From: Er.K.K.Murty, B.E.(Hons)Electrical,FIE.

Retd.Chief Engineer(Testing & Commnu),M.P.State Electricity

Board.
Jabalpur(INDIA).
Email ID:kkmurty05@yahoo.com

Measuring Current transformer: This is also known as

Metering CT ,it should confirm to IS:27O5-2 or IEC-60044-1
The cross section area of the cores are so designed that
,the core saturates at about 5 times the rated current (with
low saturation current) .This would facilitate safety to the
instruments, while heavy fault current flows in the Primary
circuit.
Before going into the details of characteristic / duty to
be performed by the metering CTs, one should be aware of
some definitions / terminology relevant to the equipment.
7.1 Instrument Security Factor (IFS/FS): The ratio of
instrument limit primary Current to the rated primary current.
Note: In the event of system fault current flowing through
the primary winding of a CT, the safety of the apparatus
supplied by the CT is greatest when the value of the
instrument security factor (SF) is small.
. Rated Instrument Limit Primary Current (IPL): The Value
of the minimum primary current at which the composite error
of the measuring CT is equal to or greater than 10%,while
the secondary burden is equal to the rated burden.
Note: The composite error should be greater than 10%, in
order to protect the apparatus supplied by the CT against
the high current produced in the event of system fault.
8.0 Accuracy classes;

(a)Standard Accuracy classes: 0.1,0.2,0.5 and1.0 class-The

accuracy limits are defined from 5% of current onwards,
however the declared accuracy limits ie 0.1,0.2,0.5 & 1.0%
respectively and 5,10,30,60 minutes respectively would be at
100% to 120% of rated current at 25% to 100% of rated
burden. {Ref:IS:2705(part-2)}
(b)Special Application Accuracy classes: 0.2S and 0.5S are
used for special applications. The accuracy limits are
defined from1% of rated current, however the declared
accuracy limits ie 0.2% & 0.5%and 10&30 minutes respectively
would be at 20% to 120% rated current at 25% to 100% of
rated burden. Precision metering of High value HT consumers
and Tariff meters etc are categorized as special application
metering and need �S� class CTs. {Ref:IS:2705(part-2)or
IEC:60044-1}.