Title :
On site calibration of current transformers
Author :
Trigo, Leonardo ; Aristoy, Gonzalo ; Santos, Aldri ; Slomovitz, Daniel
Author_Institution :
UTE, Montevideo, Uruguay
Abstract :
This paper proposes a method for calibrating current transformers installed in power networks. The method compares primary to secondary currents in low voltage networks, and different secondary currents of the same transformer in high voltage networks. This last case is useful for transformers with multiple secondary windings, where only the metering winding is periodically calibrated, and relaying windings had no valid calibrations.
Keywords :
calibration; current transformers; power system measurement; power system protection; transformer windings; current transformer calibration; low voltage networks; measurement systems; metering winding; multiple secondary windings; power networks; protective systems; relaying windings; Calibration; Clamps; Current measurement; Current transformers; Generators; Measurement uncertainty; Windings; PMU; calibration; current transformer; high voltage; instrument transformer; relaying transformer; test;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) Proceedings, 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Montevideo
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2014.6860943