Instrumentation Lecture3 - 5

MTS 336 – Instrumentation and Measurements
Department of Mechatronics Engineering

▪ Dr. Muhammad Mubasher Saleem
Week No. 3 to 5
Quiz No. 1
 List basic elements of a typical measurement system.
 Write output expression of a sensor considering the following block
diagram
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Accuracy of Measurement Systems
▪ Measurement error = measured value – true value
 Sensitivity of thermocouple (K1) changes with input temperature.

 Reference junction temperature cause the thermocouple emf to change
 Output voltage of amplifier (K2) is sensitive to ambient temperature.
 Sensitivity of the indicator (K3) depends on the stiffness of the restoring
spring in the moving coil assembly.
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Transfer function for a first order sensor
Transfer function for typical system elements
 First Order Elements
 The above transfer function only relates the changes in

the sensor temperature to changes in fluid temperature.
 The overall relationship between changes in sensor
output signal and fluid temperature is
Transfer function for typical system elements
 Transfer Function and Laplace Transform

 The Laplace Transform of a time varying function
is defined as;

f ( s) =  f (t ) =  f (t ).e − st dt
0
 The input-output relationship is described by the transfer function,
G(s).
f o ( s ) = f i ( s ).G ( s )
f i (s) G(s) f o (s )
𝑓𝑖 (𝑠) = ℑ 𝑓𝑖 (𝑡)
𝑓𝑜 (𝑠) = ℑ 𝑓𝑜 (𝑡)
Identification of the Dynamic Characteristics
 Response of First Order Elements for a Step Input
Step Response of First Order Elements
Step response
▪ Let the input to a first order system be a unit step at t = 0, that is:
1, t  0 
f i (t ) =  
0 , t  0 
▪ The output is then:
1 1
f o ( s) = G( s) fi ( s) = .
s + 1 s
and
 
f o (t ) = −1 f o ( s )
 Dynamic characteristics are determined by analyzing the response of the
sensor to a family of variable input waveforms: Impulse, step, ramp,
sinusoidal, white noise…
Step Response of First Order Elements
Step response
▪ Time constant τ represents the time required for the system to reach 63.2% of
the final output value.
 Response of First Order Elements for a Step Input (Example)
Loading Effects in a Measurement System
▪ Inter-Element Loading
 A given element in the system may modify the characteristics of the
previous element; (e.g. by drawing current).
 In turn, the characteristics of this element may be modified by the
following element in the system
 Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits are used to estimate/compensate
inter-element loading
▪ From circuit theory (Thévenin’s theorem) we know that any network of linear
impedances and voltage sources can be replaced by an equivalent circuit
consisting of a voltage source in series with an impedance.
▪ The Thévenin voltage, ETh is the open-circuit voltage across the output
terminals.
▪ The Thévenin impedance, ZTh is the impedance seen at the output terminals
when all voltage sources in the networks are set to zero.
Thévenin Equivalent Circuit-Example
notice that R1 is not taken into consideration, as

above calculations are done in an open circuit
condition between A and B, therefore no current
flows through this part, which means there is no
current through R1 and therefore no voltage drop
along this part
▪ Norton’s theorem states that any linear network can be replaced by an
equivalent current source in parallel with an impedance.
Z N .Z L
V L= iN
ZN + ZL
▪ The Norton current, IN is the short-circuit current flowing through the output terminals.
▪ The Norton impedance, ZN is the impedance seen at the output terminals when all sources
in the networks are set to zero.
▪ A Norton equivalent circuit is related to the Thévenin equivalent circuit by
the following:
Loading Effects in a Temperature Measurement
System
Loading Effects in a Temperature Measurement
System
A Typical Measurement System
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Analog Signal Conditioning
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 Operations performed on signals to convert them to a form sutiable for

interfacing with other elements in the process control loop.
 Transfer function: The effect of signal conditioning on the input signal.
 Voltage Amplifier
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 Signal Level and Bias Changes

 Adjusting the level (magnitude) and bias of some voltage
representing a process variable.
 Zero shift or bias adjustment.
 Apmlification or gain
 Attenuation
 Amplification or attentuation by using amplifier based on the
gain.
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 Linearization
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 Bridge Circuits
 Impedence variation to voltage variation.
 Most common Wheatstone bridge.
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 Bridge Circuits.
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 Bridge Circuits
 Impedence variation to voltage variation.
 Most common Wheatstone bridge.
Example
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 Galvanometer Detection
 Galvanometer is used as a null detector in the bridge circuit.
 Current offset.
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 Galvanometer is used as a null detector in the bridge circuit.
 Current offset.
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 Example
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 Lead Compensation
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 Bridge circuit located at a reasonable distance from the sensor.

 Lead wires sensitive to frequency, temperature and other
enviornmental effects.
 Lead Compensation is used where changes in the lead
resistance are introduced equally in both arms of the bridge.
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 Lead Compensation
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 Current Balance Bridge

 Electronic nulling of the bridge
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 Example
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 Example
Practical Application of Wheatstone Bridge based Signal Conditioning
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MTS 336 – Instrumentation and Measurements

Department of Mechatronics Engineering

 Sensitivity of thermocouple (K1) changes with input temperature.

 The above transfer function only relates the changes in

 Transfer Function and Laplace Transform

▪ The output is then:

notice that R1 is not taken into consideration, as

 Operations performed on signals to convert them to a form sutiable for

 Signal Level and Bias Changes

 Bridge circuit located at a reasonable distance from the sensor.

 Current Balance Bridge

Da Vinci robot from Intuitive Surgical Inc, USA

 Operational Amplifiers for Sensor Signal Conditioning

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