electrical services minimum requirement - NSW Public Works

Part 0 - General
0.4 ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviations where occurring in this Section of the Specification are in general to
AS 1100.
Metric units have been abbreviated in accordance with AS 1000.
Where other abbreviations and expressions occur in the Specification, they shall mean
as follows:-
ACMA Australian Communication and Media Authority
AS Australian Standard
BS British Standard
BWL Bottom Water Level
BFL Bottom Flood Level
C/O Change Over
CFS Combination Fuse Switch Unit
ELV Extra Low Voltage
FCU Fuse Combination Unit (i.e. a combination switch fuse or combination
fuse switch)
FL Full Load
FLC Full Load Current
HD-UPVC Heavy Duty Unplasticised PVC
HDHC Hard Drawn High Conductivity (Copper)
I/O Input/Output
IP Rating Degree of Protection as described in AS 1939
LD-UPVC Light Duty Unplasticised PVC
LED Light emitting diode
MCC Motor Control Centre
MEN Multiple Earthed Neutral (System)
MEPS Minimum Energy Performance Standard
MIMS Mineral Insulated Metal Sheathed (Cable)
MWL Maximum Water Level
N/C Normally Closed
N/O Normally Open
NAASRA National Association of Australian State Roads Authorities
PA Public Address (System)
PAX Private Automatic Exchange (Telephone)
pf Power Factor
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
PLYSWS Paper Insulated Lead Alloy Sheathed Steel Wire Armoured and Served
(Cable)
PVC Polyvinylchloride
RSS Rolled Steel Section
SAA Standards Association of Australia
SCA Switchgear and Controlgear Assembly
SPO Special Purpose Outlet
TPI Thermoplastic Insulated (Cable)
TPS Thermoplastic Insulated and Sheathed (Cable)
TWL Top Water Level
TFL Top Flood Level
UPVC Unplasticised Polyvinylchloride
XLPE Cross Linked Polyethylene
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