Kohler 48VDC, 6VSG, 24VDC, 36VDC manual Appendix A Abbreviations

Appendix A Abbreviations

The following list contains abbreviations that may appear in this publication.

A, amp	ampere	CID	cubic inch displacement	FHM	flat head machine (screw)
ABDC	after bottom dead center	CL	centerline	fl. oz.	fluid ounce
AC	alternating current	cm	centimeter	flex.	flexible
A/D	analog to digital	CMOS	complementary metal oxide	freq.	frequency
ADC	advanced digital control;		substrate (semiconductor)	FS	full scale
	analog to digital converter	com	communications (port)	ft.	foot, feet
adj.	adjust, adjustment	coml	commercial	ft. lb.	foot pounds (torque)
ADV	advertising dimensional drawing	Coml/Rec	Commercial/Recreational	ft./min.	feet per minute
Ah	amp-hour	conn.	connection	ftp	file transfer protocol
AHWT	anticipatory high water	cont.	continued	g	gram
	temperature	CPVC	chlorinated polyvinyl chloride	ga.	gauge (meters, wire size)
AISI	American Iron and Steel Institute	crit.	critical	gal.	gallon
ALOP	anticipatory low oil pressure	CSA	Canadian Standards Association	gen.	generator
alt.	alternator	CT	current transformer	genset	generator set
Al	aluminum	Cu	copper	GFI	ground fault interrupter
ANSI	American National Standards	cUL	Canadian Underwriter’s	GND,	ground
	Institute (formerly American		Laboratories	gov.	governor
	Standards Association, ASA)	CUL	Canadian Underwriter’s	gph	gallons per hour
AO	anticipatory only		Laboratories	gpm	gallons per minute
APDC	Air Pollution Control District	cu. in.	cubic inch	gr.	grade, gross
API	American Petroleum Institute	cw.	clockwise	GRD	equipment ground
approx.	approximate, approximately	CWC	city water-cooled	gr. wt.	gross weight
APU	Auxiliary Power Unit	cyl.	cylinder	H x W x D	height by width by depth
AQMD	Air Quality Management District	D/A	digital to analog	HC	hex cap
AR	as required, as requested	DAC	digital to analog converter	HCHT	high cylinder head temperature
AS	as supplied, as stated, as	dB	decibel	HD	heavy duty
	suggested	dB(A)	decibel (A weighted)	HET	high exhaust temp., high engine
ASE	American Society of Engineers	DC	direct current		temp.
ASME	American Society of Mechanical	DCR	direct current resistance	hex	hexagon
	Engineers	deg., °	degree	Hg	mercury (element)
assy.	assembly	dept.	department	HH	hex head
ASTM	American Society for Testing	dia.	diameter	HHC	hex head cap
	Materials	DI/EO	dual inlet/end outlet	HP	horsepower
ATDC	after top dead center	DIN	Deutsches Institut fur Normung	hr.	hour
ATS	automatic transfer switch		e. V. (also Deutsche Industrie	HS	heat shrink
auto.	automatic		Normenausschuss)	hsg.	housing
aux.	auxiliary	DIP	dual inline package	HVAC	heating, ventilation, and air
avg.	average	DPDT	double-pole, double-throw		conditioning
AVR	automatic voltage regulator	DPST	double-pole, single-throw	HWT	high water temperature
AWG	American Wire Gauge	DS	disconnect switch	Hz	hertz (cycles per second)
AWM	appliance wiring material	DVR	digital voltage regulator	IBC	International Building Code
bat.	battery	E2PROM, EEPROM		IC	integrated circuit
BBDC	before bottom dead center		electrically-erasable	ID	inside diameter, identification
BC	battery charger, battery charging		programmable read-only	IEC	International Electrotechnical
BCA	battery charging alternator		memory		Commission
BCI	Battery Council International	E, emer.	emergency (power source)	IEEE	Institute of Electrical and
BDC	before dead center	ECM	electronic control module,		Electronics Engineers
BHP	brake horsepower		engine control module	IMS	mproved motor starting
blk.	black (paint color), block	EDI	electronic data interchange	in.	inch
	(engine)	EFR	emergency frequency relay	in. H2O	inches of water
blk. htr.	block heater	e.g.	for example (exempli gratia)	in. Hg	inches of mercury
BMEP	brake mean effective pressure	EG	electronic governor	in. lb.	inch pounds
bps	bits per second	EGSA	Electrical Generating Systems	Inc.	incorporated
br.	brass		Association	ind.	industrial
BTDC	before top dead center	EIA	Electronic Industries Association	int.	internal
Btu	British thermal unit	EI/EO	end inlet/end outlet	int./ext.	internal/external
Btu/min.	British thermal units per minute	EMI	electromagnetic interference	I/O	input/output
C	Celsius, centigrade	emiss.	emission	IP	internet protocol
cal.	calorie	eng.	engine	ISO	International Organization for
CAN	controller area network	EPA	Environmental Protection		Standardization
CARB	California Air Resources Board		Agency	J	joule
CAT5	Category 5 (network cable)	EPS	emergency power system	JIS	Japanese Industry Standard
CB	circuit breaker	ER	emergency relay	k	kilo (1000)
CC	crank cycle	ES	engineering special, engineered	K	kelvin
cc	cubic centimeter		special	kA	kiloampere
CCA	cold cranking amps	ESD	electrostatic discharge	KB	kilobyte (210 bytes)
ccw.	counterclockwise	est.	estimated	KBus	Kohler communication protocol
CEC	Canadian Electrical Code	E-Stop	emergency stop	kg	kilogram
cert.	certificate, certification, certified	etc.	et cetera (and so forth)	kg/cm2	kilograms per square centimeter
cfh	cubic feet per hour	exh.	exhaust	kgm	kilogram-meter
cfm	cubic feet per minute	ext.	external	kg/m3	kilograms per cubic meter
CG	center of gravity	F	Fahrenheit, female	kHz	kilohertz
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