ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CATHODIC PROTECTION DEFINITIONS

ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CATHODIC PROTECTION DEFINITIONS

1. ANSI – American National Standard Institute
2. ASTM – American Standard for Testing & Materials
3. ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers
4. ASNT – The American Society for Non-Destructive Testing Inc.
5. AGMA – American Gear Manufacturers Association
6. AISC – American Institute of Steel Construction Inc.
7. API – American Petroleum Institute
8. ASHRAE – American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc.
9. AWS – American Welding Society
10. AWWA – American Water Works Association
11. ASCE – American Society of Civil Engineers
12. AGA – American Gas Association
13. ATS – Automatic Transfer Switch
14. BSI – British Standard Institution
15. BI – Budget Item
16. BI-1900 – Miscellaneous Capital Projects $1,000,000 or Less
17. CGA – Canadian Gas Association
18. CGSB- Canadian General Standards Board
19. CSA – Canadian Standard Association
20. CP – Cathodic Protection

21. CGTG – Combustion Gas Turbine Generator
22. CSD – Consulting Services Department
23. CE – European Conformities
24. DNV – Det Norske Veritas
25. DCP – Distribution Control Panel
26. DP – Distribution Panel
27. DN – Diameter Nominal
28. DCS – Distributed Control System
29. ELS – Electrical Load Shedding
30. ECS – Electrical Control System
31. FAT – Factory Acceptance Test
32. GM – General Motor
33. GIS – Gas Insulated Switchgear
34. IFC – Issued for Construction

35. IFE – Issued for execution
36. IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission
37. IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
38. ISO – International Standard Organization
39. IESNA – Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
40. ISA – Instrumentation Symbol & Identification
41. IBC – International Building Code
42. IRC – Interposing Relay Cabinet
43. IMC – Interconnecting Marshalling Cabinet
44. ICCP – Impressed Current Cathodic Protection
45. IK – In Kingdom
46. JERES – Jubil Export Refinery Engineering Standard
47. JERSD – Jubil Export Refinery Standard Drawing
48. Kg/Ay – Kilogram per Anode Consumption (The rate of consumption of the anode)
49. LFMC – Liquid tight flexible metal conduit
50. LP – Lighting Panel
51. LSTK – Lump-SumTurnkey (Contract)
52. LSPM – Lump Sum Procure/Build
53. LSPM – Lump Sum Procure/Build
54. MIL – Military Standard
55. MSS – Manufacturers Standardization Society of the valve & Fittings Industry, Inc.
56. MCC – Motor Control Cabinet/Center
57. MCB – Main Control Building
58. MCR – Main Control Room
59. MCB – Miniature Circuit Breaker
60. MCCB – Molded Case Circuit Breaker
61. MOV – Motor Operated Valve
62. NEC – National Electrical Codes
63. NACE – National Association of Corrosion Engineers
64. NEMA – National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
65. NETA – International Electrical Testing Association
66. NFPA – National Fire Protection Association
67. NBIC – National Board Inspection Code
68. NGR – Neutral Ground Resistor
69. NPS – Nominal Pipe Size
70. OOK – Outside of Kingdome
71. OSPAS – Oil Supply Planning and Scheduling Department
72. PIP – Process Industry & Practice
73. PFI – Pipe Fabrication Institute
74. PDC – Power Distribution Circuit/Cabinet
75. PIBS – Process Interface Building System
76. PCS – Process Control System
77. PQM – Project Quality Management
78. PQP – Project Quality Plan
79. PLC – Power Line Carrier; Programmable Logic Controller
80. PMCC – Project Management Completion Certificates
81. PCB – Printed Circuit Board
82. QMS – Quality Management System

83. QMIS – Quality Management Information System
84. RTU – Remote Terminal Unit
85. RCP – Relay Control Panel
86. SA – Saudi Aramco
87. SAES – Saudi Aramco Engineering Standard
88. SAEP – Saudi Aramco Engineering procedure
89. SAMSS – Saudi Aramco Material System specifications
90. SATIP – Saudi Aramco Typical Inspection Plan
91. SAIC – Saudi Aramco Inspection Checklist
92. SATR – Saudi Aramco Test Report
93. SAER – Saudi Aramco Engineering Requirements
94. SASD – Saudi Aramco Standard Drawing
95. SAPS – Saudi Aramco Product Specifications
96. SGI – Saudi Aramco General Instruction
97. SATORP – Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company.
98. SABIC – Saudi Arabian British Institution Corp.
99. SAE – The Engineering Society for Advance Mobility Land, Sea, Air & Space
100. SMACNA – Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association, Inc.
101. SWC – Switching Cabinet
102. SG – Switchgear
103. SF6 – Sulfur Hexafluoride
104. STD – Standard
105. SCADA – Supervisor Control and Data Acquisition
106. SWA – Single Wire Armoured (cable sheath)
107. SFC – Short Form Contract
108. SCECO – Saudi Consolidated Electric Company
109. SASO – Saudi Arabian Standards Organization
110. SAT – Site Acceptance Test
111. T & I – Testing and Inspection
112. T/C – Thermocouple
113. T/O – Take-Off Sheets for Construction Materials
114. TAP (Line) – Trans Arabian Pipeline
115. TPP – Transformer Protection Panel
116. UPC – Uniform Plumbing Code
117. UL – Underwriters Laboratories
118. UHF – Ultra High Frequency
119. VESDA – Very Early Smoke Detection Alarm
120. VID – Vendor Inspection Division
121. XFR/XFMR – Transformer