Electrical and Electronic Measurements (Foundation Course) Syllabus for VTU BE/B.Tech Electrical and Electronics Engineering third sem complete syllabus covered here. This will help you understand complete curriculum along with details such as exam marks and duration. The details are as follows.
| Subject Code | 15EE36 | IA Marks | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Lecture Hours/Week | 4 | Exam Marks | 80 |
| Total Number of Lecture Hours | 50 | Exam Hours | 3 |
CREDITS – 04
Course Objectives:
This course will enable students to:
- To understand the concept of units and dimensions.
- To measure resistance, inductance, capacitance by use of different bridges.
- To study the construction and working of various meters used for measurement.
- To have the working knowledge of electronic instruments and display devices.
| Modules | Teaching Hour | Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (RBT) Level |
|---|---|---|
| Module -1 | _ | |
| Units and Dimensions: Review of fundamental and derived units. SI units (No question shall be set from the review portion). Dimensional equations, problems. Measurement of Resistance: Wheatstone’s bridge, Sensitivity, Limitations. Kelvin’s double bridge. Earth resistance measurement by fall of potential method and by using Megger. Measurement of Inductance and Capacitance: Sources and detectors, Maxwell’s inductance bridge, Maxwell’s inductance and capacitance bridge, Hay’s bridge, Anderson’s bridge, Desauty’s bridge, Schering bridge. Shielding of bridges. Problems | 10 Hours | L1 – Remembering, L2 – Understanding, L3 – Applying. |
| Module -2 | _ | |
| Measurement of Power, Energy, Power factor and Frequency: | 10 Hours | L1 – Remembering, L2 – Understanding, L3 – Applying, L4 – Analysing. |
| Module -3 | _ | |
| Extension of Instrument Ranges: Desirable features of ammeters and voltmeters. Shunts and multipliers. Construction and theory of instrument transformers, Desirable characterises, Errors of CT and PT. Turns compensation, Illustrative examples, Silsbee’s method of testing CT. Magnetic measurements: Introduction, Measurement of flux/ flux density, Magnetising force and leakage factor. Hopkinson permeameter. Measurement of iron loss by wattmeter method. A brief discussion on measurement of air gap flux and field strength. | 10 Hours | L1 – Remembering, L2 – Understanding, L3 – Applying, L4 – Analysing. |
| Module -4 | _ | |
| Electronic and digital Instruments: Introduction. Essentials of electronic instruments, Advantages of electronic instruments. True rms reading voltmeter. Electronic multimeters. Digital voltmeters (DVM) – Ramp type DVM, Integrating type DVM, Continuous – balance DVM and Successive – approximation DVM. Q meter. Principle of working of electronic energy meter (block diagram treatment), Extra features offered by present day meters and their significance in billing. | 10 Hours | L1 – Remembering, L2 – Understanding. |
| Module -5 | _ | |
| Display Devices: Introduction, Character formats, Segment displays, Dot matrix displays, Bar graph displays. Cathode ray tubes, Light emitting diodes, Liquid crystal displays, Nixes, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Liquid vapour and Visual displays. Display multiplexing and zero suppression. Recording Devices: Introduction, Strip chart recorders, Galvanometer recorders, Null balance recorders, Potentiometer type recorders, Bridge type recorders, LVDT type recorders, Circular chart and X – Y recorders. Magnetic tape recorders, Direct recording, Frequency modulation recording, Pulse duration modulation recording, Digital tape recording, Ultraviolet recorders. Biomedical recorders, Electro Cardio Graph (ECG), Electroencephalograph, Electromyograph9. Noise in reproduction. | 10 Hours | L1 – Remembering, L2 – Understanding. |
Course outcomes: After studying this course, students will be able to:
- Explain the importance of units and dimensions.
- Measure resistance, inductance and capacitance by different methods.
- Explain the working of various meters used for measurement of power and energy.
- Explain the working of different electronic instruments and display devices.
Graduate Attributes (As per NBA)
- Engineering Knowledge
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have ten questions.
- Each full question is for 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with a maximum of four sub questions in one full question) from each module.
- Each full question with sub questions will cover the contents under a module.
- Students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text/Reference Books
- Electrical and electronic Measurements and Instrumentation A.K. Sawhney Dhanpat Rai and Co 10th Edition
- A Course in Electronics and Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation J. B. Gupta Katson Books 2013 Edition
- Electrical and electronic Measurements and Instrumentation Er.R.K. Rajput S Chand 5th Edition 2012
- Electrical Measuring Instruments and Measurements S.C. Bhargava BS Publications 2013
- Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measuring Techniques Cooper D and A.D. Heifrick Pearson First Edition 2015
- Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements David A Bell Oxford University 3rd Edition 2013
- Electronic Instrumentation H.S.Kalsi Mc Graw Hill 3rd Edition 2010
For all other BE/B.Tech 3rd Sem Subject syllabus do follow VTU 3rd Sem BE / B.Tech Syllabus CBCS (2015-16) Scheme for Electrical and Electronics Engineering Group.
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