Current Monitors

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Why choose a Pearson Electronics Current Monitor?

· Patented technology that has been manufactured since 1955
by the inventor Paul Pearson.

· Accurate measurement of complex current waveshapes from microamperes to kiloamperes.

· Wideband frequency response.

· Shielded and ohmically isolated from the circuit for operation
in noisy environments.

· Immediately available in many sizes and configurations,
including clamp-on.
       
For a dimensional drawing, click on a figure above.
Standard Current Monitors are available in the above size/shape configurations.
Data Sheets available in the table below. Standard Current Monitors are also referred to as Current Transformers, Current Probes, Current Toroids, Current Sensor, and CT.


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Pearson Current Monitors

Whether you are interested in observing and measuring submilliamp currents in a charged particle beam or thousands of amps resulting from a fault in a major power feeder, you will find a Pearson Current Monitor to suit your needs.
The use of a patented distributed termination technique permits observation of rise times as short as two nanoseconds. Devices of larger inner diameter make possible the measurement of current


in high voltage circuits without the risk of voltage breakdown. Several models feature double shielding for greater noise immunity and increased safety in high voltage applications. All models are sealed and are suitable for use in high voltage insulating oil or under vacuum. They can be connected to oscilloscopes, digital voltmeters, analog-to-digital convertors, and a variety of other measuring instruments.

Print Friendly Version of Standard
Current Monitor Table.

 
Model
Number and
Data Sheet

Shape

Output (volts/
amp)

HoleId.(inches)


Time Domain Parameters


Frequency Domain Parameters

Model Number

Max.
Peak
Curr.
(amps)

Droop (%/msec.)

Useable Rise
Time
(nsec.)

IT Max. (amp-sec.)

Max.
RMS
Curr.
(amps)

3dB pt. Low (Hz)

3dB
pt. High
(MHz)

I/f
(peak amps
/Hz)

2877

F

1.0

0.25

100

200

2

0.0004**

2.5

300

200

0.0025

2877

4100

E

1.0

0.5

500

90

10

0.002**

5

140

35

0.006

4100

2100

D

1.0

2.0

500

80

20

0.005**

7.5

125

20

0.017

2100

6585

K

1.0

2.0

500

300

1.5

0.002**

10

400

250

0.008

6585

6656

J

1.0

3.5

500

140

3.5

0.01**

10

200

120

0.04

6656

3100*

C

1.0

3.5

500

40

50

0.03**

12

40

7

0.1

3100*

150

D

0.5

2.0

1,000

20

20

0.02**

15

40

20

0.07

150

6595

K

0.5

2.0

1,000

100

2.5

0.008**

20

100

200

0.03

6595

325*

C

0.25

3.5

2,000

100

30

0.09

60

160

10

0.6

325*

2878

F

0.1

0.25

400

20

5

0.004**

10

30

70

0.025

2878

410

E

0.1

0.5

5,000

60

20

0.25

50

120

20

1.7

410

411

E

0.1

0.5

5,000

0.9

20

0.2**

50

1

20

0.6

411

3972

L

0.1

1.0

5000

1

20

0.2

50

1

20

0.6

3972

110

D

0.1

2.0

5,000

0.8

20

0.5**

65

1

20

1.5

110

110A†

D

0.1

2.0

10,000

0.8

20

0.5**

65

1

20

1.5

110A†

6600

K

0.1

2.0

2,000

15

5

0.04**

40

25

120

0.12

6600

310*

C

0.1

3.5

5,000

20

40

0.6

140

40

10

3.6

310*

1010*

A

0.1

10.75

5,000

250

50

0.7**

120

400

7

4.4

1010*

1025

D

0.025

2.0

20,000

100

100

0.5

100

160

4

3.0

1025

3025*

C

0.025

3.5

20,000

4

100

3.0

325

7

4

20.0

3025*

2879

F

0.01

0.25

2,000

2

20

0.04**

25

3

20

0.25

2879

5046

E

0.01

0.5

25,000

0.3

20

0.5**

100

0.5

20

3.0

5046

101

D

0.01

2.0

50,000

0.1

100

2.5**

200

0.25

4

12.0

101

4997

D

0.01

2.0

20,000

0.3

25

1.0**

150

0.5

20

3.5

4997

301X*

C

0.01

3.5

50,000

3

200

22.0

400

5

2

140.0

301X*

1080*†

C

0.005

3.5

200,000

2.0

250

25

750

3.0

1.5

150

1080*†

1330*

C

0.005

3.5

100,000

1.0

250

65

1400

0.9

1.5

400

1330*

4418

D

0.001

2.0

200,000

0.05

200

6.0**

400

0.7

2

40

4418

1423*

C

0.001

3.5

500,000

0.7

300

75

2500

1.0

1.2

450

1423*

2093*

B

0.001

4.75

500,000

0.09

2000

1200

2500

0.15

0.2

7500

2093*

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Accuracy +1%, initial pulse response for all models, with a high impedance load such as 1 megohm in parallel with 20 pF. A 50 ohm termination will reduce the output to half. Those labeled * are double shielded and are recommended for high voltage or high noise environments. The entries labeled ** may need a small dc bias current through the secondary for maximum current-time rating.
†Type N Connector
                                                                                                
Updated: 4/9/08

 

 
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