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Low frequency (LF) voltage and current are important parameters in electrical metrology. The standards for LF voltage and current are established by assigning AC–DC transfer difference to thermal devices, i.e. thermal converters or thermal transfer standard along with current shunts. Automated calibration systems have been developed based on Null method and measurement technique developed by Budovsky for calibration of precision calibrator in LF voltage and current against thermal devices. The technique based on the Algorithm developed by Dr. Ilya Budovsky (National Metrology Institute (NMI), Australia) has been compared with the conventional null technique. Indigenously developed software has been used to calibrate the precision calibrator in the entire LF voltage and current range using Holt thermal converters and current shunts. Calibration results at 1 V, 10 V in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 1 MHz as well as calibration results of 1 A in the frequency range from 40 Hz to 10 kHz are presented in this paper. These result shows that the measurement technique developed by Budovsky has reduced the complexity of AC–DC transfer measurements, measurement time and the uncertainty in measurement.
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We are thankful to Prof. R.C. Budhani, Director National Physical Laboratory India for encouragement and permission to publish this work. We also like to thank all the authors whose published work and reports have been referred in this paper.
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Pal, B., Ahmad, S. & Govil, A.K. Automation and Evaluation of Two Different Techniques to Calibrate Precision Calibrators for Low Frequency Voltage Using Thermal Devices. MAPAN 28, 31–36 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12647-012-0038-5
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