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    The document defines error as the difference between the measured value and the actual value, and provides equations to calculate fractional error and percent error. It then gives an example where the actual electric current is 5A, but the ammeter measuring it has an input impedance that lowers the measured value. The error of this measurement is calculated to be -0.5A, the fractional error is 0.1, and the percent error is 10%.

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    The document defines error as the difference between the measured value and the actual value, and provides equations to calculate fractional error and percent error. It then gives an example where the actual electric current is 5A, but the ammeter measuring it has an input impedance that lowers the measured value. The error of this measurement is calculated to be -0.5A, the fractional error is 0.1, and the percent error is 10%.

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    Error
    The error is defined as the difference between the measured value and the actual value: (1) The fractional error can be calculated as: (2) Finally, the percent error can be calculated as: (3)

    Example: Lets assume that the measurement of the electric current at the circuit shown in Fig 1 is required. The actual value of electric current is 5 A.

    Fig 1. Actual value In order to measure the electric current, is implemented an ammeter with input impedance Ra=500 m. The new electric circuit is shown in Fig 2.

    Author: Alejandro Snchez Salcedo, M.Sc. - Version 1.0, May 2013

    Course on Electrical Measurement Systems Error - Page 2 of 2

    Fig 2. Measured value Note that the electric current of Fig 2 is smaller than the electric current of Fig 1. This difference is due to ammeter, that is an "invasive" element in the circuit. According to (1), the error of the measured electric current is: * * The negative sign means the ammeter is consuming electric power (passive element). Nevertheless, the absolute value of the error is commonly used. Now, according to (2) the fractional error of the measured electric current is:

    Finally, according to (3), the percent error of the measured electric current is:

    Author: Alejandro Snchez Salcedo, M.Sc. - Version 1.0, May 2013

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