CWT Range of AC Current Probes
The CWT Rogowski current probe is suitable for measuring AC currents ranging from a few 100 milliamps to hundreds of kA from below 1Hz to >10MHz.
Maximum coil cross section of 1.7mm fits through the legs of a TO-220 semiconductor device. Bandwidth: fH(-3db) 30MHz
The CWT Ultra mini range features the smallest Rogowski coil on the market. Maximum coil cross section of 1.7mm, small enough to fit through the legs of a TO-220 semiconductor device.
Wide bandwidth, 30MHz (-3dB) and excellent high frequency performance over a wide temperature range makes the CWT Ultra Mini ideal for measuring pulsed currents and sinusoidal waveforms in power electronic applications.
Peak current | 30A peak to 6kA peak |
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Output | ±6.0V peak |
High Frequency Bandwidth (-3dB) | 30MHz |
Low Frequency Bandwidth (-3dB) | Varies with model type (refer to datasheet) |
Accuracy (typ.) | Calibrated to ±0.2% with conductor central in the Rogowski loop Typical variation with conductor position ±2.0% of reading |
Operating temperature range | 0℃ to +40℃ (Integrator electronics) –40℃ to +125℃ (Coil and cable) |
Coil Lengths | 80mm (custom lengths available) |
Coil thickness | 1.7mm max. |
Peak coil insulation | 1.2kV peak |
Cable Length (coil to integrator) | 1m (custom lengths available) |
Power Supply | ‘B’ Battery 4 x AA (1.5V standard alkali batteries) Plus - 1.3mm socket for 12V (±10%) DC input ‘R’ Battery 4 x AA (1.2V NiMH batteries) Plus - 1.3mm socket for 12V (±10%) DC input |
Output load | ≥ 100.0 kOhm (for rated accuracy, rated sensitivity) = 50 Ohm (for rated accuracy, but half nominal sensitivity) |
The CWT Ultra mini (CWTUM) has the smallest cross section, clip-around, Rogowski coil on the market. Combined with its wide-bandwidth the CWT ultra mini is a versatile tool for many applications particularly power electronics development work.
The CWT ultra mini can be used for a wide variety of electronic measurements such as switching loss in power semiconductors, current sharing in parallel devices or checking that in-circuit inductance is not over stressing an IGBT or MOSFET.
The CWTUM is non-intrusive injecting only a few pH into the primary circuit, wide-bandwidth 30MHz, has a predictable known measurement delay, and is thin and clip-around making it easy to insert into even difficult to reach parts of the circuit.
Rogowski current transducers do not measure the DC component of a current. However unlike a CT or hall effect device they contain no magnetic materials so are unaffected by the DC current. Therefore it is possible to use a small, flexible, Rogowski coil to measure a small AC current in the presence of a large DC current whereas a sensor based on a magnetic principle would be expensive and bulky to prevent saturation effects. One such common application is measuring the ripple current in capacitors where the main current is DC or slow time varying.