Portable optical AC- and proposed DC-current sensor for high voltage applications

Author

Petersen, Anders E.

Author_Institution

NESA, Hellerup, Denmark

Volume

10

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

595

Lastpage

599

Abstract

The design and testing of a passive optical current sensor utilizing the Faraday effect is described. The system, being of the ring core sensor type, is portable and capable of being mounted on existing cables and power lines without disconnection. System performance regarding linearity, temperature dependence and the influence of current conductor displacement relative to the ring core are reported. A proper passive temperature compensation is tested and a scheme for optical measurement of DC-current proposed

Keywords

Faraday effect; electric current measurement; optical sensors; portable instruments; power cables; power system measurement; power transmission lines; AC-current sensor; DC-current sensor; Faraday effect; current conductor displacement; high voltage applications; linearity; passive optical current sensor; passive temperature compensation; portable optical current sensor; power cables; power lines; ring core sensor; temperature dependence; Cables; Faraday effect; Linearity; Optical design; Optical sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; System performance; Temperature dependence; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.400873

Filename

400873