| AUV | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle |
| BOM | Bill of Materials |
| BLDC | Brushless DC |
| CC | Constant Current |
| CPT | Capacitive Power Transfer |
| CV | Constant Voltage |
| DC | Direct Current |
| DE | Drain Efficiency |
| EASA | European Union Aviation Safety Agency |
| EDLC | Electrostatic Double-Layer Capacitors |
| EIRP | Effective Isotropic Radiated Power |
| EoL | End of Life |
| ERP | Effective Radiated Power |
| ESC | Electronic Speed Control |
| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
| FoM | Figure of Merit |
| GWP | Global Warming Potential |
| IoT | Internet of Things |
| IPT | inductive power transfer |
| ISM | Industrial, Scientific, and Medical |
| LCA | life cycle assessment |
| LCO | lithium cobalt oxide |
| LIC | lithium-ion capacitor |
| LFP | lithium iron phosphate |
| Li-ion | lithium-ion |
| LiPo | lithium polymer |
| LoRaWAN | long-range wide-area network |
| LoS | line-of-sight |
| LPT | laser power transfer |
| LS | least squares |
| LTC | lithium thionyl chloride |
| LTO | lithium titanate |
| MCU | Microcontroller Unit |
| NCA | nickel cobalt aluminum |
| NiCd | nikkel cadmium |
| NiMH | nikkel metal hydride |
| NMC | nickel manganese cobalt |
| PA | power amplifier |
| PAE | power-added efficiency |
| RF | radio frequency |
| RFID | radio frequency identification |
| RFPT | radio frequency power transfer |
| SISO | single-input single-output |
| SoC | state of charge |
| UAV | unmanned aerial vehicle |
| UGV | unmanned ground vehicle |
| UV | unmanned vehicle |
| WPT | wireless power transfer |