Evolution of electrical metrology in Uruguay Part I: Beginnings up to the first half of the 20th century
Electrical measurements have undergone significant development since the beginning of electrical applications, both in the fields of energy and communications. The first submarine telegraph cables prompted the development of galvanometers and resistance measurement bridges. In turn, the expansion of...
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2025
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/1569 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/2742 |
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| Summary: | Electrical measurements have undergone significant development since the beginning of electrical applications, both in the fields of energy and communications. The first submarine telegraph cables prompted the development of galvanometers and resistance measurement bridges. In turn, the expansion of electrical power systems stimulated advances in voltage, current, and power measurements.In Uruguay, the first steps were taken with the implementation of university courses on these topics, the creation of laboratories, and the initiation of research and development activities. This was driven primarily by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of the Republic and the public electric utility UTE.This work, divided into two parts, presents in this first part the developments between the beginning until the 1960s. It was during this period that the structure of national laboratories was consolidated and basic standards for the most relevant quantities for the country were defined. In a second part we will analyze the development of electrical measurements from that time to the present. |
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