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Measurement & Instrumentation Course Outline

This document provides details about the course "Measurement & Measuring Instruments". The course is at the UG level, is worth 3 credit units, and involves 3 hours of lectures per week. The course objectives are to introduce basics of measurement systems and transducers, and teach how to solve measurement problems related to resistance, inductance and capacitance. The course content is divided into 5 modules covering topics like measurement systems, transducers, bridges for resistance, inductance and capacitance measurements, analog and digital meters, and display devices. Assessment involves internal and end term examinations with theory questions worth 60% and assignments/quizzes making up the remaining 40%.

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Measurement & Instrumentation Course Outline

This document provides details about the course "Measurement & Measuring Instruments". The course is at the UG level, is worth 3 credit units, and involves 3 hours of lectures per week. The course objectives are to introduce basics of measurement systems and transducers, and teach how to solve measurement problems related to resistance, inductance and capacitance. The course content is divided into 5 modules covering topics like measurement systems, transducers, bridges for resistance, inductance and capacitance measurements, analog and digital meters, and display devices. Assessment involves internal and end term examinations with theory questions worth 60% and assignments/quizzes making up the remaining 40%.

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Annexure ‘CD – 01’

L T P/S SW/F TOTAL


W CREDIT
Course Title: Measurement &Measuring Instruments Credit Units: UNITS
3 0 0 0 3

Course Level:UG Course Code: IE201


Course Objectives:
Objective of this course is to provide introduction about basics of measurement system and transducers, to make students solve measurement problems related to resistance, inductance and
capacitance and give insight in to digital meters and other metering technologies
.
Pre-requisites:
Basic Electrical Engineering, Circuits & Systems
Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Basics of Measurement Systems

Elements of Generalized Measurement System; Static & Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments; Errors in Measurements – Sources and Types 20
of Errors; Statistical Treatment of Data – Mean, Measures of Dispersion, Rejection of data based on confidence interval.

Module II: Transducers

Classification; Selection of Transducers; Resistive Transducers – Potentiometer, Strain gauge, Rosettes, Thermistors and RTD; Capacitive
Transducers – Measurement of Liquid level by change in variation of dielectric constant; Variable Inductance Transducers – self-generating
20
type and passive type; Piezoelectric Transducers; Photoelectric Transducers; Digital Transducer

Module III: Measurement of Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance

D.C. Bridges: Wheatstone’s bridge, Sensitivity & Limitations; Carey Foster Bridge; Kelvin double bridge; Megaohm Bridge. 25
A.C. Bridges: Maxwell’s Inductance Capacitance Bridge; Andersons Bridge; De Sauty’s Bridge; Schering Bridge;
Annexure ‘CD – 01’

Module IV: Analog and Digital Meters

Analog meters : PMMC meters- construction, torque equation, ammeter shunts, multi-range ammeter, voltmeter multiplier, sensitivity,
ohmmeters, Construction& general equation of moving iron, electrodynamometer, hot wire instruments, Measurement of power using
25
Wattmeters.
Digital meters: Digital voltmeter – ramp type, integrating type, potentiometer type, Applications
Annexure ‘CD – 01’

Module V: Display Devices and Recorders


Basic of LED, LCD and Fluorescent Displays, Measurement of Voltage, Current, Phase and Frequency using Cathode Ray Oscilloscope. 10

Course Learning Outcomes:


After completion of this course students will be able to
1. Understand basic concept of instrumentation
2. Understand the principle and practical working of various transducer and sensors in present industry
3. Analyze concepts with mathematical approach
4. Identify the practical application areas for their theoretical knowledge
5. Develop the concept of different basic display system
6. Experimentally study responses, controllers, measurement instruments
Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

Class Room Lectures, assignments, Quiz


Case study

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:


Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%) Total

100 - 100

Theory Assessment (L&T):


Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination
Components (Drop down) Attendance Class Test HA Quiz EE
Weightage (%) 5 15 10 10 60

Text:
Electronic Instrumentation Technology by MMS Anand, PHI Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi Ed. 2005.
Electronics Instrumentation by H.S. Kalsi TMH Ed. 2004.

References:
Electronics Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by W.D. Cooper & A.D. Helfrick, PHI 3rd Ed.
Electronics Measurement & Instrumentation by Oliver & Cage Mc-Graw Hill.

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