title: Simple system for locating ground loops.
abstract: A simple low-cost system for rapid identification of the cables causing ground loops in complex instrumentation configurations is described. The system consists of an exciter module that generates a 100 kHz ground loop current and a detector module that determines which cable conducts this test current. Both the exciter and detector are magnetically coupled to the ground circuit so there is no physical contact to the instrumentation system under test.
authors.affiliation: Applied Physics, Caltech, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bellan
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D004559:Electric Wiring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004560:Electricity; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity