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This document provides an overview of a course on Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation. The course aims to familiarize students with various types of measuring instruments and their performance characteristics. It covers topics like measuring systems, different types of meters for measuring voltage, current, power, energy, resistance, inductance, capacitance, magnetic properties, temperature, and transducers. The course objectives are to help students understand the basic principles of instruments used in electrical engineering and choose the proper instrument for applications based on operating conditions.

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Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation PDF

This document provides an overview of a course on Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation. The course aims to familiarize students with various types of measuring instruments and their performance characteristics. It covers topics like measuring systems, different types of meters for measuring voltage, current, power, energy, resistance, inductance, capacitance, magnetic properties, temperature, and transducers. The course objectives are to help students understand the basic principles of instruments used in electrical engineering and choose the proper instrument for applications based on operating conditions.

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ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS AND


INSTRUMENTATION

Course Code: 13EE1114 L T P C


4 0 0 3
Pre requisites: Knowledge of Basic Network Analysis.
Course Educational Objectives:
To familiarize the students to various types of measuring instruments and
their performance characteristics.
Course Outcomes:
Student is able to understand the basic principles of measuring instruments
related to Electrical Engineering and choose a proper measuring instrument
suitable for any given application taking into consideration the operating
conditions.
UNIT-I
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS:
Measuring Systems, Performance Characteristics, Static and Dynamic
Characteristics. Errors in Measurement – Gross Errors, Systematic Errors,
Statistical Analysis of Random Errors.
Classification – Deflecting, Control and Damping Torques – Ammeters
and Voltmeters – PMMC & MI Type Instruments – Expression for the
Deflecting Torque and Control torque – Errors and Compensations,
Extension of Range using Shunts and Series Resistance. Electrostatic
Voltmeters, Electrometer and Attracted disc Types. Comparison of
performance characteristics of various types of meters.
UNIT-II
MEASUREMENT OF POWER & ENERGY:
Single Phase and Three Phase Dynamometer wattmeter (LPF and UPF),
Measurement of Active and Reactive Powers in Balanced and Unbalanced
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systems. Single Phase Induction Type Energy Meter – Driving and Braking
torques – Three Phase Energy Meter – Maximum Demand Meter.
Type of P.F. Meters – Dynamometer and Moving Iron Type – Single and
Three Phase meters, Frequency meters – Resonance Type and Weston
type – Synchroscopes.
UNIT-III
MEASUREMENT OF RESISTANCE, INDUCTANCE AND CAPACITANCE:
Principle and operation of D.C. Crompton’s potentiometer –
Standardization – Measurement of unknown Resistance, Current, Voltage
– Sensitivity of Wheatstone bridge, Kelvin’s Double Bridge for measuring
Low Resistance, Measurement of High Resistance – Loss of Charge
method and Megger.
Measurement of Inductance, Quality Factor - Maxwell’s, Hay’s &
Anderson’s Bridges, Measurement of Capacitance and loss angle – De
Sauty’s, Wien’s & Schering Bridges
UNIT-IV
MAGNETIC , OPTICAL AND THERMAL MEASUREMENTS:
Ballistic galvanometer, Calibration of Hibbert’s Magnetic Standard Flux
meter, Lloyd Fischer Square for measuring Iron loss. Testing of ring and
bar specimens, determination for BH curve and Hysteresis loss using
CRO, Determination of leakage factor.
Illumination-Definitions, Laws of Illumination, measurement of luminous
intensity. General methods of measuring temperature- electrical Resistance
pyrometers-laws of resistance variation with temperature-indicators and
recorders-Thermo electric pyrometers-thermo electric emf’s, radiation
pyrometers.
UNIT-V
INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS AND TRANSDUCERS:
Current Transformer and Potential Transformer – Ratio and Phase angle
errors – Design considerations .Definition of transducers, Classification
of transducers, Advantages of Electrical transducers, Characteristics and
choice of transducers; Principle operation of Resistive Transducers,
Inductive Transducers, LVDT and Capacitive Transducers; LVDT
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Applications, Thermistors, Thermocouples, Piezoelectric Transducers,


Photovoltaic, Photo conductive cells, measurements of non electrical
quantities- Strain gauge and its principle of operation, gauge factor,
measurement of torque and angular velocity.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. E.W. Golding and F. C. Widdis, “Electrical Measurements
and Measuring Instruments”, 5 th Edition, Reem
Publications,2011. [Unit-1,2,3,4]
2. A. K. Sawhney, “A course in Electrical and Electronic
Measurements and Instrumentation”, Dhanpatrai & Co.,
18th Edition, 2008.[Unit-5]
REFERENCES:
1. A.S Morris, “Measurement and Instrumentation Principles”,
Elsevier, 3rd Edition,2006.
2. H.S. Kalsi, “Electronic Instrumentation”, Tata McGraw-Hill
3rd Edition, 2010.

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