Stephan and all,
You might be interested in the following, although not Rogowski type,
a cut toroidal core, clamp-type, current transformer + rectifier.
You need a high-impedance voltmeter. A normal handy one will do.
You obtain absolute values, accuracy +-20% (or better).
I developed the HF version in circa 2002, and the LF version in 2011.
Distributed as kit and finished version, sold about 4000.
Fun to observe RF currents on coax-shield, rotator-cable, AC-cables,
VHF coax while transmitting at HF, LF...,
Probably too small to measure towers: inner-diameter is about 22mm.
websites in Japanese, sorry, but see the pictures.
HF:
https://www.ddd-daishin.co.jp/e-kousaku/d-rf-current/ver2/index.htm
1.8-54MHz, 10mA-300mA, (accuracy +-20%)
10:1 (1000mV is 100mA)
LF:
https://www.ddd-daishin.co.jp/e-kousaku/d-rf-current/ver2/lf/lf-part-set.htm
135kHz-4MHz, 0.05-2A, (accuracy +-20% )
1:1 (1V is 1A)
Hideho YAMAMURA, Ph.D, JF1DMQ
Hello Stephane!
Maybe this could help you:
http://www.uqac.ca/dsa/archives/projets/2010/conception/rapportFinal/RapFinal_2010-193.pdf
(Limited to ~300 KHz)
73: Jeff F6CWN
Le 22/10/2018 à 13:04, DK7FC a écrit :
Hi all,
Has someone ever build (homemade, not bought!) a Rogowski-coil for RF current measurements?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogowski_coil
It could be used to measure leakage currents in a tower near the antenna wire for example. Or for measuring RF currents into a pole of a guide rail, for example :-)
I'm planning to build one and i thought i use 0.4 mm diameter enameled cu wire arround a graden hose, having 0.6m circumference. Then some shrinking tube will be applied. That's the plan.
The circuit looks easy, it should be run from a 9V battery and a simple TL081 for example. The output could be adapted to a multimeter, so there is a digital read-out.
I'm curious to see how it works...
73, Stefan
