Compared with traditional electromagnetic current transformers, FOCT has many advantages, including small size, simple insulation structure, no safety hazards, no magnetic saturation, high measurement bandwidth and precision, and anti-electromagnetic interference. Consequently, researchers have explored combining various sensing technologies with optical fibers to develop optical current. 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. The FOCT is based on the Faraday magneto-optical effect, and the magnitude of the current is determined by measuring the. Using cutting edge laser technology, optically powered current transformers are used to detect currents and transfer data from high voltage systems to ground potential.
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