CWVM - Is it just a measurement error ,, ??

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Mars Park

Joined Feb 20, 2022
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It is a CWVM circuit consisting of two stages. (Common ground)

The voltage of 578V was measured in the first capacitor and 582V in the second capacitor.
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So, if I measure the second capacitor from the ground, I thought that there would be about 1160V.
But,

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The multimeter shows 437 volts. The internal resistor of multimeter is 10M. (No resistor in probe.)

Is it because the ESR of capacitor is too high ??

And then i used 80k-6. (high voltage probe)
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The result is below.
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(It show as a value of one thousandth due to the voltage divide.)

Which value is correct ??
 

MrChips

Joined Oct 2, 2009
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The internal resistance of the DMM is 10MΩ.
For 10% error your measuring device must have an internal resistance that is 10 times (or higher) than that being measured.
Your HV probe has an internal resistance of about 75MΩ, i.e. 8 times higher than the DMM.
 

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Mars Park

Joined Feb 20, 2022
37
The internal resistance of the DMM is 10MΩ.
For 10% error your measuring device must have an internal resistance that is 10 times (or higher) than that being measured.
Your HV probe has an internal resistance of about 75MΩ, i.e. 8 times higher than the DMM.
In conclusion, is the value measured by HV probe close to the actual voltage?
 
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