Title :
Alternative methods for relating electrical to mechanical quantities through power equation
Author_Institution :
IEN Galileo Ferraris, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
The problem of linking mechanical quantities with electrical ones measured in terms of the time unit, the electron charge, and the Planck constant is considered. Some methods based on dynamic voltage devices are presented in principle, as alternatives to methods for SI watt determination based on moving-coil current balances. Three possible approaches to the problem, based on voltage devices and leading to power equations, are presented.<>
Keywords :
constants; electric current measurement; mass measurement; measurement standards; moving-coil instruments; power measurement; units (measurement); voltage measurement; Planck constant; SI quantum constant; SI watt; dynamic voltage devices; electric force; electron charge; free oscillation; gravitational force; moving-coil current balances; power equation; standards; time unit; units; voltage balance; Charge measurement; Current measurement; Detectors; Electrodes; Equations; Hall effect; Joining processes; Laboratories; Power measurement; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements, 1990. CPEM '90 Digest., Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
DOI :
10.1109/CPEM.1990.109992