Printed in the united states of america on acidfree paper. Methods of measuring electrical resistance science. When present, the latter of these is usually much greater in value and dominates the contact resistance. Electrical resistivity measurements various models and methods have been suggested to measure the electrical resistance. The resistance area of the earth electrode is the area of the soil around which a voltage gradient is measured with a commercial instrument. The study of measuring methods for electrical resistance. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. Basic measuring of resistance, voltage and current using. The electrical resistance of an object is a measure of its opposition to the flow of electric current. Page 207 this ratio may take a value of two or more. When measuring small resistances, a common technique is to force a known current and then. Using a multimeter it is relatively easy to measure the amount of resistance in a circuit. Figure 2 measuring resistance with digital multimeter.
This system has the added advantage of testing the resistance with the normal operating voltage applied. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. This method enables to remove effect of conductor resistance. Methods of measuring soil moisture in the field by a. Pdf a method for the measurement of the resistance of. Electrical resistance is a measure of how much an object opposes the flow of an electric current. Example multiplier resistance, wire and cable resistance etc. If the electrode is free from paint or grease, and the earth is packed. Electrical resistance shares some conceptual parallels with the notion of mechanical friction. Connect the probe tips across the component or portion of the circuit for which you want to determine the resistance. A practical guide to earth resistance testing weschler instruments. When we wish to measure a very high resistance, such as the leakage between the two conductors of a cable as in figure 4, we use a voltmeter and a separate voltage source. Several methods are available to measure the resistance in each class. List of electrical and electronic measuring equipment.
Pdf one of the most used electrical components in measuring systems is apparently the simple. Pdf the study of electrical resistance measurement methods. The difficulties in making of measurement methods and resourceless are amplified by very large measurement range. Electrical field, e, is the negative of the gradient in electrical potential, i. The most common methods of measuring the resistance of an. Standard test methods for dc resistance or conductance of. In the figure shown below e is the earth electrode under rest, and a is an auxiliary earth electrode positioned so that two. The reliability of two different membrane resistancemeasuring methods that use a single intracellular microelectrode was tested against a conventional method that uses two intracellular microelectrodes. There are four basic types of temperature measuring devices, each of which uses a different principle. This is why the reading of insulation resistance is normally taken after 15 seconds or 1 minute or sometimes after 10 minutes during the test. Since january 1, 1990, all resistance measurements worldwide have been referred to the quantized hall resistance standard, which is used to.
Electrical resistance surveys also called earth resistance or resistivity survey are one of a number of methods used in archaeological geophysics, as well as in engineering geological investigations. Pdf measurement and automation technology were changed once the national. Johnson contributions to the hydrology of the united states geological survey watersupply paper 1619u evaluates methods for measuring soil moisture and describes the equipment used united states government printing office, washington. Methods of measuring electrical resistance that are commonly used to determine the characteristics of electric machinery and equipment are presented. Electrical resistance is normally measured in terms of the unit called ohmsand measured using an instrument called an ohmmeter the ohmic value of the electrical. The first singleelectrode method used a single square current pulse and required a constant microelectrode resistance. This is the most crude and simplest method of measuring resistance. Only the most common quantities, such as voltage, current, power, resistance.
Methods of measuring electrical resistance 1912 edition. It is a quantity which, expressed in ohms and multiplied by the square root of the mean square value of the alternating current through the circuit, expressed in amperes, will give the square root of the mean square value of that component of. Furthermore, we will discuss selected electrical measurement methods used to. Methods of measuring electrical resistance by northrup, edwin f. It must assure contact resistance measurement10 10.
Values of the free corrosion potential or halfcell potential, e corr v, of the embedded reinforcing steel and of the electrical concrete resistance, r e. Electrical resistivity is a basic material property that quantifies a materials opposition to current flow. The methods are limited to those using directcurrent or commercial power frequencies of 60 hz or below, and to those. The four wire kelvin method of measurement is preferred for. Although methods of measuring insulation and ground resistance are given in this code, more complete discussions may be found in 5, 7, 11. The estimation of uncertainty in measurements 52 2. View the reading and be sure to note the unit of measure. The most commonly used method of measuring the earth resistance of an earth electrode is the 3point measuring technique shown in figure 1. Standards, etalons, calibration and validation 57 2. Comparison of three methods for measuring electrical. Megger tester measures resistance of an winding of motor or generator and measures earthings resistance. Electrical resistance is a force or material that impedes or resists the free flow of electrical current. Resistance measurement methods electrical academia. Measurement of earth resistance by potential fall method.
Publication date 1912 topics electric resistance publisher new york, mcgrawhill book company collection cdl. It should be clearly understood just what is meant by the quantity r which this method measures. Test methods for onsite corrosion rate measurement of. The resistance between the plugs or clamps shall be measured with a megohm meter having a range of 0. A method for the measurement of the resistance of electrolytic solutions article pdf available in journal of the electrochemical society 1524. All of them infer temperature by sensing some change in a physical characteristic. For a given contact spot, when the film resistance is zero or negligible the contact resistance for that spot is nearly the same as the constriction resistance and therefore. Factors affecting the suitability of various methods and precision attainable include contact resistance and shape of the sample i. This method is derived from the 4point method which is used for soil resistivity measurements the 3point method, called the fall of potential method, comprises the earth electrode to be measured and two other electrically independent test. Standard test methods for measuring resistance of electrical connections static contacts standard by astm international, 080120. Methods of measuring electrical resistance edwin fitch. High resistances above 10 kohm example cable porcelain insulators, insulation resistance of machines etc, resistance measurement methods.
The measurement of earth resistance is made by the potential fall method. The greater the number of ohms,the harder it is for the. In this type of survey electrical resistance meters are used to detect and map subsurface archaeological features and patterning. Principles and methods of temperature measurement course content temperature can be measured via a diverse array of sensors. Following are the methods employed for measuring a resistance whose value is in the range 1. The definition of contact resistance rx metal 1 interface metal 2. Basic techniques for accurate resistance measurement. The inverse quantity is electrical conductance, and is the ease with which an electric current passes. Since its discovery by george ohm in the 19th century, it has been measured in ohms electricity is basically a flow of electrons. The methods for measuring contact resistance the fourterminal is typical normal measurement technique, which is always applied in measuring lowlever resistance and contact resistance to prevent the lead resistance from being added into the measurement.
Figure 2 is another representation of the fourpoint collinear probe setup that shows some of the circuit resistances. Using four probes eliminates measurement errors due to the probe resistance, the spreading resistance under each probe, and the contact resistance between each metal probe and the semiconductor material. Electrical resistance measurement methods and electrical. Testing electrical devices identification of thermocouple materials 10 thermocouple resistance measured without disconnection from system 10 measuring battery charge leakage 11 measuring setrelease pressure and travel of a circuit breaker 12 torque meter aids study of hysteresismotor rings 12 recommended operating torques for. Methods of measuring electrical resistance by northrup, edwin f 2 editions. Methods of measuring electrical resistance by northrup, edwin fitch, 1866publication date 1912 topics electric resistance publisher.
Methods of measuring electrical resistance open library. Some basic methods are suitable for low as well as medium resistances. Directindicating ohmmeter with hand driven dc generator. Hose test methods hydrostatic pressure tests measuring. The microcomputer computes the size of fatfree mass and body cell mass. Resistance measurement methods diy electronics projects. See electrical resistance, electrical resistivity, ohms law, semiconductor.
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