SRI BHARATHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai-25)
Kaikkuruchi, pudukkottai.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEEERING
COURSE PLAN
Subject code : EE3403 Branch/ Year/ Sem/ Section: EEE/ II/ IV
Subject Name: MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION Batch:2023-2024
Staff name : C.SANTHOSHKANNAN Academic Year: 2024-2025
COURSE OBJECTIVE
To understand the basic functional elements of instrumentation.
To describe the fundamentals of electrical and electronic instruments.
To compare various measurement techniques.
To describe the operation of various storage and display devices.
To understand the operation of various transducers and the data acquisition systems.
TEXTBOOK:
T1. A.K.Sawhney,’A course in Electrical & Electronic Measurements and Instrumentation’,Dhanpat Rai
T2.J.B.Gupta,’ A course in Electronic & Electrical Measurements .S.K.Kataria & Sons ,Delhi,2013.
T3.Doebelin E.O. and Manik D.N.,Measurement Systems –Application an d design ,Special Indian
Edition,McGraw Hill Education Pvt ,Ltd.,2007.
REFERENCES:
R1. H.S.Kalsi,’Electronic Instrumentation,McGraw Hill ,III Edition 2010.
R2.D.V.S.Murthy,’Transducers and Instrumentation’,Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd,2015.
R3.David Bell ,’Electronic Instrumentation & Measurements ‘,Oxford University Press ,2013 .
R4.Martin Reissland ,’Electrical Measurements ,’New Age International (P)Ltd ,Delhi,2001.
R5.Alan S.Morris ,Principles of Measurements and Instrumentation ,2nd Edition Prentice Hall of India ,2003.
R6.U.A.Bakshi,A.V.Bakshi,’ Measurement and Instrumentation’, Technical Publications.
R7.Dr.B.Balraj,S.keerthana,S.Nithya Measurements and Instrumentation,Lakshmi publications.
WEB REFERENCES:
W1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUzZeo31lsw&t=44s
W2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVT9OnyiERU
W3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFM9K9JrsU4&list=PLm_MSClsnwm9HsQaejlrxvkNPWbvxgwWs
TEACHING METHODOLOGIES:
BB -BLACKBOARD
PPT -POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
VS -VIDEOS
SRI BHARATHI ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated to Anna University, Chennai-25)
Kaikkuruchi, pudukkottai.
EE3403 MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION LT P C
3003
UNIT I CONCEPTS OF MEASUREMENTS
9
Instruments: classification, applications – Elements of a generalized measurement system - Static and
dynamic characteristics - Errors in measurement -Statistical evaluation of measurement data.
UNIT II MEASUREMENT OF PARAMETERS IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
9
Classificationofinstruments–movingcoilandmovingironmeters–Inductiontype,dynamometer type watt
meters – Energy meter –Megger– Instrument transformers (CT & PT).
UNIT III AC/DC BRIDGES AND INSTRUMENTATION AMPLIFIERS
9
Wheatstone bridge,Kelvin double bridge-Maxwell,Hay,Wien and Schering bridges–Errors and
compensation in A.C.bridges-Instrumentation Amplifiers.
UNIT IV TRANSDUCERS FOR MEASUREMENT OF NON-ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS 9
Classification of transducers –Measurement of pressure, temperature, displacement, flow, angular
velocity – Digital transducers – Smart Sensors.
UNITV DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION
A/D converters: types and characteristics–Sampling, Errors- Measurement of voltage, Current,
frequency and phase - D/A converters: types and characteristics- DSO- Data Loggers – Basics of PLC
programming and Introduction to Virtual Instrumentation - Instrument standards.
FACULTY INCHARGE HOD/EEE
No of
Topic Books For Teaching Cumulative
Topic Page No periods
No referenc Methodology periods
Name of required
topics
UNIT-I CONCEPTS OF MEASUREMENTS (9)
Methods of measurement R7 1.1 BB 1 1
1.
2. Mechanical,Electrical and
R7 1.3 BB 2 3
Electronics Instrument
Absolute and Secondary
3. Instruments R7 1.4 BB 1 4
4. Elements of a generalized R B
measurement system 1.9 1 5
7 B
5. Static Characteristics R B
1.12 1 6
7 B
6. Dynamic Characteristics R7 1.24 BB 1 7
7. Error in Measurement R B
1.26 1 8
7 B
8. Statistical Evaluation of R B
1.41 1 9
measurement data 7 B
LEARNING OUTCOME:
At the end of unit, the students will be able to
Know the basics of Measurement system
Understand the basic concepts of instrument measurement systems.
Gain knowledge about Error in Measurement.
Gain knowledge about probable Error.
UNIT- Measurement of parameters in Electrical systems (9)
II
Moving coil and moving iron R B 1
9. 2.7 1
7 B 0
meter
10 Attaaction type moving iron B 1
R7 2.17 1
. B 1
1
11. Induction type instrument R7 2.24 BB 2
3
COURSE OUTCOME
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
CO1: To measure the Electrical devices.
CO2: To understand the structural elements of various instruments.
CO3: Design the bridge circuits.
CO4: To understand the transducers characteristics.
CO5: Differentiate between digital instrumentation and virtual instrumentation.
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT DETAILS
ASSESMENTNUMBER I II
Units Unit 1 &2 ,Unit 3(Half) Unit 3(Half), Unit 4 &5
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
ASSIGNMENT I II III IV V VI VII VIII
NUMBER
DATE OF
4-03-25 07-03-25 11-3-25 20-03-25 07-04-25 16-04-25 02-05-25 15-05-25
SUBMISSION
ASSIGNMENT UNIT DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS/TOPIC
NUMBER COVERED (Minimum of 8 Pages)
Explain in detail about attraction type moving iron instrument.
1
I Describe the function of primary sensing element
2
To describe the functionality of Megger
3 II
Explain in detail about moving coil and moving iron meter.
4
III
Explain in detail about moving coil and moving iron meter.
5
Explain in detail about temperature measurement
6
IV
Explain in detail about types of sensor
7
Explain in detail about DSO.
8 V
PREPARED BY VERIFIED BY APPROVED BY
C.SANTHOSHKANNAN AP/EEE HoD/EEE PRINCIPAL
