RF current sensor
Abstract
An RF sensor having a novel current sensing probe and a voltage sensing probe to measure voltage and current. The current sensor is disposed in a transmission line to link all of the flux generated by the flowing current in order to obtain an accurate measurement. The voltage sensor is a flat plate which operates as a capacitive plate to sense voltage on a center conductor of the transmission line, in which the measured voltage is obtained across a resistance leg of a R-C differentiator circuit formed by the characteristic impedance of a connecting transmission line and a capacitance of the plate, which is positioned proximal to the center conductor.
- Inventors:
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- Powell, TN
- Maryville, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871969
- Patent Number(s):
- 5834931
- Application Number:
- 08/742,393
- Assignee:
- Sematech, Inc. (Austin, TX)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- rf; current; sensor; novel; sensing; probe; voltage; measure; disposed; transmission; line; link; flux; generated; flowing; obtain; accurate; measurement; flat; plate; operates; capacitive; sense; center; conductor; measured; obtained; resistance; leg; r-c; differentiator; circuit; formed; characteristic; impedance; connecting; capacitance; positioned; proximal; voltage sensor; flat plate; transmission line; center conductor; characteristic impedance; current sensing; accurate measurement; current sensor; sensing probe; measured voltage; circuit formed; rf sensor; novel current; measure voltage; voltage sensing; flux generated; flowing current; circuit form; accurate measure; capacitive plate; /324/
Citation Formats
Moore, James A, and Sparks, Dennis O. RF current sensor. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Moore, James A, & Sparks, Dennis O. RF current sensor. United States.
Moore, James A, and Sparks, Dennis O. Tue .
"RF current sensor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871969.
@article{osti_871969,
title = {RF current sensor},
author = {Moore, James A and Sparks, Dennis O},
abstractNote = {An RF sensor having a novel current sensing probe and a voltage sensing probe to measure voltage and current. The current sensor is disposed in a transmission line to link all of the flux generated by the flowing current in order to obtain an accurate measurement. The voltage sensor is a flat plate which operates as a capacitive plate to sense voltage on a center conductor of the transmission line, in which the measured voltage is obtained across a resistance leg of a R-C differentiator circuit formed by the characteristic impedance of a connecting transmission line and a capacitance of the plate, which is positioned proximal to the center conductor.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1998},
month = {11}
}
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