Appendix A - Acronyms
- AC
- alternating current
- AFCI
- arc fault circuit interrupter
- AHJ
- authority having jurisdiction
- ANSI
- American National Standards Institute
- AR
- augmented reality
- ARCAL
- aircraft radio control of aerodrome lighting
- ASCII
- American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- AVR
- Automatic Voltage Regulator
- BAC
- Building Automation and Control
- BCD
- binary coded decimal
- BD
- block diagram
- BICSI
- Building Industry Consulting Services International
- CAD
- computer-aided design
- CATV
- community antenna television
- CCR
- constant current regulator
- CCTV
- closed circuit television
- CEC
- Canadian Electrical Code
- CO2
- carbon dioxide
- CPU
- central processing unit
- CSA
- Canadian Standards Association
- CSC
- Construction Specifications Canada
- CT
- current transformers
- DC
- direct current
- DCS
- distributed control system
- DDC
- direct digital control
- DVR
- digital video recorder
- EMC
- electro-magnetic compatibility
- EMI
- electro-magnetic interference
- EV
- electric vehicles
- FLA
- full load amps
- FLC
- full load current
- FMP
- Fault Managed Power
- GFCI
- ground fault circuit interrupter
- GPS
- global positioning system
- GUI
- graphical user interface
- HMI
- human machine interfacing
- HVAC
- heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
- I/O
- input/output
- IEEE
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- IL
- instruction list
- IP
- Internet Protocol
- kVA
- kilovolt-amps
- LAN
- local area network
- LD
- ladder diagram
- LEED
- Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
- MCC
- motor control centre
- MOV
- metal oxide varistor
- NBC
- National Building Code
- NEMA
- National Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
- NETA
- North American Electrical Testing Association
- NFC
- National Fire Code
- O&M
- operations and maintenance
- OEM
- original equipment manufacturer
- OH&S
- Occupational Health and Safety
- OTDR
- optical time-domain reflectometer
- OTE
- output energized
- PA
- public address
- PDC
- power distribution centre
- PLC
- programmable logic controller
- PoE
- power over Ethernet
- PPE
- personal protective equipment
- PQA
- Power Quality Analyzer
- RFID
- radio frequency identification
- SCADA
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
- SCTE
- Society of Cabling Telecommunications Engineers
- ScTP
- screened twisted pair
- SDS
- safety data sheets
- SFC
- sequential function chart
- SPL
- sound pressure level
- SSL
- solid-state lighting
- ST
- structured test
- TDR
- time-domain reflectometer
- TIA
- Telecommunications Industry Association
- ULC
- Underwriters Laboratories of Canada
- UTP
- unshielded twisted pair
- VDV
- voice / data / video
- VFD
- variable frequency drive
- VR
- virtual reality
- VTs
- voltage transformers
- WHMIS
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- WLL
- working load limit
- XIC
- examine if closed
- XIO
- examine if opened