16 ABBREVIATIONS
16 Abbreviations
AADL
AC
ACGIH
ADC
AlInGaP
ANSI
ASHRAE
ASIC
BEMS
BLH
BMS
BTU
CCM
CCT
CELMA
CEN
CFL
CICS
CIE
CO2
CRI
DAC
DALI
DC
DCM
DHCS
DLP
EC
ECBCS
EEI
EEPROM
ELC
EMC
EMI
EPBD
EU
EuP
FTP
GaAsP
GLS
HfN
Asociación Argentina de Luminotecnia (Argentine Lighting
Association)
alternating current
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
analogue-to-digital converter
aluminium gallium indium phosphide
American National Standards Institute
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
Engineers
application-specific integrated circuit
building and energy management system
blue light hazard
building management system
British thermal unit
continuous-current mode
correlated colour temperature
Federation of National Manufacturers Associations for Luminaries and
Electrotechnical Components for Luminaries in the European Union
Comité Européen de Normalisation (European Committee for
Standardization)
compact fluorescent lamp
constant illuminance control strategy
Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (International Commission on
Illumination)
carbon dioxide
colour rendering index
digital-to-analogue converter
digital addressable lighting interface
direct current
discontinuous conduction mode
daylight harvesting control strategy
digital lighting processing
European Commission
Energy Conservation in Buildings and Community Systems
energy efficiency index
electrically erasable programmable read-only memory
European Lamp Companies Federation
electromagnetic compatibility
electromagnetic interference
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (European Union)
European Union
energy-using products
functional performance testing
gallium arsenic phosphide
general service lamp
hafnium-nitrite
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HID
HPS
HVAC
IAEEL
IC
ICNIRP
IEA
IEC
IECC
IEEE
IES
IESNA
IP
ipRGC
IR
ISO
LCA
LCC
LCCA
LCD
LEP
LED
LEED
LENI
LFL
LMS
LOR
LPD
LPS
MEEUP
MF
MHL
Mlmh
Mtoe
NIF
NPD
OECD
OLED
PCA
PCB
PF
PLC
Plmh
POCS
PWM
RAM
RFI
ROCS
RoHS
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high-intensity discharge
high-pressure sodium
heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
International Association for Energy-Efficient Lighting
integrated circuit
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
International Energy Agency
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Energy Conservation Code
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Illuminating Engineering Society
Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
internet protocol
intrinsically photoreceptive retinal ganglion cells
infrared
International Organization for Standardization
Life Cycle Analysis
Life Cycle Cost
Life Cycle Cost Analysis
liquid crystal display
light emitting polymer
light emitting diode
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (United States)
Lighting Energy Numeric Indicator
linear fluorescent lamp
lighting management system
luminaire output ratio
lighting power density
linear power supply
methodology study for ecodesign of the energy-using products
maintenance factor
metal-halide lamp
megalumen-hours
million tonnes of oil equivalent
non-image forming
normalized power density
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
organic light emitting diode
polycrystalline sintered alumina
printed circuit board
power factor
power line communication
petalumen-hours
predicted occupancy control strategy
pulse width modulation
random-access memory
radio frequency interference
real occupancy control strategy
restriction of hazardous substances
read-only memory
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RUF
RVP
SCR
SEPIC
SMPC
SMPS
SPD
THDi
TLV
UGR
UK
US
USART
UV
VAV
VCP
VDSF
VDT
WEEE
room utilization factor
relative visual performance
silicon-controlled rectifiers
single-ended primary inductance converter
switched mode power converter
switched mode power supply
spectral power distribution
total harmonic distortion
threshold limit value
unified glare rating
United Kingdom
United States
universal serial asynchronous receiver-transmitter
ultraviolet
variable air volume
visual comfort probability
ventilated double skin facades
visual display terminal
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
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