Franklin Electric SUBMONITOR CONNECT MT1111, Installation And Operation Manual

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Glossary
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Glossary
Acronym/
Term
Definition Description
AWG American Wire Gauge A standardized measurement of wire diameters important for
determining current-carrying capacity.
BMS Building Management System A computer-based control system installed in buildings that
controls and monitors the building's mechanical and electrical
equipment.
BPC Bypass Controller
EMI Electromagnetic Interference See RFI.
FLA Full Load Amperes The nameplate amperage rating of the motor when it is running
at its designed horsepower and on the motors designed voltage.
GFCI Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter A fast-acting circuit breaker designed to shut off electric power
in the event of a ground-fault within as little as 1/40 of a second.
GPM Gallons per Minute A unit of volumetric flow rate in the United States.
HMI Human Machine Interface An interface that permits interaction between a human and a
machine, such as a display and keyboard.
HOA Hand/Off/Auto switching
IGBT Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor A three-terminal power semiconductor device used as an elec -
tronic switch to synthesize complex waveforms with pulse-
width modulation in a variable-frequency drive (VFD).
IP International Protection rating Used as protection measures for motors, electrical devices and
motors.
LDT Load Detection Trip
MCCB Molded Case Circuit Breaker An MCCB provides protection by combining a temperature sen -
sitive device with a current sensitive electromagnetic device.
MMS Manual Motor Starter An electromechanical protection device used to switch motors
ON/OFF manually and to provide fuseless protection against
short-circuit, overload, and phase failures.
MOL Motor Overload
NEC National Electrical Code A regionally adoptable standard for the safe installation of elec -
trical wiring and equipment in the United States.
NEMA National Electrical Manufacturer Association The largest trade association of electrical equipment manufac -
turers in the United States. NEMA publishes more than 700 stan -
dards for electrical enclosures, motors and magnet wire, AC
plugs and receptacles, etc.
PFC Power Factor Correction
PID Proportional Integral Derivative A control loop feedback mechanism used in applications requir -
ing continuously modulated control.
PLC Programmable Logic Controller A digital computer used for automation of typically industrial
electromechanical processes.
PMA Pump and Motor Assembly
PSC Permanent Split Capacitor
PWM Pulse Width Modulation A modulation technique used to control the power supplied to
electrical devices, especially for motor speed control.
RFI Radio Frequency Interference A disturbance generated by an external source that affects an
electrical circuit by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic cou
-
pling, or conduction.