CPC G01R 15/186 (2013.01) [G01R 1/22 (2013.01); G01R 21/00 (2013.01); H01F 27/23 (2013.01); H01F 38/14 (2013.01); H01F 38/30 (2013.01); H01R 4/28 (2013.01); H01R 43/002 (2013.01); H01R 43/26 (2013.01); G01R 15/14 (2013.01); G01R 31/085 (2013.01); H01F 2038/305 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A power line sensing device, comprising:
a split-core transformer comprising a first core half having a first core face and a second core half having a second core face;
a clamping mechanism that, when the power line sensing device is installed, joins the first core face to the second core face around a power line conductor;
a seal positioned between the first core face and the second core face; and
a sacrificial metal applied outside of the seal and in galvanic contact with material of the split-core transformer.
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