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An International Comparison of 50/60 Hz Power (1996-1999)
Published
Author(s)
Nile M. Oldham, Thomas L. Nelson, R. Bergeest, G. Ramm, R. Carranza, A. C. Corney, M. Gibbes, Gregory Kyriazis, H. Laiz, L. X. Liu, Z. Lu, U. Pogliano, K. E. Rydler, E. Shapiro, E. So, M. Temba, P. Wright
Abstract
An international comparison of 50/60 Hz power is described. The traveling standard was an electronic power transducer which was tested at 120 volts, 5 amperes, 53 hertz, at five power factors (1.0, 0.5 lead, 0.5 lag, 0.0 lead, and 0.0 lag). Fifteen National Metrology Institutes from six Metrology Regions participated in the comparison.
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Oldham, N.
, Nelson, T.
, Bergeest, R.
, Ramm, G.
, Carranza, R.
, Corney, A.
, Gibbes, M.
, Kyriazis, G.
, Laiz, H.
, Liu, L.
, Lu, Z.
, Pogliano, U.
, Rydler, K.
, Shapiro, E.
, So, E.
, Temba, M.
and Wright, P.
(2001),
An International Comparison of 50/60 Hz Power (1996-1999), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=947
(Accessed October 13, 2025)