Principles of Operation
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GLOSSARY
Note: Some terms in this glossary may not occur elsewhere in this manual.
Term
Description/Definition
10BaseT
an Ethernet standard that uses twisted (“T”) pairs of copper
wires to transmit at 10 megabits per second (Mbps)
100BaseT
same as 10BaseT except ten times faster (100 Mbps)
APICOM
name of a remote control program offered by Teledyne-API to
its customers
ASSY
Assembly
CAS
Code-Activated Switch
CD
Corona Discharge
, a frequently luminous discharge, at the
surface of a conductor or between two conductors of the same
transmission line, accompanied by ionization of the
surrounding atmosphere and often by a power loss
CE
Converter Efficiency
, the percentage of light energy that is
actually converted into electricity
CEM
Continuous Emission Monitoring
Chemical formulas that may be included in this document:
CO
2
carbon dioxide
C
3
H
8
propane
CH
4
methane
H
2
O
water vapor
HC
general abbreviation for hydrocarbon
HNO
3
nitric acid
H
2
S
hydrogen sulfide
NO
nitric oxide
NO
2
nitrogen dioxide
NO
X
nitrogen oxides, here defined as the sum of NO and NO
2
NO
y
nitrogen oxides, often called odd nitrogen: the sum of NO
X
plus other compounds such as HNO
3
(definitions vary widely
and may include nitrate (NO
3
), PAN, N
2
O and other
compounds as well)
NH
3
ammonia
O
2
molecular oxygen
O
3
ozone
SO
2
sulfur dioxide
cm
3
metric abbreviation for
cubic centimeter
(replaces the
obsolete abbreviation “cc”)
CPU
Central Processing Unit
DAC
Digital-to-Analog Converter
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