Distributions of measurement error for three-axis magnetic field meters during measurements near appliances

Author

Misakian, Martin ; Fenimore, Charles

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Volume

45

Issue

1

fYear

1996

fDate

2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

244

Lastpage

249

Abstract

Comparisons are made between the average magnetic flux density as would be measured with a three-axis coil probe and the flux density at the center of the probe. Probability distributions of the differences between the two quantities are calculated assuming a dipole magnetic field and are found to be asymmetric. The distributions allow estimates of uncertainty for resultant magnetic field measurements made near some electrical appliances and other electrical equipment

Keywords

error analysis; magnetic field measurement; magnetometers; measurement errors; probability; asymmetric distributions; average magnetic flux density; dipole magnetic field; electrical appliances; electrical equipment; estimates of uncertainty; flux density; magnetic field measurements; measurement error; probability distributions; three-axis coil probe; three-axis magnetic field meters; Coils; Displays; Electrical products; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; Magnetic flux density; Measurement errors; Probes; Statistical distributions;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9456

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/19.481341

Filename

481341