An evaluation of instrumentation used to measure AC power system magnetic fields

Author

Olsen, R. ; Dovan, T. ; Misakian, M. ; Stewart, J.

Volume

6

Issue

1

fYear

1991

fDate

1/1/1991 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

373

Lastpage

383

Abstract

Instrumentation designed for measuring power system magnetic fields was evaluated. The instruments tested varied from simple single-axis survey meters to microcontroller-based instruments designed for long-term data collection and analysis. A series of tests was designed and used to evaluate each instrument. These included calibration and harmonic response tests, tests of susceptibility to high 60-Hz electric fields and electromagnetic interference, and the measurement of fields typical of power transmission line, appliance, substation, and office/shop environments. Results for each of these tests are presented and discussed. The performance of most of the instruments was satisfactory

Keywords

calibration; instrumentation; magnetic field measurement; power system measurement; power transmission lines; substations; testing; AC power system magnetic fields; calibration; computerised instrumentation; data collection; electric fields; electromagnetic interference; harmonic response; instrumentation; instruments; measurement; power transmission line; single-axis survey meters; substation; susceptibility; testing; Calibration; Data analysis; Instruments; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic field measurement; Power measurement; Power system analysis computing; Power system harmonics; Power system measurements; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/61.103761

Filename

103761