Units, abbreviations, and BACnet numbers
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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
|
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