Government of Karnataka Department of Technical Education Diploma course in Electronic Instrumentation and Control Engineering Fourth semester Subject

IC401: Electrical and Electronic Measurements Contact Hours/ week: 04 Chapter Contents no. 1 Units, Dimensions and Standards 2 Errors in Measurements 3 Failures of Instruments 4 Measuring Instruments 5 Digital Instruments 6 Measurement of Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance using Bridges 7 Cathode ray oscilloscope 8 Signal generators and analyzers 9 Industrial Innovations 10 Tests and Assignments 11 TOTAL Contact hours / sem: 64 No. of Marks hours weight age 03 08 03 08 03 08 20 52 05 12 05 12 09 08 05 04 64 24 21 145

Chapter no.

Contents Section II

No. of hours

1 2 3 5

Units, Dimensions and Standards Errors in Measurements Failures of Instruments Measuring of R, L, C using Bridges Section III

03 03 03 05

4 5

Measuring Instruments Digital Instruments Section IV

20 05

6 7

Cathode Ray Oscilloscope Signal Generators and analyzers

09 08

General objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. To Understand dimensions and standards Appreciate the basic concepts of measuring instruments To Study failures in Instruments and its remedies Know the working of voltmeters and Ammeters Comprehend the constructional details and working principles of hot wire, wattmeter and Energy meter, Megger, current and potential transformer Appreciate the need for calibration Understand the measurement of R, L, C using bridges To appreciate the working of Multimeters Comprehend the working and applications of CRO To Understand the working Principle of Signal generators and Analyzers

Details of contents 1 Units, Dimensions and standards Units, Dimensions, Standards and types 2 Errors in Measurements Error Definition and types of errors, method of eliminating errors 3 Failure of Instruments Types and causes, Faults and symptoms, MTR, MTBF, Maintenance policy 03 03 03

4 Measuring Instruments 20 Moving coil and Moving iron Ammeters and voltmeters, calibration of ammeter and voltmeter, Megger, Hotwire instrument, Energy meter, wattmeter and types, Electronic Multimeter 5 Digital Instruments Multimeters, Voltmeters, LCR meter, Frequency meter 05

6 Measurement of Resistance, capacitance and inductance using Bridges 05 DC Bridge: Wheatstone bridge, AC Bridge: Maxwells Bridge, Schering Bridge, Q-meter 7 Cathode Ray Oscilloscope Block diagram, types, measurements and applications 8 Signal Generators and Analyzers Signal generators and types, Types of Wave analyzers and its application 9 Industrial Innovations 09 08 05

Government of Karnataka Department of Technical Education Diploma course in Electronic Instrumentation and Control Engineering Fourth semester Subject IC401: Electrical and Electronic Measurements Specific Instructional objectives 1. Units, Dimensions and Standards 03

1.1 Definition of Units 1.2 Absolute unit 1.3 Fundamental and derived units 1.4 Discuss SI units 1.5 Definition of Dimensions for force, work , power 1.5 Definition of Standard 1.6 Classification of standards- International, Primary, secondary, working standards 2 Errors in Measurements 2.1 Define Error 2.2 Understand the types of errors: Gross, systematic, Random errors 2.3 Explain the sources and elimination of errors 3 Failures of Instruments 03 03

3.1 Study the types and causes of failures in instruments 3.2 Study the faults and symptoms 3.3 Describe mean time between failures and write the factors that determine MTBF 3.4 Describe mean time to repair and write the factors that determine MTR 3.5 Appreciate the need for maintenance policy- preventive & corrective maintenance 4 Measuring Instruments 20

4.1 List the types of measuring instruments 4.2 Know the Principle, construction, working, advantage & disadvantage, applications of the following 4.2.1 Moving Iron Instruments: Attraction type, Repulsion type, list the errors 4.2.2 Moving coil Instruments: PMMC, Dynamometer, list the errors 4.2.3 Extension of Range: DC Ammeter, DC voltmeter 4.2.4 Calibration of AC and DC Ammeter, voltmeter 4.2.4 Megger 4.2.5 Hot wire Instrument 4.2.6 Wattmeter: Dynamometer type, Induction type 4.2.7 Energy meter: Induction type watt hour meter 4.2.8 Working Principle of Electronic Multimeter

5 Digital Instruments 5.1 Know the construction and working of the following instruments 5.1.1 Digital Multimeter 5.1.2 Voltmeter 5.1.3 LCR meter 5.1.4 Digital frequency meter 6 Measurement of Resistance, capacitance and inductance using Bridges 5.1 Introduction: List the different types of DC and AC bridges, List the Detectors 5.2 DC bridge:-Measurement of Resistance using Wheatstone bridge 5.3 AC bridge- General form of AC bridge 5.3.1 Measurement of capacitance using Schering Bridge 5.3.2 Measurement of Inductance using Maxwells bridge 7 Cathode Ray Oscilloscope

05

05

09

7.1 Block diagram of CRO: Function of each block 7.2 know the working of Cathode Ray Tube 7.3 Understand the working of Horizontal amplifier and Vertical amplifier 7.4 Study the importance of Time base (sweep or Ramp) generator and Delay line 7.5 Briefly know the working of Dual beam oscilloscope and Digital storage oscilloscope 7.6 CRO measurements: Explain voltage, period, current, frequency, amplitude, Lissajous figures 8 Signal Generators and Analyzers 8.1 Explain the principle and operation of the following with block diagram 8.1.1 Signal generator 8.1.2 Function generator 8.1.3 Pulse and square generator 8.1.4 Heterodyne wave analyzer, applications 8.1.5 Spectrum Analyzer, applications 9 Industrial Innovations 05 08

The students should collect Specifications of latest measuring equipments in Instrumentation field

Reference books 1. Electrical & Electronic measurements Instrumentation S chand publication RK Rajput 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & measurement techniques PHI William D Cooper 3. Electronic Instruments and systems Principle, maintenance, troubleshooting RG Gupta 4. Electronic Instrumentation by HS Kalsi 5. Electrical measurements and measuring Instruments by AK Sawhney 6. Electronics Instrumentation and measurements Sapna publications K Shashidhar 7 Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement: (E B P) T G Katewal 8 Electronic instruments and Instrumentation technology MMS Anand

Government of Karnataka Department of Technical Education Diploma course in Electronic Instrumentation and Control Engineering Fourth semester Subject: Electrical and Electronic Measurements Model Question Paper Note: 1) Section I is compulsory. 2) Answer any two full questions from Sections II, III and IV 3) Max Marks: 100 Section I 1 a. Fill in the blanks (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) PMMC is used for the measurement of ___ quantity Maxwell bridge is used to measure ___ A multimeter is often called as __ meter Gross errors are also called as ___ errors Wave Analyzer is also called as ______ 5 Section II 2(a) 2(b) Explain the Gross Error, Systematic Error & How to eliminate them Define Standard? Explain different Types of Standards 7 6 2 1 x 5 =5

1 b Write a short note on Megger

2 (c) Define Unit 3 (a) Derive an expression for the Unknown Capacitance using bridge method & Explain 3 (b) Explain Resistance measurement using Wheatstone bridge 3 (c) Explain corrective Maintenance

7 5 3

4(a)

Explain the working of Digital frequency meter

7 5 3

4(b) Write a short note on MTR and MTBF 4(c) Write the block diagram of Digital voltmeter

Section III 5(a) Explain the construction and working of PMMC 5(b) Write the advantage of moving iron instruments 5(c) Write the applications of Hotwire instruments 6(a) Explain the construction and working of Hotwire instruments 6(b) List the disadvantages of Induction type Dynamometer 6(c) List the application of Induction type instruments 7(a) Explain construction & working of repulsion type moving iron instrument 7(b) How do you extend the range of an ammeter 7(c) List the sources of error in PMMC Section IV 8(a) Explain the block diagram of CRO 8(b) Explain the function of delay line CRO with diagram 8(c) List the applications of CRO 9(a) Explain the working of Heterodyne wave analyzer 9(b) Write short note on Lissajous figures 9(c) List the applications of spectrum analyzers 10(a) Explain the working of Signal generator 10(b) Write the block diagram of Function generator 10(c) Explain time and frequency measurement using CRO 8 5 2 7 5 3 7 4 4 8 4 3 8 4 3 8 5 2

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