Procedures used in the calibration of AC calibrators

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5967776

Salazar, M T

This report describes an automatic calibration system used in the calibration of all precision AC calibrators. The system includes an AC-DC Transfer Standard, a DC Voltage Standard, and a high-resolution digital multimeter, with an IBM-XT Personal Computer for data acquisition and analysis. Specialized instrumentation and measurement techniques make it possible to achieve high accuracy measurements with repeatability. 5 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5967776
• Report Number(s): SAND-90-0905; ON: DE91009853
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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