A-AC to AC Converters-ISOLATED AC CURRENT MONITOR

ISOLATED AC CURRENT MONITOR
This circuit uses a small AC current transformer from Magnetek to produce an isolated voltage proportional to the AC current in the primary winding.  The transformer contains a single turn primary with a low 0.001-ohm resistance.  It can easily handle 30 amps of AC current and provides at least 500vac of isolation.  With the components shown, the output AC voltage is scaled so 1 amp of current produces 100mv of AC voltage.