Title : 
Delta--sigma wattmeter
         
        
            Author : 
Dempster, I.A. ; Steele, R.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Loughborough University of Technology, Electronic & Electrical Engineering Department, Loughborough, UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A wattmeter is described in which the load voltage is binary encoded by a delta--sigma modulator, and is subsequently used to sample the load current. By simple filtering of the resultant signal, the instantaneous or mean power in the load is obtained.
         
        
            Keywords : 
delta modulation; electric sensing devices; wattmeters; FET; delta modulation; delta sigma wattmeter; flip flop; integrated circuit comparator; junction switching; modulator;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19710351