DEC Workshop on

Participation in Co-ordinated Universal Time

6 – 7 November 2014

NIM, Beijing, China

Report (Philippines)

Sabino Paulo B. Leones, Jr. National Metrology Laboratory (NML)

Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)

Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

DOST Science Complex, Gen. Santos Avenue Bicutan, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines

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Staff (5) Training Experience Duties

M.M. Ruiz • Maintenance of Time &

Frequency Standards

• Frequency Standards &

Time transfer Techniques

• Various Electrical

Metrology Training

• more than 25 years • Head of the Electricity,

Time and Frequency

section

• maintenance of the

primary and working

standards of electricity,

time and frequency and the

calibration customers

instrument in the electrical,

time and frequency area.

S.P.B. Leones, Jr. • Frequency & Time

Transfer techniques

• Time and Frequency

Training in NICT

• Various Electrical

Metrology Training

• 20 years • Deputy section head

• maintenance of the

primary and working

standards of electricity,

time and frequency and the

calibration customers

instrument in the electrical,

time and frequency area.

R.R. Navarro • Electricity and Magnetism

training

• Various In-house training

• 8 years • Calibration of calibrators,

digital multimeters, etc.

L.O. Taleon • Workshop in Electricity

meters

• Various In-house training

• 8 years • Calibration of various

electrical instruments

K.R. Nacilla • Training on Photometry • 6 years • calibration of lux meters,

etc.

STAFF

National Metrology Laboratory

LOCATION : DOST Compound, Gen. Santos Avenue,

Bicutan, Taguig City, Metro Manila. It is

situated at the South of Metro Manila.

* Working in the Time & Frequency -4 people

PAG-ASA

NML-ITDI

NML-ITDI Cesium/GPS Common-View System

1.) Primary Frequency Standard (HP 5071A) 2.) GPS Receiver 3.) Time Interval Counter (HP53131A) 4.) Distribution Amplifiers 5.) Computer 6.) Rubidium Frequency Standard (as secondary standard)

INFRASTRUCTURE

1.) Rubidium Standard 2.) GPS Receiver 3.) Time Interval Counter 4.) Distribution Amplifiers 5.) Computer

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Time Service Unit

Time-of-day information disseminated to the general public through the telephone. Time synchronization of all TV and radio broadcasting stations, using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server system. Transmission of time tone signal, using a Single Side Band (SSB) transceiver.

The Global Positioning System Common View (GPSCV) time transfer system is intended to provide a timing signal, whose time difference with respect to the primary cesium clock at the Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI) is precisely known.

NMI, AUSTRALIA

ITDI, DOST PAG-ASA, DOST

CAPABILITIES

No accreditation and CMCs yet. Plans are being made to acquire accreditation.

Republic Act No. 10535 (enacted into law May 2013)

- An Act to set the Philippine Standard Time (PST) in all official sources throughout the country, to provide funds for the installation, operation and maintenance of synchronized time devices to be displayed in key public places and to declare the first week of every year as National Time Consciousness Week.

ACTIVITIES

Time-of-day information disseminated to the general public

through the telephone. Time synchronization of all TV and radio broadcasting stations, using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server system. Transmission of time tone signal, using a Single Side Band (SSB) transceiver.

Calibration of frequency meters, sources, time interval instruments, GPS receivers, etc

Full implementation of the Republic Act No. 10535

ACTIVITIES

Plan to acquire a Cesium standard for the PAGASA Time Service Unit

Plan to upgrade NML Time and Frequency system.

Attend future trainings in the field of Time and Frequency.

Participate in future inter-laboratory comparison within our capability.

FUTURE PLANS

TRAINING NEEDS

Inter-laboratory comparison on frequency measurements. Most of the DECs can participate in this activity.

Calibration procedure for frequency measurements and their calculation of uncertainty