• DocumentCode
    1471296
  • Title

    The OFMET Watt balance: Progress report

  • Author

    Beer, Wolfgang ; Eichenberger, A.L. ; Jeanneret, Blaise ; Jeckelmann, Beat ; Courteville, A. ; Dandliker, R.

  • Author_Institution
    Swiss Federal Office of Metrol., Bern
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    583
  • Lastpage
    586
  • Abstract
    A new type of moving-coil Watt balance with a compact design is under construction at the Swiss Federal Office of Metrology (OFMET). Recently, several key components of the system have been characterized. In this paper, a detailed description of the mechanical setup, an assessment of the magnet, the optical system for speed measurement and regulation, and the programmable Josephson voltage standard are reported
  • Keywords
    constants; mass measurement; measurement standards; measurement uncertainty; units (measurement); OFMET Watt balance; Swiss Federal Office of Metrology; kilogram definition; magnet; mechanical setup; moving-coil Watt balance; optical system; programmable Josephson voltage standard; speed measurement; Ball bearings; Coils; Magnetic field measurement; Measurement standards; Metrology; NIST; Optical interferometry; Proposals; Velocity measurement; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9456
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/19.918197
  • Filename
    918197
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1471296