Coaxial electrical circuits for interference-free measurements

Coaxial Electrical Circuits for Interference-Free Measurements

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-322

  Awan, Shakil ^a   Kibble, Bryan ^b   Schurr, Jürgen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AC measurement; Balanced current coaxial networks; Bridge circuits; Circuit noise; Coaxial AC bridges; Coaxial cables; Coaxial electrical circuit; Current measurement; Electric current measurement; Electric impedance measurement; Impedance measurement; Interference elimination; Interference suppression; Interference free measurement; Noise matching; Power measurement; Quantum Hall effect; Quantum Hall resistance; Voltage measurement

Indexed keywords

BRIDGE CABLES; BRIDGE CIRCUITS; COAXIAL CABLES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC MEASURING BRIDGES; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; QUANTUM HALL EFFECT; STANDARDS; TIMING CIRCUITS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

AC MEASUREMENTS; CIRCUIT NOISE; COAXIAL AC BRIDGE; COAXIAL NETWORKS; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; INTERFERENCE ELIMINATION; INTERFERENCE-FREE; NOISE MATCHING; QUANTUM HALL RESISTANCE;

ELECTRIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

EID: 85013059369     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1049/PBEL013E     Document Type: Book

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