Instrumentation and Measurement

Instrumentation and Measurement 5th Semester, 3rd Year (14EL) B.E Electrical Engg. Program Nayyar Hussain Assistant Professor Lecture # 01 Department of Electrical Engineering Mehran University of Engg. & Technology, Jamshoro Instrumentation and Measurement 2 Syllabus Chapter No. 1: Introduction Chapter No. 2: Electrical and Electronics Instruments Chapter No. 3: Comparison Methods of Measurement Chapter No. 4: Storage and Display Devices Chapter No. 5: Transducers and Interfacing Chapter No. 6: Data Acquisition and Computer Interfacing Chapter No. 1: Introduction 3       Functional elements of an instrument – Static and dynamic characteristics – Errors in measurement – Statistical evaluation of measurement data – Standards and calibration Terminology, accuracy, precision, resolution, sensitivity, bandwidth, decibel. Chapter No. 2: Electrical and Electronic Insturments 4        Principle and types of analog and digital voltmeters, ammeters, multi-meters Single and three phase watt meters and energy meters – Average, Peak and True RMS instrumentsMagnetic measurements – Determination of B-H curve and measurements of iron loss – Instrument transformers – Instruments for measurement of frequency, phase, inductance, capacitance and power factor Chapter No. 3: Comparison Methods of Measurement 5         D.C & A.C potentiometers, D.C & A.C bridges, Transformer ratio bridges, Self-balancing bridges Interference & screening – Multiple earth and earth loops – Electrostatic and electromagnetic interference – Grounding techniques. Chapter No. 4: Storage and Display Devices 6       Magnetic disk and tape – Recorders, digital plotters and printers, CRT display, digital oscilloscope, LED, LCD & dot matrix display – Data Loggers Chapter No. 5: Transducers and Interfacing Devices 7       Classification of transducers – Selection of transducers – Resistive, capacitive & inductive transducers – Piezoelectric, optical and digital transducers – Signal conditioning Interfacing of transducers Chapter No. 6: Data Acquisition and Computer Interfacing 8      Elements of data acquisition system – A/D, D/A converters – Smart sensors Interfacing with computers Computer controlled instrumentation – IEEE 488 bus Books 9     A.K. Sawhney, ‘A Course in Electrical & Electronic Measurements & Instrumentation’, Dhanpat Rai and Co, Latest Edition Fundamentals of Electrical Measurements,B.A. Gregory, Latest Edition E.O. Doebelin, ‘Measurement Systems – Application and Design’, Tata McGraw Hill publishing company, Latest Edition Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Technique, W.C Cooper & A.D Helfrical, Latest edition Q & A, THANK YOU.