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Mechanical Engineering Tutorial on Circuits

This document contains 6 practice problems related to mechanical engineering concepts like torque, Wheatstone bridges, voltage dividers, uncertainty analysis, pH meters, and bridge circuits. It provides circuit diagrams and asks the reader to calculate values, errors, and impedances related to electrical measurements and signal conditioning for different engineering applications. Overall, the problems cover analytical skills for circuit analysis, measurements, and error calculations.

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Mechanical Engineering Tutorial on Circuits

This document contains 6 practice problems related to mechanical engineering concepts like torque, Wheatstone bridges, voltage dividers, uncertainty analysis, pH meters, and bridge circuits. It provides circuit diagrams and asks the reader to calculate values, errors, and impedances related to electrical measurements and signal conditioning for different engineering applications. Overall, the problems cover analytical skills for circuit analysis, measurements, and error calculations.

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University of Lagos

Mechanical Engineering Department

MEG 203

Tutorial 5

1. Determine the maximum torque on a current loop having 20 turns, a cross sectional area of 1
in2, and experiencing a current of 20mA. The magnetic field strength is 0.4 Wb/m2.
2. A 10-V voltage is applied across a Wheatstone bridge (Shown below) to measure the value of a
variable resistance sensor R1. Arms are fixed at R2 = R4 = 250 Ohms. Variable resistance arm 3 is
adjusted to R3 = 300 Ohms to achieve a condition of zero current through the galvanometer.
What is the value of R1? Estimate the loading error.
3. Determine the loading error as a percentage of the output for the voltage dividing circuit of the
figure shown below, if RT = R1 +R2, and R1 = kRT. The parameters of the circuit are

RT = 500 Ohms, E1 = 10V; Rm = 10,000 Ohms, k = 0.5

What would be the loading error if expresses as a percentage of the full scale output? Show that
the two answers for the loading error are equal when expressed in volts
4. Consider the simple potentiometer circuit shown below . Perform a design stage uncertainty
analysis to determine the minimum uncertainty in measuring a voltage. The following
information is available concerning the circuit (assume 95% confidence)
Ei = 10 ± 0.1V RT = 100 ± 1 Ohms Rg = 100 Ohms Rx = reading ± 2%
Where Rg is the internal resistance of a galvanometer. The null condition of the galvanometer
may be assumed to have negligible error. The uncertainty associated with Rx is associated with
University of Lagos

Mechanical Engineering Department

MEG 203

the reading obtained from the location of the sliding contact. Estimate the uncertainty at
nominal values of 2 and 8 V.

5. The pH meter of the figure shown below consists of a transducer of glass containing paired
electrodes. This transducer can produce voltage potentials up to 1 V with an internal output
impedance of up to 109 Ohms. If the signal is to be conditioned estimate the minimum input
impedance required to keep the loading error below 0.1% for the op-amp shown.

6. What internal impedance is needed for the bridge circuit of the figure shown below for the
loading error to be under 1% if the bride resistance change by

𝛿𝑅1 = = 40 𝑂ℎ𝑚𝑠 𝛿𝑅2 = −40 𝑜ℎ𝑚𝑠 𝛿𝑅3 = +40 𝑜ℎ𝑚𝑠 𝛿𝑅4 = −40 𝑂ℎ𝑚𝑠
University of Lagos

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MEG 203

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