Electro-optic voltage sensor head

Crawford, Thomas M; Davidson, James R; Woods, Gregory K

Title: Electro-optic voltage sensor head

Abstract

The invention is an electro-optic voltage sensor head designed for integration with existing types of high voltage transmission and distribution apparatus. The sensor head contains a transducer, which comprises a transducing material in which the Pockels electro-optic effect is observed. In the practice of the invention at least one beam of electromagnetic radiation is routed into the transducing material of the transducer in the sensor head. The beam undergoes an electro-optic effect in the sensor head when the transducing material is subjected to an E-field. The electro-optic effect is observed as a differential phase a shift, also called differential phase modulation, of the beam components in orthogonal planes of the electromagnetic radiation. In the preferred embodiment the beam is routed through the transducer along an initial axis and then reflected by a retro-reflector back substantially parallel to the initial axis, making a double pass through the transducer for increased measurement sensitivity. The preferred embodiment of the sensor head also includes a polarization state rotator and at least one beam splitter for orienting the beam along major and minor axes and for splitting the beam components into two signals which are independent converse amplitude-modulated signals carrying E-field magnitude and hence voltagemore » « less

Inventors:

Crawford, Thomas M ^[1]; Davidson, James R ^[1]; Woods, Gregory K ^[2]

Idaho Falls, ID
Cornelius, OR

Issue Date:: 1999-01-01

Research Org.:: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 872457

Patent Number(s):: 5939711

Assignee:: Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
G01R1/071 - {containing electro-optic elements}
G01R15/242 - {based on the Pockels effect, i.e. linear electro-optic effect}

G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
G02F1/03 - based on ceramics or electro-optical crystals, e.g. exhibiting Pockels effect or Kerr effect
G02F1/0305 - {Constructional arrangements

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DOE Contract Number:: AC07-94ID13223

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: electro-optic; voltage; sensor; head; designed; integration; existing; types; transmission; distribution; apparatus; contains; transducer; comprises; transducing; material; pockels; effect; observed; practice; beam; electromagnetic; radiation; routed; undergoes; subjected; e-field; differential; phase; shift; called; modulation; components; orthogonal; planes; preferred; embodiment; initial; axis; reflected; retro-reflector; substantially; parallel; double; pass; increased; measurement; sensitivity; polarization; rotator; splitter; orienting; major; minor; axes; splitting; signals; independent; converse; amplitude-modulated; carrying; magnitude; hence; information; optic; fibers; electro-optic voltage; voltage sensor; modulated signal; optic fiber; beam splitter; electromagnetic radiation; preferred embodiment; substantially parallel; electro-optic effect; optic fibers; phase modulation; sensor head; voltage transmission; orthogonal planes; differential phase; beam components; beam undergoes; pockels electro-optic; field magnitude; optic voltage; distribution apparatus; /250/324/385/

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  abstractNote = {The invention is an electro-optic voltage sensor head designed for integration with existing types of high voltage transmission and distribution apparatus. The sensor head contains a transducer, which comprises a transducing material in which the Pockels electro-optic effect is observed. In the practice of the invention at least one beam of electromagnetic radiation is routed into the transducing material of the transducer in the sensor head. The beam undergoes an electro-optic effect in the sensor head when the transducing material is subjected to an E-field. The electro-optic effect is observed as a differential phase a shift, also called differential phase modulation, of the beam components in orthogonal planes of the electromagnetic radiation. In the preferred embodiment the beam is routed through the transducer along an initial axis and then reflected by a retro-reflector back substantially parallel to the initial axis, making a double pass through the transducer for increased measurement sensitivity. The preferred embodiment of the sensor head also includes a polarization state rotator and at least one beam splitter for orienting the beam along major and minor axes and for splitting the beam components into two signals which are independent converse amplitude-modulated signals carrying E-field magnitude and hence voltage information from the sensor head by way of optic fibers.},

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