Department of Electrical Engineering

ELECTICAL & ELECTRONICS MEASUREMENT QUESTION BANK

Q.2 Solve the following. (Any Three)

1 What are the different types of errors in a measuring instrument? Explain Understanding/CO1
any one.
2 Explain the terms in brief: (i) Measurement (ii) Accuracy (iii) Sensitivity Understanding/CO1
(iv) Reproducibility
3 Differentiate clearly between absolute and secondary instruments. Understanding/ CO1

4 Briefly define and explain all the static characteristics of measuring Understanding/ CO1
instruments.
5 What are the different types of errors in a measuring instrument? Remembering/ CO1
Describe their source briefly.
6 What are fundamental and derived units? Briefly explain them. Understanding/ CO1

7 What are the differences between primary and secondary standards? Understanding/ CO1

8 Describe the various operating forces needed for proper operation of an Understanding /CO2
analogue indicating instrument.

9 A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 5 Ω and gives a full-scale Applying/CO2

deflection of 10 mv. Show how the instrument may be used to measure
(a) voltage up to 50 v, and (b) current up to 10 A.
10 Explain the various classes of measuring instruments with examples. Understanding/CO1
11 What are the differences between primary and secondary standards? Understanding/CO1
12 Explain any one method of producing damping torque in an indicating Understanding/CO2
instrument.
13 Explain the principle of operation of PMMC type instruments with neat Understanding/CO2
labelled diagram.
14 With the help of suitable diagrams and sketches, explain how a single Understand/CO2
wattmeter can be used for measurement of reactive power in a 3-phase
balanced system.
15 Two wattmeters are connected to measure the power consumed by a 3- Applying/CO2
phase load with power factor 0.4. Total power consumed by the load, as
indicated by the two wattmeter is 30 kW. Find the individual wattmeter
readings. [7.5]
16 A 220 V, 10 A dc energy meter is tested for its name plate ratings. Applying/CO2
 Resistance of the pressure coil circuit is 8000 Ω and that of current coil
itself is 0.12 Ω. Calculate the energy consumed when testing for a period
of 1 hour with (a) Direct loading arrangement (b) Phantom loading with
the current coil circuit excited by a separate 9 V battery [8.5]
(A) With suitable diagram explain construction and working of PMMC Understanding/ CO2
instrument. Write down the equation of final steady state deflection ()
(B) With suitable diagram explain range extension of ammeter, voltmeter Understanding/ CO2
using shunt and multiplier. Also write the expression for shunt resistance
and multiplier resistance
(C) With suitable block diagram explain working of electronic energy meter. Understanding/ CO2
(D) Explain one wattmeter method for measuring active power in a 3-phase Understanding/ CO2
balanced R&L load. Draw respective circuit diagram.
(E) Explain any three errors in induction type energy meter in detail. Also Understanding/ CO2
state the method of compensation for these errors.
(F) With suitable circuit diagram and phasor diagram explain one wattmeter Understanding/ CO2
method for measurement of reactive power in a 3-phase star connected
(R + L) load.
(G) Explain construction of low power factor wattmeter with neat diagram Understanding/ CO2
(H) Explain the working principle and construction of single-phase induction Understanding/ CO2
type of energy meter with neat diagram.
(I) What are the different methods of damping used in analog indicating Remembering / CO2
instruments? List their advantages and disadvantages.
(J) Explain how the following adjustments are made in a single-phase Understanding/ CO2
induction type energy meter.
1. Lag adjustment.
2. Adjustment for friction compensation.
3. Creep and
Overload compensation.
(K) Draw a neat schematic diagram of attraction type moving iron Understanding/ CO2
instrument and explain deflecting, controlling, and damping system used
in it.
(L) Draw the possible method of connecting the pressure coil of a wattmeter Understanding/ CO2
and compare the errors. Explain the use of “compensation winding” in a
wattmeter.
(A) With suitable diagram explain construction and working of PMMC Understanding/ CO2
instrument. Write down the equation of final steady state deflection ()

17 Describe in brief, the use of voltmeter–ammeter method for Understand/CO3

measurement of unknown resistance.
18 Draw the schematic and derive how three-phase power consumed by a Applying/CO2
star-connected load can be measured by two wattmeter.

19 Describe the working principle and constructional details of an attraction- Understanding/CO2

type moving iron instrument.
20 Explain Creeping error in the case of induction type energy meter and Understanding/CO2
how to compensate it.
21 Draw and explain the operation of a meggar used for high resistance Understanding/CO3
measurement.
22 Draw the circuit of a Wheatstone bridge for measurement of unknown Applying/CO3
resistances and derive the condition for balance.
23 Explain power measurement using CT & PT Understanding/CO2
24 Describe the working principle of a rectifier-type instrument. What is the Understanding/CO2
sensitivity of such an instrument?
25 Derive the expression for deflection for a rotary-type electrostatic Applying/CO2
instrument using spring control.
26 With suitable circuit diagram explain ammeter and voltmeter method for Understanding/ CO3
measurement of resistance. State two disadvantages of this method
27 With a circuit diagram derive the equation for balance in the case of Applying/CO3
Anderson bridge. Also Derive the equation for an unknown self-
inductance
28 Explain the construction and working of a Megger with the help of a neat Understanding/ CO3
diagram.
29 With a circuit diagram derive the equation for balance in the case of Applying/CO3
Maxwell’s inductance bridge. Draw the phasor diagram for balance
condition.
30 Draw circuit diagram of Kelvin’s double bridge. Derive expression for Applying/CO3
unknown resistance with usual notations
31 With suitable diagram explain fall of potential method for earth Understanding/ CO3
resistance measurement.
32 State different tests to localize the cable fault. Explain any one. Understanding/ CO3

33 State the different methods of magnetic measurement. Explain any one. Understanding/ CO3

34 Explain the principles of the loss of charge method for measurement of Understanding/CO3
high resistances. Also comment on the compensations required to be
made in the calculations to take care of circuit component nonidealities.
35 A 4-terminal resistor was measured with the help of a Kelvin’s double Applying/CO3
bridge having the following components: Standard resistor = 98.02 nW,
inner ratio arms = 98.022 Ω and 202 W, outer ratio arms = 98.025 Ω and
201.96 W, resistance of the link connecting the standard resistance and
the unknown resistance = 600 nW. Calculate the value of the unknown
resistance. [4.6]
36 The measurand value of a resistance is 10.25 Ω, whereas its value is Applying/CO1
10.22 Ω. Determine the absolute error of the measurement. [EX. 1.5]
37 The measured value of a capacitor is 205.3 µF, whereas its true value is Applying/CO1
201.4 µF. Determine the relative error. [EX. 1.6]
38 A moving coil ammeter has a uniform scale with 50 divisions and gives a Applying/CO1
full-scale reading of 5 A. The instrument can read up to V th of a scale
division with a fair degree of certainty. Determine the resolution of the
instrument in mA. [EX. 1.1]
39 A wattmeter reads 25.34 watts. The absolute error in the measurement is Applying/CO1
–0.11 watt. Determine the true value of power. [EX.1.7]
40 A 0-25 A ammeter has a guaranteed accuracy of 1 percent of full-scale Applying/CO1
reading. The current measured by this instrument is 10 A. Determine the
limiting error in percentage. [ Ex. 1.2]
 41 A moving-coil instrument gives the full-scale deflection of 10 mA when Applying/CO2
the potential difference across its terminals is 100 mV. Calculate (a) the
shunt resistance for a full-scale deflection corresponding to 100 A, and (b)
the series resistance for full scale reading with 1000 V. Calculate the
power dissipation in each case.[EX.2.5]
42 An electrodynamometer-type wattmeter has a current coil with a Applying/CO2
resistance of 0.1 Ω and a pressure coil with resistance of 6.5 kΩ. Calculate
the percentage errors while the meter is connected as (i) current coil to
the load side, and (ii) pressure coil to the load side. The load is specified
as (a) 12 A at 250 V with unity power factor, and (b) 12 A at 25 V with 0.4
lagging power factor. [EX. 7.2]
43 Two wattmeters are connected to measure the power consumed by a 3- Applying/CO2
phase balanced load. One of the wattmeter’s read 1500 Ω and the other
700 Ω. Find power factor of the load, when (a) both the readings are
positive, and (b) when the reading of the second wattmeter is obtained
after reversing its current coil connection. [EX.7.4]
44 A 220 V, 10 A dc energy meter is tested for its name plate ratings. Applying/CO2
Resistance of the pressure coil circuit is 8000 Ω and that of current coil
itself is 0.12 Ω. Calculate the energy consumed when testing for a period
of 1 hour with (a) Direct loading arrangement (b) Phantom loading with
the current coil circuit excited by a separate 9 V battery. [EX.8.5]
45 A 230 V, 5 A energy meter on full load unity power factor test makes 60 Applying/CO2
revolutions in 360 seconds. If the designed speed of the disc is 520
revolutions per kWh, find the percentage error. [EX.8.2]

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