Title :
A new power converter for active, reactive and apparent power at power frequencies
Author :
Ramm, Gunther ; Moser, Harald
Author_Institution :
Phys.-Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Abstract :
A compact, highly accurate and stable power converter has been developed at PTB to improve future comparisons of electric alternating power. It is particularly suitable for sinusoidal input signals of 120 V or 60 V and 5 A or 1 A at power frequencies for any value of their power factor.
Keywords :
power convertors; power measurement; reactive power; PTB; Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt; active power; apparent power; current 1 A; current 5 A; electric alternating power; power converter; power frequencies; reactive power; sinusoidal input signals; voltage 120 V; voltage 60 V; Clocks; Frequency conversion; Measurement standards; Optical fibers; Sampling methods; Switches; Switching converters; Timing; Voltage; Voltmeters;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 2008. CPEM 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Broomfield, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2399-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2400-9
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.2008.4574720
