Improvements in the NIST Ac-dc Difference Calibration Service for Low- Voltage Thermal Transfer Standards

Published

May 24, 2005

Author(s)

Thomas E. Lipe Jr., Joseph R. Kinard Jr., Charles J. Burroughs, Paul Dresselhaus, Samuel Benz

Abstract

We report the preliminary results of a project to improve the NIST calibration service for low-voltage thermal transfer standards. Central to this project is the direct comparison of the low-voltage ranges of a thermal transfer standard to an intrinsic ac standard. The combination of a new intrinsic standard for ac waveforms, a scaling procedure using multijunction thermal converters (MJTCs), and the relocation of the calibration service to the Fundamental Electrical Measurements Group will result in a significant improvement in both the uncertainties and turnaround times for thermal transfer standard calibrations at low voltages.

Proceedings Title

National Conference of Standards Laboratories Workshop and Symposium (NCSL)

Conference Dates

August 8-11, 2005

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Title

National Conference of Standards Laboratories (NCSL)

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

ac-dc difference, intrinsic standard, Josephson junction, thermal converter, thermal transfer standard

Citation

Lipe Jr., T. , Kinard Jr., J. , Burroughs, C. , Dresselhaus, P. and Benz, S. (2005), Improvements in the NIST Ac-dc Difference Calibration Service for Low- Voltage Thermal Transfer Standards, National Conference of Standards Laboratories Workshop and Symposium (NCSL), Washington, DC, USA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31985 (Accessed April 19, 2024)