10144EC602 MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION L T P C-3 0 0 3

 

UNIT I BASIC MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS 9

Measurement systems – Static and dynamic characteristics – Units and standards of measurements – Error analysis – Moving coil, moving iron meters – Multimeters – True RMS meters – Bridge measurements – Maxwell ,Hay ,Schering ,Anderson and Wien bridge.

UNIT II BASIC ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENTS 9

Electronic multimeters – Cathode ray oscilloscopes – Block schematic – Applications –

Special oscilloscopes – Q meters – Vector meters – RF voltage and power measurements. –True RMS meters.

UNIT III SIGNAL GENERATORS AND ANALYZERS 9

Function generators – pulse and square wave generators, RF signal generators – Sweep

generators – Frequency synthesizer – Wave analyzer – Harmonic distortion analyzer –

Spectrum analyzer - digital spectrum analyzer, Vector Network Analyzer – Digital L,C,R

measurements, Digital RLC meters.

UNIT IV DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS 9

Comparison of analog and digital techniques – Digital voltmeter – Multimeters – Frequency  counters – Measurement of frequency and time interval – Extension of frequency range –Automation in digital instruments, Automatic polarity indication – automatic ranging,automatic zeroing, fully automatic digital instruments, Computer

controlled test systems, Virtual instruments

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UNIT V DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS AND FIBER OPTIC MEASUREMENTS 9

Elements of a digital data acquisition system – Interfacing of transducers – Multiplexing –data loggers - Computer controlled instrumentation – IEEE 488 bus – Fiber optic

measurements for power and system loss – Optical time domains reflectometer.

Total = 45 PERIODS

TEXT BOOK

1. Helfrick, A.D. and William Cooper, D., “Modern Electronic Instrumentation and

Measurement Techniques”, PHI, 2007.

2. Ernest O. Doebelin, “ Measurement Systems- Application and Design”, TMH, 2007.

REFERENCES

1. Carr, J.J., “Elements of Electronics Instrumentation and Measurement”, Pearson education,2003.

2. David A. Bell,”Electronic Instrumentation and measurements”, Prentice Hall of India

Pvt Ltd, 2003.

3. B.C. Nakra and K.K. Choudhry, Instrumentation, “Measurement and Analysis,

Edition”, TMH, 2004.

4. James W. Dally, William F. Riley, Kenneth G. McConnell, Instrumentation for

Engineering Measurements, 2nd Edition, John Wiley, 2003.