Tutorial 3

Problem 1
An ac voltmeter uses a full-wave bridge rectifier
with silicon diodes and a PMMC instrument with
FSD = 75 µA. If the meter coil resistance is 900 Ω
and the multiplier resistor is 780 k Ω, calculate the
applied
applied rms
rms voltage
voltage when
when the voltme
voltmeter
ter indicate
indicatess
FSD. Each diode has a forward-bias resistance
resist ance of 
200 Ω.
Ans: 65 V

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 Problem 2
A PMMC instrument with 900 Ω coil resistance and
an FSD of 75 µA is to be used with a half-wave
rectifier circuit as an ac voltmeter. Silicon diodes are
used and the minimum diode forward current is to be
80 µA when the instrument indicates 0.25 FSD.
Calculate the shunt and multiplier resistance values
requir
required
ed to
to give
give 200 Vrms
Vrms FSD.
FSD.
Ans: Rsh = 2.52 k Ω Rs = 881.9k Ω

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 Problem 3
A PMMC instrument with internal resistance of 250
Ω and anan FSD of 1 mAmA is to be
be used with a full-wave
full-wave
rectifier circuit as an ac voltmeter. Forward-bias
resistance of each diode is 50 Ω. Calculate
(i)
(i) mult
multip
ipli
lier
er re
resi
sist
stan
ance
ce valu
valuee re
requ
quir
ired
ed 25 Vrms
Vrms
(ii)
(ii) sens
sensit
itiv
ivit
ity
y of the
the volt
voltme
mete
ter.
r.
Ans:
(i) 22.16kΩ
 
(ii) 914.4Ω /V

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 Problem 4
Figure below shows a commercial ac voltmeter using a PMMC instrument. The
PMMC instrument has 100 Ω coil resistance and an FSD of 1 mA. Shunt resistor
is given as 200 Ω, while forward-bias resistance of each diode is 200 Ω.
(i) Expla
plain th
the fu
functio
tion of
of sh
shunt re
resisto
istorr an
and dio
diod
de D2
D2.
(ii)
(ii) Calc
Calcul
ulat
atee the
the val
value
uess of R1,
R1, R2
R2 and
and R3
R3 for
for mea
measusure
reme
ment
nt ran
range
gess of 10 V,
V, 50
V and 100 V.
(iii
(iii)) Calc
Calcul
ulat
atee the
the sens
sensit
itiv
ivit
ity
y of the
the volt
voltme
meteter.
r.
Ans:
(ii) For 10Vrms range R1 = 2733.33Ω
For 50Vrms range, R2 = 12006.67k Ω
For 100Vrms range, R3 = 15006.66k Ω
(iii) 300.13Ω /V