Ability to Measure Fast Switching Transients
C. R. Hewson, W. F. Ray and R. M. Davis
Power Electronic Measurements Ltd.,
164 Lower Regent Street, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 2DJ, UK
Abstract - Rogowski current transducers combine a high
bandwidth, an easy to use thin flexible coil, and low insertion
impedance making them an ideal device for measuring pulsed
currents in power electronic applications. Practical verification of
a Rogowski transducer’s ability to measure current transients due
to the fastest MOSFET and IGBT switching requires a calibrated
test facility capable of generating a pulse with a rise time of the
order of a few 10’s ns. A flexible 8-module system has been built
which gives a 2000A peak current with a rise time of 40ns. The
modular approach enables verification for a range of transducer.