Fundamentals of Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control

Appendix D: Abbreviations

Angstrom

AC

Alternating current

ADC

Analog-to-digital converter

AF

Audio frequency

AM

Amplitude modulation

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

BCD

Binary coded decimal

BJT

Bipolar junction transistor

BTU

British thermal unit

C

Coulomb

CdS

Cadmium sulfide

CdSe

Cadmium selenium

CMOS

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor

CR

Control relay

DAC

Digital-to-analog converter

dB

Decibel

DIAC

Bidirectional trigger diode

DIP

Dual inline package

EMF

Electromotive force

EMI

Electromagnetic interference

F

Farad

FET

Field effect transistor

FM

Frequency modulation

FSD

Full scale deflection

GaAs

Gallium arsenide

GaAsP

Gallium arsenide phosphide

GaP

Gallium phosphide

H

Henry

HF

High frequency

HVAC

Heating ventilation and air conditioning

Hz

Hertz

1C

Integrated circuit

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IGBT

Insulated gate bipolar transistor

IR

Infrared

ISA

Instrument Society of America

J

Joule

K

Kelvin

LAN

Local area network

LED

Light emitting diode

LF

Low frequency

LSB

Least significant bit

LVDT

Linear velocity displacement transformer

MCT

MOS controlled transistor

MHz

Megahertz

MOS

Metal oxide semiconductor

MOSFET

Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor

MRE

Magnetoresistive element

MSB

Most significant bit

N

Newton

NEMA

National Electrical Manufacturers Association

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Pa

Pascal

P&ID

Pipe and identification diagram

PCM

Pulse code modulation

pF

Picofarad

PID

Proportional integral and derivative

PLA

Programmable logic array

PLC

Programmable logic controller

PPM

Pulse position modulation

PWM

Pulse width modulation

R

Rankin

RC

Resistance capacitance

RF

Radio frequency

RMS

Root mean square

RPM

Revolutions per minute

RTD

Resistance temperature device

SCR

Silicon controlled rectifier

SI

Syst me International d'Unit s

SiC

Silicon...

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