INTRODUCTION
1 Scope and object
2 Measuring parameters
3 Theory and calculation equations
3.1 Relative permittivity and loss factor
3.2 Determination of the relative conductivity of
conducting plates
3.3 Temperature coefficient of resonance frequency
3.4 Temperature dependence of tan delta
4 Preparation of dielectric specimen
4.1 Preparation of standard dielectric rods
4.2 Preparation of test specimen
5 Measurement equipment and apparatus
5.1 Measurement equipment
5.2 Measurement apparatus for complex permittivity
5.3 Measurement apparatus for temperature
coefficient
6 Measurement procedure
6.1 Measurement procedure for complex permittivity
6.2 Measurement procedure for temperature
coefficient
7 Accuracy and error estimation
7.1 Measurement error due to the size of conducting
plates
7.2 Measurement error of relative conductivity
7.3 Errors due to the airgap between dielectric rod
and conducting plates or to field disturbance
7.4 Result of round robin test (RRT)
Annex A - Bibliographyircuited at both ends by two parallel
conducting pla7,5, d = 8,00 mm and h = 3,3 mm
Figure 1 - Configuration of a cylindrical dielectric rod
resonator short-circuited at both ends by two
parallel conducting plates
Figure 2 - Chart for relative permittivity calculation using
TE01l mode
Figure 3 - Confirmation of standard dielectric rod
resonators for measurement of conductivity of
conducting plates
Figure 4 - Temperature dependence of fo (figure 4a) and tan
delta (figure 4b) for five kinds of dielectrics
(epsilon' = 21, 25, 30, 38 and 90)
Figure 5 - Mode chart of a dielectric rod resonator short-
circuited at both ends by parallel conducting
plates
Figure 6 - Schematic diagram of measurement equipment
Figure 7 - Measurement apparatus for complex permittivity
Figure 8 - Measurement apparatus for temperature coefficient
Figure 9 - Frequency response for TE011 mode resonator having
epsilon' = 37,5, d = 8,00 mm and h = 3,3 mm
Figure 10 - Insertion attenuation IAo, resonance frequency
fo and half-power bandwidth DELTAf
Figure 11 - Measurement error on epsilon' and tan delta by
the size ratio d'ld
Table 1 - Examples of dimensions for standard dielectric rods
Table 2 - Example of TE011 mode resonance frequency for
various epsilon' and dimensions of a dielectric
specimen
Table 3 - Recommended dimensions and materials for conducting
plate