• DocumentCode
    748113
  • Title

    Magnetic circuit design for the BNM Watt balance experiment

  • Author

    Gournay, Pierre ; Genevès, Gérard ; Alves, Francisco ; Besbes, Mondher ; Villar, François ; David, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre de Metrologie Electrique, Lab. Nat. d´´Essais, Trappes, France
  • Volume
    54
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    4/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    742
  • Lastpage
    745
  • Abstract
    The Bureau National de Me´trologie (BNM) has started since 2001 the development of a Watt balance experiment. We first remind the reader the basic principles of that experiment before describing in detail the design of the magnetic circuit which is a principal component of it. Several aspects of the design are described, in particular the circuit geometry, the materials, the influence of magnetostriction, the compensation of the magnet temperature coefficient, and the mounting.
  • Keywords
    magnetic circuits; magnetostriction; measurement standards; Bureau National de Metrologie; Watt balance experiment; circuit geometry; magnet temperature coefficient; magnetic circuit design; magnetostriction; Geometry; Helium; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic flux; Magnetic materials; Magnetostriction; Permanent magnets; Superconducting coils; Temperature; Uncertainty; Kilogram; magnetic circuit; watt balance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIM.2004.843072
  • Filename
    1408278