A Precision Stabilized Sine-Wave Source for AC Power Measurements

The design of a stable sine-wave source for error determination of ac-measuring instruments is discussed. The electronic amplitude control circuit has been constructed using standard integrated circuits. The fluctuations of its rms output voltage, observed over the period of 1 h, are 1 · 10-6 peak-to-peak. Since the total harmonic distortion is less than 1 · 10-3, its contribution to the error of the rms value may be neglected.