JP2007095846A - Coil for detecting ac current - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To raise precision in measuring by suppressing the influence of an outer magnetic field which is not required to be detected, concerning a coil for detecting an AC current including the winding coil and rewinding coil of a toroidal coil. <P>SOLUTION: The coil for detecting the AC current includes the toroidal coils 4 which are formed on both the surface and rear surface of an insulating substrate 2, having a plurality of radial lines 7. The winding coil 5 and the rewinding coil 6 are formed in double in the toroidal coils 4. The middle parts of the radial lines 7 in the coils 5, 6 are adopted as width enlargement parts 7a, 7b where a width is enlarged compared with that of the other part. By the configuration, passage in the outer magnetic field is prevented between the coils when viewing from an axial direction. Thus, a measurement difference due to the outer magnetic field is suppressed so as to raise precision in measuring in AC current measurement. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an alternating current detection coil formed on an insulating substrate that functions as a current sensor for measuring a current flowing in a branch circuit of a domestic distribution board.

  Generally, a through-type current sensor is often used as a current sensor for measuring the amount of alternating current applied to a power transmission / transformation device, a home distribution board, or the like in a contacted manner. Conventional examples of alternating current detection coils used in such a through-type current sensor are shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 (see Patent Document 1). In these figures, an alternating current detection coil 100 includes a double-sided laminated substrate 102 (hereinafter referred to as a printed board) having a circular substrate opening 101, and a coil body 103 disposed around the substrate opening 101. It is an air core coil provided with. The material of the printed circuit board 102 is a glass-filled epoxy resin. The coil main body 103 includes a conductive portion of a conductive film printed radially around the substrate opening 101, and this conductive portion is connected via a connection portion that penetrates in the thickness direction of the printed circuit board 102, that is, in the axial direction of the coil main body 103. Coils are formed on the printed circuit board 102 by being coupled in series. The connection portion is a through hole of a conductive film formed on the inner surface of the through hole of the printed board 102. A coil wound around the printed circuit board 102 is wound at a constant pitch in two directions, and a clockwise winding coil 105 (in the direction of arrow 104) and a counterclockwise winding (in the direction of arrow 106) rewinding coil 107; The coils 105 and 107 are connected in series by connecting the end of the winding coil 105 and the starting end of the rewinding coil 107.

  In FIG. 8, the winding advance coil 105 has a conductor portion formed on the surface of the printed circuit board 102 indicated by a thick solid line and a conductor portion formed on the back surface indicated by a thick broken line, and the rewinding coil 107 is a surface of the printed circuit board 102. The conductor portion formed on the back surface is indicated by a double solid line, and the conductor portion formed on the back surface is indicated by a double broken line. On the front and back surfaces of the printed circuit board 102, the conductor portions of the coils 105 and 107 are alternately arranged at a constant pitch. In the winding advance coil 105, conductor portions having different lengths are alternately arranged at a constant pitch on the front and back surfaces, and in the rewinding coil 107, conductor portions having different lengths on the front surface and the back surface are alternately arranged at a constant pitch. It is arranged. Further, in the winding-up coil 105, the pitch between the conductor portions is connected by a connecting portion (through hole) on the side away from the substrate opening 101, and in the rewinding coil 107, each conductor portion is open to the substrate. The pitch of each conductor part is connected by the connection part in the near side of the part 101. FIG.

  In current measurement using such an alternating current detection coil 100, a conductor to be measured through which current flows is passed through the substrate opening 101, and the magnetic flux generated by this current is indicated by the arrow 104 or the arrow on the printed circuit board 102 of both coils 105 and 107. An induced current generated by passing through a cross-sectional area surrounded by the conductor when viewed from the direction of 106 is detected. On the other hand, when viewed in the axial direction of the coil body 103, a magnetic flux of an external magnetic field normally passes through the front area of the region surrounded by the conductor portions of the coils 105 and 107. This external magnetic field is unnecessary for the original current measurement. However, since both the coils 105 and 107 formed in a circle are equivalently regarded as one large coil, if an unnecessary external magnetic field passes within their front area, the current caused by the external magnetic field is also reduced. It is detected at the same time.

  In order to reduce the detected external magnetic field, the front areas of the coils 105 and 107 whose winding directions are opposite to each other with respect to the external magnetic field are made substantially equal to each other to cancel the unnecessary detection current. . However, when both the coils 105 and 107 are viewed in the axial direction, the front area of the winding advance coil 105 is larger than the front area of the rewinding coil 107, and each front area is different. It is not done completely. Further, in order to cancel out this unnecessary detection current, it is required to make the pattern shapes of both coils 105 and 107 very equal, and it is extremely difficult to completely cancel out the unnecessary detection current due to manufacturing variations and the like. Therefore, it is desirable to suppress the generation of induced electromotive force due to the external magnetic field by preventing the coils 105 and 107 from passing the external magnetic field as much as possible.

  However, when the current sensor is viewed from the axial direction of the coil, the space of the non-conductor portion without the coil pattern is larger than the space of the conductor portion with the coil pattern between the coils of the conductor portion. An unnecessary induced electromotive force is generated by the external magnetic field passing through the space of the part. The induced electromotive force increases as the space of the non-conductor portion through which the external magnetic field is transmitted increases. For this reason, in the conventional current measurement, it is easily affected by an external magnetic field, and the current measurement accuracy is deteriorated.

In addition, as an alternating current detection coil, a coil main body is arranged around the opening of the substrate on an insulating substrate, and has a winding coil and a winding coil formed in a coil shape with a conductive film, and these are connected in series. An air-core coil is known (see Patent Document 2). However, even in this air-core coil, when viewed from the axial direction of the coil, the space between the winding advance coil and the rewinding coil is larger in the non-conductor portion than the conductor portion, and this non-conductor portion space is used as an external magnetic field. As a result, unnecessary detection current is generated, so that the accuracy of current measurement may be deteriorated as described above.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-176947 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-87619

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem. In an alternating current detection coil in which a toroidal coil is double-formed in a winding direction and a rewinding direction and continuously connected, an external magnetic field is generated. An object of the present invention is to provide an AC current detection coil that prevents passage and reduces the generation of induced electromotive current due to transmission of a magnetic field, suppresses the influence of an external magnetic field that does not need to be detected, has little measurement error, and has high measurement sensitivity. .

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an opening is formed in an insulating substrate, a plurality of radial lines are formed radially on the front and back surfaces around the opening, and ends of the radial lines are formed. In the alternating current detection coil comprising a toroidal coil having through holes for connecting the radial lines on the front and back sides, and continuously connecting the toroidal coil in a winding forward direction and a rewinding direction. The middle part of the line is a widened part wider than the other parts.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the AC current detecting coil according to the first aspect, the coil further includes a connecting portion that is provided at least at one end of the radial line and extends in the circumferential direction to electrically connect the radial lines. The through hole connects the end of the radial line on the front side surface or the end of the connecting portion and the end of the radial line on the back side surface or the end of the connecting portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the alternating current detection coil according to the first or second aspect, the widening portion is extended so that one widened portion of both the winding advance and rewind coils covers the other intermediate portion. It is what has been.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the alternating current detection coil according to the first or second aspect, the conductor at least in the middle part of the radial line is formed thick.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the conductor portion between the radial lines in the winding advance direction and the unwind direction as viewed from the axial direction of the toroidal coil is widened, and the space of the non-conductor portion is narrowed. It is blocked and only slightly transmitted by the narrow non-conductor portion. Accordingly, it is possible to almost prevent the transmission of the external magnetic field into the toroidal coil, reduce the generation of the induced electromotive current due to the transmission of the magnetic field, and suppress the influence of the external magnetic field that does not need to be detected. As a result, current measurement errors are suppressed, measurement sensitivity is increased, and measurement accuracy of alternating current measurement is improved.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the above effect, the connecting portion can be formed so as to avoid the adjacent radial line, and the radial line and the connecting portion can be formed in the same shape on the front and back, so that the winding advance coil and the rewinding coil can be made. The front area when viewed from the thickness direction of the insulating substrate of the coil becomes substantially equal, and the induced electromotive force caused by the external magnetic field can be canceled out to suppress measurement errors.

  According to the invention of claim 3, when viewed from the axial direction, the gap between either the front or back winding coil and the rewinding coil is covered with the widened portion of the radial line on the opposite side. In the meantime, the non-conductor space through which the external magnetic field passes between the coils becomes narrow, and the generation of induced electromotive force due to the external magnetic field can be reduced.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the magnetic permeability at the inter-coil portion is reduced with respect to the external magnetic field from the axial direction, and the magnetic shielding effect is increased. Therefore, the generation of induced electromotive current due to the external magnetic field can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, an alternating current detection coil according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. An alternating current detection coil 1 according to the present embodiment (hereinafter referred to as a detection coil) includes a disk-shaped insulating substrate 2 serving as the air core of the coil, and a substantially circular opening 3 formed at the center of the insulating substrate 2. And a toroidal coil 4 formed between the outer periphery of the insulating substrate 2 and the opening 3. The toroidal coil 4 includes a winding coil 5 in the winding direction and a rewinding coil 6 in the rewind direction, which are formed in duplicate on the same insulating substrate 2 and continuously connected in series. These coils 5 and 6 are provided at equal pitch intervals on a plurality of radial lines 7 formed radially from the openings 3 on both front and back surfaces of the insulating substrate 2 and on the outer periphery connecting the plurality of radial lines 7. The connecting portion 8 is formed by a through hole 9 that electrically continuously connects the radial lines 7 on the front and back sides and the connecting portion 8. These radial lines 7 and connection portions 8 are shown by solid lines on the front surface side of the insulating substrate 2 and are shown by broken lines on the back surface side. The same number of through-holes 9a and through-holes 9b are arranged at equal intervals on the circumferences on the side close to and far from the opening 3 with the approximate center of the opening 3 as the center.

  The radial lines 7 are arranged on the insulating substrate 2 at a constant pitch radially about the center axis 10 of the opening 3. And the intermediate part between the through hole 9a of the radial line 7 in the winding advance coil 5 and the rewinding coil 6 and the through hole 9b is equipped with the wide part 7a, 7b which expanded the line width from the other part, respectively. . The conductor part which comprises the radial line 7 and the connection part 8 is formed in the insulating board | substrate 2 with copper foil, and this copper foil can be formed by etching the double-sided printed circuit board which consists of epoxy resin containing glass, for example. it can. The connection portion 8 extends in the circumferential direction from an outer peripheral end portion (here, the through hole 9a) of the radial line 7, and electrically connects the plurality of radial lines 7. Then, the end portions and connection portions 8 of the plurality of radial lines 7 formed on the front and back surfaces of the insulating substrate 2 through the through holes 9 and the end portions and connection portions 8 of the radial lines 7 on the opposite surface. Are electrically connected in series to form a coil for winding the insulating substrate 2 around the conductor portion.

  The winding advance coil 5 forms a one-turn coil by electrically connecting the radial line 7 and the connecting portion 8 on the front side and the radial line 7 on the back side through the through holes 9. Similarly, the rewinding coil 6 forms a one-turn coil by electrically connecting the radial line 7 on the front side and the radial line 7 and the connecting portion 8 on the back side through the through holes 9. The pitches of the coils of the winding and rewinding coils 5 and 6 are equal. The connecting portion 8 is formed so as to avoid the adjacent radial line 7, and the coil pattern formed by the connecting portion 8 and the radial line 7 of both the coils 5 and 6 is formed in the same shape on the front and back of the insulating substrate 2. Has been. With the above configuration, the conductor portion (conductor film) that forms the coil of the toroidal coil 4 is formed substantially symmetrically with respect to the central axis 10 of the opening 3 of the insulating substrate 2.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the details of the connection between the winding advance coil 5 and the rewinding coil 6 will be described. The winding advance coil 5 starts from the first radial line 71a connected to the coil lead-out terminal 11a, passes through the inner side through hole 9b, the rear side radial line 72a, the outer side through hole 9a, and the front side connection portion 8, It is connected to the next radial line 73a, and thereafter, in the same manner, it winds up by making one round in the counterclockwise direction, and ends at the back radial line 75a via the inner radial side through hole 9b via the last radial line 74a. Thereafter, the rewinding coil 6 starts through a continuous folding line 75b (connection point) that is continuous with the line 75a. The rewinding coil 6 is starred from the first radial line 71b through the through hole 9a on the outer peripheral side to which the folding line 75b is connected, and is connected to the radial line 72b on the back surface through the through hole 9b. In the same manner, the winding advances about once in the clockwise direction, ends at the last radial line 73b, and is connected to the coil lead-out terminal 11b through the through-hole 9a serving as the terminal end.

  Thus, the winding advance coil 5 and the rewinding coil 6 are formed so that the winding pitch of each coil is substantially equal, and the winding advance direction and the rewind direction so that the induced electromotive forces are in the same electrical direction. It is wound around. As a result, the induced current in the same direction is detected for the magnetic flux passing through the coil cross sections of both the coils 5 and 6, and the induction in the opposite directions is performed for the external magnetic field from the vertical direction of the insulating substrate 2. Detect current. That is, in the detection coil 1, in the entire toroidal coil 4, the detected current with respect to the magnetic field from the conductor to be measured is the sum of the induced currents generated in the coils 5 and 6, and the induced current proportional to the number of turns of all the coils. For the external magnetic field, the difference between the induced currents detected by the coils 5 and 6 is measured. The detected currents from both the coils 5 and 6 are output from the coil lead terminals 11a and 11b.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 3, the pattern of the widened part 7a of the radial line 7 of the winding advance coil 5 and the widened part 7b of the radial line 7 of the rewinding coil 6 will be described. Here, only the coil pattern on the surface side is formed to have the widened portions 7a and 7b. The widened portion 7b of the radial lines 77a and 77b of the rewinding coil 6 on the surface side is widened in the clockwise direction from the intermediate portion of the radial line 7 connecting the through holes 9a and 9b, and is substantially inverted trapezoidal (hatching) Part) and the side thereof is wound up and arranged close to a range where it does not contact the radial line 76a of the coil 5. Further, the widened portion 7b is widened so as to cover the intermediate portion of the adjacent radial line 76a. For this reason, the radial lines 76b and 77c not having the widened portions 7a and 7b on the opposite side are covered with the widened portion 7b. . Thereby, the external magnetic field passing through the coils of the radial lines 76b and 77c is reduced. On the other hand, the widened portion 7a of the radial line 76a of the winding coil 5 on the front surface side is widened in the clockwise direction from the middle portion of the radial line 7 connecting the through hole 9b and the connecting portion 8 in a clockwise direction, and is substantially trapezoidal ( (Rough hatched portion) and is arranged close to a range not in contact with the radial line 77b of the rewinding coil 6. In this manner, by providing the widened portions 7a and 7b in the radial lines 7 of the winding advance coil 5 and the rewinding coil 6, the insulating substrate between the coils on both sides viewed from the axial direction is almost covered with the conductor pattern of the coil. Thereby, the external magnetic field which permeate | transmits the clearance gap between the coils in an axial direction becomes very little.

  Thus, according to this embodiment, by increasing the conductor pattern between the coils by the radial line 7 of the winding coil 5 and the winding coil 6 as viewed from the axial direction of the toroidal coil, the space of the non-conductor portion is narrowed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the external magnetic field from passing through the toroidal coil, reduce the generation of induced electromotive current due to the transmission of the magnetic field, and suppress the influence of the external magnetic field that does not require detection. As a result, current measurement errors are suppressed, measurement sensitivity is increased, and measurement accuracy of alternating current measurement is improved.

  Next, an alternating current detection coil according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the present embodiment, the widened portion 7a, 7b of either one of the winding advance and rewind coils 5, 6 is widened so as to cover the other intermediate portion, and the coil pattern is symmetrically formed on the front and back of the insulating substrate. It is provided. 4, the same members as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals (hereinafter the same).

  The front-side coil pattern shown in FIG. 4 is the same as the coil pattern shown in FIG. 3, and the back-side coil pattern is formed symmetrically with the front-side coil pattern. The rewinding radial lines 78a and 78b on the back surface side form a substantially inverted trapezoid (dotted hatched portion) having a widened portion 7b in the middle portion of the radial line 7 on the back surface side connecting the through holes 9a and 9b. The side is wound up and arranged close to a range where it does not contact the radial lines 76c and 76d on the back side of the coil 5. Further, the widened portion 7b is widened so as to cover up to an intermediate portion between the adjacent radial lines 76c and 76d. On the other hand, the widened portions 7a of the radial lines 76b and 76d form a substantially trapezoid (a hatched portion with a rough dotted line) and are adjacent to each other with the widened portion 7b in the middle of the radial line 7 connecting the through hole 9b and the connecting portion 8 on the back surface. The rewinding coil 6 is arranged close to a range not contacting the radial line 7. With the above-described coil pattern configuration on the back surface side, the space between the coils on the front surface side as viewed from the back surface in the axial direction is covered with the coil pattern on the back surface. Therefore, the coil pattern viewed from the axial direction shields the gap between the coils by the coil pattern configuration on the front and back sides, so that the external magnetic field can be hardly transmitted between the coils.

  In this way, the widened portion of either one of the coils 5 and 6 for winding and rewinding is widened so as to cover the other intermediate portion, and the coil pattern is provided symmetrically on the front and back of the insulating substrate. When the coil surface is viewed from the direction, the gap between one of the front and back winding coils and the rewinding coil is covered with the widened portion of the radial line on the opposite surface. Accordingly, the coils on the insulating substrate viewed from the axial direction are shielded by the widened portions 7a and 7b of the radial lines on either the front or back side. Thereby, the magnetic permeability when the external magnetic field passes through the axial direction of the coil is lowered, and the generation of induced electromotive force can be reduced.

  Further, by forming both the winding and rewinding coils 5 and 6 symmetrically, even when the external magnetic field is detected by both the coils 5 and 6, the current amounts in the opposite directions are detected to be approximately the same. Therefore, it is easy to cancel and hardly affected by the external magnetic field.

  Next, an alternating current detection coil according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the coil patterns on the front and back sides of the insulating substrate are made different to further reduce the passage of the external magnetic field.

  As shown in FIG. 5 (a), on the surface side of the insulating substrate, the patterns of the enlarged sub-parts 7a and 7b are provided on the radial lines 7 of both the coil advance and rewind coils 5 and 6 as in FIG. On the back side, as shown in FIG. 5B, the widened portion 7b is provided only in the radial lines 78c, 78d and 78e of the rewinding coil 6. Therefore, the radial lines 77c and 77d of the winding advance coil 5 do not have the widened portion 7a, and thus become narrow radial lines, and the widened portions 7b of the radial lines 78c, 78d, and 78e are within a range that does not contact the adjacent radial line 7. The upper and lower sides and the lower base of the substantially inverted trapezoid (hatched portion) can be extended to the maximum, and the area thereof can be formed to be the maximum area that can be formed between the radial lines 7. Thus, by making the coil patterns greatly different on the front and back, the overlap between the coil patterns on the front and back as viewed from the axial direction is expanded, and the non-conductor portion between the coil patterns is almost covered with the conductor pattern. Become. Thereby, penetration of an external magnetic field can be prevented more than ever. Therefore, the shielding effect of the external magnetic field is increased, the magnetic permeability when the external magnetic field passes through the coil surface is further reduced, and the generation of induced electromotive force can be further reduced.

  Next, an alternating current detection coil according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (a), (b), and (c). In the present embodiment, the conductor of at least the middle part of the radial line 7 in the winding coil 5 and the winding coil 6 of the toroidal coil 4 is formed thick.

  The coil configuration of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 6A is the same as that of FIG. 3, and the through holes 9a of the radial lines 77a and 78a formed by the conductors in the winding coil 5 and the winding coil 6 are used. , 9b is formed so that the conductor is thicker than other portions of the radial lines 77a, 78a. As shown in FIG. 6B, the thickness t1 of the widened portions 7a and 7b of the radial lines 77a and 78a is the thickness t2 of the connecting portion 8 other than the intermediate portion of the radial lines 77a and 78a shown in FIG. It is formed thicker.

  In this way, by increasing the thickness t1 of the widened portions 7a and 7b at the intermediate portions of the radial lines 77a and 78a, the conductor portions of the widened portions 7a and 7b of the radial line 7 can be protected against the external magnetic field from the axial direction. The magnetic shield effect can be increased by making the thickness equal to or greater than the skin depth. As a result, the magnetic permeability when the external magnetic field passes through the coil surface is further reduced, the generation of induced electromotive force can be further reduced, and current measurement errors due to the external magnetic field can be suppressed.

  According to the detection coil 1 according to the above-described various embodiments, the widened portions 7 a and 7 b are provided in the middle portion of the radial line 7 of the winding coil 5 and the rewinding coil 6 of the toroidal coil 4. By enlarging the pattern space of the conductor part of the upper coil and narrowing the space of the non-conductor part between the coils when viewed from the axial direction, transmission of the external magnetic field into the toroidal coil is prevented, and induction by the external magnetic field is induced. The generation of current can be reduced, and the influence of an external magnetic field that does not require detection can be suppressed. As a result, current measurement errors are suppressed, measurement sensitivity is increased, and measurement accuracy of alternating current measurement is improved.

The top view of the coil for alternating current detection which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. The enlarged view of the A section of FIG. The enlarged view of the B section of FIG. The top view of the coil for alternating current detection which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. (A) The surface side top view of the alternating current detection coil which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, (b) is the back surface side top view of the same coil. (A) Top view of the alternating current detection coil which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention, (b) is CC sectional view taken on the line of (a), (c) is DD sectional view of the (a) line Figure. The front view of the conventional coil for alternating current detection. The elements on larger scale of the said coil for a detection.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coil for alternating current detection 2 Insulating substrate 3 Opening 4 Toroidal coil 5 Winding advance coil 6 Rewinding coil 7 Radial line 7a, 7b, 7c Widening part 8 Connection part 9, 9a, 9b Through hole 71a-74a, 71b-73b 75a, 75b, 76a-76d, 77a-77d, 78a-78e Radial lines

Claims (4)

A toroid having an opening in the insulating substrate, a plurality of radial lines formed radially on both front and back surfaces around the opening, and a through hole connecting the radial lines on the front and back at the ends of the radial lines In an alternating current detection coil comprising a coil and continuously connecting the toroidal coil in a winding direction and a rewinding direction in a double formation,
An alternating current detecting coil characterized in that an intermediate portion of the radial line is a widened portion wider than other portions. A connecting portion for extending at least one end of the radial lines and extending in the circumferential direction to electrically connect the radial lines;
2. The through hole connects an end portion of a radial line on the front side surface or an end portion of the connection portion and an end portion of a radial line on the back side surface or an end portion of the connection portion. The coil for alternating current detection as described in 2.   The alternating current detection coil according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one of the winding advance and rewind coils is widened so that the widened portion of one of the coils covers the other intermediate portion.   The alternating current detection coil according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a conductor of at least an intermediate portion of the radial line is formed thick.

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