• DocumentCode
    3453858
  • Title

    New Real Time UTC(CH) Generation Scheme at METAS: Recent Progress in Control and Calibration Methods

  • Author

    Bernier, Laurent-Guy ; Dudle, Gregor ; Schlunegger, Christian

  • Author_Institution
    Swiss Fed. Office of Metrol. METAS, Bern-Wabern
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    May 29 2007-June 1 2007
  • Firstpage
    385
  • Lastpage
    390
  • Abstract
    In the course of the year 2007, UTC(CH) will change from a computed time scale definition to one based on a realtime master clock. In preparation for this important change, the time scale generation hardware was upgraded and new control software is being developed. This paper discusses recent progress in the development of control and calibration methods used in the new time scale generation system and reports experimental results obtained during validation testing.
  • Keywords
    calibration; clocks; calibration methods; computed time scale definition; control methods; control software; realtime master clock; time scale generation hardware; Atomic clocks; Calibration; Computer architecture; Control systems; Distributed computing; Global Positioning System; Hardware; Metrology; Switches; System testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency Control Symposium, 2007 Joint with the 21st European Frequency and Time Forum. IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Geneva
  • ISSN
    1075-6787
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0646-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1075-6787
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.2007.4319102
  • Filename
    4319102