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Capacitor Voltage Transformer Overview

A capacitor voltage transformer (CVT) is used in power systems to step down extra high voltage signals for measurement or protection. It consists of capacitors that split the transmission line signal, an inductor to tune it to line frequency, and a transformer to isolate and further lower the voltage. CVTs have at least four terminals and are typically single-phase devices for measuring voltages over 100 kilovolts, as they are more economical than voltage transformers. They are also useful in communication networks to filter high frequency signals from power frequencies.

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Capacitor Voltage Transformer Overview

A capacitor voltage transformer (CVT) is used in power systems to step down extra high voltage signals for measurement or protection. It consists of capacitors that split the transmission line signal, an inductor to tune it to line frequency, and a transformer to isolate and further lower the voltage. CVTs have at least four terminals and are typically single-phase devices for measuring voltages over 100 kilovolts, as they are more economical than voltage transformers. They are also useful in communication networks to filter high frequency signals from power frequencies.

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Capacitor voltage transformer


A capacitor voltage transformer
(CVT), or capacitance coupled voltage
transformer (CCVT) is a transformer
used in power systems to step down
extra high voltage signals and provide a
low voltage signal, for measurement or
to operate a protective relay. In its most
basic form the device consists of three
parts: two capacitors across which the
transmission line signal is split, an
inductive element to tune the device to
the line frequency, and a transformer to isolate and further step down the voltage for the instrumentation or
protective relay. The device has at least four terminals: a terminal for connection to the high voltage signal, a ground
terminal, and two secondary terminals which connect to the instrumentation or protective relay. CVTs are typically
single-phase devices used for measuring voltages in excess of one hundred kilovolts where the use of voltage
transformers would be uneconomical. In practice, capacitor C1 is often constructed as a stack of smaller capacitors
connected in series. This provides a large voltage drop across C1 and a relatively small voltage drop across C2.

The CVT is also useful in communication systems. CVTs in combination with wave traps are used for filtering high
frequency communication signals from power frequency. This forms a carrier communication network throughout
the transmission network.

External links
• Specifications for a commercial CVT [1]

References
[1] http:/ / www. ritz-international. de/ pub/ CVT-E. pdf
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Article Sources and Contributors


Capacitor voltage transformer  Source: [Link]  Contributors: Cedars, OlEnglish, Ravisankar74, Raymondwinn, Sander123, Shoefly, Thorsten1,
Wtshymanski, 15 anonymous edits

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