Description
Overview
The Wireless Current Sensor’s wide current range enables introductory and advanced explorations of the fundamental concepts of electricity and basic circuits. Designed with user safety in mind, the sensor can be used to measure currents up to 1 A and includes built-in overload protection. Collected data can be wirelessly transmitted to computers, Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones. When combined with a Wireless Voltage Sensor, students can explore Ohm’s Law, series and parallel circuits, and much more.
Since current can only exist in a complete circuit, the Wireless Current Sensor must be part of that circuit to measure current. It is connected in series and has a very low resistance (0.1 Ω). For this reason, we do not recommend connecting it directly across a battery or other voltage source without a resistive load.
Features
- Two Ranges: ±1.0A and ±0.1A
- Resolution: 0.2mA at ±1A range and 0.02mA at ±0.1A range
- Bluetooth® sampling rate of 1.0 kHz
- High-speed sampling via USB
- Remote logging
- Variable sampling rate for recording small, fast changes or experiments that run for hours, days, or weeks
Applications
- Current flow in series and parallel circuits
- Kirchhoff’s Current Law
- Current flow in electrolysis reactions
Perform These Experiments
- Ohm’s Law
- RC and LRC circuit analysis
- Electrochemistry
What’s Included
- 1x USB Cable
- 1x Red, Banana-to-alligator-clip
- 1x Black, Banana-to-alligator-clip
- 1x Wireless Current Sensor
Product Specifications
| High Setting Range | ±1 A |
| Low Setting Range | ±0.1 A |
| Resolution | 0.2mA (±1A range); 0.02mA (±0.1A range) |
| Maximum Sampling Rate (Bluetooth) | 1000 Hz |
| Maximum Sampling Rate (USB) | 100 kHz |
| Input Resistance | 0.1 Ω |
Battery and Logging
| Stored Data Points Memory (Logging) 1 | >55,000 |
| Battery – Connected (Data Collection Mode) 2 | >90 hr |
| Battery – Logging (Data Logging Mode) 3 | 13 days |
| Battery Type | LiPo |
1 Minimum # of data points with all measurements enabled, actual results depend on enabled measurements.
2 Continuous use in a connected state until battery failure, actual results will depend on sample rate, active measurements, and battery condition.
3 Logging until battery failure, actual results will depend on sample rate, active measurements, and battery condition.
* Normal classroom use is the sensor in active use for 20min/lab for 120 lab periods/yr.
Product Guide
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Experiments
Perform the following experiments and more with the Wireless Current Sensor.
Visit PASCO’s Experiment Library to view all activities for this product.
Ohm’s Law
Students measure the current and voltage across a resistor while varying the output voltage. A graph of voltage vs current will reveal Ohm’s Law.
DC Circuits
In this lab, students will use a voltage-current sensor and an AC/DC electronics laboratory to construct simple resistor circuits with resistors in series or parallel, or both (with at most one parallel loop of resistors), to…
Planck’s Constant
In this lab, students will use a voltage-current sensor and an AC/DC electronics laboratory to measure the turn-on voltage of various colors of LEDs and then plot the turn-on voltage versus LED frequency to determine the value…
Electromagnetic Induction
In this lab, students will use an induction wand, rotary motion sensor, variable gap magnet, and magnetic field sensor to determine how the rate of change of magnetic flux through a coil affects the magnitude and direction of…
Kirchhoff’s Rules
In this lab, students will experimentally demonstrate Kirchhoff’s Rules for electrical circuits. Using the Digital Multimeter, students will record the voltage, current, and resistance of the circuit.
Supporting Documents
| Manuals | |||
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| Wireless Current Sensor Manual | English | 620.25 KB | |
