Introduction to Clock Performance

Specialism: Time and Frequency

Skill Level: Intermediate Level

Delivery Method: e-Learning

Duration: 1 day

Course Status: Available

Price: Free

Course description

High-performance clocks and frequency standards are used in many different industries that rely on time and frequency measurement, such as finance, broadcast, telecoms, navigation, power grids, and more. This course is a technical introduction that will help you to understand general principles of measuring clock performance and the information on clock data sheets.

 
This NPL certified course is the second in a series from the National Timing Centre (NTC) Programme, in partnership with the NPL Quantum Programme, that will help people to build skills in time and frequency to support the maintenance and innovation required for many sectors of society to function properly.

 
Learn how the National Timing Centre programme (NTC), is mitigating national risk and creating opportunities and prosperity for UK industry.

 
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Who is it for?

This course is suitable for anyone using clocks or frequency standards as part of their role. Non-expert professionals working with time and frequency measurement will benefit from this course, particularly engineers and technicians early in their career or new to a variety of sectors that rely on time and frequency technology.

Further Information

Certificate Type: NPL Certificate of Completion
Available as open course: Yes
Available as in-house course: Yes

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Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty

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Understanding Uncertainty Budgets

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Learning outcomes

  • Summarise measures of clock stability
  • List factors affecting the performance of clocks and frequency standards
  • Interpret results of clock data analysis, including Allan deviation
  • Differentiate between measurement techniques for assessing clock performance
  • Examine examples of uncertainty budgets for clocks and frequency standards
  • Recognise key components in clock data sheets

Date(s) of next course

Available at any time

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