The analysis of voltage and current waveforms is important for estimating the quality of the electric power system. In this paper we propose a non-invasive approach for measuring the voltage waveform of conductive elements such as wires or cables. This non-intrusive sensor does not require any electrical contact to the mains electricity, which makes the measurement much safer and easy. The voltage is measured by exploiting coupling-capacitance elements. With this approach, the harmonic content and the amplitude of the voltage signal is evaluated and transmitted. We also present a wireless sensor network designed to implement the proposed non-invasive voltage measurement method. Each node features a low-power, 32-bit microcontroller and a wireless transceiver to send data via the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. Finally, we compare the proposed non-intrusive method with measurements using the direct access to the wire and we demonstrate that we achieve high accuracy with a maximum error lower than 1\%.

A New Non-invasive Voltage Measurement Method for Wireless Analysis of Electrical Parameters and Power Quality

Brunelli, Davide;
2013-01-01

Abstract

The analysis of voltage and current waveforms is important for estimating the quality of the electric power system. In this paper we propose a non-invasive approach for measuring the voltage waveform of conductive elements such as wires or cables. This non-intrusive sensor does not require any electrical contact to the mains electricity, which makes the measurement much safer and easy. The voltage is measured by exploiting coupling-capacitance elements. With this approach, the harmonic content and the amplitude of the voltage signal is evaluated and transmitted. We also present a wireless sensor network designed to implement the proposed non-invasive voltage measurement method. Each node features a low-power, 32-bit microcontroller and a wireless transceiver to send data via the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. Finally, we compare the proposed non-intrusive method with measurements using the direct access to the wire and we demonstrate that we achieve high accuracy with a maximum error lower than 1\%.
2013
Sensors, 2013 IEEE
USA
Attuale:IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC, 445 HOES LANE, PISCATAWAY, USA, NJ, 08855
D., Balsamo; Brunelli, Davide; D., Porcarelli; L., Benini
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