Title :
Calibration of the thd functions of electrical standards
Author :
Arseneau, R. ; Frigault, M. ; Zelle, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Nat. Meas. Stand., Nat. Res. Council of Canada-Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
Abstract :
The paper describes a test procedure, the test waveforms, and the reference equipment used to calibrate the voltage and current total harmonic distortion (THD) measuring functions of multi-function electrical standards. It also shows that it is possible to establish traceability to the SI units for the THD measurements by measuring the voltage and power of the test waveforms with voltmeters and wattmeters that are traceable to SI. Results of recent calibrations are discussed.
Keywords :
calibration; harmonic distortion; measurement standards; power measurement; units (measurement); voltage measurement; voltmeters; wattmeters; SI units; THD measurement; calibration; multifunction electrical standards; power measurement; total harmonic distortion function; voltage measurement; voltmeters; wattmeters; Calibration; Current measurement; Distortion measurement; Electric variables measurement; Measurement standards; Power measurement; Testing; Total harmonic distortion; Voltage measurement; 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.2008.4574959
