Current Developments in Accurate AC-DC Transfer Measurements

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 363-366

  Klonz, Manfred ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERSION; FREQUENCIES; STANDARDS; THERMOELECTRICITY; THIN FILMS;

AC DC TRANSFER MEASUREMENT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; DIRECT CURRENT; MULTIJUNCTION THERMAL CONVERTERS; SINGLE JUNCTION THERMAL CONVERTERS;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0029290490     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: 15579662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.377853     Document Type: Article

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