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... |