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Four-terminal sensing (4T sensing) is an Electrical Impedance measuring technique that uses separate pairs of Current -carrying and Voltage -sensing electrodes to make more accurate measurements than traditional two-terminal (2T) sensing. 4T sensing is used in some Ohmmeter s and Impedance Analyzer s, and in precision wiring configurations for Strain Gauge s and Resistance Thermometer s. 4-point probes are also used to measure Sheet Resistance of Thin Film s. 4T sensing is also known as ''Kelvin sensing'', after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin , who invented the Kelvin bridge in 1861 to measure very low resistances. 2T VERSUS 4T The key difference between 4T and 2T sensing is that the separation of current and voltage electrodes in 4T allows the ohmmeter/impedance analyzer to eliminate the impedance contribution of the wiring and contact resistances, given that that the voltage electrodes have high enough Output Impedance . |
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