GE Hydran 201i - Appendix K: Glossary of Terms; Glossary Terms A-Z

MA-033 Rev. 14.0, 12-Nov-18
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Hydran* 201i Instruction Manual
Appendix K : Glossary
A
Ampere
ac
Alternating Current
ACK
ACKnowledge
A/D or ADC
Analog-to-Digital Converter
Alarm
Condition when a data point value exceeds a set point
Alarm Contact
Contact of an alarm relay
Analog Output
Analog signal proportional to gas or moisture level
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ASTM
American Society for Testing and Materials
AWG
American Wire Gauge
B.P.
Base Plate with heating resistors
bps
Bit Per Second
CD-ROM
Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory
CE
Conformité Européenne (European Conformity)
CH
4
Methane (gas)
C
2
H
2
Acetylene (gas)
C
2
H
4
Ethylene (gas)
C
2
H
6
Ethane (gas)
CO
Carbon monoxide (gas)
CO
2
Carbon dioxide (gas)
COM
COMmunication port on a PC
Combustible Gas
Fault gas in the dielectric oil of a transformer
CPU
Central Processing Unit
CSA
Canadian Standards Association
CT
Current Transformer
D/A or DAC
Digital-to-Analog Converter
Daily Trend
Variation during a time period (days)
Daisy Chain
Daisy connection of devices using RS-485 link cable
dc
Direct Current
DGA
Dissolved Gas Analysis
Digital Output
Output in form of a digital signal (e.g. relay contact)
DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Standards
Institute)
Download
Transferring data from a device