Experimental comparison of conventional and optical current transformers

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2455-2463

  Kucuksari, Sadik ^a   Karady, George G ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Current transformers (CTs); optical transducers; power system protection; transient response

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; AMPLITUDE CHARACTERISTICS; CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTS; CURRENT TRANSFORMER; DIGITAL OUTPUT; EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON; EXPERIMENTAL ERRORS; FIELD RECORD; IEC 61850; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; LOW ENERGIES; MAGNETIC CURRENTS; OPTICAL CURRENT TRANSFORMER; OPTICAL TRANSDUCERS; POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; SAMPLING RATES; STEADY STATE; TRANSIENT RESPONSE;

ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; POWER TRANSFORMERS; TRANSDUCERS; TRANSFORMER PROTECTION; TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY RESPONSE;

EID: 77956985102     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2010.2050010     Document Type: Article

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