Static and dynamic bridge amplifier calibration according to ISO 4965-2

Authors

  • L. Klaus Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Bundesallee 100 38116 Braunschweig

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21014/acta_imeko.v9i5.969

Abstract

Dynamic measurements to correctly adjust the magnitude in fatigue testing require a dynamic calibration of force transducers and conditioning electronics if the dynamic loads are to be measured correctly. International standard ISO 4965 describes a calibration method for these components. At PTB, such a calibration of bridge amplifiers has now been performed for the first time. The calibration includes tests with static and dynamic signals. The reference for the calibration is the dynamic bridge standard of PTB. It is particularly suitable for this application as it can generate static and dynamic signals, and thus all investigations can be performed with one reference and in a reasonably short time. The signal creation and the data analysis were carried out using the open source program GNU Octave. For the data analysis, a semi-automatic procedure was developed to simplify the process. Calibrations of two digital bridge amplifiers were carried out.

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Published

2020-12-31