TRANSDUCERS AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

( INSTR F 312 )

Lecture-3 | Instrumentation System

21 August 2023
BITS Pilani Gautam Bacher
K K Birla Goa Campus Dept. of EEE
 Lecture 3

Instrumentation system

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Functional Descriptions of
Measuring Instruments

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Functional Element

Primary sensing element

First receives energy from the measured medium and produces an output
depending , in same way ,on the measured quantify (measurand).

Variable-conversion element
Convert the output signal of the primary sensing element to another
more suitable variable, while preserving the information content of the
original signal.

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Functional Element

Variable-manipulation element
change, in numerical value according to the some definite rule
but a preservation of the physical nature of the variable,
e.g. an electronic amplifier (analog).

Data-transmission element
when the functional elements are separated, it becomes
necessary to transmit the data from one to another.

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Functional Element

Data-presentation element

presents the information about the measured quantity to one of the

human senses.

Data-storage

Storage-pen/ink

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Examples

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Examples

Strain Measurement

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Examples

Source: John P Bentley: “Principles of Measurement Systems”

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Examples

Thermocouple

Source: John P Bentley: “Principles of Measurement Systems”

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Example:
Draw the block diagram showing the functional
elements of the measurement systems depicted in the
figure below.
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