NPA Network Parameter Adaptation NS Network Sensitivity NTP Network Time Protocol N-tripping Neutral Conductor Protection O O&M Operation and Maintenance OASIS Open Access Same Time Information System ODB Operation Database ODBC Open Database Connectivity ODMS Operational Database Maintenance System OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer OFDM Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing OFR Optimal Feeder Reconfiguration OHL Overhead Line OIP Oil-impregnated Paper (design of transformer bushings) OLE Object Linking and Embedding OLTC On-Load Tap Changer OM Outage Management ONAF Oil-Natural/Air-Forced (transformer cooling) ONAN Oil-Natural/Air-Natural (transformer cooling) OPC Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control OPEX Operational Expenditure Q QM Quality Management Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 12 539 Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.1 Abbreviations R SIP Serial Interface Processor R&D Research and Development SIPLINK Siemens Multifunctional Power Link RAV Advanced Results Visualization SL Security Analysis Look-Ahead RBM Rehabilitation Based Maintenance SLD Single-Line Diagram RC Resistive/Capacitive SNCP Subnetwork Connection Protection RCAM Reliability-Centered Asset Management SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol RCD Residual-Current Protective Device RD Remedial Dispatch SOA Service-Oriented Architecture RDBMS Relational Database Management System SOE Sequence of Events RDC Remote Diagnostic Centers SONET Synchronous Optical Network RDF Resource Description Framework SPM Switching Procedure Management RES Renewable energy sources SPS Safety Power Supply SQL Structured Query Language RF Radio Frequency RM Reserve Monitoring SSPS Strategic Spare Part Solution RMS Root-mean-square (also rms, r.m.s.) SSR Subsynchronous Resonance RMU Ring-Main Unit SSTI Subsynchronous Torsional Interaction RO Resource Optimization STATCOM Static Synchronous Compensator RO Resource Scheduler STIF Short-Term Inflow Forecast ROS Remote Operational Support STL Short-Circuit Testing Liaison RPS Redundant Power Supply STLF Short-Term Load Forecast RSTP Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol STM Synchronous Transport Module RTD Resistance Temperature Device/Detector S-tripping Short-time delay short-circuit protection RTO Regional Transmission Operator SVC Static VAr Compensator RTU Remote Terminal Unit SVG Scalable Vector Graphics SW Software S 12 540 SA Scheduling Applications SA Security Analysis SAIDI System Average Interruption Duration Index SAS Station Automation System SAT Site Acceptance Test T TAI Technical Applications Integration TBM Time Based Maintenance TCM Trouble Call Management TCP Transmission Control Protocol SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCC Safety Certificate Contractors TCR Thyristor-Controlled Shunt Reactor SCC Short-Circuit Calculation TCS Trouble Call System SCCL Short-Circuit Current Limiter TCSC Thyristor Controlled Series Capacitor SCL Structured Control Language TDC Technology and Drive Control SCUC Security Constrained Unit Commitment TDM Time-Division Multiplexing SD Switch-Disconnector TDSP Transmission Distribution Service Provider SDF Switch-Disconnector/Fuse THD Total Harmonic Distortion SDH Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (multiplexing protocol for transferring multiple bit streams over the same optical fiber ) TLM Transformer Lifecycle Management TM a) Terminal Module (bus) b) Thermal-Magnetic (tripping) TNA Transmission Network Applications TOS Trade Optimizing Scheduler TPSC Thyristor-Protected Series Capacitor TransCo Transmission Company TRV Transient Recovery Voltage TS Training Simulator TSC Thyristor-Switched Capacitor SE State Estimator SF6 Sulphur Hexafluoride SFC Sequential Function Chart SGEM Smart Grid Energy Manager SiC Silicon Carbide Siemens PTI Siemens Power Technologies International SIM Serial Module Interface SINCAL Siemens Network Calculation Siemens Energy Sector • Power Engineering Guide • Edition 7.1 Abbreviations, Trademarks 12.2 Trademarks TSO Transmission System Operator TSR Thyristor-Switched Reactor TSSC Thyristor-Switched Series Capacitor TTA Type-Tested Low-Voltage Switchgear Assembly U UCTE Union for the Coordination of Transmission of Energy UHF Ultra High Frequency UHVDC Ultra-High-Voltage Direct Current UI User Interface UML Unified Modeling Language UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply USB Universal Serial Bus (serial bus standard to interface devices) V VBA Visual Basic for Applications VCAT Virtual Concatenation VDE German: Verband der Elektrotechnik, Elektronik und Informationstechnik (Association for electrical, electronic and information technologies) VDS Voltage Detecting Systems VDU Visual Display Unit VEE Validation, Estimation and Editing VF Voice Frequency VFD Variable Frequency Drives VHF Very High Frequency VoIP Voice over IP VPP Virtual Power Plant VS Voltage Scheduler VSA Voltage Stability Analysis VSC Voltage-Sourced Converter VSTLF Very Short-Term Load Forecast VT Voltage Transformer VVC Voltage/VAr Control W WAN Wide Area Network WDM Wavelength Division Multiplex WIB Working-Party on Instrument Behavior WiBro Wireless Broadband WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access WIPOS Siemens Wind Power Offshore Substation WLAN Wireless Local Area Network WMS Warehouse Management System WPP Wind Power Plant X XLPE Cross-Linked Polyethylene XML Extensible Markup Language Y Z ZnO Zinc Oxide All product designations used are trademark or product names of Siemens AG, its affiliates, or their respective owners. 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