Poynting vector probe for measuring electrical power
AssigneeCanadian Patents and Development Limited
InventorWagih Z. Fam
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Abstract
A new probe for measuring electric power flow from a source of supply to a load at high voltage and current, but at extremely low power factor is disclosed. The probe enables the direct measurement of electric power, in accordance with the Poynting theorem, by sensing the electric and magnetic fields associated with the high voltage and high current.
Claims7
A Poynting vector probe for measuring the electric power being supplied by a power source to a load at high voltage, high current and low power factor, comprising:
- a cylindrical outer conductor;
- a cylindrical inner conductor located coaxially with and inside the said outer conductor and forminig an annular space with the said outer conductor therebetween;
- the said outer and the said inner conductors transmitting the electric power from the said source to the said load;
- a cylindrical electrode assembly coaxially located in the said space for producing an electric current signal in response to the electric field generated therein;
- a toroidal coil assembly coaxially located in the said space and axially adjacent to the said cylindrical electrode for producing an electric voltage signal in response to the magnetic field generated therein;
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- signal processing means electrically connected to the said cylindrical electrode assembly and the said toroidal coil assembly for processing the said electric current signal and the said electric voltage signal to produce an output signal proportional to the power being supplied to the said load.
A method of measuring the electric power being supplied by a power source to a load at high voltage, high current and low power factor, comprising steps of:
- transmitting the said electric power through mutually coaxial cylindrical inner and outer conductors;
- producing an electric current signal in response to the electric field generated in an annular space between the inner and outer conductors;
- producing an electric voltage signal in response to the magnetic field generated in the said space;
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- processing the electric current signal and the electric voltage signal to produce an output signal proportional to the power being supplied to the load.
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