High-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipment
Accurate power measurements of electronic components operating at high frequencies are vital in determining where power losses occur in a system such as a power converter. Such power measurements must be carried out with equipment that can accurately measure real power at...
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2016
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| description | Accurate power measurements of electronic components operating at high frequencies are vital in determining where power losses occur in a system such as a power converter. Such power measurements must be carried out with equipment that can accurately measure real power at high frequency. We present the design of a high speed calorimeter to address this requirement, capable of reaching a steady state in less than 10 minutes. The system uses Peltier thermoelectric coolers to remove heat generated in a load resistance, and was calibrated against known real power measurements using an artificial neural network. A dead zone controller was used to achieve stable power measurements. The calibration was validated and shown to have an absolute accuracy of +/-8 mW (95% confidence interval) for measurements of real power from 0.1 to 5 W. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:f35be04b-4cfd-45ee-8481-9988a8752a9d2022-03-27T12:11:33ZHigh-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipmentJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:f35be04b-4cfd-45ee-8481-9988a8752a9dSymplectic Elements at OxfordInstitute of Electrical Engineers2016Frost, DHowey, DAccurate power measurements of electronic components operating at high frequencies are vital in determining where power losses occur in a system such as a power converter. Such power measurements must be carried out with equipment that can accurately measure real power at high frequency. We present the design of a high speed calorimeter to address this requirement, capable of reaching a steady state in less than 10 minutes. The system uses Peltier thermoelectric coolers to remove heat generated in a load resistance, and was calibrated against known real power measurements using an artificial neural network. A dead zone controller was used to achieve stable power measurements. The calibration was validated and shown to have an absolute accuracy of +/-8 mW (95% confidence interval) for measurements of real power from 0.1 to 5 W. |
| spellingShingle | Frost, D Howey, D High-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipment |
| title | High-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipment |
| title_full | High-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipment |
| title_fullStr | High-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipment |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-Speed Peltier calorimeter for the calibration of high-bandwidth power measurement equipment |
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