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EEN-2243: Instrumentation and Measurements

Spring - 2015
Department: Electrical Engineering Department
Instructor Details
Course Instructor: Engr. Nabeel Khalid
Office/Room No.: FH-35, Gym Building
Course Instructor: Engr. Adeel Arif
Office/Room No.: Cabin-H, F-101
Course Details
Core/ Elective: Core

Credit Hours: 3(2+1)

Contact Hours: 6(3+3)

Prerequisites: Basic Electrical Engineering, Electrical Network Analysis, Digital

Logic Design
1. Main Topics Covered in the Course
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Measurement System and Instruments

Analog and Digital Instruments for measurement of Voltage, Current and Resistance
Energy and Power Measurement
AC and DC Bridge Circuits
Transducers
Data Acquisition System

2. Course Objectives
In this course students will be able to learn about the elements of measurement system and
different type of analog and digital instruments. The students will also be able to study the sensor
based instrumentation and its applications.

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3. Course Outcomes
After studying this course, students will be able:
a) To classify instruments and elements of a measurement system
b) To analyze different types of Analog and Digital Instruments.
c) To use of AC and DC bridges in Electrical Circuits.
d) To use Resistive, Capacitive, Inductive, Thermal and Optoelectronic transducers.
e) To analyze different sections of data acquisition system.
f) To have hands on experience on different instruments for the measurement of Voltage,
Current, Resistance, Power, Energy, Power factor and use of Labview in laboratory.

4. Student Assessment Tools and their Percentage Division

a) Sessional (25%)
i.
Quizzes (10%)
ii. Assignments (10%)
iii. Participation/Attendance (5%)
b) Mid Term Exam (25%)
c) Final Exam (50%)

5. Practical Applications of the Course

a) Measurement of Electrical and Non-Electrical Quantities.
b) Sensor based instrumentation
c) Use of software and hardware tools in instrumentation.

6. Course Books
Text Book:
Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements by David A. Bell (3rd Edition)
Reference Books:
Measurement and Instrumentation Principles by Allen S. Morris (3rd Edition)

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COURSE OUTCOMES

3.a

3.d
3.e

3
1
1
1

3.f

2
1

8. Weekly Plan
Week

2,3

Contents covered
Introduction to Measurement System
Elements of Measurement System
Static Characteristics of Instruments
(Accuracy, Precision, Tolerance, Range of Span, Linearity,
Sensitivity, Resolution, Threshold, and Dead Space)
Dynamic Characteristics of instruments
(Zero Order, First Order, and Second order Instruments)
Construction of Permanent Magnet Moving Coil
(PMMC) Instruments

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Recommended
Readings

Morris (Ch-1,2)
Bell (ch-2)

Morris (Ch-2)
Bell (Ch-3)

LEVEL OF EMPHASIS
OF THE OBJECTIVE
(1: HIGH, 2: MEDIUM,
3:LOW)

Lifelong Learning

Project Management

Communication Skills

Individual and Team Work

Ethics

Environment and
Sustainability

Engineer and society

Modern Tool Usage

Investigation

Design/Development of
solutions

3.b
3.c

Problem Analysis

Engineering Knowledge

PROGRAM LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

7. How Course Objectives & Assessment Tools Map onto PEC Program
Learning Objectives and Level of Emphasis of the Objective met by the
Course

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(Coil Assembly, Operating Forces present in the PMMC

Instrument, Suspension System used, Damping mechanism
used, Torque Equation and Scale of the instrument)
Electromechanical Instruments
DC Ammeter
(Ammeter Circuit, Scale, Shunt Resistance and
Swamping Resistance, Burden Voltage, Multi-range
Ammeter)
DC Voltmeter
(Voltmeter Circuit, Swamping Resistance, Voltmeter
Sensitivity, Loading Effect, Multi-range Voltmeter )
Ohmmeter
(Series Ohmmeter Circuit, Zero Adjustment )
Electromechanical Instruments
Ohmmeter
(Shunt Ohmmeter Circuit, Ohmmeter Accuracy)
AC-Voltmeter
(Half wave Rectifier Voltmeter, Full-wave Rectifier
Voltmeter, Bridge Rectifier Voltmeter)
AC-Ammeter
(Bridge Rectifier Ammeter)
Analog Electronic Instruments
(BJT Voltmeter Circuit, Range Changing, FET input stage
Voltmeter, Difference Amplifier Voltmeter, Operational
Amplifier Voltmeter, Voltage-to-Current Converter, Series
and Shunt Electronic Ohmmeter, Linear Ohmmeter)
Digital Voltmeter
(Analog to Digital Converters, Digital to Analog
Converters, Ramp type Digital Voltmeter, Dual Slope
Integrator Digital Voltmeter, Range Changing)

Bell (Ch-4)

Bell (Ch-4)

Bell (Ch-5)

Bell (Ch-6, 7)

Mid Term exam

10

11

Frequency Meter
(Frequency meter system, Range Changing, Range
Selection Error and Accuracy)
Single Phase Power Measurement
(Electrodynamic Wattmeter, Compensated Wattmeter,
Three Voltmeter and Three Ammeter Methods)
Three Phase Power Measurement
(Three-Wattmeter Method, Two-Wattmeter Method, Singlewattmeter Method, Power Factor Measurement)
Energy Measurement
DC Bridge Circuits
Volt-Ampere Method for resistance Measurement

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Bell (Ch-7, 16)

Bell (Ch-16)

Bell (Ch-8)

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Analysis and Application of Wheatstone Bridge

Analysis and Application of Kelvin Bridge
Varley and Murray Loop Test Methods
AC Bridge Circuits
(AC Bridge Theory, Simple Capacitance Bridge, Series
Resistance Capacitance Bridge, Parallel Resistance
Capacitance Bridge, Schering Bridge, Wein Bridge)
AC Bridge Circuits
(Inductance Comparison Bridge, Maxwell Bridge, Hay
Bridge, Owen Bridge)
Transducers
Resistive Transducers
(Potentiometer type, Strain Gauge)
Inductive Transducers
(Variable Reluctance Transducer, Linear Variable
Differential Transformer)
Transducers
Capacitive Transducers
(Capacitive Displacement Transducer, Capacitive
Pressure Transducer)
Thermal Transducers
(Resistance Thermometer, Thermistor, Thermocouple)

15

Data Acquisition System

16

Data Acquisition System

Revision

Bell (Ch-9,10)

Bell (Ch-18)

Bell (Ch-18)

Bell (Ch-19)
Notes
Bell (Ch-19)
Notes
Final Exam

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