Fiber-optic current sensor for electrowinning of metals

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3602-3609

  Bohnert, Klaus ^a   Gabus, Philippe ^a   Nehring, Jürgen ^a   Brändle, Hubert ^a   Brunzel, Martin Georg ^a  

^a ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Current measurement; Current transducer; Electroprocess; Faraday effect; Fiber optic current sensor; High power conversion; Optical fiber devices

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; FARADAY EFFECT; INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL FIBERS; TRANSDUCERS;

CURRENT TRANSDUCER; ELECTROWINNING; FIBER-OPTIC CURRENT SENSOR; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; OPTICAL FIBER DEVICES;

FIBER OPTIC SENSORS;

EID: 37249009676     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2007.906795     Document Type: Article

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