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How to confirm the saturation of the current transformer?

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Sep 27,2021

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How to confirm the saturation of the current transformer?
How to confirm the saturation of the current transformer?

What is the method to confirm the saturation of the current transformer?

In order to study the working characteristics of the current transformer and determine whether it will saturate and affect the correctness of the protection operation when protecting the external fault from the passage of large current, it can be tested by some test methods. Briefly describe these measures. Obviously, the direct test method is to bear the actual load on the secondary side, apply current from the primary side, and observe the secondary current to find the saturation point of the current transformer. However, for protection-class current transformers, the saturation point may exceed 15 to 20 times the rated current. When the current transformer becomes large, it may be difficult to test in the field. In addition, the saturation point of the current transformer can also be measured through the volt-ampere characteristic test.

As mentioned earlier, the saturation of the current transformer is the saturation current of the current transformer calculated due to the excessive magnetic flux density of the iron core. The test method of volt-ampere characteristics is: the original side is disconnected, the current is passed through the secondary side, and the voltage drop on the secondary side winding is measured. Since the primary side of the current transformer is open, the primary side current has no demagnetization effect, and the iron core is easily saturated under small current. Therefore, the volt-ampere characteristic test does not need to increase the large current, which is relatively easy to implement in the field.

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