EEE2004 Measurement and Instrumentation LTPJC

Pre-Req EEE1002 200 4 3

Objective:
 To provide basic understanding of electrical and electronic measurement systems.
 To give a thorough knowledge of varieties of measuring instruments, its operating principles, and
limitations.
 To provide basic understanding of data acquisition systems and virtual instrumentation
Expected Outcomes:
 Understand the basic concepts and working principle of electrical and electronic Instrumentation
systems.
 Able to develop a Virtual Instrumentation through LabVIEW software.
Unit Topics L Hrs SLO
1 Introduction: Functional elements of an instrument, Static and dynamic
characteristics of zero and first order Instruments, – sources of Errors in
5 1,5,7,9
measurement, – Techniques for reducing error, – loading effect of
instruments, Statistical evaluation of measurement data.
2 Electrical and Electronic Instruments: Classification of instruments,–
Working Principle of potentiometer, Design of analog voltmeter, ammeter
using PMMC and MI and its loading effect. – Principle of working power 5 1,5,7,9
factor meter – Single phase wattmeter, analog energy meter, Use of
Instrument transformers.
3 D.C & A.C bridges: Design of deflection bridges - Wheatstone bridge,
3 1,9
Kelvin bridge, Kelvin double bridge and their merits and demerits
4 A.C bridges: Maxwell bridge, Anderson bridge, Schering Bridge, Wien
2 1,9
Bridge and their Merits and Demerits.
5 Transducers and Display devices: Classification of transducers – Selection
of transducers – Resistive, capacitive & inductive transducers – Piezoelectric
6 1,6
and digital transducers. Working principle and specifications of the Analog
CRO and digital CRO, LED and LCD.
6 Digital Instruments: Comparison of analog and digital techniques – digital
voltmeter – multimeters – energymeter - frequency counters – measurement
of frequency and time interval – extension of frequency range – Automation
4 2,17
in digital instruments, Automatic polarity indication, automatic ranging,
automatic zeroing, fully automatic digital instruments, Computer controlled
test systems, Virtual instruments.
7 Data acquisition using Lab-VIEW: Elements of digital data acquisition
system– interfacing of transducers–multiplexing– data loggers –computer
controlled instrumentation – IEEE 488 bus - DAQ cards and accessories, NI 3 2,17
ELVIS, Data Acquisition with LabVIEW-Interfacing a sensor to LabVIEW-
Interfacing an actuator to LabVIEW.
8 Recent Advances in Measurement system
2
Total Lecture Hours
30
# Mode: Flipped Class Room, [Lecture to be videotaped], Use of physical and
computer models to lecture, Visit to Industry, Min of 2 lectures by industry experts

Project # Generally a team project [5 to 10 members] 60 5, 8,

# Down to earth application and innovative idea should have been attempted [Non 17, 18,
# Report in Digital format with all drawings using software package to be submitted. Contac
# Assessment on a continuous basis with a min of 3 reviews. t hrs]
Text Books
1. E.O. Doebelin, ‘Measurement Systems – Application and Design’, 5th/e, Tata McGraw
Hill publishing company, 2012.
Reference Books
1. D.V.S. Moorthy, ‘Transducers and Instrumentation’, 2nd/e, Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd,
2010.
2. Gary W.Johnson, Richard Jenning, “LabVIEW Graphical programming”, 4th/e, Tata
McGraw Hill, New York, 2006.
3. Golding E.W and Widdis F.G., ‘Electrical Measurements and Measuring Instruments’,
Fifth Edition, AH Wheeler and Co., New Delhi, 1993.
4. H.S. Kalsi, ‘Electronic Instrumentation’, 3rd/e, Tata McGraw Hill, 2012.
5. James W. Dally, William F. Riley, Kenneth G. McConnell, Instrumentation for
Engineering Measurements, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 2003.