ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

Laboratory Instruction Sheet

Course Name Electrical Technology

Course Code DAE 11003
Experiment No. 1
Experiment Title 1A: DC Current Measurement
1B: DC Voltage Measurement
1C: Measurement of Resistance
Lab Durations 3 Hours

Revision No: 2
Effective Date: 01 September 2018
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About Students:
Section: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
Name Matric No. Group: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10
1. Instructor’s Name:
2.
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About Experiment:
Title Venue
MAEE1
Experiment Date

Submission Date

FOR INSTRUCTORS ONLY

Item Marks
Attendance / Discipline /10
Participation /10
1A: /16
Results 1B: /16 /40
1C: /8
1A: /4
Calculations 1B: /8 /20
1C: /8
Data Analysis
1A: /4
Questions 1B: /3 /10
1C: /3
1A: /4
Conclusion 1B: /4 /10
1C: /2

TOTAL MARKS Instructor’s Comment Submission Stamp

/100

* Put this page ahead for the report.

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Guidelines (Read Carefully)

1. Grouping: Lab group is predetermine and consists with at most three (3) team members.

2. Registration: Students are required to register the course before attending the lab.

3. Lab Activities: All lab activities must be held in the respective lab location and completed
within the given times.

4. Demonstration: Student must demonstrate the complete lab experiments to the respective
instructor. Verification only will be given upon completion of all lab activities and initialized by
the instructor on the respective page.

5. Report Submission: Report must be submitted within one (1) week after the experiment
date. Five (5) marks will be deducted for each passing day.

6. Cover Page: Please fill in ALL the necessary information on the cover page. Two (2) marks
will be deducted for the each incomplete information.

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EXPERIMENT 1A: DC CURRENT MEASUREMENT

AIM: To give knowledge and understanding on DC current measurement.

1. OBJECTIVES:

 Be able to read measured value of DC ammeter correctly.

 Be able to connect DC ammeter correctly.

2. EXPERIMENT OVERVIEW:

Current measurements are made in a different way to voltage and other measurements. Current
consists of a flow of electrons around a circuit, and it is necessary to be able to monitor the
overall flow of electrons. In very simple circuit is shown in Figure 1.1 below. In this there is a
battery and a DC lamp as a load.

Figure 1.1: A Simple DC circuit.

When using a multimeter to measure current, the only way that can be used to detect the level
of current flowing is to break into the circuit so that the current passes through the meter.
Although this can be difficult at times, it is the best option. A typical current measurement can
be made as shown in Figure 1.2 below. From this it can be seen that the circuit in which the
current is flowing has to be broken and the multimeter inserted into the circuit.

Figure 1.2: How to measure current using a multimeter.

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3. EQUIPMENTS:

No. Equipment / Component Quantity

1 Analog / Digital Multimeter 1 unit
2 DC Power supply 1 unit
3 Breadboard 1 unit
4 Electronic Devices
 100 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 120 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 220 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 330 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc

4. PROCEDURES:

1. Connect circuit as shown in Figure 1.3 with ammeter connected ‘before load
connection’. Record current value for before load connection into the Table 1.1.
2. Connect ammeter ‘after load connection’, then record current value into the Table 1.1.
3. Change load as Table 1.1. Record current value for ‘before’ and ‘after’ load connection.
4. Calculate circuit’s current. Record the result into the Table 1.1.

Vin 100 Ω

Figure 1.3

5. RESULTS:

MEASURED VALUE (mA) CALCULATED

LOAD
BEFORE LOAD AFTER LOAD CURRENT (mA)
(RL)
CONNECTION CONNECTION (ICalc.= Vin/RL)

100 Ω
120 Ω
220 Ω
330 Ω
(Results Exp. 1A: 16 Marks)
Table 1.1
Verified by:

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6. DATA ANALYSIS:

i. CALCULATION:

Show your calculations for step 4(4) in below box.

(Calculations Exp. 1A: 4 Marks)

ii. QUESTION:

Analyse the value of measured current when the resistive load value is increase.

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(Question Exp. 1A: 4 Marks)

7. CONCLUSION (Experiment 1A):

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(Conclusion Exp. 1A: 4 Marks)

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EXPERIMENT 1B: DC VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT

AIM: To give knowledge and understanding on DC voltage measurement.

1. OBJECTIVES:

 Be able to read measured value of DC voltmeter correctly.

 Be able to connect DC voltmeter correctly.

2. EXPERIMENT OVERVIEW:

To measure DC voltage using a multimeter, simply turn the selector dial on the multimeter to
the DC voltage setting. An analog multimeter will have a selection of voltages on the dial that
can be chosen, e.g. 2V, 20V, 200V, 1000V. On this type of multimeter, start by selecting the
highest voltage on the dial and then turn down to a lower voltage if the voltage measured is
seen to be low. When making the measurement, the positive lead should be connected to
terminal which is expected to have the more positive voltage. If the leads are connected the
wrong way round a negative voltage will be displayed.

This is acceptable for a digital multimeter (DMM) because it will just display a negative sign.
However for an analog multimeter, the meter needle will move backwards and hit a stop. If at
all possible it is best not to allow this to happen. The multimeter must be in parallel with the
components that being measured as shown in Figure 1.4.

R2

R1

Figure 1.4: Voltage measurement on resistor.

3. EQUIPMENTS:

No. Equipment / Component Quantity

1 Analog / Digital Multimeter 1 unit
2 DC Power supply 1 unit
3 Breadboard 1 unit
4 Electronic Devices
 100 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 120 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 220 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 330 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc

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4. PROCEDURES:

1. Connect a circuit as shown in Figure 1.5

2. Measure V1 and V2. Record the results into Table 1.2.
3. Change load as specified in the Table 1.2 and repeat step 2.
4. Calculated V1 and V2 from circuit. Record calculated value into the Table 1.2.

V1
R1
220 Ω

V2
R2
100 Ω

Figure 1.5

5. RESULTS:

Resistor Measured Value Calculated Value

R1 (Ω) R2 (Ω) V1(V) V2(V) V1(V) V2(V)
220Ω 100Ω
220Ω 120Ω
220Ω 220Ω
220Ω 330Ω
Table 1.2 (Results Exp. 1B: 16 Marks)

Verified by:

6. DATA ANALYSIS:

i. CALCULATION:

Show your calculations for step 4(4) in below box.

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(Calculations Exp. 1B: 8 Marks)

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 ii. QUESTION:

Analyse the value of measured voltage when the resistive load R1 constant and R2
value is increase.

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(Question Exp. 1B: 3 Marks)

7. CONCLUSION (Experiment 1B):

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(Conclusion Exp. 1B: 4 Marks)

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EXPERIMENT 1C: MEASUREMENT OF RESISTANCE

AIM: To give knowledge and understanding on resistance measurement.

1. OBJECTIVES:

 Be able to read measured value of resistance using multimeter correctly.

 Be able to compare calculated and measured value.

2. EXPERIMENT OVERVIEW:

When measuring resistance, all musltimeters use exactly the same principle whether they are
analog multimeters or digital multimeters. In fact other forms of test equipment that measure
resistance also use the same basic principle.

The basic idea is that the multimeter places a voltage at the two probes and this will cause a
current to flow in the item for which the resistance is being measured. By measuring the
resistance it is possible to determine the resistance between the two probes of the multimeter.
Resistor measurement as shown in Figure 1.6.

On an analog multimeter that there will be a number of different ranges marked on the
multimeter dial, e.g. 200, 2k, 20k, 200k, 2M, 20M. If the approximate range of the resistance
to be measured is unknown, then always start measuring with the biggest range, e.g. 20M. If
the value measured on this range is seen to be small, then the dial can be turned down to a
smaller range.

Figure 1.6: Resistor measurement.

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3. EQUIPMENTS:

No. Equipment / Component Quantity

1 Analog / Digital Multimeter 1 unit
2 Breadboard 1 unit
3 Electronic Devices
 100 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 120 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 220 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc
 330 Ω (Resistor) 1 pc

4. PROCEDURES:

1. Measure resistance by using multimeter. Before measuring, please adjust zero (if using
analog multimeter). After that read the results and record them into the Table 1.3.

2. Read and calculate resistance value from color code as specified in the Table 1.3.

5. RESULTS:

R (Ω) R from measurement (Ω) R from color code reading (Ω)

100Ω
120Ω
220Ω
330Ω
Table 1.3 (Results Exp. 1C: 8 Marks)

Verified by:

6. DATA ANALYSIS:

i. CALCULATION:

Show your calculations for step 4(2) in below box.

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 (Calculations Exp. 1C: 8 Marks)

ii. QUESTION:

Compare the measured value and the colour code reading value.

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(Question Exp. 1C: 3 Marks)

7. CONCLUSION (Experiment 1C):

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(Conclusion Exp. 1C: 2 Marks)

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