Programme Athens November Session 2017

Course CTU1 - Metrology of Electrical Quantities

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November 13th-19th, 2017  DSC_3501_small_0.jpg
Last update: October 31, 2017  

 

Responsible professor

Prof. Ing. Jaroslav Boháček, DrSc.

 

Participating assistant professors

Ing. Radek Sedláček, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Kučera, Ph.D.
Ing. Jakub Svatoš, Ph.D.
Ing. Martin Šimůnek


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]
 

Visit to the Czech Metrology Institute (CMI, Radiová 3, Praque 10) 

Calibration of digital multimeters, QHE-based calibrations of resistance standards.
See CMI location on map.


Course time schedule

Date / Hours 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Monday 13.11.   Lecture 1
Room T2:A3-318
  Laboratory demostrations - Group A*
Room T2: C4-s152
 
Tuesday 14.11   Lecture 2
Room T2:A3-318
  Laboratory demostrations - Group B*
Room T2: C4-s152
 
Wednesday 15.11   Lecture 3
Room T2:A3-318
  Visit to the National technical museum
Thursday 16.11   Lecture 4
Room T2:A3-318
  Excursion to CMI    
Friday 17.11   Test
Room T2: A3-318
  Evaluation & closing
T2: A3-318
   

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

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

T2: main entrance of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering

 

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