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RDS-PP Pocketbook

The "RDS-PP Pocketbook" (2nd revised and extended edition 2021) is an abridged version (extract) of the publication ""Reference Designation System for Power Plants RDS-PP® Letter Code for Power Plant Systems (System Key)" VGB-S-821-00-2016-06-EN (formerly VGB-B 101e). The abridged English version - Germany version also available - with 76 pages is to assist the user in decoding systems, components and documents employing RDS-PP codes at the plant.

This summary contains excerpts of the:

• System Key
• Letter Codes for Basic Functions and Product Classes
• Document Designation

for energy plants:

• Energy plants, general
• Thermal power plants
• Gas-fired power plants
• Combined cycle power plants (CCPP)
• Coal power plants
• Nuclear power plants
• Hydro power plants
• Wind power plants
• Biomass power plants
• Photovoltaic power plants
• Solar thermal power plants
• Geothermal power plants
• Power-to-X-plants & Hydrogen
• Plants for air separation and gasification
• Plants for CO2 separation

The "RDS-PP Pocketbook" is not appropriate as subject for coding of projects and must not be used for this purpose. The more detailed RDS-PP publications by vgbe energy ensure a compliant and legally compliant coding and application.

Special license agreements and multi-user-eboobs are available for digital projects and enterprise solutions.
Further information can be found on the topical page "Labelling Systems",
The RDS-PP Pocketbook is available as an English and German (VGBE-S-821-91-2021-12-DE) VGBE-Standard published by the vgbe energy.

Single copies are available free of charge at vgbe energy events and at the vgbe energy office in Essen.