Credit Hours System

EPMN303 Industrial
Instrumentation

Cairo University
Faculty of Engineering

Report (2): Voltage Divider & Bridge

Graphs

Submitted to: Dr Ahmed Kamel

Eng Ahmed Rabee
Student name: Mohamed Yasser
Program Name: MDE
Student ID: 1135273
Submission Date: 03 / 11 / 2016

Voltage Divider Circuit:

Comments:

The sensitivity of the circuit is high for low R2 values, then the sensitivity starts to decrease
as R2 increases
For R1=1 K, the sensitivity is very high until R2 reached 20 K, then the sensitivity
drops sharply for the rest of the graph
For R1=100 K, the sensitivity is the lowest of the three circuits in the beginning,
but the decrease in sensitivity is gradual and for higher R2 values (R2=100 K) this
circuit is the most sensitive of the three circuits
For R1=10 K, the circuit properties are intermediate with respect to the first two
graphs (medium sensitivity and medium range)

Since the 1st circuit (R1=1 K) is highly sensitive in one region and not sensitive in another,
it has a narrow range of operation, while the 3rd circuit is less sensitive than the 1st circuit
but it has a wider range of operation

Comments:

The main difference between these graphs and the above graphs is that V D starts from
10V (VS) and decrease asymptotically to 0V in these graphs. Other than that point, the
two graphs are similar in properties:
For R2=100 , the sensitivity is very high until R1 reached 2.5 K, then the
sensitivity drops sharply for the rest of the graph
For R2=10 K, the sensitivity is the lowest of the three circuits in the beginning,
but the decrease in sensitivity is gradual and for higher R1 values (R1=15 K) this
circuit is the most sensitive of the three circuits
For R2=1 K, the circuit properties are intermediate with respect to the first two
graphs (medium sensitivity and medium range)

Wheatstone Bridge Circuit:

Comments:

Since there are two graphs that have very small output voltage values with respect to the
1st graph, each graph is drawn on separate axes

Comments:

The 1st graph is the most sensitive of the three graphs, but the linear region only extends
from R4=100

Comments:

The 2nd graph has the widest linear range since R4=2 K, but it is the least sensitive
circuit

Comments:

Unlike the first two graphs, the 3rd graph has intermediate properties; it has medium
sensitivity and medium linear range R4=500