OPCT16ATL Current Transformer What it is and how it helps - The OPCT16ATL is a CT clamp to current converter. It functions as a 1 x Current Transformer and provides a current-to-voltage conversion to interface with voltage-based measurement equipment. - It offers multiple ratios to match your measurement needs: 1000/1, 2000/1, 3000/1, 4000/1, and 5000/1. - It can convert current values from 5 A to 1 V, enabling a clean voltage signal for instrumentation that accepts a voltage input. - The device delivers flexible current ratio options within a single unit, supporting different applications without multiple sensors. Why customers need it - Interfaces high current signals with voltage-based instrumentation, meters, data loggers, PLCs, and controllers. - Provides selectable ratios to fit the input range of diverse measurement equipment, improving accuracy and compatibility. - Reduces the need for additional sensors by covering a range of current-to-voltage conversion scenarios with one transformer. Key attributes - Function: CT clamp to current converter; current to voltage signal output - Compatibility: Suitable for connection to voltage-input measurement devices and control systems that expect a proportional voltage signal - Size and form: 1 x Current Transformer (single transformer unit) - Ratio options: 1000/1, 2000/1, 3000/1, 4000/1, 5000/1 - Performance: Converts a 5 A current input to a 1 V output, with selectable ratios for different applications 2-3 practical use scenarios - Energy monitoring and building management: Use a ratio that yields a 1 V signal at typical load currents to feed a data logger or energy meter input for continuous monitoring and reporting. - Automation and control systems: Connect the OPCT16ATL to PLC analog inputs that expect voltage signals, selecting a ratio that matches the PLC input range for real-time current monitoring in machines or panels. - Laboratory testing and calibration: Use the configurable ratios to simulate and calibrate current sensors and measurement equipment, converting high current references into precise voltage signals for verification. Notes on usage - The OPCT16ATL is designed to provide flexible current ratio options in a single device, enabling broad applicability across measurement, monitoring, and testing tasks while maintaining a straightforward interface between current sources and voltage-based instrumentation.