High performance selectable-value transportable high DC voltage standard

At National Institute of Metrological Research (INRIM), a selectable-value transportable high dc voltage standard (THVS) operating in the range from 10 V to 100 V in steps of 10 V, was developed. This standard was built to cover the lack of high level dc voltage standards at values higher than 10 V to employ mainly as transportable standard for inter-laboratory comparisons (ILCs) or eventually as laboratory (local) high level dc voltage standard. An electronic technique was used to improve the THVS accuracy of the high values. The THVS shows lower noise, better short- term stability and accuracy than top level dc voltage and multifunction calibrators (MFCs) and satisfactory suitability to be transported. The project is extensible to 1000 V.