Optical d.c. voltage transformer

Details Optical d.c. voltage transformer Optical d.c. voltage transformer

1991-03-11

1992-10-06

Anderson, Bruce C.

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Optical or pre-photocell system

324 96, G01D 534

Patent

active

051534274

ABSTRACT:
An optical d.c. voltage transformer having an electrooptic medium to which a d.c. electrical field or voltage to be measured is to be applied. The electrooptic medium affects the polarized light from the polarizer by an electrooptical effect to a degree proportional to the strength of the electrical field or voltage. The transformer includes a photodetector for producing an optical signal proportional to the affected light received from the electrooptic medium, a device for converting the optical signal from the photodetector into an electrical signal, a chopper for pulsating the electrical field or voltage to be applied to the electrooptic medium, in terms of time, a detector for demodulating the electrical signal from the converting device in synchronism with the pulsated electrical field or voltage, and an output unit for visually presenting the demodulated electrical signal similar in polarity to the electrical field or voltage to be measured.

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