A WIRE THAT IS USED TO EITHER CONNECT OR BYPASS A POERTION OF A CIRCUIT OR PRINTED WIRE BOARD

SEE "KELVIN"

KELVIN, WHOSE SYMBOL IS K, IS DEFINED AS THE UNIT OF THERMODYNAMIC TEMPERATURE, PHYSICAL QUANTITY, OR ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE WHOSE MAGNITUDE IS 1/273.15 OF THE THERMODYNAMIC TEMP. OF ICE POINT.

STANDS FOR "KILO HERTZ", A MEASURE OF FREQUENCY.

A KILOWATT OR kw IS EQUAL TO 1000 WATTS

KILOWATT HOUR OR kwh IS EQUAL TO 1000 WATT HOURS

STANDS FOR KILOVOLT AMPERES AND IS EQUAL TO 1000 VOLT AMPS

THE PART OF THE WELL THAT IS BELOW THE HEX AND ABOVE THE THREADS. ITS PURPOSE IS TO EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE LAGGING OF THE VESSEL.

THE AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT IS NEEDED IN ORDER TO CHANGE AN AMOUNT OF WATER AT 212 DEGREES (F) (100C) FROM LIQUID TO VAPOR AT CONSTANT BAROMETRIC PRESSURE

STANDS FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY

STANDS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE

THE FUNCTION THAT IS USED TO AUTOMATICALLY LINEARIZE A NON-LINEAR SIGNAL EITHER FROM A THERMOCOUPLE OR R.T.D. THROUGH THE USE OF LOOK-UP TABLES

THE FUNCTION THAT'S USED TO LINEARIZE A NON-LINEAR SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE FLOW BEING MEASURED BY TRANSMITTERS

THE DEMAND FOR INPUT TO A PROCESS

A START-UP OUTPUT VALUE WHICH IS TO BRING INITIAL OUTPUT CLOSER TO THE ACTUAL STEADY STATE OUTPUT

TO TURN OFF ELECTRICAL LOADS IN ORDER TO LIMIT PEAK ELECTRICAL DEMAND

AN INTERNAL 24-VOLT CURRENT LIMITED POWER SUPPLY USED TO POWER 2 OR 4 WIRE TRANSMITTERS ON THE INPUT OF A CONTROLLER

A METHOD USED TO BLOCK FAST ACTING SIGNALS SUCH AS NOISE, WHILE ALLOWING SLOW ACTING SIGNALS (ACTUAL PROCESS VARIABLE) TO PASS

STANDS FOR LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS

STANDS FOR "LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT"

MEASURES ILLUMINANCE

STANDS FOR "MEGA", OR ONE MILLION

ANY TRANSDUCER WHICH RELIES ON CHANGES IN ITS MAGNETIC FIELD TO SEND ITS OUTPUT.

THE TERM "MAINS" IN A PNEUMATIC HVAC SYSTEM ARE LINES THAT CARRY AIR AT A CONSTANT SUPPLY PRESSURE WHICH IS GENERALLY 15 TO 25 PSIG

OUTDOOR AIR THAT IS BROUGHT INTO A BUILDING FOR VENTILATION

WATER WHICH IS SUPPLIED TO REPLENISH THE WATER THAT IS LOST BY EITHER EVAPORATION OR LEAKS

MEASURES PRESSURES OF VAPORS & GASES

A FEATURE ON A DIGITAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER THAT ADJUSTS ITS PROPORTIONING BAND IN RELATIONSHIP TO ITS SET POINT IN AN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE ERRORS.

A SWITCH ON A LIMIT CONTROL, RELAY, OR SAFETY DEVICE THAT MANUALLY RESETS AFTER THE LIMIT HAS BEEN EXCEEDED OR BROKEN.

THE MAXIMUM & MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF A PROCESS EQUALIBRIUM WHICH IS AVERAGED.

THE JUNCTION OF A THERMOCOUPLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE TEMPERATURE. ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE "HOT LEG" OF THE THERMOCOUPLE. THERE ARE THREE (3) BASIC TYPES: GROUNDED, UNGROUNDED, AND REMOTE.

SEE "RELAY (MECHANICAL)"

GROUPS OF PARAMETERS ARRANGED IN THE SOFTWARE OF A CONTROLLER

A DIRECT DIGITAL CONTROL (DDC) SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY JOHNSON CONTROLS THAT PROVIDES COMPLETE HVAC-BUILDING AUTOMATION

MEASURED AS 1 MILLIONTH OF AN AMPERE

A LARGE-SCALE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT THAT HAS ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF A COMPUTER INCLUDING MEMORY AND INPUT/OUTPUT SYSTEMS

MEASURED AS 1 MILLIONTH OF A FARAD

MEASURED AS I MILLIONTH OF A METER

MEASURED AS 1 MILLIONTH OF A VOLT

MEASURED AS 1 THOUSANDTH OF AN AMP; ABBREVIATION FOR MILLIAMP IS: mA

MEASURED AS 1 THOUSANDTH OF A VOLT; ABBREVIATION IS: mV

A BOX OR ENCLOSURE THAT HAS DAMPERS IN THE HOT & COLD AIR STREAM THAT MIXES THE TWO (HOT & COLD), AND DELIVERS THE MIXED AIR INTO A SPACE AT A SPECIFIED TEMPERATURE

STANDS FOR "MOTOR OPERATED POTENTIOMETER"

STANDS FOR "METAL OXIDE VARISTOR", USED TO PREVENT POWER SURGES & POWER SPIKES.

SEE "DISK OPERATING SYSTEM"

STANDS FOR MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS

STANDS FOR "MEAN TIME BETWEEN FAILURE", WHICH IS AN INDICATION OF THE AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF A UNIT WHEN OPERATED WITHIN ITS DESIGN LIMITATIONS.

AN APPLICATION WHERE MORE THAN ONE MOTOR IS BEING CONTROLLED BY ONE CONTROLLER. THERE ARE THREE (3) TYPES: PARALLEL, PROGRESSIVE, & CASCADED.