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Single-phase AC-to-DC current converter
This representation identifies the publisher's single-phase AC/DC current-conversion function.
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ANSI/IEEE single-phase AC-DC current converter symbol
IEEE-library current converter form that turns an AC measuring current into a scaled DC signal for remote indication.
In plain English
What does ANSI/IEEE single-phase AC-DC current converter mean?
This converter takes an AC current, usually from a CT secondary, and produces a DC signal proportional to it for a PLC, SCADA input or remote meter. It sits in series with the CT circuit, so the CT secondary must remain closed through the converter input or a shorting link while it is removed.
A simple example
The form does not state whether the output is average-responding or true RMS, the output range or the response time. Distorted currents from drives and rectifiers can be read quite differently by different converter types.
What the drawings help you do
Treat the input as part of the CT secondary loop. Check whether the converter is true RMS when harmonics are present. A current converter outputs a signal for other equipment; an ammeter displays the current itself.
This particular reference
IEEE-library current converter form that turns an AC measuring current into a scaled DC signal for remote indication. A current converter outputs a signal for other equipment; an ammeter displays the current itself.
- DC
- Direct current: electricity flowing in one direction.
- AC
- Alternating current: electricity whose direction changes periodically.
- Phase
- One of the related AC waveforms in a power system.
Read the source: Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Instrumentation and Sensors · IEEE/ANSI 315-1975: graphic symbols for electrical and electronics diagrams
IEEE / ANSI · Autodesk IEEE-oriented Instrumentation and Sensors form: AC-DC Current Converter Single Phase
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What it represents
This converter takes an AC current, usually from a CT secondary, and produces a DC signal proportional to it for a PLC, SCADA input or remote meter. It sits in series with the CT circuit, so the CT secondary must remain closed through the converter input or a shorting link while it is removed.
The form does not state whether the output is average-responding or true RMS, the output range or the response time. Distorted currents from drives and rectifiers can be read quite differently by different converter types.
How to read it
- Treat the input as part of the CT secondary loop.
- Check whether the converter is true RMS when harmonics are present.
Information to show or reference
- Show CT ratio feeding the input
- State output signal range
- Provide CT shorting provision
A distinction that matters
A current converter outputs a signal for other equipment; an ammeter displays the current itself.
Sources you can follow
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Autodesk IEEE Symbol Preview — Instrumentation and Sensors
Public IEEE-oriented Instrumentation and Sensors preview listing the AC-DC Current Converter Single Phase block and its vendor identifier.
IEEE/ANSI 315-1975: graphic symbols for electrical and electronics diagrams
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