Debre Markos University

ደብረ ማርቆስ ዩኒቨርስቲ

Debre Markos Institute of Technology
ደብረ ማርቆስ ቴክኖሎጂ ኢንስቲትዩት
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assignment one

I. Define briefly the following (with descriptions of block diagram if it has)

1. Instrumentation system.
2. What is Measurement? What are the basic requirements of measurement system?
3. Purpose of measurement system.
4. Distinguish between direct and indirect methods of measurements?
5. What are the functional elements of an instrument?
6. What are primary standards? Where are they used?
7. General structure of instrumentation system?
8. List general application of measurement system?
9. Define static error.
10. Define dynamic error.
11. Define limiting error
12.
II. Each of the following question show all necessarily steps and do what you are ask only
1. Based on the fundamental units, obtain the SI units for the following derived
quantities:
a. Resistance, ohm(Ω)
b. Capacitance, farad(ϝ)
c. Inductance, Henry(H)
2. Two resistors have the following rating:
R1= 36 Ω±5% and R2= 75Ω±5%
a. the magnitude of error in each resistor,
b. the limiting error in ohms and in percent when the resistors are connected in
series,
c. the limiting error in ohms and in percent when the resistors are connected in
parallel.
3. Two resistors are given as: R1= 100 Ω±4% and R2= 50Ω±2%, then find the following
Interims of absolute error and percent error
a. the equivalent resistance when they are connected in serious(R=R1+R2)
b. R=R1-R2
c. R=R1*R2
d. R=
4. A 500V voltmeter is specified to be accurate within ±5% at full scale. Find the
limiting error when the instrument is used to measure a 150V source.
5. When a voltage of 100V measured by a voltmeter it indicates 99.6V. find
a. Absolute error
b. Relative error
6. A resistor component manufacturer company construct a certain resistance to be
anywhere between 1.14kΩ and 1.26kΩ. then the company classify this resistor
nominal value 1.2kΩ. [hint: refer the color band of certain resistor]
a. Find the absolute error
b. What should be the tolerance value of this resistor.
7. We have the following circuit having I1 and I2.
I1=150A±1A
I2=250A±2A
a. Find I
b. If the given error value is standard deviation
Then determine the total current(I)

8. To determine the spread in weight of lead shot, 50 lead shot were separately weighted
using a balance. The weights(gram) are shown below.

a. Determine the mean value of the measured weight

b. Determine the standard deviation
c. Determine the best accuracy to be expected for the mean value of the measured
weight
d. Determine the average deviation
e. Determine the distribution form factor
f. Find the probable error of the measured data
III.