Method for sensing DC current and sensor for carrying out same

Details Method for sensing DC current and sensor for carrying out same Method for sensing DC current and sensor for carrying out same

1996-06-07

1998-09-29

Nguyen, Vinh P.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se

Magnetic saturation

324127, G01R 3300

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058149830

ABSTRACT:
A method and sensor for accurately measuring DC current includes an electromagnetic circuit component, such as a current transformer, having a saturated state and an unsaturated state which generates a DC current based on the DC current being measured. The current transformer includes a first circuit for generating the DC current being measured. A second circuit is electromagnetically coupled to the first circuit to generate a constant DC offset current so as to minimize error at low levels of the measured DC current. A third circuit is electromagnetically coupled to the first circuit for generating a third DC current representative of the first DC current. The first DC current is then measured based on the third DC current. The measured first DC current is then adjusted based on the added second DC current. A sampling circuit is operatively coupled to the third circuit component for sampling the third DC current during a sampling interval. A one-shot circuit is operatively coupled to the sampling circuit for controlling the sampling interval so that the measured DC current is only sampled when the current transformer is in the unsaturated state.

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