scope:

1 Scope and object

This clause of Part 1 is applicable except as follows:

Replace the existing text with the following:

This part of IEC 61010 specifies safety requirements for

HAND-HELD

and hand-manipulated current sensors described below.

These current sensors are for measuring, detecting or injecting current, or indicating current waveforms on circuits without physically opening the current path of the circuit being measured. They can be stand-alone current sensors or accessories to other equipment or parts of combined equipment (see ). These include measurement circuits which are part of electrical test and measurement equipment, laboratory equipment, or process control equipment. These current sensors and circuits need additional protective means between the current sensor, the circuit and an

OPERATOR

.

NOTE 1 Combined equipment is equipment that is electrically connected to a current sensor by means of a permanent connection which can be detached only by the use of a

TOOL

.

NOTE 2 Some current sensors are also known as current clamps,

CLAMP MULTIMETERS

and current probes.

Current sensors are hand-manipulated before and/or after a test or measurement, but do not necessarily need to be

HAND-HELD

during the test or measurement. Current sensors used as

FIXED EQUIPMENT

are not within the scope of this document.

The following types of current sensors are covered:

a) Type A: a current sensor designed to be applied to or removed from

HAZARDOUS LIVE UNINSULATED CONDUCTORS

. Type A current sensors have defined

HAND-HELD

or hand-manipulated parts providing protection against electric shock from the conductor being measured, and also have protection against short-circuits between wires and between busbars during clamping.

b) Type B: a current sensor which has protection against short-circuits between wires or busbars during clamping but without defined

HAND-HELD

or hand-manipulated parts which provide protection against electric shock during clamping. Additional protective means are necessary to avoid electric shock from

HAZARDOUS LIVE

conductors which cannot be de-energised during application or removal of the current sensor.

EXAMPLE 1 Flexible current sensors.

c) Type C: a current sensor without protection against short-circuits between wires or busbars during clamping. Type C current sensors are intended to be applied to or removed from

HAZARDOUS LIVE UNINSULATED CONDUCTORS

or from non-limited-energy circuit conductors only when they are de-energised.

EXAMPLE 2 Split-core transducers.

d) Type D: a current sensor designed to be applied to or removed from insulated conductors or from limited-energy circuit conductors.

EXAMPLE 3 Current probes for oscilloscopes and earth leakage current detectors.

All current sensors can also be used with insulated conductors. In this case,

HAZARDS

are limited to acceptable levels by the insulation of the conductors.

Additional requirements for

CLAMP MULTIMETERS

are given in Annex EE.

shows graphical representations of typical current sensors for illustration purposes. Current sensors can look different depending on the design.

Key

1

JAW END

(S)

2

JAW

3 Measuring circuit

TERMINALS