The wire used for the primary current is 3.5mm2 teflon isolated flexible wire. It is supposed to carry a rated current of 40A. Because of the diameter of the wire and the limited innner diameter of the core, it is difficult to use more than two turns. Also, heating effect will increase with the...
Scottf, Thanks for showing interest. I am working on a project on RCCB(Residual current circuit breaker). The RCCB uses a CT to detect the fault current(earth leakage current). there is an existing product which is using a strip wound toroidal core made of Nickel-iron alloy(Ni-86%)[the...