When measuring electrical current, the goal is to insert an ammeter in series with the circuit so that the current measured by the ammeter is identical to the current flowing through the circuit. In ...

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, announced today that the editors of R&D magazine have presented the company ...

The proliferation of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) has created a new dynamic in automotive designs. HEVs and EVs no longer operate off a traditional 12-V lead-acid ...

One application that uses a precision power supply and DMM involves characterizing the current drawn by a device or circuit board at different voltage levels. Figure 1 shows a typical setup. Engineers ...

While consuming less electricity than their older, less efficient counterparts, high-efficiency motors are much more likely to trip their respective circuit protectors when they start. Initial ...

Republished with permission from ABB – An excerpt from the 1.14 ABB Review KLAUS BOHNERT, RICHARD THOMAS, MICHAEL MENDIK – Current and voltage measurements are two key functions in the control and ...

This instrument measures tension on the wires fixed inside the tubes of the proportional wire chambers used to detect charged particles in high-energy physics research. The material is gold-plated ...

KLAUS BOHNERT, RICHARD THOMAS, MICHAEL MENDIK – Current and voltage measurements are two key functions in the control and protection of electric power grids. Traditionally, they have been performed ...