Title :
Comparison of nonsinusoidal calibration systems at NRC Canada and SP Sweden
Author :
Arseneau, Rejean ; Sutherland, Michelle E. ; Zelle, John J. ; Svensson, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
fDate :
4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A portable and stable source of AC voltage and current capable of generating sinusoidal and distorted waveforms was used as a means of comparing the nonsinusoidal calibration systems at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) and the Swedish National Testing and Research Institute (SP). Comparisons of the test results obtained at the two laboratories were valuable in evaluating the performance of the two nonsinusoidal calibration systems especially when used to measure the amplitude and phase of harmonic voltages and currents in the presence of large fundamental components
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; calibration; digital voltmeters; electric current measurement; harmonic distortion; measurement uncertainty; power factor measurement; power system harmonics; power system measurement; signal sampling; transfer standards; voltage dividers; voltage measurement; waveform generators; AC current; AC voltage; ADC; digital waveform generators; distorted waveforms; harmonic analysis; harmonic distortion; international comparison; large fundamental components; measurement uncertainty; nonsinusoidal calibration systems comparison; portable stable source; power quality instrumentation; sampling methods; sampling voltmeters; shunt resistors; sinusoidal waveforms; transfer standard; voltage dividers; Calibration; Councils; Current measurement; Frequency; Pollution measurement; Power system harmonics; Sampling methods; System testing; Voltage; Voltmeters;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
