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  2. Four-terminal sensing - Wikipedia

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    Four-point measurement of resistance between voltage sense connections 2 and 3. Current is supplied via force connections 1 and 4. In electrical engineering, four-terminal sensing (4T sensing), 4-wire sensing, or 4-point probes method is an electrical impedance measuring technique that uses separate pairs of current-carrying and voltage-sensing electrodes to make more accurate measurements ...

  3. Kelvin bridge - Wikipedia

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    The operation of the Kelvin bridge is very similar to the Wheatstone bridge, but uses two additional resistors. Resistors R 1 and R 2 are connected to the outside potential terminals of the four terminal known or standard resistor R s and the unknown resistor R x (identified as P 1 and P′ 1 in the diagram).

  4. Contact resistance - Wikipedia

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    Because contact resistance is usually comparatively small, it can be difficult to measure, and four-terminal measurement gives better results than a simple two-terminal measurement made with an ohmmeter. In a two-terminal measurement (as with a typical ohmmeter), the current used to make the measurement is injected through the measurement leads ...

  5. Ohmmeter - Wikipedia

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    An analog ohmmeter. An ohmmeter is an electrical instrument that measures electrical resistance (the opposition offered by a circuit or component to the flow of electric current). Multimeters also function as ohmmeters when in resistance-measuring mode. An ohmmeter applies current to the circuit or component whose resistance is to be measured.

  6. Grounding resistance tester - Wikipedia

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    A grounding resistance tester also called an earth tester is a soil resistance measuring instrument. It is used for sizing and projecting grounding grids. [1]Digital Earth resistance tester Analog Grounding resistance tester schematic Graph of Comparison analog and digital grounding resistance testers

  7. Circuit topology (electrical) - Wikipedia

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    In particular, for networks which contain only two-terminal devices, circuit topology can be viewed as an application of graph theory. In a network analysis of such a circuit from a topological point of view, the network nodes are the vertices of graph theory, and the network branches are the edges of graph theory.

  8. Glossary of electrical and electronics engineering - Wikipedia

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    ohmmeter An instrument that measures electrical resistance. Ohm's law The mathematical relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. one-line diagram A simplified schematic diagram of a power system. on-premises wiring Telecommunications wiring owned by the customer. open-circuit test

  9. Wheatstone bridge - Wikipedia

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    Wheatstone bridge circuit diagram.The unknown resistance R x is to be measured; resistances R 1, R 2 and R 3 are known, where R 2 is adjustable. When the measured voltage V G is 0, both legs have equal voltage ratios: R 2 /R 1 = R x /R 3 and R x = R 3 R 2 /R 1.