List of Abbreviations

EMF : Electromotive force

V/N : Voltage divided by turns

AD : Annodomini

ACSR : Aluminimum Conductor Steel Reinforced

MCB : Miniature Circuit Breaker

MSL : Mean Sea Level

KOH : Potassium hydroxide

BIS : Bureau of Indian Standard

ASTM : American Standard for Transformer

DC : Direct Current

SK Value : Property of insulating oil

ISI : Indian Standard Institute

M/C : Machine

ZDMH 23 : Brand name of CRGO steel with 0.23 mm thickness

HI-B : High saturation flux (brand name of CRGO steel)

TOFS : Transformer Oil Feed Stock

TOBS : Transformer Oil Base Stock

EGIP : Electrical Grade Insulating Paper

UPPCL : Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited

SEB : State Electricity Board

RSEB : Rajasthan State Electricity Board

DVB : Delhi Vidyut Board

HPSEB : Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board

PSEB : Punjab State Electricity Board

BSEB : Bihar State Electricity Board

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 CRCA : Cold Rolled Continuously Annealed

DRG. ; Drawing

APPO. : Approved

CKD. : Checked

DRN. : Drawn

GTP : Guaranteed Technical Particulars

PCB : Chlorinated Biphenyl

VPI : Vacuum Pressure Impregnated

W/H : Window Height

C/L : Limb Centre

ID : Inside Diameter

OD : Outside Diameter

I/R : Insulation Resistance

OGA : Outline General Arrangement

MS : Mild Steel

MOG : Magnetic Oil Gauge

SRBP : Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper

RPM : Revolution per minute

HP : Horse Power

kV : Kilo Volt

MT : Metric Ton

CESI : Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano

EOT : Electrically Operated

dB : Decibel (unit of sound)

ONAN : Oil Natural Air Natural

I2 R : (Current I)2 × Resistance R

VA : Volt Ampere

Hz : Hertz (Unit of frequency)

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 AC : Alternating current

BS : British Standard

IEC : International Electrotechnical Commission

CT : Current transformer

OTI : Oil Temperature Indicator

WTI : Winding Temperature Indicator

PF : Power Factor

UPF : Unity Power Factor

CRGO : Cold Rolled Grain Oriented

ERW : Electric Resistance Welding

CPRI : Central Power Research Institute

NTH : National Testing House

ERDA : Electrical Research and Development Association

HT : High tension

LT : Low tension

HV : High voltage

LV : Low voltage

IS : Indian Standard

ISS : Indian Standard Specification

Mil : Unit of thickness of paper

DPC : Double paper covering

TPC : Triple paper covering

QPC : Quadruplicate paper covering

MPC : Multiple paper covering

PVC : Poly Vynile Chloride

HRC : High rupturing capacity

ACB : Air circuit breaker

OCB : Oil circuit breaker

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 GI : Galvanised Iron

REC : Rural Electrification Corporation

ISO : International organization for standardization

A : Ampere (Unit of current)

V : Volt (Unit of Voltage)

W : Watt (Unit of Wattage)

Ω : Ohm (Unit of resistance)

kg : Kilogram (Unit of weight)

mm : Millimetre (Unit of length)

cm : Centimetre (1 cm = 10 mm)

m : Metre (1 m = 100 cm)

KM : Kilo metre (1 km = 1000 m)

gr : Gram (Unit of weight)

Lit : Litre

CC : Cubic Centimeter

°C : Degree Centigrade

°F : Degree Fahrenheit

kVP : Kilo Volt Peak

RMS : Root Mean Square

Av : Average

Io : No-load current

Im : Magnetising current

I(h + e) : Hysteresis and Eddy Current

C/d : Current Density

Bm : Flux Density

Ag : Gross Core Area

An : Net Core Area

Φ : Diameter, flux

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 W/H : Window Height

C/L : Limb Centre

Tesla : Unit of flux density

Dyn-11 : D-Delta, y-Star, n-Neutral, 11-phase displacement

Q : kVA

Et : Voltage per turn

R/S : Ratio Switch

T : Turn

AT : Ampere Turn

MLT : Mean Length Turn

f : Frequency

Is : Rated Current

Ip : Phase Current

Vs : Rated Voltage

Vp : Phase Voltage

27 M4 : Grade of CRGO Steel-M4, Thickness 0.27 mm

23 ZDMH : Grade of CRGO steel-ZDMH, Thickness 0.23 mm

No. : Number

gr/cc : Gram/Cubic Centimeter

mA : Milliampere

mv : Milli Volt

sq mm : Square millimeter

sq cm : Square centimeter

sq m : Square meter

X : Reactance

R : Resistance

Z : Impedance

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 Max. : Maximum

Min. : Minimum

dia. : Diameter

W/kg : Watt per kg

A/sq mm : Ampere per square millimeter

kW : Kilo Watt

Hrs. : Hours

kA : Kilo Ampere

kVA : Kilo Volt Ampere

MVA : Mega Volt Amper

MW : Mega Watt

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