A magneto-optic current transformer for measuring a current intensity of an electric current in an electrical conductor includes two light-guide units, each with an input polarizer, an output polarizer and a light guide arranged between the input and the output polarizer. A light-supply device is included which is configured to supply light to the light-guide units on the input side, and an analysis device which is configured to measure a luminous intensity of light output by the light-guide unit at the output side for each light-guide unit and to ascertain the current intensity of the electric current through the electrical conductor from the measured luminous intensities. A polarization axis of the output polarizer of each light-guide unit is rotated through a polarization angle in relation to a polarization axis of the input polarizer of the light-guide unit and the polarization angles of the two light-guide units differ from one another.

An optical waveguide for a magneto-optical current sensor. The optical waveguide includes a first end surface, through which light can be coupled into the optical waveguide, and a second end surface, through which light can be coupled out of the optical waveguide, wherein at least one of the two end surfaces has an anti-reflective coating.

A current sensor of a detection target current using a shunt resistor includes: a resistance value correction circuit having: a correction resistor; a signal application unit that applies an alternating current signal to a series circuit of the shunt resistor and the correction resistor; a first voltage detection unit that detects the terminal voltage of the shunt resistor; a second voltage detection unit that detects a terminal voltage of the correction resistor; and a correction unit that calculates the resistance value of the shunt resistor based on a first voltage detection value by the first voltage detection unit and a second voltage detection value by the second voltage detection unit, and corrects the resistance value for current detection based on a calculated resistance value of the shunt resistor.

A glass ring for current measurements includes a glass body, which can be disposed around an electrical conductor and has a light entry surface and a light exit surface. The glass ring allows light which enters the glass body through the light entry surface to circulate completely around the conductor in the glass body by reflection on external sides or outer faces of the glass body, the light exiting from the glass body on the light exit surface. The glass ring is formed of a monolithic glass body. A method for optical current measurement includes using a current flow in an electrical conductor to generate an electromagnetic field around the conductor, by which a polarization of a light beam in the glass ring around the conductor, in particular with a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the conductor, is changed as the light beam circulates around the conductor.

Disclosed is an optical fiber winding for measuring the current circulating through a conductor. According to one embodiment the optical fiber winding includes a central support core extending in a longitudinal direction, a first optical fiber cable arranged around the central support core, a second optical fiber cable arranged around the central support core, the first and second optical fiber cables extend in a helical manner around the central support core. According to one embodiment the first optical fiber cable is twisted about its longitudinal axis in a first twist direction, and the second optical fiber cable is twisted about its longitudinal axis in a second twist direction, the first twist direction being opposite the second twist direction. Optical fiber-based current measuring equipment is also disclosed.

To provide a magnetic sensor element and a magnetic sensor device that can be easily manufactured and can reduce a loss of light to the extent possible. The above-described problem is solved by a magnetic sensor element comprising a planar lightwave circuit (11) provided with a light branching part (12), an input optical fiber (19) and an output optical fiber (20) connected to the planar lightwave circuit (11), a metal magnetic body type light transmitting film (30) that is provided on one end surface of the planar lightwave circuit (11) and transmits light entered from the input optical fiber (19), and a reflecting film (40) that is provided on the metal magnetic body type light transmitting film (30) and reflects the transmitted light. The output optical fiber (20) is a polarization-plane maintaining optical fiber, and the input optical fiber (19) and the output optical fiber (20) are aligned and connected to the planar lightwave circuit (11).

The present technology relates to a current sensing device utilizing a magnetic flux concentrator loop composed of segmented ferromagnetic components. The concentrator loop is designed to focus magnetic flux generated by a current carrying cable, wire, or conductor along the Faraday rotation axis of a magneto-optic sub-assembly. The segmented magnetic flux concentrator encompassing the current carrying cable is held close to a circumferential geometry about the cable, in order to maximize magnetic flux concentration on the magneto-optic sensor. The segmented design of the magnetic flux concentrator loop, combined with a clamping mechanism, allows for easy, straightforward attachment and detachment, during installation and removal or the current sensing device from the current carrying cable.

In order to carry out the polarimetric detection of a measurand, light of two polarization states is passed through a sensing element, where the two states suffer a differential phase shift depending on the value of the measurand. In order to compensate for only imperfections of the device, a method is proposed that is based on calibration values obtained in a low-value regime of the measurand only. Yet the method can still be used for accurately determining higher values of the measurand.

A current-measuring transducer device has a current transducer for measuring an electric current along a conduction path. The current transducer has a magnetic field-sensitive element for converting the magnetic field resulting from the current flow along the conduction path into at least one physical variable and a measuring device for measuring the physical variable. The current transducer device has a coil arrangement with at least one coil for simulating the magnetic field resulting from the current flow along the conduction path. There is also described a method for calibrating a corresponding current transducer and a computer program product for performing the calibration method.

A device for installing an all fiber optoelectrical transducer on the base of a pin insulator column, such that the device mounts to the insulator pin column in a bushing style of concentric attachment and enables retrofits of said device to existing transmission & distribution bushing insulator equipment. A rigid and solid mechanical support region contains a hollow bushing attachment point at a center location, and radiates outward and bonds solidly and statically to a hollow toroidal conduit, which houses optical wave guides, terminating at auxiliary connection ports, located on the exterior of the hollow toroidal conduit region, while hollow conduit support arms extend from the exterior conduit ring to a power conductor region, and integrate with optical connection ports located on static support stands, where the optical ports interface with a detachable and flexible fiber loop transducer, which surrounds an energized power conductor.