NBS Provides Voltage Calibration Service in 0.1-10-Hz Range Using AC Voltmeter/Calibrator

Prompted by the need to support vibration and pressure measurements at frequencies down to 0.5 Hz (with expected future needs to 0.1 Hz), NBS now offers a calibration service for voltage standards and rms voltmeters in the range of 0.1-10 Hz. The means for the service is an "ac Voltmeter/Calibrator," an NBS-developed instrument containing an rms digital voltmeter and ac and dc voltage calibrators. The methods used to calibrate the ac voltage calibrator are discussed; also, application of the ac Voltmeter/Calibrator to the calibration of customers' voltage and voltmeter standards is described. Finally, a multifrequency voltage reference source with frequency-independent amplitude is proposed as a more suitable transfer standard than thermal voltage converters (TVC's) for the 0.1-10-Hz range.