AC-DC current shunts and system for extended current and frequency ranges

Author

Filipski, Piotr S. ; Boecker, Michael

Author_Institution

Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

55

Issue

4

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1222

Lastpage

1227

Abstract

This paper describes a new ac-dc current-shunt calibration system with a current range of 1 mA-100 A and a frequency range from 10 Hz to 100 kHz. The new system consists of an ac-dc comparator controlled via a universal serial bus and a set of reference coaxial shunts with dedicated thermal voltage converters. The design of the custom-built shunts has been optimized through a theoretical modeling. The results of the calibrations of the reference coaxial shunts are presented.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; calibration; current comparators; 1 to 100E3 mA; 10 to 100E3 Hz; AC-DC current shunts; ac-dc comparator; calibration system; current measurement; custom-built shunts; electric variables measurement; extended current; frequency ranges; reference coaxial shunts; thermal converters; thermal voltage converters; universal serial bus; Calibration; Coaxial components; Control systems; Councils; Frequency; Resistors; Testing; Thermal resistance; Uncertainty; Voltage control; AC–DC comparator; ac–dc current transfer; calibration; current measurement; current shunt; electric variables measurement; thermal converters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIM.2006.876535

Filename

1658375