Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I

The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) plays a crucial role in ensuring the functional accuracy of systems. This article examines the determination of TCR for precision current shunts and presents a novel two-chamber method. The method uses a two-chamber setup for high-precision temperature...

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Main Authors: Petar Mostarac, Roman Malarić, Hrvoje Hegeduš, Alan Šala
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/10/3197
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description The temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) plays a crucial role in ensuring the functional accuracy of systems. This article examines the determination of TCR for precision current shunts and presents a novel two-chamber method. The method uses a two-chamber setup for high-precision temperature control, which ensures a reduction in measurement uncertainty when determining the TCR. The two-chamber method is applicable for resistance ratios from 0.1 to 10. The advantages of the proposed method are the improvement of the stability of the reference shunt and the reduction of the measurement uncertainty, and thus a more accurate determination of the TCR. In Part I, the influence of the individual parameters on the determination of the measurement uncertainty of the measured TCR is analyzed.
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spelling doaj-art-5c7f5f175fa1417dae0196dccfe5f0662025-08-20T01:56:39ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-05-012510319710.3390/s25103197Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part IPetar Mostarac0Roman Malarić1Hrvoje Hegeduš2Alan Šala3Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaThe temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) plays a crucial role in ensuring the functional accuracy of systems. This article examines the determination of TCR for precision current shunts and presents a novel two-chamber method. The method uses a two-chamber setup for high-precision temperature control, which ensures a reduction in measurement uncertainty when determining the TCR. The two-chamber method is applicable for resistance ratios from 0.1 to 10. The advantages of the proposed method are the improvement of the stability of the reference shunt and the reduction of the measurement uncertainty, and thus a more accurate determination of the TCR. In Part I, the influence of the individual parameters on the determination of the measurement uncertainty of the measured TCR is analyzed.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/10/3197temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR)current shuntsmeasurement uncertainty of TCR
spellingShingle Petar Mostarac
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Alan Šala
Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I
Sensors
temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR)
current shunts
measurement uncertainty of TCR
title Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I
title_full Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I
title_fullStr Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I
title_full_unstemmed Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I
title_short Novel Two-Chamber Method for High-Precision TCR Determination of Current Shunts—Part I
title_sort novel two chamber method for high precision tcr determination of current shunts part i
topic temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR)
current shunts
measurement uncertainty of TCR
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/10/3197
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