GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, AHMEDABAD IC DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLANNING
Department: INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL Sem. /Year: 2nd /2019
Sub: INDUSTRIAL TRANSDUCERS Subject Code: 3321701
Term Star: 21/1/2018 Div.: MORNING

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1. Transducer Basics 6 24/1/2019 8/2/2019
1.1 Basic requirements of transducers
1.2 Classification based on 2
24/1/2019 25/1/2019
transduction 2
31/1/2019 1/2/2019
phenomenon, type of application,
types of input
and output signal, electrical principle
involved
i) Active and passive transducer
ii) Based on application
iii) primary and secondary transducers
iv) analog and digital transducer
1.3 Static characteristic - accuracy,
precision, error, 1 7/2/2019
1/2/2019
linearity, reproducibility, repeatability,
threshold,
dead zone, hysteresis, creep, span,
range
1.4 Dynamic characteristic (fidelity),
speed of 1 8/2/2019
7/2/2019
response, lag, dynamic error.

2. Electrical 8 14/2/2019 8/3/2019

Transducers
2.1 Resistive Transducers, Inductive 4
Transducers, 14/2/2019 22/2/2019
LVDT, RVDT
i) Capacitive Transducers.
ii) Piezoelectric Transducers.
2.2 Strain Gauge Transducers 4 28/2/2019 8/3/2019
(unbonded and
bonded)

3. Thermoelectric Transducers 8 8/3/2019 5/4/2019

3.1 Thermocouple
(E,J,K,R,S,T,M,N,B,C, types) 4
3.2 RTD (Pt, Cu, Ni types) 8/3/2019 21/3/2019
3.3 Thermistor and semiconductor 3 22/3/2019 29/3/2019
sensors 1 4/4/2019 5/4/2019
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4. Electro-optical and Radio 8 5/4/2019 2/5/2019

Acoustic Transducers
4.1 Opto-electronic devices: Photo 3
emissive cells, 5/4/2019 12/4/2019
LED, LCD, LDR, IR emitter,
Photoconductive
cells, Photodiode, Photo transistor,
Photovoltaic
cells, LASER, Opto-coupler 2
4.2 Digital Encoders 12/4/2019 18/4/2019
(incremental/absolute)
4.3 Radioactive acoustic transducers, 1 18/4/2019 19/4/2019
Geiger Muller
counter
4.4 Ultrasonic transducers 1
4.5 Ion Selective Electrodes 1 19/4/2019 26/4/2019

5. Industrial Primary Transducers 12 26/4/2019 17/5/2019

5.1 Flow Transducers – Orifice 4 26/4/2019 3/5/2019
(Concentric,
Eccentric Segmental, Quadrant),
Venturi,
Flow nozzle, Pitot tube, Flapper
nozzle.
5.2 Level Transducers – Float type, 3 3/5/2019 10/5/2019
Displacement
type, Bubbler.
5.3 Pressure Transducers – Bellows, 2
diaphragm (flat,
corrugated, capsule), Bourdon tube (C
type,
spiral, helical), Swirl & de swirl,
Proving ring,
Piston cylinders.
5.4 Temperature Transducers – 1
Bimetallic
Thermometers, Filled system
Thermometers
5.5.1 Magnetic flowmeter 2
2. Mass flowmeter 10/5/2019 17/5/2019
3. Radar level transmitter
4. Ultrasonic level transmitter
5. Displacer type level transmitter