AVR – Automatic Voltage Regulator
BIL – Basic Insulation Level
VAR – Volt-Ampere Reactive
DVR – Dynamic Voltage Restoration
HVDC – High Voltage Direct Current
HVAC – High Voltage Alternating Current
AIS – Air Insulated Switchgear
GIS – Gas Insulated Switchgear
CSM – Charge Simulation Method
FACTS – Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System
BEM – Boundary Element Method
EBS – Electron Bombardment Semiconductor
INL – Integral Non Linearity
DNL – Differential Non Linearity
EMC – Electromagnetic Compatibility
CCC – Capacitor Commutated Converter
IGBT – Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
IGCT – Integrated Commutated Thyristor
SCR – Silicon Controlled Rectifier
GTO – Gate Turn Off Thyristor
RRRV – Rate of Rise of Recovery Voltage
CSC – Current Source Converter
VSC – Voltage Source Converter
EMI – Electromagnetic Interference
TC – Temperature Coefficient
MMC – Modular Multilevel Converter
TRV – Transient Recovery Voltage
ECT – Electrostatic Charging Tendency
STATCOM – Static Synchronous Compensator
STATCON – Static Synchronous Condenser
LCC – Line Commutated Converter
AGC – Automatic Generation Control
DGA – Dissolved Gas Analysis
IGBT – Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor
FDM – Finite Difference Method
ESCR – Effective Short Circuit Ratio
SCSM – Surface Charge Simulation Method
CRO – Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
MCSR – Magnetically Controlled Shunt Reactor
SSSC – Static Synchronous Series Compensator
ESD – Electrostatic Discharge
CLR – Current Limiting Reactor
PLC – Programmable Logic Controller
UHV – Ultra High Voltage
EHV – Extra High Voltage
DCS – Distributed Control System
CB – Circuit Breaker
EMP – Electromagnetic Pulse
DRA – Dielectric Response Analyzer
HVSC – High Voltage Shore Connection
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