LECTURE NOTES

ON

ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS

B.TECH, EEE
III YEAR I SEMESTER
(JNTUA-R15)

Mrs. A.HARITHA
ASST.PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING
VEMU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY::P.KOTHAKOTA
NEAR PAKALA, CHITTOOR-517112
(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to JNTUA, Anantapuramu)

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 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR
B. Tech III-I Sem. (EEE)
15A02501 ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS

Course Objectives:
The objectives of the course are to make the student learn about
The basic principles of different types of electrical instruments for the
Measurement of voltage, current, power factor, power and energy.
The measurement of R, L, and C parameters using bridge circuits.
The principles of magnetic measurements.
The principle of working of CRO and its applications.
The use of Current Transformers, Potential Transormers, and Potentiometers.

UNIT- I
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Classification – Ammeters and Voltmeters – PMMC, Dynamometer, Moving Iron Type
Instruments – Expression for the Deflecting Torque and Control Torque – Errors and
Compensations, Range Extension.
Cathode Ray Oscilloscope- Cathode Ray tube-Time base generator-Horizontal and Vertical Amplifiers –
Applications of CRO – Measurement of Phase , Frequency, Current & Voltage- Lissajous Patterns

UNIT – II
D.C & A.C BRIDGES
Methods of Measuring Low, Medium and High Resistances – Sensitivity of Wheatstone‟s Bridge –
Kelvin‟s Double Bridge for Measuring Low Resistance, Measurement of High Resistance – Loss
of Charge Method. Measurement of Inductance - Maxwell‟s Bridge, Anderson‟s Bridge. Measurement
of Capacitance and Loss Angle - Desauty Bridge. Wien‟s Bridge – Schering Bridge.

UNIT – III
MEASUREMENT OF POWER AND ENERGY
Single Phase Dynamometer Wattmeter, LPF and UPF, Double Element and Three Element Dynamometer
Wattmeter, Expression for Deflecting and Control Torques. Types of P.F. Meters – Dynamometer and
Moving Iron Type – 1-ph and 3-ph Meters. Single Phase Induction Type Energy Meter – Driving and Braking
Torques – Errors and Compensations. Three Phase Energy Mete

UNIT –IV
INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS AND POTENTIOMETERS
Current Transformers and Potential Transformers – Ratio and Phase Angle Errors –
Methods for Reduction of Errors-Design Considerations.
Potentiometers: Principle and Operation of D.C. Crompton‟s Potentiometer –
Standardization – Measurement of unknown Resistance, Current, Voltage.
A.C. Potentiometers: Polar and Coordinate types- Standardization – Applications

UNIT – V
MAGNETIC MEASUREMENTS
Ballistic Galvanometer – Equation of Motion – Flux Meter – Constructional Details, Comparison with
Ballistic Galvanometer. Determination of B-H Loop - Methods of Reversals - Six Point Method – A.C.
Testing – Iron Loss of Bar Samples.

TEXT BOOKS:
1. Electrical & Electronic Measurement & Instruments, A.K.Sawhney and
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 Dhanpat Rai & Co. Publications, 2011, Reprint 2014.
2. Electrical Measurements and measuring Instruments 5th Edition, E.W.
Golding and F.C. Widdis, Reem Publications, 5th Edition, 2011.

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Electronic Instrumentation, 3rd Edition, H. S. Kalsi, Tata Mcgrawhill, 2011.
2. Electrical Measurements, Buckingham and Price, Prentice Hall, 1970.
3. Electrical Measurements: Fundamentals, Concepts, Applications, Reissland, M.U., New Age
International (P) Limited, 2010.

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ClassificationofMeasuringInstruments
TheelectricalmeasuringinstrumentscanbeclassifiedasbelowMeasuringIn
struments

Absolute Secondary
instruments instruments

Indicating Recording Integrating

instruments instruments instruments
AbsoluteInstruments
Absoluteinstrumentsshowthequantitytobemeasuredintermsofinstrume
ntsconstantanditsdeflectionand theyrequirenocomparisonwithanyotherstanda
rdinstruments.
TangentGalvanometer,RaleighCurrentandAbsoluteelectrometerareex
amplesofabsoluteinstruments.Theyaremostlyusedinlaboratoriesasstandardisi
nginstruments.
SecondaryInstruments
Secondaryinstrumentsarethosewhichgivesthevalueofthequantityonitssc
ale oritsdisplayunitdirectlybyapointer. Thescaleis
calibratedbycomparisonwithabsoluteinstruments.Mostofthemeasuring instrum
ents,whicharegenerallyusedareof“SecondaryType”.
TheordinaryVoltmeter,Ammeter,EnergymeterareexamplesforSecond
aryinstruments
Indicatinginstruments
Indicatinginstrumentsare thosewhichindicatethe
magnitudeoftheinstantaneousvaluebeingmeasuredbymeansofapointerover
acalibratedscale.Theindicationofpointeralsochangewithrespecttotimegivin
gnoscopetoknowthepreviousvalue.
Ammeter,Voltmeter,Wattmeter,Frequencymeter,Powerfactormeteretc
….fallunderthiscategory.
Recordinginstruments
Theinstrumentswhichnotonlyread theinstantaneousvaluebutalsomakearec
ordcontinuouslyiscalledRecordinginstruments.Themagnitudeofthe
quantityisrecordedonapaperforcertainperiodoftime.Insuchinstruments,themo
vingsystemcarriesaninkedpenwhichtoucheslightlyasheetofpaperwrappedrou

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 Theseinstrumentsaregenerally usedinpowerhousesandfactorieswherecont inuousinformationis
requiredaboutthe changesinmagnitudeoftheelectricalquantit y,suchthattokeepthemwithin wellspecifiedlimits
2.2.1 IntegratingInstruments
Theseinstrumentsmeasuresandregistersthetotalquantityofelectricityinacir
cuitoveraspecifiedtime.Itgivescumulativevalueofelectricalquantity.
Eg:Ampere-hour,meter,Energymeter.

EeffectsofElectricCurrentUtilizedInMeasuringInstrume
nts
Theprincipleofoperationofmeasuring instrumentsdepend upon the variouse
ffectsofelectriccurrentusedintheiroperation.Theyareclassifiedasinthetablesh
ownbelow.
Effects Typeofmeasur Instruments
used ements utilizingtheseeffects
MagneticEffect Current,Voltage,Power Ammeter, Voltmeter,
andEnergyonbothA.C.a Integratingmetersandother
ndD.C.System. electricalinstruments
Thermaleffect Current,Voltageonboth Ammeter,Voltmeter
A.C.andD.C.system
Electromagnetic Voltage,Current,Power Voltmeter,Ammeter,Watt
InductionEffect energyinA.C.system meterenergymeter
ChemicalEffect AmperehoursinD.C.S Voltmeter,Ammeter
ystem
ElectroStatic Voltmeteron bothA.C. Voltmeter
effect andD.C.System

MainpartsofIndicatingInstruments
Indicatinginstrumentsarethosewhichindicatethevalueofthequantityund
ermeasurement.Themainpartsofindicatinginstrumentsare.,
1. Pointer.
2. PreCalibratedScale.
3. Movingsystemwithspindle,pivotedinjewelledbearings.
4. Deflectingoroperatingtorque.

5. Controllingorrestoringtorque.
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Pointerandscale
Theshapeandsizeofthepointernormallydependsonthetypeandsizeofinstru
ments,usuallyaluminiumtubeorstripisusedasamaterial forpointer.Theendofthe
pointerisflattenedtotheshapeofanarrowheadand
ismadetomoveoveramirrorandgraduatedscale.
Themirrorhelpsinavoidingparallelaxis.Thearmofthe pointerusuallyhasado
ublebendto
adjustthearrowheadinleveltothescale.Asmallcounterweightisattachedattheta
ilendforbalancing.

Fig.2.3Differenttypesofpointers

Aclearlymarkedgraduatedscaleisattachedtothecaseoverthepointer.Thel
engthofthescaledependsuponthelengthofthepointerandtheangletowhichitcanr
otateforfullscaledeflection.
Thescaleisprintedonastiffcordusuallyglazedandwhitebackgroundandbl
ockmaking.
Therearetwotypesofscales usedinindicatinginstruments,namelyuniformsca
leandnonuniformscale.Inuniformscale,eachdivisionisequallydevided.Thistype
ofscaleisusedinmovingcoilinstruments.
Thenon-
uniformscaleiscrampedatendsandbroadlydevidedinmiddlepartofthescale.We
canseethistypeofscaleinmovingironinstrumentsand
a.c.measuringinstruments.
TorquesofIndicatingInstruments
Inmostoftheindicatinginstrumentsthreedistincttorquesarerequiredforoper
ation.Theyare
a) Atorquetomovethepointerfromitszeropositioninsameproportiontothe
magnitudeofthequantitybeingmeasured.Thistorqueiscalleddeflectin
gtorque.
b) Ifthepointerhastostopatavalueindicatingthe magnitudeofthe quantity,the
reshouldbeanequalandoppositetorqueatthatinstanttokeepthepointerin
stableposition.Thistorqueiscalledcontrollingtorque.
c) Whentwotorquesexistsinoppositedirectionoscillationresultsduetowhi

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ntostablepositiontobringthepointertorest,atthequickestpossibletime,an
othertorqueactsinthe directionsopposite to themotionofthepointeratthe
deflectedposition.Itiscalleddampingtorque.
1. DeflectingTorque(T)orDeflectingForce
d
Thedeflectingtorquecausesthemovingsystemoftheinstrumenttomovefrom
itsinitialzeroposition.Themagnitudeofthedeflectingtorquedependsupon,the
magnitudeofthemeasurablequantity.
Thetorqueisproducedby theeffectsofelectriccurrentsuchasmagnetic,elect
ro-
magneting,heating,electrostaticetc.Themethodofproductionofdeflectingtor
queanditsrelationtothemeasurablequantitydependsuponthetypeofinstrument.

Pointer

TD Pivot
CounterBalance
(DeflectingTorque)

Fig2.4TheActionofDeflectingTorque

2. ControllingTorque(T)orControllingForce
c
Theforceactingonamovingsystem,inoppositedirectiontodeflectingtorqu
eandmakesthepointer stableatitsfinaldeflectedposition
iscalledControllingTorqueorControllingForce.Thepointerwilltrytorotateasmot
orinabsenceofthistorque.Italsobringsthepointerbacktozeroposition,afterdisco
nnectingthemeterfromthecircuit.

Fig2.5TheActionofControllingTorque

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 Thecontrollingtorqueisprovidedinthefollowingways.
1. Springcontrol 2.Gravitycontrol
a. SpringControl
In this, the spindle of the moving system restsontwopivots.A helical
hairsprin
gusuallymadeofphosphorbronzeisattachedtothemovingsysteminsuchawayt
hatitsoneend(innerside)isfixedtothemovingsystem,whiletheouterendtoarigidb
ody.Thestressinthespringexerts,atorqueonthemovingmechanismoppositetoth
emotionofthemovingmechanism.Thistorqueisproportionaltotheangleofdefle
ction.
Initiallywhenthepointerisatzerodeflectedposition,the controllingtorqueisze
roasthereexistsnostressinthehelicalspring.Atthefinal deflectedposition,torquepr
oducedbythespringwouldbecomeequalandoppositetodeflectingtorque.
Graduatedscale

Pointer Jewelbearing

Spring

Counterweight
Fig.2.6TheActionofSpringControlTorque

b. GravityControl
Inthismethod,asmallweightisattachedtothemovingsysteminsuchawayth
atitgetsactivatedatthetimeofdeflectionandproducesacontrollingtorquein pro
portiontothedeflection.Themagnitudeofthecontrollingtorquecanbevariedbyad
justingthepositionofthecontrollingweightuponthearm.
Theabovefigureshowsthearrangementsandcorrespondingpositionsofthec
ontrolarmforzerodeflection.Inthezerodeflectedpositionofthepointer,thecontro
lweightstandsverticalduetowhichtheforceduetogravitydirectlyactsonthepointe
randnotorqueexistsonthepointer.Asthedeflectiontakesplacethecontrolarmals
oshiftsfromverticalpositionwithanangletovertical(position)tothatofdeflection.
Butthedisadvantagesofgravitycontrolare
(i) Itgivescrampedscale
(ii) Theinstrumenthastobekeptvertical

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However gravitycontrolhasthefollowing advantages

(i) Itischeap
(ii) Itisunaffectedby temperature
(iii) Itisnotsubjectedtofatigueordeteriorationwithtime

Fig.2.7GravityControlTorque

DampingTorque
Intheindicatinginstruments,thepointerwilloscillateaboutitsdeflectedpositi
onbeforecomingtorestduetoinertia.Tobringthemovingparttorestatthequickestp
ossibletimeatthedeflectedposition,aforceisusedwhichiscalleddampingforce.
Itoperateonthemovingsystemtobringitrestatthequickestpossibletime.The instr
umentprovidedwithadampingsystemis knownasdeadbeattypeinstrument.Diff
erentdevicesareusedtoprovidesuitabledamping.
Thevariousmethodsadoptedfordampingare.,
d) Airfriction damping
e) Fluidfrictiondamping
f) Eddycurrentdamping
Thesystem usedvarieswiththetypeofinstrument.Each methodisdiscussedin
thesucceedingparagraphs.
a. Airfrictiondamping
Twomethodsareemployedinairfrictiondamping.Thefirstmethodusesalighta
luminiumpistonattachedtothemovingsystemasshowninfigureThepistonmove
sinsidetheairchamberalongwiththepointer.
Asthepistonslidesinthechamber,theairinsidetheclosedspaceiscompresse
dandthepressuresodevelopedopposesthemotionofthepiston.

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 Theonlycarethatmustbetakensothatthepistonisnotbentorthepistondoesn
ottouchthewallsofthechamber. Itwouldleadtoseriouserrorsin
reading.
Enclosedair
chamber
Spring

Piston
Pointer

Fig.2.8AirFrictionDampingwithPistonairchamber

Thesecondmethodemploysavanemountedonthespindleofthemovingsyste
m.
Itismadeofthinsheetofaluminiumandmovesinaclosedsectorshapedbox.T
hismethodismoreadvantageous.Sincethevanerotatealongwiththespindleinthe
sectorbox.Carehastobetakenatthetimeofmountingtoseethatthevaneisfreeinsi
dethesectorbox.

Fig.2.9AirFrictionDampingwithaluminiumvane

b. Fluidfrictiondamping
Inthismethodofdamping,alightvaneisattachedtothespindlewhichisdipped
inapotofhighviscusdampingoil.Themotionofthemovingsystemisalwaysoppos
edbythefrictionofthedampingoil.Thedampingforcecreatedincreaseswiththein
creaseinvelocityofthevane.Thereexistsnodampingforcewhenthevaneisstatio
nery.

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Fig.2.10FluidFrictionDamping

c. EddyCurrentDamping
Inthissystem,acirculardisc(copperoraluminium)discismountedonthespindl
eanditismadetomoveinamagneticfieldalongwiththespindle.Thedisccutsthem
agneticlinesofforceofthemagnetandeddycurrentswillbeinducedinit.Theinduc
ededdycurrentsopposesthemotionandthusadampingforceisdevelopedintheinstr
ument.
Thereisan anothertypeofeddycurrentdampingsystem,whichisusedinperm
anentmagnetmovingcoilinstruments.Thecoiliswoundonthisaluminiumframe,inw
hicheddycurrentsareproducedwhenthecoilmovesinthefieldofthepermanentma
gnet.

Fig2.11EddyCurrentDampingByThinAluminiumFrame

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 Fig2.12EddyCurrentDampingByThinAluminiumDisc

AmmeterandVoltmeter
Ammeterisaninstrumentinwhichtorqueisproducedby thecurrenttobemeas
ured.Ithaslowresistancecoil,sothatitcanbeconnectedinseriestothecircuitwitho
utanyappreciablevoltagedropinit.Whereasavoltmeterhasahigh resistancecoila
nditcarriesa currentwhich isproportionaltovoltageacrossthecircuittobemeasure
dandthetorqueisproducedduetothiscurrent.
Theonlydifferencebetweenthetwo(Ammeterandvoltmeter)isinthemagn
itudeofthecurrentandmethod ofconnectingin
circuit.AmmeterisconnectedinserieswithcircuitandVoltmeterisconnectedinp
arallelwiththecircuit.
Ammeterandvoltmeteraregroupedtogetherbecausethereisnoessentialdiffe
renceintheprinciplebetweenthem.

Fig2.13Ammeter Voltmeter

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Ammeterandvoltmetersareclassifiedasfollows.
a) Movingcoilinstrument
(i) Permanentmagnetictype (ii)Electrodynamicordynamictype
b) Movingironinstrument
(i) Attractiontype (ii)Repulsiontype
c) Hotwiretype
d) Inductiontype
(i) Splitphasewinding (ii)Shadedpoletype
e) Electrostatictype
PermanentMagnetTypeMovingCoilInstrument
Thisinstrumentisalsocalledmovingcoilinstrument.Itismoreaccurate,sensiti
veandhasuniformscale.Itismostcommonlyused forDCmeasurements.
Principle
Itworkson theprincipleofelectrodynamiceffectorprincipleofDCmotor.Itstat
esthat,wheneveracurrentcarryingconductorisplacedinamagneticfield,itexper
iencessomemechanical forceandmovesinaparticulardirection.
Construction
ItconsistsofaU-
shapedpermanentmagnet.Thispowerfulmagnetismadeofalnico.Arectanglecoil
ofmanyturnswoundonlightaluminiumframeiskeptinsidethepolepiecesasshown
inthefigure.Thisframeissupportedbydelicatebearingandtowhichalightpointeris
attached.Thealuminiumframeprovidessupportforthecoilandalsoactsasdampin
gdevicebyeddycurrent.
Working

Fig ConstructionofPermanentMagnetMovingCoilinstrument

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 Whenthisinstrumentisconnectedinacircuit,thecurrentispassedthroughtheco
il.Asthecoiliskeptin magneticfield,itexperiencesatorqueanddeflectedduetoelectr
odynamiceffect.The deflectingtorqueisproportionaltothequantityofelectricityor
currentwhichisundermeasurement.
ControllingTorque
Controlofthecoilmomentisbyspringcontrolmethod,byusingtwophosph
orbronzehairspring-
oneaboveandonebelow.They additionallyservesthepurposeofpassingofcurrent
inandoutthecoil.
Dampingtorque
EddycurrentdampingisprovidedbytheAluminumframe,onwhichthecopp
ercoilwasmade.Whenthe coilrotatesinthemagnetic field,theAluminiumframeals
omovesalongwiththecoil.Henceeddycurrentswillproduceintheframeandthere
bydampingtorqueisdeveloped.
Applications
Thistypeofinstrumentsaremovesensitive,accurateandhas uniformscale.
TheycanbeusedformeasurementofDCvoltagesandcurrents.
MovingIronInstruments
Thistypeofinstrumentsworkontheprinciplesof magnetismi.e.,attractionorre
pulsionbetween twomagnetizedironpieces.Therearetwotypesof movingironinstr
uments.
Theyare
1) Attractiontypemovingironinstrument
2) Repulsiontype movingironinstrument
MovingIronInstrument-AttractiontypePrinciple
Movingironinstrumentworkson the principleofmagnetism.i.e.,Amagnetatt
ractstheironpieceorUnlikemagneticpolesattracteachother.
Constructionandworking
Itconsistsofafixedaircorecoilmadebyinsulatedcopperwireandanovalsha
pedsoftirondiscfittedonaspindle.Thespindleispivotedbetweentwojewelledbe
aringsneartothecoil.Apointerisattachedtothespindle,whichmovesonapre-
calibratednonuniformscale.

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Thedeflecting torque isproduced

bycurrentpassingthroughthecoil(magneticeffectofelectriccurrent).Thecontrol
lingtorqueisprovidedbyeithergravityorspringcontrolmethodanddampingisby a
irfrictionmethod.
Whentheinstrumentisconnectedinacircuit,thecurrentpassingthroughtheco
ilwillproduceamagneticfieldandattractstheirondiscinside.Alongwiththedisc,
spindlealsorotatesandcausesthepointertomoveonthescale.Thedeflectionofth
epointerisdependsonthemagnitudeofcurrentpassingthrough thecoil.

Fig.2.15AttractiontypeMovingIronInstrument

Ifthe currentinthecoilchangesitsdirection,the polarityofinducedmagneticfiel

dalsochanges.Inthatcasealso,thecoilattractstheirondiscinsidethecoilby indu
cingoppositepolarityinit.HencethesetypeofinstrumentscanbeusedforACand
DC.
Theattractionforceisdirectlyproportionaltosquareofcurrent(FI2).
Therefore,thescaleiscrowded/crampedatstartingandfinishingends.
Applications
TheMovingIronattractiontypeinstrumentcanbeusedforACandDCmeas
urements(VoltmeterandAmmeter)
MovingIronInstrument-RepulsionTypePrinciple
MovingIronInstrumentworksontheprinciplesofmagnetism.i.e.,thelikemag
neticpolesrepeleachotherorwhenthesametypeofmagneticmaterialsareplaced
inamagneticfieldtheywillmagnetiseduniformlyandhencetherepulsionistakesp
lacebetweenthem.

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 ConstructionandWorking
Inthis,afixedcoilisusedasanelectromagnetandtwosoftironrods/stripsa
rearrangedinsidethecoilasshowninfigure.Themovablestrip/rodcarriersapoin
terthatmovesoverthecalibratedscale.
Thedeflectingtorqueisbymagneticeffectofelectriccurrent.Thecontrol
lingtorqueisbyspringsorgravitysystemanddampingisbyairfrictionsystem.

SectionalView PlanView
Fig.2.16RepulsiontypeMovingIronInstrument

Whentheinstrumentisconnectedinacircuitthecurrentpassedthroughthefix
edcoilandsetsupamagneticfieldwhichmagnetisesthetworodsofsimilarpolarit
y.Thenarepulsiveforcewilldevelopbetweenthemandspindlemoved.
Thenthepointerattachedtothespindlemovesonthescaleshowingthevalue
ofelectrical quantity.Theforceofrepulsionisapproximatelyproportionaltothe squ
areofthecurrentpassingthrough thecoilandhencethescaleiscrowdedatends.
Whateverthedirectionofcurrentinthecoil,thepolarityinducedontheironst
ripsissame.Hencealwaystherewillbearepulsiveforce.Thereforeitcanbeusedf
orACandDCmeasurements.
Applications
TheMovingIronrepulsiontypeinstrumentcanbeusedforACandDCmeas
urements(VoltmeterandAmmeter)

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AdvantageandDisadvantagesofMovingIronInstruments

1. TheseinstrumentscanbeusedbothonA.CandD.Csystem.
2. Theseinstrumentsarerobustandfreefrommaintenance
3. Itpossesseshighstartingtorque.
4. Itcanwithstandmomentaryoverloads.
5. Itcangivereasonableaccuracyinthereading.
6. Inthisinstrumentthescaleisnonuniform.
7. Powerconsumptionishighatlowvoltage
8. Thestiffnessofthespringdecreaseswithincreaseintemperature.
9. Hysteresisandstraymagneticfieldcauseserrorsinthereading.
10. Changeinfrequencyofoperationcausesseriouserror.
DifferencesbetweentheMovingCoilandMovingIronInstrum
ents
Movingcoilinstruments MovingIroninstruments
1. ItworksontheprincipleofD 1.Itworksontheprinciplesofma
Cmotor gnetism.
2. Deflectiontorqueisproportionalt 2. Deflectiontorqueisproportional
ocurrent tosquareofcurrentDampin
3. Dampingisprovidedbyeddy.cu 3. gisprovidedbyairdamping
rrent Gravitycontrolledinstruments.Co
4. Springcontrolledinstruments 4. ntrollingtorqueisproportionaltoSi
5. Controllingtorqueisproportional5. n
toangleofdefection 6. Nonuniformscale.
6. Scaleisuniform 7. Robust,reliableaccurate.
7. Delicate,sensitiveanda
ccurate.
8. Costly. 8. Cheap.
9. Lowpowerconsumption 9. highpowerconsumptionthan
movingcoil.
10. ItisusedonlyinD.C. 10.ItisusedbothinA.C.andD.C.
Circuits. Circuits.
11. Canbeusedasvoltmeter,Am-
11.CanbeusedasAmmeter,meter, Galvanometer,ohmmeter

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 ExtensionofRangeofMCandMIInstruments-
NeedofShuntsandMultiplier
Normallyallthemeasuringinstrumentsaredesignedfora(current)rangebetw
eenfewmicroampstomilliampsforfullscaledeflection.Iftheinstrumenthas tobeuse
dforhigherranges ofcurrentandvoltagecertain amountofresistanceisaddedinserie
sorparalleltocoil.
Ityouobserveanammeterasmallwireisconnectedtothecoilandahighvaluere
sistorisconnectedinthecaseofvoltmeter.Sometimeswecanseetheseadditional
partsoutsideoftheinstrument.
Usuallymangainandnichromeisusedasresistancematerial.Itwoundonains
ulatedformerandleadsaresolderedtotwolargecopperblocks.Toincreasethedissipa
tingsurfacemangainisemployedintheformofthinstrips.
a. Shunt(Rsh)
Shuntisasmallamountofresistanceconnectedinparallel withammeter.Itisus
edtoextendtherangeofAmmeter.
Im
Rm I

Ish

V Rsh Load

2.17Shunt-extensionofammeter

Letthecurrentforfullscaledeflection(FSD)of Ammeteris=
Im,Amps.
ThemeterresistanceofcoilresistanceRm,
Loadcurrentornewrange-I,Amps
Currentisshuntresistance,IshAmpsShuntre
sistance=Rsh,ohms.
ImRm
Shuntresistance Rsh .ohms
I I m
b. Multiplier(R)
se
AMultiplier isalargeamount ofresistence connectedinserieswith voltmeter.
Itisusedtoextendtherange(measuringcapacityofvoltmeter.

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Voltmeter
Rm
Load
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Fig.2.18Multiplier-

extensionofVoltmeterLetthefullscaledeflection(FSD)voltag

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 Introduction to CRO – Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
 The cathode ray oscilloscope is an extremely useful and versatile laboratory instrument
used for studying wave shapes of alternating currents and voltages as well as for meas-
urement of voltage, current, power and frequency, in fact, almost any quantity that
involves amplitude and waveform.
 It allows the user to see the amplitude of electrical signals as a function of time on the
screen.
 It is widely used for trouble shooting radio and TV receivers as well as laboratory work
involving research and” design.
 It can also be employed for studying the wave shape of a signal with respect to amplitude
distortion and deviation from the normal.
 In true sense the cathode ray oscilloscope has been one of the most important tools in
the design and development of modern electronic circuits.
The CRO consists of the following:
 (i) CRT
 (ii) Vertical amplifier
 (iii) Delay line
 (iv) Horizontal amplifier
 (v) Time-base generator
 (vi) Triggering circuit
 (vii) Power supply

CATHODE-RAY TUBE:
The electron gun or electron emitter, the deflecting system and the fluorescent
screen are the three major components of a general purpose CRT

Electron Gun
In the electron gun of the CRT, electrons are emitted, converted into a sharp beam
and focused upon the fluorescent screen. The electron beam consists of an indirectly
heated cathode, a control grid, an accelerating electrode and a focusing anode. The
electrodes are connected to the base pins. The cathode emitting the electrons is surrounded

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through the fine hole. The negative voltage at the control grid controls the flow of electrons in
the electron beam, and consequently, the brightness of the spot on the CRO screen is
controlled.
Deflection Systems:
Electrostatic deflection of an electron beam is used in a general purpose oscilloscope. The
deflecting system consists of a pair of horizontal and vertical deflecting plates. Let us consider
two parallel vertical deflecting plates P1 and P2. The beam is focused at point O on the screen in
the absence of a deflecting plate voltage. If a positive voltage is applied to plate P1 with respect
to plate P2, the negatively charged electrons are attracted towards the positive plate P1, and
these electrons will come to focus at point Y1 on the fluorescent screen.

The deflection is proportional to the deflecting voltage between the plates. If the polarity of
the deflecting voltage is reversed, the spot appears at the point Y2, as shown in Fig. 14-3(a).

To deflect the beam horizontally, an alternating voltage is applied to the horizontal deflecting
plates and the spot on the screen horizontally, as shown in Fig. 14-3(b). The electrons will
focus at point X2. By changing the polarity of voltage, the beam will focus at point X1. Thus, the
horizontal movement is controlled along X1OX2 line.

Spot Beam Deflection Sensitivity:

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 Fluorescent Screen:

Phosphor is used as screen material on the inner surface of a CRT. Phosphor absorbs
the energy of the incident electrons. The spot of light is produced on the screen where the
electron beam hits. The bombarding electrons striking the screen, release secondary emission
electrons. These electrons are collected or trapped by an aqueous solution of graphite called
“Aquadag” which is connected to the second anode. Collection of the secondary electrons is
necessary to keep the screen in a state of electrical equilibrium. The type of phosphor used,
determines the color of the light spot. The brightest available phosphor isotope, P31, produces
yellow–green light with relative luminance of 99.99%.

DISPLAY WAVEFORM ON THE SCREEN:

Figure 14-5(a) shows a sine wave applied to vertical deflecting plates and a
repetitive ramp or saw-tooth applied to the horizontal plates. The ramp waveform at
the horizontal plates causes the electron beam to be deflected horizontally across the
screen. If the waveforms are perfectly synchronized then the exact sine wave applied
to the vertical display appears on the CRO display screen

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TRIANGULAR WAVEFORM:
Similarly the display of the triangular waveform is as shown in Fig

TIME-BASE GENERATORS:
The CRO is used to display a waveform that varies as a function of time. If the wave form is to
be accurately reproduced, the beam should have a constant horizontal velocity. As the beam
velocity is a function of the deflecting voltage, the deflecting voltage must increase linearly with
time. A voltage with such characteristics is called a ramp voltage. If the voltage decreases rapidly
to zero—with the waveform repeatedly produced, as shown in Fig. 14-6—we observe a pattern
which is generally called a saw-tooth waveform. The time taken to return to its initial value is
known as flyback or return time.

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 MEASUREMENTS USING THE CATHODE-RAY OSCILLOSCOPE:

1) Measurement of Frequency:

2) Measurement of Phase:

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3 Measurement of Phase Using Lissajous Figures:

Measurement of Phase Using Lissajous Figures:

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 Measurement of Phase Using Lissajous Figures

Measurement of Phase Using Lissajous Figures

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Measurement of Phase Using Lissajous Figures:

TYPES OF THE CATHODE-RAY OSCILLOSCOPES

The categorization of CROs is done on the basis of whether they are digital or

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 analog. Digital CROs can be further classified as storage oscilloscopes.
 1. Analog CRO: In an analog CRO, the amplitude, phase and frequency are measured
from the displayed waveform, through direct manual reading.
 2. Digital CRO: A digital CRO offers digital read-out of signal information, i.e., the time,
voltage or frequency along with signal display. It consists of an electronic counter along
with the main body of the CRO.
 3. Storage CRO: A storage CRO retains the display up to a substantial amount of time
after the first trace has appeared on the screen. The storage CRO is also useful for the
display of waveforms of low-frequency signals.
 4. Dual-Beam CRO: In the dual-beam CRO two electron beams fall on a single CRT.
The dual-gun CRT generates two different beams.
 These two beams produce two spots of light on the CRT screen
which make the simultaneous observation of two different signal waveforms possible. The
comparison of input and its corresponding output becomes easier using the dual-beam
CRO.

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UNIT II

CLASSIFICATION OFRESISTANCES
Forthepurposesofmeasurements,theresistancesareclassifiedintothreemajorgroupsbased
on their numericalrange of values as under:
• Lowresistance (0 to 1 ohm)
• Medium resistance (1 to100 kilo-ohm) and
• Highresistance(>100 kilo-ohm)

Accordingly, the resistancescanbe measuredbyvarious ways, dependingon their range

ofvalues,as under:

1. Lowresistance(0to1ohm):AVMethod,KelvinDoubleBridge,potentiometer,doctoroh
mmeter, etc.
2. Medium resistance(1 to 100 kilo-ohm): AV method, wheatstone’s bridge,
substitution method, etc.
3. Highresistance(>100kilo-ohm):AVmethod,Fallofpotentialmethod,Megger,loss of
charge method, substitution method, bridge method, etc.

MEASUREMENT OF MEDIUM RESISTANCES

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 AVMethod
Hereanammeterandavoltmeterareusedrespectivelyinseriesandinparallelwiththeresistoru
ndermeasurement.Varioustrialreadingsareobtainedfordifferentcurrentvalues.Resistancesareo
btainedforeachtrialasperohmic-principle,usingequation(1).

heaverage value of all the trails will give the measured valueofresistance.

ThismethodisalsoreefedasthepotentialdropmethodorVAmethod.Here,themeterrangesar
e tobe chosencarefullybasedonthecircuitconditionsandtheresistancevaluetobe obtained. This
methodsuffers from the connectionerrors.

(a) Wheatstone’s bridge

Thisbridgecircuithasfourresistivearms:arm-ABandarm-BCtherationarmswithresistances
R1andR2,arm-ADwith theunknownresistanceR3 andarmCDwith
astandardknownvariableresistanceR4,asshowninfigure-
1below.Thesupplyisfedacrossthearm-ACandthearm-
BDcontainsagalvanometerusedasadetectorconnectedacross it.

Wheatstone bridge

Thebridgeissaidtobebalancedwhenthegalvanometercurrentiszero.Thisiscalledasthe
position of null readingin thegalvanometer,which is used here as anull detector ofthebridge
under thebalanced conditions.

Thus under thebalanceconditions of thebridge,wehave,Ig=0;

VAB= VADandVBC= VCD, so that,
I1R1=I2R3andI1R2=I2R4 (4)

Solvingfurther,we get,R1/R2= R3/R4andR1R4= R2R3

(5)
This is thebalance equationofthe bridge.
Thus, unknown resistance,R3= R1R4/ R2ohms. (6)

5.4. Expression for Galvanometer current

InaWSbridgePQRSasshowninfigure2,below,undertheunbalancedconditionsofthebridge,

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Ig=ETh/ [RTh+Rg] (7)

Where,
RTh= {PQ/(P+Q)+RS/(R+S)}
ETh=E {P/(P+Q) -R/(R+S)} (8)

Fig.2Wheatstone bridge PQRS

Errors inWS bridgemeasurements

(i) Limitingerrors:InaWSbridgePQRS,thepercentagelimitingerrorinthemeasurandresistance
,Risequaltothesumofthepercentagelimitingerrorsinthebridgearmresistances P, Q and S.

(ii) Errors dueto heating ofelements in thebridge arms:

Rt=R0[1+αt];P =I2R Watts; Heat=I2Rt Joules
TheI2Rlossoccurringintheresistorsofeacharmmighttendtoincreasethetemperature,whichi
nturncanresultinachangeintheresistancevalue,differentfromthenormalvalue.

(iii) Errorsduetotheeffectoftheconnectingwiresandleadresistors:theconnectingleadwireresi
stance will affect the value of theunknown resistance, especiallywhen it is a

lowresistancevalue.Thus,theconnectingleadwireresistanceshavetobeaccountedforwhile
measuringalow resistance.

(iv) Contactresistanceerrors:Thecontactresistanceoftheleadsalsoaffectsthevalueofthemeasu
randresistance,justasinpoint(iii)above.Thisresistancevaluedependsonthecleanliness of
thecontactsurfaces andthe pressure applied to the circuit.

Limitations of WS bridge
TheWSbridgemethodisusedformeasurementofresistancesthatarenumericallyintherange
ofafewohmstoseveralkilo-ohms.Theupperlimitissetbythereductioninsensitivityto
unbalancecausedbythe highresistances, as per theequation (7).

Sensitivity ofWS bridge

InaWSbridgePQRSasinfigure2,withtheresistanceSinanarmchangedtoS+S,thebridgebec
omesunbalancedtotheextentoftheresistancechangethusbroughtabout.Thisis also referredas
the unbalancedoperation oftheWS bridge.Under suchcircumstances,with Svas the voltage

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 sensitivityof the galvanometer, wehave,
2
GalvanometerDeflection, θ =Sve=Sv[ES R/(R+S) ] (10)
Bridge Senstivity, SB=θ/(R/R) (11)
Rearranging,we get,
SB=Sve/{(R/S)+2+(S/R)} (12)

Thus,theWSbridgesensitivityishighwhen(R/S)=1.Itdecreasesastheratio(R/S)becomeseit
herlargerorsmallerthanunityvalue.Thisalsocausesareductioninaccuracywith which
thebridgeisbalanced.

MEASUREMENT OFLOW RESISTANCES

theKelvin’sDoubleBridge
Ofthevariousmethodsusedformeasurementoflowresistances,theKelvin’sDoubleBridge(
KDB)isthemostwidelyusedmethod.Here,thebridgeisdesignedasanimprovedormodifiedWSB
ridgewiththeeffectofcontactandconnectingleadwireresistancesconsidered.Thecircuitarrange
mentforKDBisasshowninfigure3below.Risthelowresistancetobemeasured,Sisthestandardlo
wresistance,ristheverysmalllinkresistancebetweenRandS,calledtheyokeresistance,P,Q,p,qare
thenoninductiveresistances,onesetofwhich,PporQqisvariable.Thebridgeissuppliedwithabatte
ryEandaregulatingresistanceRC.AgalvanometerofinternalresistanceRg,connectedasshown, is
usedas a nulldetector.

Fig.3Kelvin’sDouble Bridge

Balance EquationofKDB

ThebalanceequationofKDBcanbederivedasunder.Usingstar-deltaconversionprinciple,
theKDBcircuit of figure 3 can be simplifiedas shown in figure-4 below.

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(a) (b) (c)

Simplified circuitKDB

It is thus observed that the KDB has now become a simplified WS bridge-
ABCD as showninfigure4(c). Itistobe noted that they oke resistancer1 is
ineffective now, since itisinth ezero current branch, in series withth
egalvanometer. Thus, under balance conditions ,wehave,
P (S+r3) =Q (R+r2) (13)

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 Where,

CBridges

Maxwell Bridge

TheMaxwellbridge measures an unknowninductance in terms ofaknown

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capacitance.
Themaxwellbridge is limited to the measurement of medium-Qcoils(1<Q<10).

Hay Bridge

 TheHaycircuit is more convenient for measuring high-Qcoils

 Haybridge for inductance measurements
 forQ>10 :Lx= R2R3C

ScheringBridge:
TheScheringbridge, oneof themost importantbridges, is usedextensivelyfor
themeasurement ofcapacitors.
Schering bridge for measurement of capacitance

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Wien Bridge:

Applications :
– Frequencymeasureent
– Notchfilter
– Frequency-determiningelement

Frequencymeasurementwith theWien bridge

AndersonBridge:
 In theAndersonBridge the unknown inductanceismeasured in terms
ofaknowncapacitanceandresistance.
 this method is capable of precisemeasurements ofinductance over
awiderangeofvaluesfrom a fewmicro-henrys to severalhenrysand is the best
bridge method

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Capacitance Bridge:

Wewill consider onlyDeSautybridgemethod ofcomparingtwo capacitances the bridge

has
maximumsensitivitywhen C2 =C3.
 Thesimplicityof this method is offsetbythe impossibilityof obtaininga
perfectbalance if both thecapacitors arenot freefrom thedielectric loss.
 A perfect balancecan onlybeobtained if aircapacitorsare used.as shown in fig

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 UNIT 3
BasicElementsofInductiontypeEnergyMeter
Anenergymeter,similartoindicatinginstrumenthasfollowingthreeimportantele
ments.
i) OperatingSystem
ii) BrakingSystem
iii) RecordingSystem
(i) Anoperatingsystemwhichproducesanoperatingtorqueproportionaltothe
currentorpowerinthecircuitandwhichcausestherotationoftherotatingsystem.
(ii) Aretardingorbrakingdeviceusuallyapermanentmagnetwhichproduce
sabrakingtorqueinproportionalandoppositetothespeedofrotation.Itstopsthemov
ingsystem/discimmediately whenthemeterwasdisconnectedfromthesupply.
(iii) Aregisteringorrecordingmechanismformtherevolutionsoftherotatin
gsystem.Usually,itconsistsofatrainofwheeldrivenby thespindleofrotatingsyste
m.Throughwheelarrangement.Allthesewheelsareattachedinsuchawaythatifon
ewheelcompletesonerevolution,theothermovesonlyonetenthofarevolution.

SinglePhase(1- )InductionTypeEnergyMeter

Principle
Thesinglephaseinductiontypeenergymeterworksontheprincipleofelectr
omagneticinduction.Arotatingmagneticfieldisdevelopeddue
tointeractionof currentin pressurecoilandcurrentcoilwith
aluminiumdiscplacednearcoils.
ConstructionandWorking
Thefigureshowsessential partsofsinglephaseinductionmeter.Itconsistsofap
ressurecoilmadeofthincopperwireofmanyturns(alsocalledshuntmagnet);acu
rrentcoilmadeofthickcopperwireofoneortwoturns(alsocalledseriesmagnet),a
naluminium discmountedonspindleandplacedbetweentwojeweledbearingsanda
recordingmechanismconsistsofwormandwheelthroughwhichtherotationofspi
ndleisrecordedoncyclometer.

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 ConstructionalDetailsofSinglePhaseEnergymeter

Abrakingmagnetisarrangedonadisctocontrolitsmovementandtostopthemo
vementundernoload.Itproducesadampingtorque/force.Hereeddycurrentsyste
mofdampingisused.Aphasedifferenceof900issetbetweencurrentcoilandpress
urecoilwiththehelpofcoppershadedrings.
Thetwofieldfluxesproducedby the twocoilsacton aluminiumdiscinduceeddy
currentsandhencethediscrotatesduetotheinteractionofthetwofluxesdeveloped.
Thespeedofdiscisproportionaltotheenergyconsumed/powerconsumedby thel
oad.
Thenumberofrevolutionscompletedbythediscforone‘Kwh’iscalledmeter
constant.Usuallyitisprintedonnameplateofmeter.

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 Fig3.4InternalpartsofEnergymeter

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 Errorsin1- Induction typeenergymeter
(1) PhaseerrororPowerfactorerror
Thiserrorisduetoimproperphasedifferencebetweenfluxandvoltagedueto
shuntcoil.With this,thediscrotatesfasteratlowp.f.loads.Itiscorrectedby adjustingt
hepositionoftheshadingrings.
(2) Speederror
Sometimesthespeedofdiscisnotproportionfornon-
inductiveloads.Thisisduetoincorrectadjustmentofbrakingmagnet.Thiscan beeli
minatedbyrepositioningthebrakemagnet.
(3) FrictionCompensationorfrictionerror
Inmany casesanunwantedbrakingtorqueondiscwilldevelopedduetofrictio
nalforcesatdiscandregistermechanism.Thiscausesforcreepingerror.Thiscanbea
djustedbyrepositioningtheshadedringsoncentrallimb/shuntmagnet.

(4) CreepingError
Sometimesenergymeterrunsslowly,evenat no
loadcondition.Thisphenomenonissaidtobecreeping.Thismayoccurduetoove
rfrictioncompensation,straymagneticfieldormechanicalvibrations.Thiscanbe
preventedbyproperadjustmentoffrictioncompensation.Usuallytwosmallhole
sarecutnearthecircumferenceofthealuminiumdisc.Sometimesasmallpieceofiro
nwireisattachedtotheedgeofthediscwhichwhenattractedbybrakingmagnet.
(5) Temperatureerror
Theerrorduetotemperatureinmeterreadingisveryless.Anincreaseintempe
ratureresultsinincreasedresistancetotheeddy currentpath reducingthedrivingtor
queandbrakingtorque.Italsoincreasetheresistanceoftheshuntcoilcausingsmall
ercurrenttoflow,duetowhichthedrivingtorqueisreduced.Athighertemperaturesth
efluxfrombrakingmagnetisalsoless.The netresultisto
neutralizeeachotherseffectand error causeddueto
temperatureisnotappreciable.
(6) Frequencyeffect
Increaseinfrequencyrisestheimpedanceofthecoilswiththeresultlesscurrent
flowsthroughthem.Thetorqueproducedisalsoproportionatelyreduced.
Hencethemeterhastobeadjustedatfixedfrequencytoobtainminimumerror.

PolyphaseInductionTypeEnergyMeter
Polyphaseenergymetersareobtainedbycombiningtwoormoresinglephase

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 energymeters.Twodiscsaremountedonthesamecommonspindleandeachdischas
itsownbrakingmagnet.Thecommonspindledrivesasinglegeartrain.Eachunitispr
ovidedwithitsownshadingrings.Theworkingissimilartosinglephaseinductiontyp
eenergymeter.

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 ThreePhase(3 EnergyMeters
Thethreephaseenergy metersworksonthesameprincipleassinglephaseener
gymeter.Theenergyinthethreephasecircuitcanbemeasuredeitherbytwosepara
tesinglephaseenergymetersorthreeseparateenergymetersorsingleThreephase
energymeter
Thesearealsocalledpolyphaseenergymeters.Theyweretwotypes1)3-
Phase,3-wireACEnergymeter.2)3-Phase,4-wireACEnergymeter.

(1) 3-Phase,3-wireACEnergymeter.
Thethreephasethree
wireenergymeterworksontheprincipleofmeasurementofpowerbytwowattme
termethod.Itconsistsoftwoseparatepressurecoilsandtwocurrentcoils.They prod
uceadrivingforceonacommondisc.Butinsomemodels,theremay betwodiscsattac
hedtoacommonspindlewithoneelementattopandtheotheratbottom.

Threephase,Threewireenergymeter

(2) 3-Phase,4-wireACEnergymeter.
Thismeterhasthree1-
Phaseelementsworkingonthreediscsfixedtothesamespindlepivotedonajewelle
dbottombearingandapintypetopbearing.
Thediscsarearrangedtorevolveintheairgapofthetwoelectromagnetsonesup
pliedwithcurrentcoilsandothertothevoltage(potentialcoil)Thefluxduetothetwoe
lectromagnetsproducesarotatingfield.
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 Thetorqueandsothespeedofdiscisproportionaltothepower.Ifweconsider
thetimethenthenumberof revelutionsofthediscisproportionaltotheenergy.Foradj
ustmentofpowerfactorandfriction,shadingringsareprovided.Thedampingisprovi

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 dedwithpermanentmagnets.Thespindleisgearedbyachainofwheelstothecounte
rwhichindicatestheenergy suppliedthroughthemeter.

Theprincipleofthismeterissameasofthree wattmetermethodmeasuringpow
er,asshowninthefigure,thepowerisW+W+W
1 2 3

ThreePhase,FourwireEnergymeter.
\

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 PowerFactorMeter
Thepowerfactormeterisusedtomeasurethecosinevalueofphaseanglebetwe
enappliedvoltageandcurrentinanACcircuitdirectly.Theworkingprincipleissi
milartodynamometerinstrument.Henceitisalsocalledasdynamometertypep.f.
meter.Ithasnocontroldevicei.e.,arrangementforcontrolingtorque.Therearetw
otypes.,
(1) Singlephase p.f.meter (2)Threephase p.f.meter.

SinglePhaseDynamometerType P.F.meter
Principle
PowerfactormeterisusedtomeasurethePowerFactorofacircuit/load.Dyna
mometertypePowerFactormeterworksontheprincipleofdynamometer.Itstatestha
t,wheneveracurrentcarryingconductorisplacedinamagneticfield,itexperiences
aforceandmovesawayfromthemagneticfield.
Construction
TheconstructionaldetailsofPowerfactormeterisasshown inthefigure.Thisi
nstrumenthasastationarycoilwhichisdividedintotwosectionsFandF 1 2
andtwomovingcoils1 a whicharerigidlyattachedtoeachotherand
C ndC 2
mountedonthesamespindle.Thefixedcoilsarecalledcurrentcoilsandthemoving
coilsarepressurecoilsorvoltagecoils.

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 SinglePhaseDynamometerTypeP.F.meter

Working

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 WhenPowerfactormeterisconnectedinthecircuit,aphasedifference
900iscreatedbetween,thecurrentI 1 a becauseoftheresistanceand
ndI 2

inductanceofthemovingcoils.BecauseofthiscurrentIan1 dI 2 flowinthe
movingcoil.Hencethemovingcoilofthemeterdeflects,dependinguponthepower
factorandshowsthereadingwiththehelpofpointer.

ThreePhase(3- )PowerFactormeter
Theprincipleofoperationof3-phaseDynamometertypep.f.meterissimilarto1-
phaseDynamometertypep.f.meter.
Thethreephasepowerfactormeterconsistsofthreefixedcoils(currentcoils)
,whichareplaced1200apartandconnectedinserieswiththeload.Themovingcoils
arearrangedonthecommonspindle.Apointerisattachedtothespindle.Themovi
ngcoilsarealsocalledpressurecoilsorvoltagecoilsandspaced1200apart.Thethr
eeendsareconnectedatonejunctiontoformstarpointandtheotherendsarejoinedt
othelinethroughfixedresistances.
Thebasicconstructionaldetailsareasshowninfigure.

F1
F2

R1 I1
Sup-
ply

Load
R2

ThreePhaseDynamometerTypeP.F. meter

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 MeasurementofPower-Watt-meters
Tillnowwehavestudiedaboutmeasurementofcurrentandvoltage(acordc)by
AmmeterandVoltmeter.NowwewilllearnaboutmeasurementofElectricPowerby
Wattmeter.
Wattmetermeasurestheelectricpowerbeingconsumedinthecircuit/equip
mentwhereitisconnected.Smallwattmetersmeasurespowerinwattswhereasth
ewattmetersinelectricsubstationsandpowerstationsmeasuresthepowerinkilowat
ts(Kw)andmega watts(Mw). Wattmetersmainlyarefollowingtypes

1.Dynamometertypeormovingcoiltypewattmeter
2.Inductiontypewattmeter.

Fig2.19Wattmeter

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DynamometerTypeInstruments
Electrodynamometertypeinstrumentisalsoamovingcoilinstrumentandcanb
eusedforACandDCmeasurements.WiththiswecanmeasureCurrent,Voltageand
Power.Butmainlyitisusedaswattmeter.Itsscaleisuniformwhenthisinstrumentisu
sedaswattmeter.
Principle
Thedynamometertypeinstrumentworkson theprincipleofElectrodynamiceff
ectofelectriccurrent(PrincipleofMotor).Itstatesthat“whenacurrentcarryingc
onductorisplacedinamagneticfield,itexperiencesaforceandmovesaway fromthe
magneticfield”.

a) Sectionalview b)SchematicRepresentation
Dynamometertypeinstrument

Construction
TheinstrumentconsistsoftwofixedcoilsandamovablecoilThefixedcoilsar
emadeofafewturnsofthickcopperwireandcalledcurrentcoil.Themovablecoilof
finecopperwireandmadeonthinaluminiumframeandcalledpressurecoil.Itisplac
edonthespindlewhichwaspivotedontwobearings.Ahairspringisattachedtospin
dletoprovidecontrollingtorque.Dampingisprovidedbyeddy currentsinducedin
aluminiumframe.Theotherarrangementsareasshowninfigure.
Working
Whentheinstrumentisconnectedinacircuit,thecurrentpassesthroughthebo
thcoils.Thefluxproducedby currentcoilisproportionaltoloadcurrentandthecurr
entthroughmovingcoilisproportionaltothevoltageacrosstheload.Becauseoft
hesetwotypes
offluxes,differentmagneticfieldsweredeveloped.Hencethemovingcoilexperie
ncesaforceandmoves(deflects).

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 Thedeflectingtorqueisproportionaltothe productofvoltageand currentinthetwo
coils.
Applications
TheDynamometertypeinstrumentcanbeusedasVoltmeter,Ammeterand
Wattmeter.

InductiontypeInstruments
Theinductiontypeofinstrumentshaswideapplicationsaswattmeterandener
gymeterbutcanalsobeusedasammeterandvoltmeter.Thedeflectingtorqueispr
oducedby theeddycurrents inducedinanlightaluminiumorcopperdiscordrumby
revolvingfluxcreatedbyelectromagnets.Ithasawidescalespreadover3000
InductiontypeinstrumentsareusedonlyforA.C.Measurements.
InductionWattmeterPrinciple
ThePrincipleofinductionwattmetersisthe sameasthat
ofinductionammeter.Theoperationofallinductiontypeinstrumentdependsup
ontheproductionoftorqueduetothereactionbetweentheflux( )andtheeddy
currentin ametaldiscduetootherflux.
Constructionandworking
Thewattmeterhastwolaminatedelectromagnets,oneofwhichisexcitedby th
ecurrentinthemain circuitandcalledaseriesmagnet.Theotherisexcitedbycurrent
whichisproportionaltothevoltageofthecircuitandcalledshuntmagnet.

Fig2.21Inductiontypewatt-meter

Athinaluminumdiscissomountedthatitscutsthefluxofbothmagnets.Hence
twoeddycurrentsareproducedinthedisc,andtorqueisproducedinthedisc.Thed
eflectiontorqueisproducedduetotheinteractionoftheseeddycurrentsandinduci
ngflux.Twoorthreecopperringsarefittedonthecentrallimbof theshuntmagneta
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 ndcanbealsoadjustedtomaketheresultantfluxintheshuntmagnetlagbehindtheap
pliedvoltageby900.
Inductionwattmetershownaboveisspring-

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 controlled.Thespringbeingfittedtothespindleofthemovingsystemwhichalsoca
rriesthepointer.Thescaleisuniformlyevenandextendsover3000.
Currentsupto100Acanbehandledbysuchwattmeterdirectly.Butforcurre
ntsgreaterthanthisvaluetheyareusedinconjuctionwithcurrenttransformer.Th
epressurecoilispurposelymadeasmuchinductiveaspossibleorderthatthefluxthr
oughitshouldlagbehindthevoltageby900.
AdvantagesandlimitationofInductionWattmeter
Thesewattmeterspossestheadvantagesoffairlylongscaleextendingover3000
.
Theyarefreeformtheeffectsofstrayfields,andhavegooddamping.Theyarepra
cticallyfreefromfrequency errors.Howeverthey aresubjectedto(sometimes)seri
oustemperatureerrors,becausethemain effectoftemperatureisontheresistanceo
ftheeddycurrentpaths.

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 UNIT 4
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