Electronic Design

Kelvin Sensing Cuts Measurement Errors

The venerable Kelvin-sensing circuit, or four-terminal measurement circuit, minimizes measurement errors that your test equipment and test leads can impose. It is named for William Thomson, Lord ...
Electronics Weekly

Kelvin connectors for four-wire measurments

Schützinger’s Kelvin four-wire measurement connectors are now available from JPR Electronics. The connectors allow engineers to measure current and voltage through two opposing measurement channels ...
Electronic Design

Test & Measurement: Kelvin Four-Wire Lead Set Handles Low-Resistance Measurements

The ability to perform low-resistance measurements is the key behind the model 6730 test accessory four-wire Kelvin lead set. The test leads employ a wide-opening 0.800-in. (20.3-mm) alligator-clip ...
EDN

Socket handles Kelvin measurement at 0.4-mm pitch

The Multitest nanoKelvin socket is tailored for making Kelvin measurements on small-pad devices. It combines the features of Multitest’s Kelvin contactors with plunge-to-board capabilities. The socket ...
EDN

Lord Kelvin on productivity and measurement —and how it relates to EDA

“When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a ...