BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMM. ENGG.
EC3103 - ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS
Module 1: Introduction of measurements and measurement systems: Significance of measurements, different methods of measurements, Instruments used in measurements, Electronic Instruments and its classification, Elements of a Generalized Measurement System. Characteristics of instruments, Static characteristics, Errors in measurements, scale, range, and scale span, calibration, Reproducibility and drift, Noise, Accuracy and precision, Significant figures, Linearity, Hysteresis, Threshold, Dead time, Dead zone, Resolution and Loading Effects. Text Books: 1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper. Module 2: Analogue Instruments: Classification and Principles of Operation, Working Details Moving Coil (PMMC) Instruments Construction, DC Ammeter, DC Voltmeter, Series and Shunt type Ohmmeter. Analogue Electronic voltmeter, DC Voltmeter with chopper type DC amplifier, Q-meter. Text Books: 1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper. Module 3: Introduction of DC and AC Bridges: Wheatstone Bridge, Kelvin Double Bridge, Maxwells Bridge, and Hays Bridge. Sources of errors in Bridges and their elimination by shielding and grounding. Text Books: 1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper. Module 4: Digital Instruments: Advantages of digital over analogue processing. Techniques of converting Digital to Analogue (D/A) and Analogue to Digital (A/D). Digital frequency Meter, Digital Voltmeter. Text Books: 1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper. 3. Electronic Instrumentation, By H. S. Kalsi.
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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, RANCHI, INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMM. ENGG. Module 5: Oscilloscopes: Basic Subsystems of general purpose CRO, Focusing and deflection in CRO, Dual trace CRO, Storage type Oscilloscope, Application of CRO. Text Books: 1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper. 3. Electronic Instrumentation, By H. S. Kalsi. Module 6: Transducers: Definition, Classification, Principle of Analogue transducer: Resistive (Strain Gauge, POT, Thermistor and RTD), Capacitive, Piezoelectric, Thermocouple and Inductive (LVDT) and RVDT) transducer, Working principle of Digital Transducer and Optical transducer. Application of above transducers to be discussed on the basis of Pressure, Displacement, Level, Flow and Temperature measurements. Text Books: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper. Electronic Instrumentation, by H. S. Kalsi. Process Control Instrumentation Technology, by Curtis D Johnson, Pearson Ed. Sensors and Transducers, 2/E by D. Patranabis
Module 7: Amplifiers in Instrumentation: Direct Current amplifier, Differential amplifier and Instrumentation amplifier. Analysers: Wave analyser and Spectrum analyser. Text Books: 1. Electrical and Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation by A. K. Sawhney. 2. Modern Electronic Instrumentation & Measurement Techniques by Helfrick & Cooper.
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