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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Michael J. Mende, Portland, OR (US);
Jonathan S. Dandy, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael D. Stevens, Aloha, OR (US);
Albert S. Crane, Jr., Portland, OR (US);
Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A current probe transformer temperature monitoring method determines an initial transformer temperature of the current probe as a function of the winding resistance of the transformer. A relative temperature of the Hall Effect device is also determined as a function of resistance change of the Hall Effect device. The initial transformer temperature and the relative Hall Effect device temperature are combined to produce a continuous transformer temperature indicative of the temperature of the transformer. The current signal to the multi-turn winding is removed when the continuous transformer temperature exceeds a threshold temperature value and a visual indication may be provided.