Electrical Basic Abbreviations and Full Forms

Sl.No.  Abbreviation  Explanation

1.0 ACB Air Circuit Breaker
3.0 CT Current Transformer
4.0 DOL Direct On Line
5.0 ELCB Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker
7.0 EMPR Electronic Motor Protection Relay
6.0 EMLDB Emergency Lighting Distribution Board
8.0 FDA Fire Detection and Alarm
FAS Fire Alarm System
9.0 GI Galvanized Iron
11.0 HRC fuse High Rupture Capacity fuse
10.0 HT High Tension (Transformer HT side)
12.0 ISMC Indian Standard Medium weight Channel
13.0 JB Junction Box
14.0 LDB Lighting Distribution Board
15.0 LT Low Tension
16.0 MPDB Main Power Distribution Board
18.0 MCB Miniature Circuit Breaker
19.0 MCC Motor Control Centre
20.0 MCP Motor Control Panel
21.0 MPCB Motor Protection Circuit Breaker
17.0 MCCB Moulded Case Circuit Breaker
22.0 NC Normally Closed
23.0 NO Normally Opened
24.0 OLTC On Load Tap Changer
28.0 PT Potential Transformer
26.0 PCC Power Control Centre
27.0 PDB Power Distribution Board
25.0 PB Push Button
30.0 RCCB Residual Current Circuit Breaker
Residual Current Circuit Breaker with Over-
29.0 RCBO
Load Protection
32.0 SPNDB Single Phase and Neutral Distribution Board
31.0 SCIM Squirrel Cage Induction Motor
SF6 Circuit Br
2.0 Sulphur Hexafluoride Circuit Breaker
eaker
33.0 TB Terminal Box
36.0 TPNDB Three Phase and Neutral Distribution Board
34.0 TEFC Total Enclosed Fan Cooled
35.0 TESC Totally Enclosed Surface Cooled
37.0 UPS Un-interrupted Power Supply
38.0 VCB Vacuum Circuit Breaker
39.0 VSD Variable Speed Drive
40.0 VVVF Variable Voltage Variable Frequency Drive