Acronym List
The following acronyms are used in the BATRIES Toolkit:
AC alternating current
ADMS advanced distribution management system
AMI advanced metering infrastructure
ANSI American National Standards Institute
BATRIES Building a Technically Reliable Interconnection Evolution for Storage
CRD Certification Requirement Decision
CT current transformer
DC direct current
DER distributed energy resource
DERMS distributed energy resource management system
EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
EPS electric power system
ESS energy storage system(s)
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
HCA hosting capacity analysis
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IREC Interstate Renewable Energy Council
ISO Independent System Operator
ITIC Information Technology Industry Council
kV kilovolt
kVA kilovolt-ampere
kvar kilovolt-ampere (reactive)
kW kilowatt
kWh kilowatt-hour
LG line-to-ground
LL line-to-line
LTC load tap changer
LVR line voltage regulator
MVA megavolt-ampere
Mvar megavolt-ampere (reactive)
MW megawatt
NEM net energy metering
NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
NYSERDA New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
OLRT open loop response time
OpenDSS Open Distribution System Simulator
PCC Point of Common Coupling
PCS Power Control System(s)
PF power factor
PoC Point of DER Connection
POI Point of Interconnection
PUC Public Utility Commission
PV photovoltaic
RMS Root Mean Square
RPA Reference Point of Applicability
RTAC Real Time Automation Controller
RTO Regional Transmission Organization
RTU Remote Terminal Unit
RVC Rapid Voltage Change
SA Supplement SA, as part of UL 1741
SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
SGIP Small Generator Interconnection Procedures
SolarTAC Solar Technology Acceleration Center
STORIC Storage Interconnection Committee
UL Underwriters Laboratories
V2G vehicle-to-grid
V2H vehicle-to-home
