Instrumentation and Measurement

Lecture 1
Introduction Instrumentation

Qasim Awais, PhD (Assistant Professor)

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
GIFT UNIVERSITY
ee.hod@gift.edu.pk
EE411 Instrumentation &
Measurement
Department of Electrical Engineering
Course Information & Class Discipline
Course Outline
Course Grading
Quizzes 30% 15 Quizzes
Assignments 30%
ViVa 15%
Final 25%
Lecture material available
Once the class has started, no one is allowed to leave
or enter the class. Try to reach the class on time.
After completing a quiz remain seated in the class
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Definition
Measurement
Conversion of a physical quantity or observation to a
domain where a human or computer can determine its
value
temperature
Instrumentation
Devices for converting a physical quantity or
observation to a quantity observable by a human or
computer
thermometer

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Applications of Instrumentation &
Measurement
Monitoring
Measuring and displaying data in a suitable form to
check the status of a system
Vehicle Instrument Panel
ECG

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Instrument Panel

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Instrument Panel

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Instrument Panel

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Instrument Panel

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Instrument Panel

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Applications of Instrumentation &
Measurement
Control
Measuring data and using the data to control the system
Cement Plant
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)

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Cement Plant

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Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) System

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Feedback Control System

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Applications of Instrumentation &
Measurement
Analysis
Gathering and analyzing data
Helps in characterizing, evaluating, predicting and
improving systems
Climate Prediction
Oil Exploration

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Climate

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Measurement System
•External excitation
•Sensor
•Amplification
•Converts a physical quantity into electrical signal
Conversion
•Linearization
•May require Signal
external excitation signal
Transducer Element
•Filtering
Conditioning
(Bridge)
•Isolation

•Bridge Circuit

•Remote Location
•Multiplexing
Data Display/ Signal
•Transmission
Recording Transmission
•Sample and Hold
•Digitize
•Store

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Instrument Types and Performance
Characteristics
Instrument System are divided into different types
based on accuracy, performance and application
Active and Passive Instruments
Null-Type and Deflection-Type Instruments
Analogue and Digital Instruments
Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Instruments
Accuracy.
Precision.
Repeatability.
Accuracy. Precision. ...
Resolution (Discrimination)
Dead Space : Threshold

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Active and Passive Instruments
Active Instrument requires external source of power
(electric, hydraulic, pneumatic)
The output signal of an Active Instrument is
modulated source of power
The measurement resolution can be controlled by
controlling the external source
Petrol Tank level indicator

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Fuel Gauge

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Active and Passive Instruments
Passive Instrument requires no external source of
power
Output signal is the quantity being measured
Resolution can not be adjusted
Pressure Gauge

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Bourdon Tube Pressure Gauge

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Thank you all

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