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Units, abbreviations, and BACnet numbers

Several microblocks have a two-part Units field—a scrolling list and a number field. If the unit of measure that you need is not available in the scrolling list, type the BACnet number for the unit of measure you need in the number field.

Unit

Abbreviation

BACnet number

amperes

A

3

bars

bar

55

bits per second

bps

 

btus

BTU

20

btus-per-hour

BTU/hr

50

btus-per-pound-dry-air

BTU/lb

24

centimeters-mercury

cm Hg

60

centimeters-of-water

cm H2O

57

cubic-feet

ft3

79

cubic-feet-per-minute

cfm

84

cubic-meters

m3

80

cubic-meters/hour

m3/hr

135

cubic-meters/second

m3/sec

85

cycles-per-hour

cycle/hr

25

cycles-per-minute

cycle/min

26

days

day

70

degree-days-Celsius

dd-°C

65

degree-days-F

dd-°F

66

degrees-angular

deg

90

degrees-Celsius

°C

62

degrees-Celsius/hour

°C/hr

91

degrees-Celsius/min

°C/min

92

degrees-Fahrenheit

°F

64

degrees-F/minute

°F/min

94

degrees-Fahrenheit/hr

°F/hr

93

degrees-Kelvin

°K

63

degrees-phase

deg

14

feet

ft

33

feet-per-second

ft/sec

76

feet-per-minute

ft/min

77

foot-candles

ft-candle

38

gallons-imperial

gal(UK)

81

gallons US

gal

83

gallons/minute UK

gpm(UK)

86

gallons-per-minute US

gpm

89

grams-water/kg-dry-air

gH2O/kg

28

hectopascals

hPa

133

hertz

Hz

27

horsepower

HP

51

hours

hr

71

inches

in

32

inches-of-mercury

in Hg

61

inches-of-water

in H2O

58

joules

J

16

joules/degree-Kelvin

J/°K

127

joules/kilogram- K

J/kg- °K

128

joules/kilogram-dry-air

J/kg

23

kilo-bits-per-second

kbps

 

kilo-Byte

KByte

 

kilohms

kOhm

122

kilograms

kg

39

kilograms-per-hour

kg/hr

44

kilograms-per-minute

kg/min

43

kilograms-per-second

kg/s

42

kilohertz

kHz

129

kilojoules

kJ

17

kilojoules/kilogram

kJ/kg

125

kilometers-per-hour

k/sec

75

kilopascals

kPa

54

kilovolts

kV

6

kilovolt-amperes

kVA

9

kilovolt-A-reactive

kVAR

12

kilowatt-hours

kW-hr

19

kilowatt-hours/ ft2

kW-hr/ft2

138

kilowatt-hours/ m2

kW-hr/m2

137

kilowatts

kW

48

liters

L

82

liters-per-hour

L/hr

136

liters-per-minute

L/min

88

liters-per-second

L/sec

87

lumens

lum

36

luxes

lux

37

megavolts

MV

7

megahertz

MHz

130

megohms

MOhm

123

Mega-bits-per-second

Mbps

 

Mega-Byte

MByte

 

megajoules

MJ

126

megajoules/ ft2

MJ/ft2

140

megajoules/ m2

MJ/m2

139

megavolt-amperes

MVA

10

megavolt-A-reactive

MVAR

13

megawatts

MW

49

meters

m

31

meters-per-second

m/sec

74

miles-per-hour

mi/hr

78

milliamperes

mA

2

millibars

mbar

134

millimeters

mm

30

millimeters-of-mercury

mm Hg

59

millivolts

mV

124

milliwatts

mW

132

minutes

min

72

months

mo

68

Ohms

Ohm

4

parts-per-billion

ppb

97

parts-per-million

ppm

96

pascals

Pa

53

per-hour

/hr

131

per-minute

per min

100

per-second

per sec

101

percent

%

98

percent/second

% per sec

99

percent-rel-humidity

%RH

29

pounds-force/inch2

psi

56

psi/degree-Fahrenheit

psi/°F

102

pounds-mass

lbm

40

pounds-mass/hour

lbm/hr

46

pounds-mass/minute

lbm/min

45

power-factor

PF

15

radians

rad

103

revolutions/minute

rpm

104

seconds

sec

73

square-feet

ft2

1

square-meters

m2

0

therms

therm

21

ton-hours

ton-hr

22

tons (weight)

ton

41

tons-refrigeration

ton

52

volt-amperes

VA

8

volt-amperes-reactive

VAR

11

volts

V

5

Volts alternating current

Vac

 

Volts direct current

Vdc

 

watt-hours

W-hr

18

watts

W

47

watts-per-square-foot

W/ft2

34

watts/square-meter

W/m2

35

watts/ m2- K

W/m2- K

141

weeks

wk

69

years

yr

67