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Being different from existing methods, a new topology I
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(FOCT) based on the principle of magneto-optic Figure 1. The proposed topology and control strategy of magneto-
balance has been proposed. The major merit of this optic balance type of FOCT
topology is that the linear relationship between
measured quality and detectable quality still exists As shown in figure 1, the linearly polarized vertical
without loss of accuracy even if the linear birefringence light coming from LP (Linear Polarizer) is coupled into
in optic fiber CTs is high and the Faraday rotation angle T1 (Transmission optic fiber) through OFC (Optic Fiber
is large. Collimator); after transmission through T1, the linearly
polarized vertical light is then sent into S1( Sensing
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From equation (14) and (15), we have equation (1)
and (16) according to Faraday rotation effect.
n2 n3
i1 = k i2 (16)
n1
IV. SIMULATION
As can be seen from the above figure, φ1 and φ2
The measured current i1 is a sinusoidal wave with
satisfies
frequency equal to 5Hz and RMS value equal to 1000A
ϕ1 = −ϕ2 (14) ; sensing optic fiber S1 and S2 has the same Verdet
constants, which are V1=V2= 2.58E-6 rad/A, and the
If the linear birefringence phase retardations are
linear birefringence phase retardation δ in unit length in
different from each other due to the vibration,
S1 and S2 is 20°/m (including residual birefringence
temperature variation and stress on the sensing optic
retardation and bending birefringence retardation); the
fiber S1, there also exists an expression similar to
number of turns n1 and n2 corresponding to S1 and S2
equation (14), which is
are both equal to 50, and S1 and S2 has the same
ϕ1 = kϕ2 (15) diameters of the circles formed by themselves, which
are d1= d2=20cm; the number of turns n3 of CW is
Where, k is a proportional coefficient, which
1000.
depends on the absolute difference between the two
The simulation model was built based on the
linear birefringence phase retardations of S1 and S2, and
MATLAB/SIMULINK environment, the following
also k<0.
figures are the results of simulation.
Refer to the parameters given by section Ⅳ , and
suppose that the linear birefringence phase retardation δ
in unit length in S1 changes in the range of (20±2)°
/m due to the vibration, temperature variation and stress
on the sensing optic fiber S1. The relationship between
φ1 and φ2 is shown in the figure 3.
Figure 4. ∆1=580°,∆2=628°
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1%, When 2μVNI is smaller than 31 ° , the error
between sin(2μVNI) and 2μVNI is within 5%. In other
words, the linear birefringence and the Faraday rotation
angle has to be reduced simultaneously to a certain
degree to achieve higher accuracy.
However, in the proposed topology and control
strategy in this paper, when the total linear
Figure 6. ∆1=670°,∆2=628° birefringence phase retardations of sensing optical fiber
Where, ∆1 and ∆2 are the total linear birefringence S1 and S2 are equal to each other, even if the linear
retardations corresponding to S1 and S2. birefringence is high and the Faraday rotation angle is
In each of figures, the above part shows the large, the detectable current and the measured current is
measured current i1, and the middle part shows the still in linear relationship with good accuracy, which
detectable current i2, and the below part shows the sees promises in high current measurement.
orthogonal to each other. The two light intensities are changes due to vibration, temperature variation and
obtained by photo-detector. Denote ∆ as the difference stress, the measured current i1 and the detectable current
of the two intensities and ∑ as the sum of them, the i2 are still in linear relationship.
R(I ) =
Δ
= 2 μVNI
sin ( δ + ( 2 μVNI )
2 2
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