Programme Athens, March session 2026 | Department of Measurement

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Last update: January 11, 2026

Course CTU1: Metrology of Electrical Quantities

Organized by
Department of Measurement
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Czech Technical University in Prague

CTU in Prague - Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Responsible person for the course

Ing. Radek Sedláček, Ph.D.

Participating persons

Ing. Martin Šimůnek
Assoc. prof. Jakub Svatoš, Ph.D.

Lecture topics

1. Introduction. Measurement units and measurement standards. Quantum standards of voltage and resistance. Thompson-Lampard's capacitance standard. Resistors with calculable frequency performance. Transfer standards.
(click to download TOPIC 1 presentation).

2. Voltage and current inductive ratio devices and optimization of their metrological parameters.
(click to download TOPIC 2 presentation).

3. Methods for precision measurement of dc current and dc voltage. Modern potentiometers. Measurement of voltage, power and energy in audiofrequency range.
(click to download TOPIC 3 presentation).

4. Bridges for dc and ac measurements of resistance. Transformer and current-comparator-based capacitance bridges.
(click to download TOPIC 4 presentation).

Laboratory demonstrations

1. Thompson-Lampard's capacitance standard. [ click to download]
2. Frequency performance of resistance standard. [click to download]
3. Calibration of capacitance box. [click to download]
4. C-C transformer bridge. [click to download]

Visit the Czech Metrology Institute (CMI) - address: Radiová 3, Praque 10 - beginning at 14:00

Calibration of digital multimeters, QHE-based calibrations of resistance standards.

Course time schedule

Date / Hours	9 - 12	13-17
Monday 16.3.	Lecture 1 Room T2:A3-318	Laboratory demonstrations - Group A* Room T2: C4-s152
Tuesday 17.3.	Lecture 2 Room T2:A3-318	Laboratory demonstrations - Group B* Room T2: C4-s152
Wednesday 18.3.	Lecture 3 Room T2:A3-318	Visit the National Technical Museum / 15:00
Thursday 19.3.	Lecture 4 Room T2:A3-318	Excursion to CMI / 14:00 - 16:00
Friday 20.3.	Written Test Room T2: A3-318	Evaluation & closing / 13:00 - 14:00, Dinner / 17:00 - 19:00

*Two groups of students will be formed to attend the laboratory demonstrations.

Location of the ROOM T2: A3-318 at the faculty: block A3, 3rd floor (see the red point at the map below)

T2: main entrance of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering

The entrance to the building is through turnstiles. To open the turnstiles, use your mobile phone with a QR code.
The QR code will be sent to your ATHENS registration email 1 week before the course starts.