Current transformers can perform circuit control, measure current for power measurement and control, and perform roles for safety protection and current limiting. They can also cause circuit events to ...

In power distribution systems, three-phase transformer configuration directly impacts system reliability and load management.

Smart transformers are designed to help better manage power for cities, and the largest smart transformer in the world ...

To prevent similar situations in the future, Chinese engineers have now developed a 750-megavolt-ampere (MVA) smart DC transformer, the largest of its type in the world. Designed to handle grids with ...

Average current-mode control (CMC) requires that the total waveform of the current be reconstructed for the control loop. This article presents the steps required to select the transformer and how to ...

A current transformer (CT) is a simple, practical and inexpensive means of detecting the presence of AC current. Detecting load current rather than applied voltage is a superior method of determining ...

Omicron has introduced a way to test current transformers at all lifecycle stages by using a testing method called "the modeling concept". The "traditional" way of testing a current transformer is to ...

The primary function of a current transformer (CT) is to provide accurate current information to protective relays. But when a CT saturates and can no longer perform this function, the lack of ...

Fluxgate current sensors have emerged as a robust technology for the measurement of both alternating and direct currents, harnessing the non-linear magnetic characteristics of ferromagnetic materials.

This article is based on the 1999 National Electrical Code (NEC). Installing transformers in accordance with the NEC is critical to ensuring a safe electrical installation as well as a reliable power ...