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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym Definition Acronym Definition
AWG American Wire Gauge PDM Power Distribution Module

BoP Balance of Plant PE Protective Earth

CDH Control Data Highway PLC Programmable Logic Controller

CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor RLD Relay Ladder Diagram

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Code/Check RTD Resistance Temperature Device

DAC Digital-to-Analog Converter RTU Remote Terminal Unit

DCE Data Communication Equipment SDI System Data Interface Protocol

DCS Distributed Control System SIFT Software Implemented Fault Tolerance

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol TMR Triple Modular Redundancy

DMZ Demilitarized Zone TTL Transistor-transistor Logic

EGD Ethernet Global Data UDH Unit Data Highway

EMC Electromagnetic Capability UDP User Datagram Protocol

EMI Electromagnetic Interference UTC Coordinated Universal Time

ERA Electrical Riser Angle UTP Unshielded Twisted Pair (cabling)

FE Functional Earth VLAN Virtual Local Area Network

GPS Global Position System WAN Wide Area Network

GSM GE Standard Messaging

GTS Global Time Source

HMI Human-machine Interface
HRSG Heat Recovery Steam Generator

IEC International Electrotechnical Commission

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers

KP Keyphasor*

LAN Local Area Network

MPU Magnetic Pickup

MDH Monitoring Data Highway

MTBF Mean Time Between Failures

MTBFO Mean Time Between Forced Outage

MTTR Mean Time To Repair

NEMA® National Electrical Manufacturer’s

Association
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NTP Network Time Protocol
PDH Plant Data Highway

System Guide GEH-6721_Vol_I_BP 5

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