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Re: LF: Current Transformers (off topic, but expertise probably here)

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Subject: Re: LF: Current Transformers (off topic, but expertise probably here)
From: Alberto di Bene <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:45:57 +0200
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Andy wrote:

BUT, and I don't know how to account for it,  there was a very significant
non-linearity .  Testing over a range of currents from 0.2A RMS to 9A, the
slope of the  Vout / Iin graph shifted by nearly a factor of 2.

That says 'core saturation' to me,  but I don't see how that can be.   If
the core is saturating with just 9V across a winding designed for 240V, it
doesn't say a lot for the device in a PSU.   Should reducing the value of
the  burden resistor help matters?
Have you considered the possibility that for the material composing the core the ratio B/H is not a constant ? It could exhibit a change in value much before reaching the saturation point. But I am not an expert in metals, so take my words with a grain of salt...

73  Alberto  I2PHD




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