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What Is Current Transformer?

Current transformers are small measurement devices used widely in electrical systems. A current transformer transforms the current in its primary coil to a proportional current in its secondary coil, allowing measurement of high currents that would otherwise be difficult or dangerous to measure directly. Key factors like burden, rating factor, and physical configuration must be properly designed and coordinated to improve the accuracy of current measurements from current transformers.

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What Is Current Transformer?

Current transformers are small measurement devices used widely in electrical systems. A current transformer transforms the current in its primary coil to a proportional current in its secondary coil, allowing measurement of high currents that would otherwise be difficult or dangerous to measure directly. Key factors like burden, rating factor, and physical configuration must be properly designed and coordinated to improve the accuracy of current measurements from current transformers.

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current transformer

What is current transformer?


There are various types of transformer such as power transformer, distribution
transformer, earthing transformer and current transformer. Among all, the current
transformer is relatively small in size and yet widely used in electrical system.

What is current transformer?


A current transformer (CT) is a measurement device designed to provide a current in its
secondary coil proportional to the current flowing in its primary.

The current transformer had been created due to difficulties in constructing an ammeter,
current coil of wattmeter, energy meters and relays designed to carry the full magnitude
of current of higher than 100A of ac current.

Since the accuracy of the output current is the main concerned, some factors like
burden, rating factor, physical CT configuration etc are to be designed accordingly to
improve the accuracy of current transformer. The co-ordination of these factors is
essential for the proper functioning of current transformers.

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