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The Design of the NEW NIST-4 Watt Balance

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Author(s)

Leon S. Chao, Stephan Schlamminger, Frank C. Seifert, Yusi A. Cao, Darine El Haddad, David B. Newell, Jon R. Pratt

Abstract

The design of the new permanent-magnet driven watt balance and novel mechanical features will demonstrate the high-precision capabilities of a large complex mass measurement system with expected overall uncertainties on the order of 3 parts in 10^8.
Proceedings Title
CPEM 2014 Digest
Conference Dates
August 24-29, 2014
Conference Location
Rio De Janeiro
Conference Title
CPEM 2014
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

mass, watt balance, kilogram, flexure, permanent magnet
Metrology and Mass metrology

Citation

Chao, L. , Schlamminger, S. , Seifert, F. , Cao, Y. , El, D. , Newell, D. and Pratt, J. (2014), The Design of the NEW NIST-4 Watt Balance, CPEM 2014 Digest, Rio De Janeiro, -1, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915323 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created August 24, 2014, Updated November 29, 2019
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