Project: A versatile electrical impedance calibration laboratory based on digital impedance bridges

Acronym	17RPT04 VersICaL (Reference Number: 17RPT04)
Duration	01/06/2018 - 31/05/2021
Project Topic	Electrical impedance is one of the most widely measured electrical quantities, important for studying areas including supercapacitors, solar materials, and biological tissues. This means that increasingly accurate impedance analysers are required, which must be calibrated to international standards. Calibration services rely on ‘impedance bridges’, which are complex and labour intensive measuring systems beyond the means of most measurement laboratories. Digital impedance bridges offer an ideal solution as they are versatile, use inexpensive and readily available components, and do not require a high level of operator skill. As such, there is a need to show that they can be adapted for industry use. This project will design, construct, and validate a single reference impedance bridge, develop a good practice guide for the application of digital impedance bridges, and create a virtual training lab. In doing so, the project will facilitate the training and dissemination of expertise in practical way, supporting industries in the adoption of digital techniques for accurate impedance measurements.
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Network	EMPIR
Call	EMPIR Call 2017

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	National Standards Authority of Ireland	Coordinator	Ireland
2	Biroul Roman de Metrologie Legala	Partner	Romania
3	Cesky Metrologicky Institut	Partner	Czech Republic
4	Central Office of Measures	Partner	Poland
5	Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica	Partner	Italy
6	Instituto Português da Qualidade, I.P.	Partner	Portugal
7	AS Metrosert	Partner	Estonia
8	Trescal A/S	Partner	Denmark
9	Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu	Partner	Türkiye
10	Politecnico di Torino	Partner	Italy
11	Uniwersytet Zielonogorski	Partner	Poland