Iwansson K., Sinapius G., Hoornaert W. (eds.) Measuring Current, Voltage and Power

Elsevier Science, 1999. — 233 p. — (Handbook of Sensors and Actuators Vol.7). — ISBN: 0444720014.This authoritative new book focuses on recent developments in the instrumentation for sending voltages and currents. It covers new trends and challenges in the field, such as measurements of biocurrents, the increased speed of the components for data taking, testing of computers and integrated circuits where the measurement of rapid voltage and current variations on a very small geometrical scale is necessary. The first chapter concentrates on recent methods to sense voltages and currents, while the rest of the book investigates the applied side, covering for instance electrical power and energy measurements. The main purpose of this volume is to illustrate commonly employed techniques rather than track the scientific evolution and merits and therefore mainly covers patent literature aimed at industrial applications. It is an exciting addition, justifying the series' claim to cover state-of-the-art developments in both the applied and theoretical fields of sensors and actuatorsSensors and TransducersVoltage Sensors
Overview
Transistors
Josephson Junctions
Capacitive Sensors
DC Voltage
AC Voltage
Electron Current Analysers
Applications
Tunnelling and Field Emission
Secondary Electrons
Electrometers
Electro-Optical Sensors
Electro-Optical Phenomena
Pockels Cells
KerrCells
Multiple Quantum Wells
Other Absorption Effects
Piezoelectric and Electrostrictive Materials
Measuring the Deformation
Piezoelectric Crystals with Optical Fibres
Piezoelectric Electroacoustic Sensors
Electrostrictive Sensors
Current Sensors
Principles
Charge Integration
Shunts
Calorimetric Methods
Sensing the Energy of the Magnetic Field
Measuring the Lorentz Force on the Conductor
Hall Elements
Magnetoresistance Elements
Magnetooptical Sensors
TheMagnetooptical Effect
Faraday Sensors
Magnetostrictive Sensors
Magnetostriction
Magnetostrictive Materials with Optical Fibres
Magnetostrictive Materials and Surface Acoustic Waves
Magnetic Resonance
Squids
Other Magnetic Field Sensors
Transistors
Reeds
Different Magnetisation Sensors
Inductive Measurements
Simple Coils
Rogowski Coils
Coils with Magnetic Cores
Planar-Type Detector
Measuring High Voltages and Currents
Measuring High VoltagesElectro-optical Transducers
Non-Electro-Optical methods
Measuring Impulses and Transients
Measuring dc Voltages
MEASURING HIGH CURRENTSNon-Electro-Optical methods
Faraday cells
Shielding Against InterferencesShielding Current Transducers
Interference and Shielding
Measuring PowerDefinitions
Measuring Principles
Overview
Direct Sensing Of Power
Measuring a Non-Electric Effect of Power Absorption
Using Thermo-electric Conversion or Resistivity Change
Thermocouples
Semiconductors as Temperature Sensors in Power Measuring devices
Resistive Sensors
Using the Square Law Characteristics of Semiconductors
Measuring Current or Voltage
Sensing Current and Voltage separately and multiplyingAnalog Multiplication
Digital Multiplication
Components of Power
Active Power
Instantaneous Power
Reactive Power
Power Factor
Average Power
Special Applications
Power of Distorted Signals
DC Power and HV Power
Polyphase Networks
High Frequency Power
Measuring Energy
Measuring Principles
Integrating Techniques
Electromechanical and combined Electromechanical-Solid State Integration
Solid State Integrating
Features Of Energy Meters
Display and Remote-reading
Display
Remote Reading
Special Purpose Meters
Problems with Power and Energy Meters
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