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Jure Vindišar, Andrej Smrecnik, Ivan Bajsic
METROLOGICAL HISTORY ANALYSES OF PRESSURE STANDARDS FOR DETERMINATION OF THEIR METROLOGICAL CAPABILITIES

The knowledge of metrological history of pressure standards is of a big importance for determination of their metrological capabilities. When providing traceability to lower metrological levels it is essential to determine the uncertainty of generated reference pressure. The estimation of the uncertainty of generated reference pressure can be done only by analysing metrological history of selected standard and estimation of all parameters that have the influence on the generated reference pressure uncertainty. Analyses of selected LMPS (Laboratory of Measurements in Process Engineering) pressure standards (mechanical and electromechanical manometers only) are showing non-negligible deviations of estimated measurement capabilities from declared accuracy for selected standards. These deviations are a source for changed best metrological capabilities and therefore require all necessary attention.

Renata Styblíková, Karel Draxler
CALIBRATION OF INSTRUMENT CURRENT TRANSFORMERS WITH ATYPICAL SECONDARY CURRENT

Methods enabling a determination of errors eI and dI for a high transformation ratio difference between a standard and tested instrument current transformers (ICT) are described in this article. A widespread method uses an automatic transformer test set for the measurement of a difference between a standard and tested ICT. A method transforming secondary currents to voltages and an indirect method using error measurement from magnetizing current are also described.

Klaus-Dieter Sommer, Manfred Kochsiek, Bernd Siebert, Albert Weckenmann
A GENERALIZED PROCEDURE FOR MODELLING OF MEASUREMENTS FOR EVALUATING THE MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY

The modelling of the measurement is a key element of the evaluation of measurement uncertainty in accordance with the basic concept of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM). The model equation expresses the relationship between the measurand and all relevant input quantities contributing to the measurement result. It serves as a basis for propagation of the probability density distributions for the input quantities or, in case of (almost) linear systems, for Gaussian propagation of the related standard uncertainty contributions. A practical and highly versatile modelling concept has been developed. It is based on both the idea of the classical measuring chain and the measurement method used. Therefore, this concept gets on with only a few generic structures. The concept has led to a modelling procedure which is structured into five elementary steps. Only three types of modelling components are employed. It holds for most kinds of measurements performed in the steady state.

G. Iuculano, A. Lazzari, G. Pellegrini, A. Zanobini
THE EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY AND THE PRINCIPLE OF MINIMUM JOINT CROSS-ENTROPY

A measurement process represents a controlled learning process in which various aspects on uncertainty analysis are investigated.
A measurement process is performed if information supplied by it is likely to be considerably more accurate, stable and reliable than the pool of information already available.
The substantial amount of information, got with respect to the conditions prior to the result after the measurement process is performed, can be connected to the "Kullback's principle of minimum cross-entropy".
This, as it is known, is a correct method of inductive inference when no sufficient knowledge about the statistical distributions of the involved random variables is available before the measurement process is carried out except for the permitted ranges, the essential model relationships and some constraints, gained in past experience, valuable usually in terms of expectations of given functions or bounds on them.
In this paper the authors pointed out the connection between the evaluation of the uncertainty in a repeated measurements process and the "Kullback's principle of minimum cross-entropy".

Anna Chunovkina, Maurice Cox
A MODEL-BASED APPROACH TO KEY COMPARISON DATA EVALUATION

The evaluation of key comparison data is discussed, the general case of correlated data being considered. Particular attention is paid to a simplified procedure for data evaluation, founded on a mixture of distributions associated with the results from the institutes participating in the comparison. The suggested approach uses the model of an interlaboratory experiment from ISO 5725 and uncertainty evaluation in accordance with the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement.

Edi Kulderknup, Rein Laaneots
QUALITY ASSURANCE CRITICAL POINTS OF VERIFICATION LABORATORIES

In this work are analysed performance of quality assurance in the Estonian measuring instruments verification laboratories. During last 10 years had Estonia changed completely and this involves also activity on the metrology area. Basic change was case, that on the previous period the verification was mandatory for almost all measuring instruments, now shall it be replaced greatly by voluntary calibration. But verification stays highly required service. Verification area involves mainly measuring instruments which are used in affairs. New is also fact that now-a-days verification laboratories are more commonly private companies and public authorities carry out only market surveillance. To get stability of work laboratory shall implement quality system.
Above was ground for this work and analysed are the quality and competence assurance in the verification laboratories. Based on the accreditation data are analysed the critical points of quality assurance. In a summary is given conclusion of actions which can be used for restructuration of metrological infrastructure especially in measuring instruments verification area.

Antonio Piratelli-Filho, Benedito Di Giacomo
UNCERTAINTY EVALUATION IN SMALL ANGLE CALIBRATION USING ISO GUM APPROACH AND MONTE CARLO METHOD

This work investigates the determination of measurement uncertainty in calibration of small angle measurement instruments. After attentive study of the sources of variation, an expression was developed to determine the measurement uncertainty. Two approaches were used to determine the measurement uncertainty: ISO GUM and Monte Carlo simulation method. An example is presented and the calibration of an Electronic level was carried out using a sine table at the Metrology Laboratory, in the University of Brasília, Brazil. The expanded uncertainty results showed good agreement of both techniques and Monte Carlo method proved to simplify analysis when uncertainty involves expressions with some degree of complexity.

Salvatore Nuccio, Ciro Spataro
TWO ALGORITHMS FOR THE AUTO-ESTIMATION OF THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION

In our recent papers we have dealt with the assessment of the uncertainties associated with the virtual instrument measurements, proposing two completely different methods. The first one is based on an original application of the "uncertainty propagation law" of the ISO "Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement". The second one is a numerical approach, based on the Monte Carlo simulation. In this paper we show how the proposed approaches can be implemented in the virtual instruments in order to make the instrument itself able to auto-estimate the measurement uncertainties.

Jaroslav Bohácek
EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION OF CALCULATED FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF OCTOFILAR RESISTORS

With an intention to reveal possible inaccuracies of mathematical models used in calculations of frequency characteristics of resistors of octofilar design, comparisons of a 12 906 Ω and a 1 Ω octofilar resistor against monofilar and quadrifilar calculable resistors of the same nominal values have been performed. A possibility to carry out these precision comparisons by means of a commercially available LCR meter has been investigated.

Józef Kusmierz
PROCESSING FUNCTION OF EDDY-CURRENT INDUCTIVE TRANSDUCER IN AN IMMERSION VERSION FOR THE CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS OF CHEMICAL MEDIA

This paper contains the processing formula of an inductive transducer in an immersion version for contactless measurements of conductivity of conductive media. In this version, a winding has been wound round an insulating stick in the form of a short coil. Such a construction enables us to easily place the transducer in the investigated medium. Dependencies determining the influence of the electric and magnetic properties of the walls of the vessel, which contains the investigated medium upon the transfer function of the transducer have also been formulated. These dependencies can also be used to designing the transducer in a shield with aforementioned properties. Moreover, experiments have been carried out which consisted in the measurement of the conductivity of the H2SO4 electrolyte solutions of known concentrations in a constant temperature by means of the transducer designed and using the theoretical dependencies derived. The results obtained demonstrate that the measurements – by means of the proposed methodology – can be carried out with a sufficient accuracy.

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