R&D NESTER PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON METROLOGY (CONFMET 2025)
R&D Nester was represented at CONFMET 2025 (National Conference on Metrology), at the Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) in Caparica.
Organized by the Portuguese Society
for Metrology (SPMet), the Portuguese Association of Accredited Laboratories
(RELACRE) and IPQ, the event gathered the national scientific and industrial
metrology community under the theme "Measurements
for all times, for all peoples", marking the 150th anniversary of the Meter Convention and
the establishment of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM).
The conference featured a multidisciplinary program of technical sessions, invited lectures, and technical exhibitions.
The invited lectures addressed emerging themes ranging from astronauts' lives to standardized measurements in microfluidics, including topics such as metrology for energy transition, automated chemical analyses, and vacuum metrology applied to sustainability.
Representing R&D Nester, Raquel Segurado Silva delivered the invited lecture "Metrology
for the Energy Transition in Power Grids", highlighting the crucial role of metrology in ensuring
reliable, synchronized, and traceable measurements across increasingly digital
and decentralized power networks.
The two projects from R&D Nester that are focused on metrology, GridData and Quantum, were also presented:
GridData Project
"Metrology for reliable power grid data analytics"
The GridData
Project aims to develop a metrological framework to test and validate analysis
methods of data originating from power grid sensor networks.
This
project is funded by EURAMET and has 14 participating entities, including 6
national metrology institutes from Europe.
GridData project @ R&D Nester website
QUANTUM Project
"Research on Metrological Characteristics of Quantum Voltage Chip and
Traceability Application Verification"
The Quantum
Project aims to establish a metrological traceability framework based on a
quantum voltage chip. For this, two platforms were built: a quantum platform
based on a programmable Josephson voltage standard and a digital metering
platform.
The Quantum
platform was used to calibrate a merging unit calibrator, which was later used
to calibrate the merging unit of the metering platform.
QUANTUM project @ R&D Nester website
By participating in CONFMET 2025, R&D Nester strengthens its role as a bridge between research,
technology, industry, and metrology, supporting the development of more
efficient, secure, and sustainable power systems.
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