A VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT FOR MEASUREMENT IN NONSINUSOIDAL CONDITIONS

Dragan Kovacevic, Slobodan Skundric, Slobodan Mikicic
Abstract:
On the methodological level, and also in measurement practice, significant errors have been noted in the measurement of electric quantities in distorted periodic systems, depending on the technological realization of the electronic measuring device or system. The paper describes a virtual instrument approach to the measurement of complex periodic electric signals, and particularly the power factor of "power saving" compact fluorescence bulbs. The analysis of the results also indicates that, in processing signals with a high harmonic distortion, it is necessary to pay attention not only to the measurement uncertainties but also to the dynamics of the measuring instruments that are used.
Keywords:
non-sinusoidal conditions, virtual instrument, power factor measurement
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IMEKO-TC4-2001-021.pdf
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2001
Title:

11th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Trends in Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation (together with 6th IMEKO TC4 Workshop on ADC Modelling and Testing)

Place:
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
Time:
13 September 2001 - 14 September 2001