Electrical & Electronic Measuring Instruments detailed Syllabus for Electrical & Electronics Engineering (DEEE), C18 curriculum has been taken from the TSSBTET official website and presented for the diploma students. For Course Code, Course Name, Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Internal Marks, Max Marks, Total Marks, Min Marks and other information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
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Prerequisites:
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Course Outcome:
At the end of the course, the student will have the ability to:
- Classify measuring instruments
- Select suitable meter depending on the type of application
- Measure various electrical parameters using electromechanical measuring instruments
- Measure R, L, C parameters
- Describe various transducers and sensors
- Compare various electronic and digital instruments
Unit 1 – Basics of Measuring Instruments
Definitions of accuracy, precision, error, resolution and sensitivity – important electrical quantities to be measured – their units -names of instruments to measure them – classification of instruments -different types of torques (deflection, controlling and damping torques) in the indicating instruments – types of errors.
Unit 2 – Voltage and Current Measuring Instruments
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Unit 3 – Power and Energy Measuring Instruments
Need for instrument transformers – applications of instrument transformers – measurement of power -measurement of energy – single phase induction type energy meter -construction and working, error and adjustments -construction and connections of a three – phase energy meter – construction and working of weston synchroscope.
Unit 4 – Measurement of Basic Circuit Elements
Classification of resistance -methods of resistance measurement -basic Ohmmeter circuit- difference in series and shunt type ohmmeters – construction and working of megger- measuring earth resistance using Megger -working principle, construction and applications of potentiometer – measurement of inductance – measurement of capacitance.
Unit 5 – Transducers and Sensors
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Unit 6 – Electronic & Digital Instruments
Basic components of analog electronic instruments – working of rectifier type voltmeter and ammeter -basic components of digital (digital electronic) instruments – advantages of digital instruments over analog instruments – types of digital voltmeters -specifications of digital voltmeter – working of digital multimeter and its specifications -working of single phase digital energy meter with block diagram – working of three phase digital energy meter with block diagram – working of digital frequency meter with block diagram – phasor measurement unit – use of tongtester (clamp meter) – comparison between digital and electromechanical measuring instruments.
Recommended Books
- A.K.Sawhney – Electrical and Electronic measuring instruments -Dhanpat Rai & Sons.
- E.W.Golding and F.C.Widdis – Electrical Measurements and measuring instruments-Wheeler publishers.
- David A Bell – Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements-Oxford.
- B.L.Theraja- Electrical Technology – S.Chand & Co.
- Khandpur – Modern Electronic Equipment
- J.B.Gupta- Electrical and Electronic measuring instruments.
- Harris – Electrical measurements
- K.B.Bhatia- Study of Electrical Appliances and Devices- Khanna Publishers
Suggested E-learning references
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Course Outcome:
After completion of the subject, the student shall be able to
Unit 1:
- Define the following terms related to measuring instruments
- accuracy
- precision
- error
- resolution
- sensitivity
- List any six important electrical quantities to be measured by giving their units
- Mention the names of instruments to measure the various electrical quantities.
- Classify instruments on the basis of construction and output as analog and digital instruments.
- Classify the electro mechanical instruments according to principle of working.
- Classify the instruments on basis of method of measuring the value as absolute and secondary instruments.
- Distinguish between absolute and secondary instruments
- State the types of secondary instruments (indicating, integrating and recording) by giving suitable examples.
- State the purpose of obtaining deflecting, controlling and damping torques in indicating instruments.
- Explain the methods of obtaining
- deflecting torque
- controlling torque and
- damping torque in indicating instruments.
- Classify the errors according to its source (gross, systematic and random)
Unit 2:
- Describe the construction of permanent magnet moving coil instrument.
- Explain the working of permanent magnet moving coil instrument (voltmeter/ammeter).
- Solve simple problems on deflecting torque Td=NBIA
- List the three types of errors commonly occurring in moving coil (M.C.) instruments.
- Mention the remedies for the commonly occurring errors in M.C instruments.
- State advantages and disadvantages of M.C instruments.
- List the applications of M.C instruments.
- Describe the construction and working of moving iron (M.I)
- Attraction type Instrument
- Repulsion type Instrument.
- List the errors commonly occurring in M.I. Instruments.
- State the advantages and disadvantages of M.I. instruments.
- Compare M.C. and M.I instruments.
- Describe the method of extending the range of moving coil ammeter with the help of shunt.
- Describe the method of extending the range of moving coil voltmeter with the help of multiplier.
- Solve the problems on shunts and multipliers used for moving coil instruments.
- Describe the construction of dynamometer type instruments
- Explain the working of dynamometer type instruments
- List the common errors in the dynamometer instruments.
- List the advantages and disadvantages of dynamometer instruments.
Unit 3:
- State the need for instrument transformers (current transformer-CT and potential transformers -PT).
- List the applications of CT and PT.
- State the precautions when using CT.
- Draw the circuit diagram for measuring power with wattmeter in single- phase circuit in conjunction with instrument transformers.
- Draw the circuit diagram and explain the methods of measuring power and power factor in 3- phase circuit using single, two and three wattmeters
- Describe the construction of a 1-phase induction type energy meter.
- Explain the working of a 1-phase induction type energy meter.
- Define meter constant.
- State the common errors and their remedies in 1-phase energy meter.
- Describe construction and connections of a 3-phase energy meter.
- Describe the construction of Weston synchroscope.
- Explain the working of Weston synchroscope.
Unit 4:
- Classify the resistance into low, medium and high values giving examples for each.
- List the methods of measurement of
- low resistance
- medium resistance and
- high resistance
- Draw the circuit diagram of basic ohm-meter.
- Explain the working of basic ohm-meter.
- Describe series type ohm-meter.
- Describe shunt type ohm-meter.
- Distinguish between shunt and series ohm-meters.
- Describe the construction of megger.
- Explain the working of megger.
- Explain the method of measurement of earth resistance using earth megger. (construction and working of earth megger is not required).
- Describe the construction of basic potentiometer with a legible sketch.
- Explain the working of basic potentiometer with a legible sketch.
- Explain the measurement of unknown resistance using potentiometer.
- List the applications of potentiometer.
- List various bridges used to measure inductance.
- List various bridges used to measure capacitance.
Unit 5:
- Define transducer.
- State the need of transducers in measurement systems.
- Classify transducers
- based on the principle of transduction
- as primary and secondary
- as passive and active
- as analog and digital
- as transducers and inverse transducers
- Explain the factors influencing the choice of transducer.
- State the applications of transducers.
- Explain the use of thermocouple for the measurement of temperature.
- Explain the measurement of tempe rature using thermister in a bridge circuit.
- State the working principle of strain gauge.
- Describe the construction of Linear Variable Differential Transformer(LVDT).
- Explain the working of LVDT.
- State the advantages and disadvantages of LVDT.
- Explain the concept of sensor.
- List the applications of sensors.
- Explain semiconductor sensors.
Unit 6:
- List the basic components of analog electronic instruments.
- List various analog electronic instruments.
- Explain the working of rectifier type voltmeter and ammeter.
- List the basic components of digital (digital electronic) instruments.
- List the advantages of digital instruments over analog instruments.
- List the types of digital voltmeters.
- Mention the specifications of digital voltmeter.
- Explain the working of digital multimeter by giving its specifications.
- Explain the working of single phase digital energy meter with block diagram.
- Explain the working of three phase digital energy meter with block diagram.
- Explain the working of digital frequency meter with block diagram.
- Describe the working principle of phasor measurement unit with block diagram
- List the applications of phasor measurement units
- State the uses of t ong tester (clamp meter).
- Compare digital and electromechanical measuring instruments.
Suggested Student Activities
- Prepare a report on the methods adopted for calibration of digital energy meters in TSSPDCL/TSNPDCL.
- Prepare a report on various meters used in nearby industries or substations.
- Visit any nearby factory / industry and prepare a report on applications of various transducers in that industry clearly mentioning the purpose.
- Using megger, determine the earth resistance of the earth pit at your college and prescribe suitable measures to maintain the earth resistance at optimum value
- Prepare posters indicating usage of suitable meters/ instruments with circuits to measure current, voltage, power and energy in DC and AC (Single phase) circuits
- Mini project on measurement methods of Resistance, Inductance and Capacitance
- Student visits lab to identify the available electrical measuring instruments
- Visit MRT division Electricity Department to understand the testing and repair of various measuring instruments. Write a report on observations.
- Visit any Electrical / Electronic Measuring Instrument manufacturing industry to observe and understand the construction and working of various meters. Write a Report on observation.
- Quiz
- Group discussion
- Surprise test
- Assignment
- Seminar
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