A High-Voltage Testing Apparatus for Power Line Clamp on Meters

Author

Myler, Harley R.

Author_Institution

Phillip M. Drayer Dept. of Electr. Eng., Lamar Univ., Beaumont, TX, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

14-15 April 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A well-known method for sampling AC is to use a meter designed with split-core transformer. The latter is a simple device consisting of a coil that has been opened and hinged such that the coil may be placed around a conductor and closed such that the AC in the conductor will induce a secondary current in the coil that can then be detected and displayed by the meter without having to open the conductor. Our lab is experimenting with this type of instrument for smart grid device development and it was found that short of simulation and/or in situ fieldwork, we were unable to adequately model a high voltage transmission line in the lab to suit our purpose. This paper describes a novel device with which to conduct such experiments that is easily fabricated from locally available materials.

Keywords

high-voltage techniques; power cables; power measurement; power meters; power transmission lines; smart power grids; high voltage transmission line; high-voltage testing apparatus; power line clamp; smart grid device development; split-core transformer; Companies; Laboratories; Power cables; Power transformer insulation; Transmission line measurements;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Green Technologies Conference (IEEE-Green), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-713-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-61284-714-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GREEN.2011.5754850

Filename

5754850