Method and a device for voltage measurement in a high-voltage conductor
AssigneeABB AB
InventorsMorgan Adolfsson, Jan Lundquist, Jürgen Häfner
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Abstract
Measuring equipment for forming a measured value for voltage representing an ac voltage on a high-voltage conductor. The measuring equipment includes capacitor equipment with a known capacitance for connection between the high-voltage conductor and ground potential. The measuring equipment further includes a current-measurer for sensing a capacitor current flowing through the capacitor equipment and for forming the measured value for voltage in dependence on the capacitor current.
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Measuring equipment for forming a measured value for voltage representing an ac voltage on a high-voltage conductor, said measuring equipment comprising capacitor equipment with a known capacitance for connection between the high-voltage conductor and ground potential, wherein the capacitor equipment is in the form of a coupling capacitor with an external voltage terminal, wherein the capacitor equipment is arranged in a support insulator, wherein the measuring equipment comprises a screen of an electrically conductive material surrounding said external voltage terminal, and wherein said electrically conductive screen is electrically conductively connected to the casing of the support insulator and wherein the measuring equipment further comprises current-measuring means for sensing a capacitor current flowing through the capacitor equipment and for forming the measured value for voltage in dependence on said capacitor current.
A method for forming at least one measured value for voltage, representing an ac voltage on a high-voltage conductor, wherein measuring equipment comprising capacitor equipment with a known capacitance is connected between the high-voltage conductor and ground potential, wherein the capacitor equipment is constituted by a coupling capacitor, and wherein the coupling capacitor is provided with an external voltage terminal, and wherein the capacitor equipment is arranged in a support insulator, and wherein said measuring equipment is provided with a screen of an electrically conductive material, surrounding said external voltage terminal and being electrically conductively connected to the casing of the support insulator and wherein a capacitor current flowing through the capacitor equipment is sensed and wherein said measured value for voltage is formed in dependence on said capacitor current.
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