REGIONAL MARITIME UNIVERSITY

BSc ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

LEVEL 300 (BEE17/BEW17)
MID-SEMESTER ASSIGNMENT NOVEMBER 2015
INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

INSTRUCTIONS: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS

NOTE: Assignment should be submitted at 12:00HRS on SUNDAY 15th November 2015
1. Explain briefly the various stages of a generalised measurement system using the pressure
actuated thermometer as an illustration.
Point out the functions performed by each element /component.
[20MARKS]

2. Give the advantages and disadvantages of electrical/electronic instruments over mechanical

instruments
[10 MARKS]

3. a.
b.

What are the static characteristics of instruments?

Explain calibration and describe how traceability pyramid relates to the different standards of
measurement
[15 MARKS]

4. A capacitive transducer uses two quartz diaphragms of area 675mm2 , separated by a distance of
3.8mm. A pressure of 850kN/m2 when applied to the top of the diaphragm produces a deflection of
0.55mm. The capacitance is 330pF when no pressure is applied to the diaphragms. Determine the value
of capacitance after the application of a pressure of 850kN/ m2
[15 MARKS]