Current sensor
First Claim
1. A current sensor for detecting current flowing through a conductor, the current sensor comprising:
- a first magnetic core that is shaped like a ring to surround a portion of the conductor, the first magnetic core having at least two gaps therein, each of which is defined by adjacent ends spaced from each other by a first distance;
a magnetic sensing element placed in at least one of the gaps to detect a magnetic field induced in the first magnetic core by the current flowing through the conductor; and
a second magnetic core placed near the surrounded portion of the conductor to divide the conductor into at least two channel portions, whereina second distance between the first and second magnetic cores is smaller than the first distance.
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Abstract
A current sensor includes a first magnetic core that surrounds a portion of a conductor as a current path and has gaps therein, each of which is defined by adjacent ends spaced from each other by a first distance, a magnetic sensing element placed in at least one of the gaps, and a second magnetic core placed near the surrounded portion of the conductor to divide the conductor into channels. The second magnetic core is spaced from the first magnetic core by a second distance smaller than the first distance. Therefore, a magnetic resistance of the second magnetic core is smaller than that of the first magnetic core in a magnetic circuit formed by the first and second magnetic cores. As a result, a disturbance magnetic field mainly passes through the second magnetic core.
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1. A current sensor for detecting current flowing through a conductor, the current sensor comprising:
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a first magnetic core that is shaped like a ring to surround a portion of the conductor, the first magnetic core having at least two gaps therein, each of which is defined by adjacent ends spaced from each other by a first distance; a magnetic sensing element placed in at least one of the gaps to detect a magnetic field induced in the first magnetic core by the current flowing through the conductor; and a second magnetic core placed near the surrounded portion of the conductor to divide the conductor into at least two channel portions, wherein a second distance between the first and second magnetic cores is smaller than the first distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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