Current transformer
First Claim
1. A current transformer, comprising:
- a Rogowski coil, having an opening at the center in which a conductor penetrates, comprising;
a printed circuit board having a plurality of layers forming at least first to fourth circuit board surfaces including a circuit board top surface, a circuit board bottom surface and circuit board conducting internal surfaces between the circuit board top surface and the circuit board bottom surface;
a plurality of radial metal foils, each metal foil radiating from a center that is approximately the center of the opening, mounted on the first to fourth circuit board surfaces;
a first winding formed by electrically connecting metal foils on the first and second circuit board surfaces with first plated through holes penetrating the first and second circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board;
a second winding formed by electrically connecting metal foils on the third and fourth circuit board surfaces with second plated through holes penetrating the third and fourth circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board;
a first return circuit line electrically connected with the first winding in series;
a second return circuit line electrically connected with the second winding in series; and
a pair of the first winding and the first return circuit line and a pair of the second winding and the second return circuit line being electrically connected in series.
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Abstract
A current transformer includes a Rogowski coil, having an opening at the center in which a conductor penetrates, comprising, a printed circuit board having a plurality of layers forming at least first to fourth circuit board surfaces including a circuit board top surface, a circuit board bottom surface and circuit board conducting internal surfaces between the circuit board top surface and the circuit board bottom surface, a plurality of radial metal foils, each metal foil radiating from a center that is approximately the center of the opening, mounted on the first to fourth circuit board surfaces, a first winding formed by electrically connecting metal foils on the first and second circuit board surfaces with first plated through holes penetrating the first and second circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board, a second winding formed by electrically connecting metal foils on the third and fourth circuit board surfaces with second plated through holes penetrating the third and fourth circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board, a first return circuit line electrically connected with the first winding in series, a second return circuit line electrically connected with the second winding in series, and a pair of the first winding and the first return circuit line and a pair of the second winding and the second return circuit line being electrically connected in series.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. A current transformer, comprising:
a Rogowski coil, having an opening at the center in which a conductor penetrates, comprising;
a printed circuit board having a plurality of layers forming at least first to fourth circuit board surfaces including a circuit board top surface, a circuit board bottom surface and circuit board conducting internal surfaces between the circuit board top surface and the circuit board bottom surface;
a plurality of radial metal foils, each metal foil radiating from a center that is approximately the center of the opening, mounted on the first to fourth circuit board surfaces;
a first winding formed by electrically connecting metal foils on the first and second circuit board surfaces with first plated through holes penetrating the first and second circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board;
a second winding formed by electrically connecting metal foils on the third and fourth circuit board surfaces with second plated through holes penetrating the third and fourth circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board;
a first return circuit line electrically connected with the first winding in series;
a second return circuit line electrically connected with the second winding in series; and
a pair of the first winding and the first return circuit line and a pair of the second winding and the second return circuit line being electrically connected in series. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A current transformer, comprising:
a Rogowski coil, having an opening at the center in which a conductor penetrates, comprising;
a printed circuit board having a plurality of layers forming at least 2N+1 circuit board surfaces including a circuit board top surface, a circuit board bottom surface and circuit board internal surfaces between the circuit board top surface and the circuit board bottom surface, N being an integer more than one;
N windings, each formed by electrically connecting the radial metal foils on a respective pair of circuit board surfaces with plated thorough holes penetrating the pair of circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board; and
a return circuit line formed on a circuit board surface, electrically connected with at least one of the N windings in series. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A current transformer, comprising:
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a Rogowski coil, having a opening at the center in which a conductor penetrates, comprising;
a printed circuit board having a plurality of layers forming at least 2N board surfaces including a circuit board top surface, a circuit board bottom surface and circuit board internal surfaces between the circuit board top surface and the circuit board bottom surface, N being an integer greater than one; and
N windings, each formed by electrically connecting the radial metal foils on a respective pair of circuit board surfaces of with plated through holes penetrating the pair of circuit board surfaces in a thickness direction of the printed circuit board, wherein the N windings are connected in series. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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Specification