U18CI306 ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS AND SENSORS
Class: [Link]. III – Semester Branch: Electronics Communication & Instrumentation Engineering (ECI)
Teaching Scheme: Examination Scheme:
L T P C Continuous Internal Evaluation 40 marks
3 - - 3 End Semester Examination 60 marks
Course Learning Objectives (LOs):
This course will develop students’ knowledge on /in…
LO1: measurement system, PMMC type analog meter, DMM, oscilloscopes and analyzers
LO2: DC & AC bridge circuits and transducer classification & system transfer function
LO3: sensing principles of passive & active transducers and their applications
LO4: advanced sensors and sensor data acquisition & data transmission
UNIT – I (9)
Measurement System: Measurement system – Block diagram, Example, Definitions of static &
dynamic characteristics, Types of errors
Indicating Devices: Analog meter – PMMC principle, I/p–O/p expression of PMMC ammeter,
Measurement of current & voltage using PMMC meter; Digital meter – Resolution & accuracy
of digital meter, Block diagram & working principle of Digital multimeter (DMM)
Display Devices (Block diagram approach): Principle of operation of oscilloscopes – Cathode ray
oscilloscope (CRO), Digital storage oscilloscope (DSO); Principle of operation of analyzers –
Frequency selective wave analyzer, Spectrum analyzer
UNIT – II (9)
DC & AC Bridge circuits: Measurement of R, L, C & frequency using bridge circuits –
Wheatstone bridge, Maxwell’s bridge, Schering bridge, Wien’s bridge
Transducers: Definition & ideal requirements of transducer, Transducer classification,
Generalized system transfer functions of zero, first & second order transducers (Laplace domain),
Examples of transducers – Potentiometer, Thermocouple, Spring mass damper system
UNIT – III (9)
Passive Transducers and Applications (Schematic approach): Strain gauge (SG) transducer –
Piezoresistive effect, SG type force transducer, SG full bridge configuration circuit; Resistive
type temperature transducer – RTD, RTD Callenders circuit, Thermistor; Optical type
displacement transducer – Light dependent resistor (LDR), Photodiode; Linear variable
differential transformer (LVDT) type displacement transducer, Differential capacitance type
pressure transducer (DP cell), AC bridge circuit for differential type capacitive transducer,
Proximity type turbine flow meter
Active Transducers and Applications (Schematic approach): Thermocouple (TC) transducer –
Seebeck effect, Types of TCs, TC cold junction compensation circuit; Piezoelectric transducer
(PZT) – Piezoelectric effect, PZT type acceleration transducer; Hall-effect transducer,
Photovoltaic transducer, Electromagnetic flow meter
UNIT – IV (9)
Advanced Sensors (Schematic approach): Humidity & moisture sensors – Capacitive & Electrical
conductivity types; Acoustic sensors – Fiber-optic & Piezoelectric microphones; Water level
sensors - Thin-Film, Capacitive & Ultrasonic sensors; Occupancy & motion detectors -
Capacitive occupancy & PIR motion detectors; Gyroscope sensors - Optical & Monolithic silicon
types; Image sensors - Active-pixel sensor, Charge-coupled device
Sensor Data Acquisition and Data Transmission (Block diagram approach): Data acquisition
(DAQ) system, Two-wire & four-wire types of data transmission
Text Books:
[1] D. V. S. Murty, Transducers and Instrumentation, 2nd ed. New Delhi: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.,
2008. (Chapters 1,4,6,7&10)
[2] Jacob Fraden, Hand book of modern sensors physics, designs, and applications, 3rd ed. New York:
AIP Press, 2004. (Chapters 5,6,7,8,12&13)
[3] Albert D. Helfrick, Cooper William D, Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement
Techniques, 2nd ed. New Delhi: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd., 1997. (Chapters 4,5,6,7,8&9)
Reference Books:
[1] B.C. Nakra and K.K Choudhary, Instrumentation Measurement and Analysis, 2nd ed. New Delhi:
Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.
[2] P. Pruthviraj, B. Bhudaditya, S. Das and K. Chiranjib, Electrical and Electronic Measurement and
Instrumentation, 2nd ed. New Delhi: McGraw Hill Education, 2011.
[3] Arun K. Ghosh, Introduction to Transducers, 4th ed. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, 2015.
[4] Sawhney A.K, Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Instrumentation, 10th ed. New Delhi:
Dhanpat Rai & Sons, 1994.
[5] B.G. Liptak, Instrument Engineers Hand Book, Vol. I & Vol. II, 4th ed. Philadelphia: Chilton book
co., 2006.
Course Learning Outcomes (COs):
On completion of this course, students will be able to…
CO1: describe the principle of operation of measurement system, PMMC type analog meter & DMM and
distinguish the significant features of CRO, DSO, frequency selective wave analyzer & spectrum analyzer
CO2: utilize DC & AC bridge circuits and develop system transfer function for a given transducer based on
transducer order
CO3: identify passive & active transducers based on the sensing principles and select appropriate transducer for
measurement of displacement, force, temperature, pressure, acceleration & flow
CO4: identify the advanced sensors based on sensing principles and utilize DAQ system & data transmission
techniques for sensor applications
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