Current Sensor Based on Planar Rogowski Coil

Abstract

This paper discusses the design and development of current sensor based on planar Rogowski Coil. A Rogowski coil is a toroid of wire used to measure an alternating current through a cable encircled by the toroid. The aim of this study is to design and develop planar Rogowski as a sensor for current measurement and detection using printed circuit board (PCB). The problem of this project is Rogowski Coil (RC) current sensor has same principle as Current Transformer, but the design is different, especially the RC is developed in PCB. Before starting in development of Rogowski Coil current sensor, a few studies are required to review past research on related topic to develop this project. The winding of Rogowski coil current sensor is design by using design software which is EasyEDA to achieve very good sensitivity for wide bandwidth range of frequency at the lowest cost. Finally, the prototype developed is experimented to get the result. The experimental results are discussed and evaluated regarding the performance of the prototype. The highest induced voltage that detected is 55.3 mV and the lowest induced voltage is 11.1mV. The design of Rogowski sensor is significantly shown the best performance of the current sensor in term of sensitivity and bandwidth.