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- 4WD
- 4-wheel drive
- AWD
- All-wheel drive
- BLM
- The Bureau of Land Management, a Federal agency in the United States.
- BMS
- Battery Management System
- DEF
- Diesel exhaust fluid, required in some regions to reduce harmful diesel engine exhaust emissions.
- FF
- The Fill Factor, a measure of the efficiency of a solar panel.
- GAWR
- The Gross Axle Weight Rating of a vehicle.
- GCWR
- The Gross Combined Weight Rating of a vehicle, trailer, occupants, and payload.
- GTW
- Gross Trailer Weight, the combined weight of all trailers connected to a vehicle.
- GVWR
- The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of a vehicle.
- HVAC
- Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
- Isc
- Intensity of Short Circuit, or the Short Circuit Current in an electrical system.
- LFP
- An abbreviation for "LiFePO4", or lithium iron phosphate, a popular battery chemistry.
- LTVA
- Long-Term Visitor Area operated by the Bureau of Land Management in the United States.
- MPPT
- Maximum Power Point Tracking, a method used by solar charge controllers to increase the solar harvest from solar panels.
- MSW
- Modified Sine Wave, which refers to a type of AC (alternating current) power output from an inverter.
- NPS
- The National Park Service, a Federal agency in the United States.
- PSW
- Pure Sine Wave, which refers to a type of AC (alternating current) power output from an inverter.
- PWM
- Pulse Width Modulation, which refers to a type of Solar Charge Controller.
- Pm
- Maximum Power Point of a solar panel.
- Pmax
- Maximum Power Point of a solar panel.
- RVs
- Recreational vehicles, which includes motorhomes and travel trailers.
- SCC
- Solar Charge Controller
- TPMS
- Tire Pressure Monitoring System
- TW
- Tongue Weight, the amount of weight a towed vehicle puts on the hitch ball of the towing vehicle.
- USFS
- The US Forest Service, a Federal agency in the United States.
- VIN
- Vehicle Identification Number, permanently attached to every motor vehicle.
- Vmp
- Voltage at Maximum Power, the highest voltage a solar panel can supply under standard test conditions.
- Voc
- Voltage at Open Circuit of a solar panel without connected loads.