A capacitive voltage sensor that has particular application to be molded into an insulating body of a switch. The voltage sensor includes an annular electrode assembly having a grounded electrode including an inner ring and an outer ring defining a space therebetween, and a sensing electrode positioned in the space and being substantially surrounded by the inner and outer rings. The body is formed around the electrode assembly and a cylindrical center conductor extends through the electrode assembly. Capacitive coupling is provided between the sensing electrode and the center conductor by one or more openings in the inner ring, such as a single round hole, a slot or a plurality of symmetrically disposed round holes or slots. The inner and outer rings can be attached at one end so that the grounded electrode is a single piece or the rings can be separate rings electrically coupled together by conductive screws.

Provided are a voltage measurement method and apparatus. The method includes following steps: a number j of height values are selected in a vertical direction of a transmission line, a number m of sensors used for measuring, according to a Stark effect, electric field strength of a corresponding spatial position are arranged in sequence at each of j spatial positions of the j heights from the ground, electric field strength values of the corresponding spatial position are measured through the m sensors respectively, and an electric field strength average value of the corresponding spatial position is calculated according to the acquired m electric field strength values, where j and m are positive integers, and the j spatial positions are below the transmission line; a voltage of the transmission line is calculated according to j electric field strength average values.

An adapter for a current probe is described, said adapter being configured to be connected with said current probe. Said adapter enables a voltage measurement by using said adapter and said current probe. Said adapter comprises a current loop and at least one transconductance unit. Said transconductance unit transforms the voltage to be measured into a current wherein the current obtained is forwarded by said current loop. Further, a testing system is described.

A system and a method for correcting a current value of a shunt resistor, which calculate a change amount of a resistance value by using a variable temperature value of a shunt resistor and calculate a real-time current value flowing in the corresponding shunt resistor based on the calculated change amount of the resistance value and voltage values of both terminals of the shunt resistor, so that even though the temperature value of the shunt resistor is continuously changed, an accurate current value may be obtained by reflecting all the changes.

A switch failure detection device includes switches provided on branch paths, current detection units provided on the branch paths, the current detection units being configured to output a current detection signal, a storage unit configured to store an initial value of the current detection signal, the initial value being output from the current detection units, a switch control unit to turn off one of the plurality of switches one by one with at least another one of the plurality of switches being turned on and a first failure detection unit configured to compare the initial value and a value of a first current detection signal output from a corresponding one of the current detection units when the one of the switches is turned off, the first failure detection unit being further configured to detect a first failure of the plurality of switches based on a result of the comparison.

A current monitor for a transmission line having powered active components is provided. A current monitor includes: a housing configured to be coupled to a transmission line, an inductive current sensor in the housing configured to measure a value of the current on the transmission line to generate a sensor signal, a power source, and a sensor signal conversion circuit in the housing configured to receive power from the power source and to generate a current output signal based on the sensor signal, the current output signal having a natively useful form.

A sensor for a separable connector includes an elongate plug body extending along an axis and includes an insulating resin. The plug body includes a high voltage connection at least partially encased by the insulating resin and includes a low voltage connection spaced along the axis from the high voltage connection. The plug body also includes a substrate at least partially encased in the insulating resin and extending around the axis between a high voltage portion and a low voltage portion of the substrate. A circuit is disposed on the substrate and extends from the high voltage portion to the low voltage portion of the substrate. The circuit includes a plurality of first impedance elements electrically coupled between the high and low voltage connections. One or more second impedance elements are electrically coupled to the circuit via the low voltage connection to form a voltage divider.

In an embodiment, a system for balancing input current for power supplies a voltage detector configured to detect an input voltage to a power supply of a plurality of different power supplies. The system further includes one or more circuit elements configured to adjust one or more properties of the one or more circuit elements based at least in part on the detected input voltage in an attempt to maintain a consistent current input across the plurality of different power supplies.

A shunt resistor 10, 110 includes a flat resistive element 11; a first electrode block 12 that is made of a conductive metal material and is laminated on a lower surface 11a of the resistive element 11; and a second electrode block 13, 113 that is made of a conductive metal material and is laminated on an upper surface 11b of the resistive element 11, in which the second electrode block 13, 113 is a block body including an electrode portion 14 connected to the resistive element 11 and an extension portion 15, 115 extending downward from a side surface of the electrode portion 14.

A measuring arrangement for redundantly determining a quantitative value of a current flow includes a first and second current-measuring modules connected in parallel, where the first current-measuring module includes a first analogue input and a first current measurement resistor and a voltage-measuring unit to determine the value of current flowing into the analogue input and through the first current measurement resistor, the second current measuring module includes a second analogue input and a second current measurement resistor and a voltage-measuring unit to determine the value of current flowing into the second analogue input and through the second current measurement resistor, and includes a control unit that detects a gradual change in voltages determined by the voltage-measuring units, and when gradual changes in the voltages that are counter to each other occur, a current-measuring module is excluded from the determination of the quantitative value of the current flow.