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True or false: a current transformer can be used on direct current.

  • A.True, the transformation of current not depending on the flux changing
  • B.False, transformer action needs a changing flux
  • C.True, provided the core is of a material with a very high permeability
  • D.True, but only if the secondary is left permanently short circuited

Answer: B

Transformer action requires a changing flux to induce a secondary voltage, so a steady current produces nothing in the secondary. Direct current is measured instead by a shunt, a Hall effect device or a saturable reactor arrangement.

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