EE2201 - MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION SYLLABI

ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

R - 2008

B.E. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

EE2201           MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION                                       

UNIT I           INTRODUCTION    9

Functional elements of an instrument – Static and dynamic characteristics – Errors in measurement

– Statistical evaluation of measurement data – Standards and calibration.

UNIT II          ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS INSTRUMENTS         9

Principle and types of analog and digital voltmeters, ammeters, multimeters – Single and three phase wattmeters and energy meters – Magnetic measurements – Determination of B-H curve and measurements of iron loss – Instrument transformers – Instruments for measurement of frequency and phase.

UNIT III        COMPARISON METHODS OF MEASUREMENTS    9

D.C & A.C potentiometers, D.C & A.C bridges, transformer ratio bridges, self-balancing bridges. Interference & screening – Multiple earth and earth loops - Electrostatic and electromagnetic interference – Grounding techniques.

UNIT IV        STORAGE AND DISPLAY DEVICES    9

Magnetic disk and tape – Recorders, digital plotters and printers, CRT display, digital CRO, LED, LCD & dot matrix display – Data Loggers

UNIT V          TRANSDUCERS AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS      9

Classification of transducers – Selection of transducers – Resistive, capacitive & inductive transducers – Piezoelectric, optical and digital transducers – Elements of data acquisition system – A/D, D/A converters – Smart sensors.

L = 45  TOTAL :45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOKS

1.      E.O. Doebelin, ‘Measurement Systems – Application and Design’, Tata McGraw Hill publishing company, 2003.

2.      A.K. Sawhney, ‘A Course in Electrical & Electronic Measurements & Instrumentation’, Dhanpat Rai and Co, 2004.

REFERENCES

1.      A.J. Bouwens, ‘Digital Instrumentation’, Tata McGraw Hill, 1997.

2.      D.V.S. Moorthy, ‘Transducers and Instrumentation’, Prentice Hall of India Pvt Ltd, 2007.

3          3.      H.S. Kalsi, ‘Electronic Instrumentation’, Tata McGraw Hill, II Edition 2004.

4.      Martin Reissland, ‘Electrical Measurements’, New Age International (P) Ltd., Delhi, 2001.

5.      J.  B. Gupta, ‘A  Course  in Electronic  and Electrical  Measurements’,  S. K. Kataria  &  Sons, Delhi, 2003.