Terminology | Quick info |
PLTC | Power-Limited Tray Cable for use in Class 2 or 3 power-limited circuits; instrumentation, supervisory control, and thermocouple extension. |
PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride insulating and jacketing material which is usually flame retardant and resistant to many chemicals. |
SCREEN | A semiconducting non-metallic layer used under and over the insulation of power cables rated over 2kV to reduce electrical stresses and corona |
SEMICONDUCTING | An extruded layer or tape of such resistance that when applied between two elements of a cable the adjacent surfaces of the two elements will maintain substantially the same potential |
THERMOCOUPLE CABLE | A cable consisting of two dissimilar metals or alloys that, when electrically joined at one end can be used to measure temperature. These cables have no voltage rating |
ABS |
American Bureau of Shipping |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute. |
ASTM |
American Society for Testing and Materials. |
ICEA |
Insulated Cable Engineers Association (formerly IPCEA) |
IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission. |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. |
NEC |
National Electrical Code |
NEMA |
National Electrical Manufacturers Association |
NFPA |
National Fire Protection Association |
NUPIC |
Nuclear Procurement Issues Committee |