Non-contact current and voltage sensor
A detachable current and voltage sensor provides an isolated and convenient device to measure current passing through a conductor such as an AC branch circuit wire, as well as providing an indication of an electrostatic potential on the wire, which can be used to indicate the phase of the voltage on the wire, and optionally a magnitude of the voltage. The device includes a housing that contains the current and voltage sensors, which may be a ferrite cylinder with a hall effect sensor disposed in a gap along the circumference to measure current, or alternative a winding provided through the cylinder along its axis and a capacitive plate or wire disposed adjacent to, or within, the ferrite cylinder to provide the indication of the voltage.
- Research Organization:
- International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0002897
- Assignee:
- International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
- Patent Number(s):
- 8,680,845
- Application Number:
- 13/024,181
- OSTI ID:
- 1128541
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Non-contact voltage measurement using electronically varying capacitance
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journal | January 2010 |
Current Sensing Techniques: A Review
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journal | April 2009 |
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