Journal of Electrical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (2): 149-158.doi: 10.11985/2021.02.019

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Research on Garnet Type DC Optical Current Transducer and Its Operating Stability

KEPAIYITULLA· Tursun1(), LI Ming1, WANG Qi2, LIAO Kai3   

  1. 1. State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Research Institute, Urumqi 830011
    2. State Grid Xinjiang Material Company, Urumqi 830011
    3. State Grid Xinjiang Maintenance Company, Urumqi 830011
  • Received:2020-07-18 Revised:2021-04-06 Online:2021-06-25 Published:2021-08-05

Abstract:

With the rapid advancement of the construction of smart grids in China, the voltage levels in the power system continue to increase. Aiming at the detection of DC current in power system, the structure of DC optical current transformer is designed based on the correction of NdFeB permanent magnetic film. Firstly, the optical path structure of the straight-through sensor head of the DC optical current sensor and the optical path structures of the transmissive and reflective systems are designed, and the effects of different polarization components of the incident polarized light are analyzed. Secondly, for the problem of zero dispersion in garnet magneto-optical materials, a layer of NdFeB permanent magnetic film is grown on the surface of the garnet material by magnetron sputtering to reduce the measurement error brought by the zero dispersion. At the same time, the hysteresis loop of the NdFeB permanent magnetic film on the surface of the garnet material is measured. Experiments show that the NdFeB permanent magnetic film has good magnetic properties. Finally, a photoelectric test system for DC optical current sensors is designed and built in the laboratory. The garnet materials with permanent magnetic film thicknesses of 1 μm, 2 μm, 4 μm, 5 μm, 100 nm, and 500 nm are put into the test system as sensitive components. The current generator changes the size of the DC current in the wire and collects relevant data for processing and analysis. The results show that the sensitivity and measurement range of the transformer can be achieved by adjusting the distance of the sensitive element from the center of the wire, and the output linearity measured by the transformer is high, the azimuth change and the current response curve are linear. The multiple measurement error is less than 0.4%, and the repeatability of the fitted curve of multiple measurements is good, indicating that shortening the thickness of the magneto-optical material can effectively improve the stability of the transformer operation.

Key words: NdFeB magnetic thin film, optical direct current transduce, azimuth angle, garnet

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