Title :
An improved transportable DC voltage standard
Author :
Field, Bruce F. ; Mccaleb, Michael R.
Author_Institution :
NBS, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
fDate :
4/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The problems of transporting a unit of voltage, and the properties of available Zener standards, were studied to develop a set of characteristics essential for an optimum transport standard. Some of the results of this requirements study are reported and the design of this improved transport standard is explained. Efforts to select Zener diodes for the standard, and present data obtained from prototype Zener reference modules to be used in the standard are discussed
Keywords :
Zener diodes; measurement standards; units (measurement); voltage measurement; Zener diodes; Zener reference modules; Zener standards; measurement standard; transport standard; transportable DC voltage standard; unit of voltage; Electric shock; Laboratories; Light emitting diodes; Potentiometers; Prototypes; Standards development; Temperature; Transportation; Uncertainty; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
