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==Why am I not reading zero when the | ==Why am I not reading zero when the CT is not connected== | ||
The | This is normal. The CT sensor is an analog sensor and hence has a background noise. i.e. It will never read the exact measured value. | ||
Even if nothing is connected there will be always a tiny current running in the burden resistor inducing a small voltage. In turn this will convert into a small power. For a board setup for the SCT-013-000 one might find a background noise under 100W. | Even if nothing is connected there will be always a tiny current running in the burden resistor inducing a small voltage. In turn this will convert into a small power. For a board setup for the SCT-013-000 with 100A fitted burden resistor one might find a background noise under 100W. | ||
==I can not read anything once the CT is clamped== | ==I can not read anything once the CT is clamped== | ||
Revision as of 19:01, 11 October 2017
Why am I not reading zero when the CT is not connected
This is normal. The CT sensor is an analog sensor and hence has a background noise. i.e. It will never read the exact measured value.
Even if nothing is connected there will be always a tiny current running in the burden resistor inducing a small voltage. In turn this will convert into a small power. For a board setup for the SCT-013-000 with 100A fitted burden resistor one might find a background noise under 100W.
I can not read anything once the CT is clamped
Make sure the SCT is clamped around A SINGLE PHASE.
Clamping the SCT on the whole cable will never read anything as it measures two currents. One positive minus plus one negative which sums to 0 (or 0 + noise).
The easiest for a quick test is to connect the SCT at the meter level on a single phase. Otherwise if you wish to measure the power used by a single application then one should make a special cable that split phases.