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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
David R. Pasternak, Austin, TX (US);
National Instruments Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A current measurement connector may include a first part and a second part. Each part may include a mount and a joint. The first and second part may be joined via the respective joints through a current transformer interposed between the first and second parts. The respective mounts may be configured to receive a current from a current source and pass the received current through the current transformer via the first and second parts inducing a current in the current transformer. The induced current may be useable to measure the current from the current source. Methods for fabricating the current measurement connector may include die casting the first and second parts and press fitting the first and second parts at the respective joints through the current transformer. Methods for use may include withstanding a fault current pulse and dissipating heat associated with the pulse via the first and second parts.