Title :
Programmable impedance transfer standard to support LCR meters
Author :
Oldham, N.M. ; Booker, S.R.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electr., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
A programmable transfer standard for calibrating impedance (LCR) meters is described. The standard makes use of low loss chip components and an electronic impedance generator (to synthesize arbitrary complex impedances) that operate up to 1 MHz. Intercomparison data between several LCR meters, including estimated uncertainties are provided
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; digital-analogue conversion; electric impedance measurement; measurement standards; meters; signal processing equipment; 1 MHz; LCR meters; arbitrary complex impedances; chip components; electronic impedance generator; impedance meters; programmable impedance transfer standard; uncertainties; Bridge circuits; Capacitors; Current measurement; Frequency measurement; Impedance measurement; Inductors; Laboratories; NIST; Resistors; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1994. IMTC/94. Conference Proceedings. 10th Anniversary. Advanced Technologies in I & M., 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Hamamatsu
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1880-3
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1994.351955