home power monitoring using an arduino and CTs

What is a CT?

It's a transformer designed to measure the AC current flowing in a single conductor. The current to be measured is a wire routed through the center hole of the transformer. The measured AC current is the ratio transferred to the windings of the CT. To use in a Arduino this secondary current must be terminated in a resistance load and then rectified, filtered and scaled before wiring to an Arduino A/D input pin.

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