Evolution of electrical metrology in Uruguay Part I: Beginnings up to the first half of the 20th century

Evolución de la Metrología Eléctrica en Uruguay Parte I: Desde sus inicios hasta la primera mitad del siglo XX

Evolução da metrologia elétrica no Uruguai Parte I: Dos primórdios à primeira metade do século XX

Slomovitz, Daniel
Detalles Bibliográficos
2025
Patrón
galvanómetro
voltímetro
calibración
historia
Standard
galvanometer
voltmeter
calibration
history
Padrão
galvanômetro
voltímetro
calibração
histórico
Español
Universidad de Montevideo
REDUM
https://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/ingenieria/article/view/1569
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/3426
Acceso abierto
Atribución 4.0 Internacional
Resumen:
Sumario: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.