Sensing Mechanism of Fiber Optic Current Transformer
The FOCT is based on the Faraday magneto-optical effect, and the magnitude of the current is determined by measuring the angle at which the polarization plane rotates due to the action of the magnetic field generated by the current when passing through the magneto-optical material. This paper presents an in-depth study on vibration resistance improvement and fault identification technology for fiber-optic current transformers (FOCTs). Conventional testing methods often fall short in providing high-precision, spatially resolved diagnosis of FOCT internal fiber links. When the polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF) delay coil of a fiber optic current transformer (FOCT) is impacted, external forces on the optical fibers and change of their birefringence may lead to extra phase errors during the propagation of optical signals in the fibers.
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