Current Sensor For Power Measurement Applications
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1. An electrical system comprising:
- a power distribution system having a current conductor; and
a current sensor for directly monitoring electrical power in the current conductor, the current sensor including(a) a printed circuit board (PCB) with a non-ferromagnetic core through which the current conductor is inserted,(b) a current transducer for sensing the electrical power in the current conductor, the current transducer being in the form of a sensing coil printed around the non-ferromagnetic core, and(c) conditioning electronics embedded into the PCB for processing a data signal based on the monitored electrical power of the current conductor.
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Abstract
An electrical system with a power distribution system has a current sensor for directly monitoring electrical power in a current conductor, the current sensor including a printed circuit board (PCB), a current transducer, and integrated conditioning electronics. The PCB has a non-ferromagnetic core through which the current conductor is inserted. The current transducer is for sensing the electrical power in the current conductor and is in the form of a sensing coil printed around the non-ferromagnetic core. The conditioning electronics are embedded into the PCB for processing a data signal based on the monitored electrical power of the current conductor.
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1. An electrical system comprising:
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a power distribution system having a current conductor; and a current sensor for directly monitoring electrical power in the current conductor, the current sensor including (a) a printed circuit board (PCB) with a non-ferromagnetic core through which the current conductor is inserted, (b) a current transducer for sensing the electrical power in the current conductor, the current transducer being in the form of a sensing coil printed around the non-ferromagnetic core, and (c) conditioning electronics embedded into the PCB for processing a data signal based on the monitored electrical power of the current conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical power distribution system comprising:
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an enclosure having an exterior value display, the value display displaying measured electrical values; a current conductor enclosed within the enclosure; a current sensor for directly monitoring electrical power in the current conductor, the current sensor being enclosed within the enclosure and including (a) a coreless printed circuit board (PCB) through which the current conductor is inserted, (b) a current transducer for sensing the electrical power in the current conductor, the current transducer being a sensing coil printed around an internal aperture of the PCB, and (c) electronics embedded in the PCB for receiving an input power signal from the current transducer and outputting, in real time, the measured electrical values to the value display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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