Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: Third Report (2010)
Chapter: Appendix F: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Appendix F
Acronyms and Abbreviations
ac alternating current
ACEC advanced combustion and emission control (technical team)
ANL Argonne National Laboratory
ARPA-E Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (DOE)
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
bbl barrel
BES (Office of) Basic Energy Sciences (DOE)
BEV battery electric vehicle
BGY billion gallons per year
BoP balance of plant
C&S codes and standards
CAFE corporate average fuel economy
CCS carbon capture and storage
CEM compressor expander motor
CFD computational fluid dynamics
CLEERS Crosscut Lean Exhaust Emission Reduction Simulation
CNG compressed natural gas
CO carbon monoxide
CO2 carbon dioxide
COE center of excellence
CRADA collaborative research and development agreement
dc direct current
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
DPF diesel particulate filter
E85 85 percent ethanol
EAC Electricity Advisory Committee
EERE (Office of) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE)
EGR exhaust gas recirculation
EIA U.S. Energy Information Administration
EISA Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPRI Electric Power Research Institute
ESG Executive Steering Group
FACE fuels for advanced combustion engines
FCFP FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership
FCHEV fuel cell hybrid electric vehicle
FCT Fuel Cell Technologies (program)
FCVT FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies (program)
FE (Office of) Fossil Energy (DOE)
FFV flexible fuel vehicle
FMEA failure modes and effects analysis
FPITT fuel pathway integration technical team
FTA Federal Transit Administration
FY fiscal year
GaN gallium nitride
gge gallon gasoline equivalent
GHG greenhouse gas
GREET Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (model)
H, H2 hydrogen
H2A Hydrogen Technology (model)
HAMMER Hazardous Materials Management and Emergency Response (facility)
HC hydrocarbon
HCCI homogeneous charge compression ignition
HEV hybrid electric vehicle
HFCIT Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies (program)
HFCV hydrogen fuel cell vehicle
HFI Hydrogen Fuels Initiative
HHV higher heating value
HyTrans Hydrogen Transition (model)
ICE internal combustion engine
IEEE Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IMEP indicated mean effective pressure
IPM interior permanent magnet
ISO International Organization for Standardization
kg kilogram
kW kilowatt
kWe kilowatt (electric)
kWh kilowatt-hour
Li-ion lithium-ion
LCA life-cycle assessment
LDV light-duty vehicle
LHV lower heating value
LPG liquefied petroleum gas
LTC low-temperature combustion
MARKAL Market Analysis (model)
MEA membrane electrode assembly
MFA materials flow analysis
MOU memorandum of understanding
MPa megapascal
mpg miles per gallon
MSM Macro System Model
MT metric ton
NAE National Academy of Engineering
NAS National Academy of Sciences
NE (Office of) Nuclear Energy (DOE)
NEMS National Energy Modeling System
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NETL National Energy Technology Laboratory
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
NGNP Next Generation Nuclear Powerplant
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NiMH nickel metal hydride
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOx nitrogen oxides
NPC National Petroleum Council
NPV net present value
NRC National Research Council
NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council
NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory
OEM original equipment manufacturer
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
PAN polyacrylonitrile
PbA lead acid (battery)
PEM proton exchange membrane
PHEV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle
PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
PM particulate matter
PNGV Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles
PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PRD pressure relief device
PSAT Powertrain Systems Analysis Toolkit
R&D research and development
SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
SC (Office of) Science (DOE)
SCR selective catalytic reduction
SiC silicon carbide
SNL Sandia National Laboratories
SOC state of charge
SOI silicon on insulator
SRNL Savannah River National Laboratory
STTR small business technology transfer
SUV sport utility vehicle
21CTP 21st Century Truck Partnership
UPS uninterruptible power supply
USABC United States Advanced Battery Consortium
USCAR U.S. Council for Automotive Research
VSATT vehicle systems analysis technical team
VT Vehicle Technologies (Office of)
