TeraΩBridge Dual Source Resistance Bridge

• Based on NMI Design

• More Accurate than Teraohmmeters
• Resistance Range: 100kΩ to >1000TΩ
• Test Voltages to 1000V
• Logging, Graphing and Measurement
Analysis
• Environmental & Pressure Monitoring
• Automatic Operation

MODEL INFORMATION
Measurements International, in keeping were the only available options for calibration
with “Metrology is our Science, Accuracy is in this resistance range until 2003, when
our Business™, is pleased to announce the comparisons between these systems and the
introduction of the first commercially available dual source bridge were completed.
Automated Dual Source Resistance Bridge.
The Dual Source Bridge has become the TeraΩBridge’s proprietary design greatly
primary measurement technique of all National
improves accuracy ,stability and longevity over
Laboratories (NMI) around the world. There is
teraohmmeters and also offers a significant
no self calibration or storing of corrections and
cost savings over an NMI designed dual source
no integration times or thresholds to overcome.
or active arm bridge. A block diagram is shown
below.
TeraΩBridge achieves the HIGHEST ACCURACY and Lowest Uncertainty of any
Teraohmmeter or High Resistance Measurement System Commercially Available!!

The TeraΩBridge is formed by substituting two of

the resistive arms of a Wheatstone bridge circuit
with low-impedance digitally-programmable
voltage sources. Standard resistors over the
entire range of values from 100kΩ to 1000
TΩ can be measured using the TeraΩBridge.
A manual guarded Wheatstone bridge and a
semi-automated commercial teraohmmeter
The detector (D) has a very high input impedance of All test parameters can be easily changed and saved in
>1017 Ω and has a resolution of 100 aA on its most over 40 resistor profiles. Graphing allows the user to
sensitive range. Its low input is connected to the observe a measurement trend during the measurement
bridge terminal between the voltage ratio arms A and or after the measurement is complete. In addition
B at the low output of each source. The main bridge the file can be recalled and observed at any time,
arms, drawn with heavy lines, consist of the voltage even a year from now when the artifact has returned
ratio arms A and B. The resistors are connected to for calibration. TeraΩBridge™ allows the user to fully
R1 and R2. Either can be designated as the standard. analyze all measurements. In addition, TeraΩBridge™
The current-reversal method is used to eliminate can be used in applications where Tearohmmeters
thermal voltage signals. Drawn with lighter lines and are normally used with much better accuracy.
in parallel with the main bridge circuit is an optional
auxiliary guard network for the purpose of reducing The principle of TeraΩBridge is proven, having been
measurement errors caused by leakage currents. developed by NMI’s as their standard of resistance over
the Teraohmmeter due to its enhanced accuracy and
The bridge guard circuit can be driven by the high outputs speed of measurement. In TeraΩBridge™, there are
of the voltage sources or connected to earth ground. In no capacitors to charge up, no capacitors to drift, no
the diagram, the guard is indicated by the green lines. internal temperature controlled chamber, no corrections.
“Metrology is our Science, Accuracy is our Business™.
The resistors are measured with the case grounded,
so that a leakage resistance path between its high Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Measurements – as
terminal and case is effectively in parallel with the an option, temperature & humidity and Pressure can be
voltage source A, and does not contribute to any measured and stored with the resistor measurement data.
measurement errors. Terminal leakage resistance at
the low test resistor terminal is effectively in parallel Uncertainty
with the detector, and therefore a very small voltage Measurement Applied TC
12 Month
is present to drive leakage. The unknown resistor is Range1 Voltage2 (R2) ppm/°C
compared to a working Standard. Any value resistor ppm
up to and including the 1015 Ω level can be measured. 100k to 1M 1V to 100V <10 10
Typical measurement uncertainty from 10Ω M to
1M to 10M 1V to 100V <10 10
1TΩ is <100ppm and < 1000ppm from 1TΩ to 1PΩ
10M to 100M 10V to 1000V <10 10
TeraΩBridge allows the user to define the measurement 100M to 1G 10V to 1000V <15 10
and test parameters. Utilizing the same proven
software used on the MI 6010 and 6000 series
1G to 10G 100V to 1000V <30 10
of DC Bridges that our customers have become 10G to 100G 100V to 1000V <60 10
accustomed to including voltage protection, settle time, 100G to 1T 100V to 1000V <120 10
number of measurements, statistics and graphing.
1T to 10T 100V to 1000V <150 10
10T to 100T 100V to 1000V <250 10
100T to 1P 1000V <1000 10
1. Ranges are automatically selected by the software
2. 7 decades of voltage resolution
3. Warm up time is <5 min

Form MI 66, Rev. 6, Dated 09-0-03 (QAP19, App. “N”) Data Subject to Change - Rev. 0 0610

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