Transducers and Instrumentation detail syllabus for Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (Eie), 2017 scheme is taken from VTU official website and presented for VTU students. The course code (17EI35), and for exam duration, Teaching Hr/week, Practical Hr/week, Total Marks, internal marks, theory marks, duration and credits do visit complete sem subjects post given below.
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Course Objectives:
- To provide the fundamental knowledge of transducers, instrumentation and measurement systems.
- To understand the functional elements of instrumentation/measurement systems.
- To impart the knowledge of static and dynamic characteristics of instruments, and understand the factors in selection of instruments for measurement.
- To discuss the principle, design and working of transducers for the measurement of displacement, level, strain, force, torque, pressure, sound and speed.
Module 1
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Module 2
Static and Dynamic Characteristics: Static calibration and error calibration curve, accuracy and precision, indications of precision, static error, scale range and scale span, reproducibility and drift, repeatability, signal to noise ratio, sensitivity, linearity, hysteresis, threshold, dead zone and dead time, resolution, signal to noise ratio, factors influencing the choice of transducers/instruments. Dynamic response – dynamic characteristics, time domain analysis & different types of inputs, frequency domain analysis. Time domain response – zero order system, first order electrical system, response of a first order system to step & ramp input, Second order system, response of a second order system to step input, time domain specifications, frequency response of first and second order system.
Module 3
Measurement of Displacement: Introduction, Principles of Transduction, Variable resistance devices, variable Inductance Transducer, Variable Capacitance Transducer, Hall Effect Devices, Proximity Devices, Digital Transducer Measurement of Level: Capacitance probes, conductivity probes, differential pressure level detector, float level devices, optical level switches, radiation level sensor, ultrasonic level detector, thermal level sensors
Module 4
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Module 5
Measurement of Pressure: Introduction, Diaphragms, Other elastic elements, Transduction methods – potentiometric device, strain gauge transducer, variable reluctance, LVDT type, variable capacitance device (principle & working, no derivation), force balance transducer with analysis, thin-film pressure transducers, piezoelectric pressure transducer, pressure multiplexer, pressure calibration. Miscellaneous Sensors: Noise (sound) Sensors, Speed Sensors, Thickness Measurement, Weather stations
Course Outcomes:
After studying this course, students will able to:
- Define the transducer, instrument, measurement and classify different types of transducers
- Explain the functional elements of instrumentation / measurement systems
- Discuss the input-output configuration of measurement systems
- Define, interpret and analyze the static and dynamic characteristics of instruments
- Explain the principle, design and analyze the transducers for the measurement of displacement, level, strain, force, torque, pressure, sound and speed
Graduate Attributes (as per NBA):
- Engineering knowledge
- Problem analysis
- Design & Development of Solutions
- Engineer and society
- Environment & sustainability
- Lifelong learning
Question paper pattern:
- The question paper will have TEN questions.
- Each full question consists of 16 marks.
- There will be 2 full questions (with maximum of THREE sub questions) from each module.
- Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
- The students will have to answer 5 full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Text Books:
- Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation – A. K. Sawhney, 17th Edition (Reprint 2004), Dhanpat Rai& Co. Pvt. Ltd., 2004. (Modules 1 & 2)
- Instrumentation: Devices and Systems- C. S. Rangan, G. R. Sarma, V. S. V. Mani, 2nd Edition (32nd Reprint), McGraw Hill Education (India), 2014. (Modules 3 – Displacement measurement, Modules 4, Modules 5 – Measurement of pressure)
- Process Measurement Instrument Engineers Handbook- Bela G. Liptak, Revised Edition, Chilton Book Company, 1982. (Modules 3 – Level measurement, Modules 5 – Miscellaneous Sensors)
Reference Books:
- Transducers and Instrumentation – D.V.S.Murty, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2009.
- Introduction to Measurements and Instrumentation – A. K. Ghosh, 2nd Edition, PHI, 2007.
- Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis- B.C.Nakra and K.K.Choudhry, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt.Ltd. 2009.
- Measurement Systems Application and Design- Ernest O.Doeblin and Dhanesh N Manik, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2007
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