Current may be measured without introducing losses in its path
with the aid of the well-known series current transformers with
clip-on probes or reed sensorsin wh ich a contact is closed by the
presence of a magnetic field. These devices suffer from a serious
drawback, however: they can not measure direct currents. The
sensors described here depend on the Hall effect and are suitable
for measuring both alternating and direct currents.
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