Combined electrical measurement device
A combined measurement device for measuring current and/or voltage of an electrical conductor, comprising a supporting body, a current sensor housed inside the supporting body, and a voltage sensor located at least partially inside the supporting body. A shielding is positioned around the current sensor. The current sensor and the voltage sensor are mutually arranged so as the shielding shields at least partially both the current sensor and the voltage sensor against external electric field disturbances.
1. A combined measurement device for measuring current and/or voltage of an electrical conductor, said device comprising:
a supporting body;
a current sensor housed inside said supporting body;
a voltage sensor located at least partially inside said supporting body;
a shielding positioned around said current sensor, wherein said current sensor and said voltage sensor are mutually arranged so as said shielding shields at least partially both said current sensor and at least part of said voltage sensor against external electric disturbances; and
a capacitive electrode having a width which is smaller than a width of said shielding and said voltage sensor comprises a capacitive voltage divider having a secondary capacitance (C 2 ) comprising said capacitive electrode and said shielding.
2. The measurement device according to claim 1 wherein said shielding comprises at least one layer of conductive or semi-conductive tape wound around said current sensor.
3. The measurement device according to claim 2 wherein said voltage sensor is located at least partially within the current sensor.
4. The measurement device according to claim 2 wherein said current sensor comprises a Rogowski coil with said at least one layer of conductive or semi-conductive tape wound around it.
5. The measurement device according to claim 1 wherein said capacitive voltage divider has a primary capacitance (C 1 ) comprising a primary electrode which is positioned within a Rogowski coil and is suitable to be electrically connected to said electrical conductor.
6. The measurement device according to claim 5 wherein said primary capacitance (C 1 ) comprises a capacitive electrode which is located within said Rogowski coil around said primary electrode.
7. The measurement device according to claim 1 wherein said capacitive voltage divider has a primary capacitance (C 1 ) formed by a primary electrical conductor which is positioned within a Rogowski coil and is cast directly on said supporting body, and by a capacitive electrode which is located within said Rogowski coil around said primary electrical conductor.
8. The measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein said capacitive voltage divider comprises one or more fixed capacitors (Cc) connected in parallel to said secondary capacitance (C 2 ).
9. The measurement device according to claim 1 wherein said voltage sensor comprises a resistive voltage divider comprising a plurality of resistors at least some of which are positioned within a Rogowski coil under said shielding.
10. The measurement device according to claim 1 further comprising an additional shielding for shielding magnetic disturbances, said additional shielding being positioned around said shielding at the outer perimeter of a Rogowski coil.
11. Electrical switchgear comprising a combined measurement device for measuring current and/or voltage of an electrical conductor, said device comprising:
a supporting body;
a current sensor housed inside said supporting body;
a voltage sensor located at least partially inside said supporting body;
a shielding positioned around said current sensor, wherein said current sensor and said voltage sensor are mutually arranged so as said shielding shields at least partially both said current sensor and at least part of said voltage sensor against external electric disturbances; and
a capacitive electrode having a width which is smaller than a width of said shielding and said voltage sensor comprises a capacitive voltage divider having a secondary capacitance (C 2 ) comprising said capacitive electrode and said shielding.
12. An electric circuit comprising a conductor whose current and/or voltage is to be measured, said circuit further comprising a combined measurement device for measuring current and/or voltage of an electrical conductor, said device comprising:
a supporting body;
a current sensor housed inside said supporting body;
a voltage sensor located at least partially inside said supporting body;
a shielding positioned around said current sensor, wherein said current sensor and said voltage sensor are mutually arranged so as said shielding shields at least partially both said current sensor and at least part of said voltage sensor against external electric disturbances; and
a capacitive electrode having a width which is smaller than a width of said shielding and said voltage sensor comprises a capacitive voltage divider having a secondary capacitance (C 2 ) comprising said capacitive electrode and said shielding.
13. The measurement device of claim 1 wherein said supporting body is toroid shaped.
14. The electrical switchgear of claim 11 wherein said supporting body is toroid shaped.
15. The electrical switchgear of claim 11 wherein said capacitive voltage divider comprises one or more fixed capacitors (Cc) connected in parallel to said secondary capacitance (C 2 ).
16. The electric circuit of claim 12 wherein said supporting body is toroid shaped.
17. The electric circuit of claim 12 wherein said capacitive voltage divider comprises one or more fixed capacitors (Cc) connected in parallel to said secondary capacitance (C 2 ).