Current sensor
US8836317B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R15/207
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A current sensor includes, a current-measured wiring including parallel wiring sections in which portions of the same wiring are arranged in parallel such that electric current to be measured flows therein in opposite directions each other; a magnetism detection unit which is arranged between parallel wirings located in the parallel wiring sections and detects a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to a plane formed by the parallel wirings; a current detection unit which detects electric current flowing in the current-measured wiring, based on the magnetic field detected by the magnetism detection unit; and a magnetic core surrounding the parallel wiring sections so as to intensify the magnetic field generated around the parallel wirings located in the parallel wiring sections when electric current flows in the wirings. The magnetic core has a pair of plates facing each other over a plane formed by the parallel wirings, the pair of plates having flat and parallel inner faces, and the magnetism detection unit is arranged between the pair of plates of the magnetic core.
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