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Amity School of Engineering &

Technology
B.Tech., Semester VI
Course: Measurement and Measuring Instruments
Faculty: Kumar Vaibhav, Department of Electronics &
Communication, ASET, Amity University Rajasthan

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Electrodynamometer Type
Instruments

Introduction

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The necessity for the a.c. calibration of moving

iron instruments as well as other types of
instruments which cannot be correctly
calibrated requires the use if transfer type of
instruments.
A transfer instrument is one that may be
calibrated with a d.c. source and then used
without modification to measure a.c.
This requires the transfer type instrument to
have same accuracy for both d.c. and a.c.,
which the electrodynamometer have.
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The electrodynamometer is often considered

the basic indicating meter for low-frequency
sinusoidal measurements.
The electrodynamometer-type meter differs
from the galvanometer types in that two fixed
coils are used to produce the magnetic field
instead of a permanent magnet.
Two movable coils are also used in the
electrodynamometer meter.
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Construction

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As shown in figure, the fixed coils are

connected in series and positioned coaxially (in
line) with a space between them.
The two movable coils are also positioned
coaxially and are connected in series.
The two pairs of coils (fixed pair and movable
pair) are also connected in series with each
other.
The movable coil is pivot-mounted between the
fixed coils.
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The main shaft on which the movable coils are

mounted is restrained by spiral springs that
restore the pointer to zero when no current is
flowing through the coil.
These springs also act as conductors for
delivering current to the movable coils.

Meter Movement

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The
primary
advantage
of
the
electrodynamometer type meter movement is
that it can be used to measure alternating as
well as direct current.
If you apply alternating current to the standard
galvanometer-type meter, it will not produce a
usable reading. Instead, the meter will vibrate
at or near the zero reading.
On one-half cycle of the ac, the meter is
deflected to the left and on the other half cycle
to the right.
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Since the frequencies you will be measuring

are 60 hertz or greater, the meter is incapable
of mechanically responding at this speed.
The result is simply a vibration near the zero
point; in addition, no useful reading of voltage
or current is obtained.
This problem does not exist with the
electrodynamometer-type movement.

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Current flow through the stationary (fixed) coils

sets up a magnetic field. Current flow through
the moving coils sets up an opposing magnetic
field.
With two magnetic fields opposing, the pointer
deflects to the right.
If the current reverses direction, the magnetic
fields of both sets of coils will be reversed.
With both fields reversed, the coils still oppose
each other, and the pointer still deflects to the
right.
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Therefore, no rectifying devices are required to

enable
the
electrodynamometer
meter
movement to read both ac and dc.

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