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Instrumentation Course Outline

This document outlines the units of study for a course on electronic instrumentation. Unit 1 introduces measurement concepts like accuracy, precision, and error analysis. Unit 2 covers analog and electromechanical indicating instruments like galvanometers, voltmeters, and ammeters. Unit 3 discusses bridge circuits, including Wheatstone, Kelvin, and Maxwell bridges. Unit 4 presents digital instruments such as digital multimeters. Unit 5 covers oscilloscopes and their uses. Unit 6 examines recording instruments and waveform generation methods. Finally, Unit 7 introduces transducers for displacement, temperature, and light measurements. The course aims to cover fundamental measurement techniques as well as static and dynamic instrument characteristics.

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Instrumentation Course Outline

This document outlines the units of study for a course on electronic instrumentation. Unit 1 introduces measurement concepts like accuracy, precision, and error analysis. Unit 2 covers analog and electromechanical indicating instruments like galvanometers, voltmeters, and ammeters. Unit 3 discusses bridge circuits, including Wheatstone, Kelvin, and Maxwell bridges. Unit 4 presents digital instruments such as digital multimeters. Unit 5 covers oscilloscopes and their uses. Unit 6 examines recording instruments and waveform generation methods. Finally, Unit 7 introduces transducers for displacement, temperature, and light measurements. The course aims to cover fundamental measurement techniques as well as static and dynamic instrument characteristics.

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Electronic Instrumentation

Unit 1: Introduction
Measurement and error: Generalized Measurement System, Accuracy and Precision,
Significant Figures, Types of Errors, Statistical Analysis, Probability of Errors, Limiting
Errors, etc. Static and Dynamic characteristics of instruments, threshold, resolution, input
& output impedance, loading effects, fundamentals of measurements, calibration of
instruments
Unit 2: Analog /Electromechanical Indicating Instruments
DC galvanometer, PMMC and Moving Iron instruments, voltmeters, ammeters,
Ohmmeters, wattmeters, energy meters, multimeters and extension of range of
instruments. AC indicating instruments, DC Potentiometers, self-balancing
potentiometers.
Unit 3: Bridge Circuits
DC bridges: Wheatstone bridge and Kelvin Bridge design, bridge sensitivity, errors in
Bridge circuits, null type and deflection type bridges, current sensitive and voltage
sensitive bridges, applications of DC bridges
AC bridges: Maxwell bridge, Hey bridge, Schering bridge, Wein bridge, storage and
dissipation factor, applications of AC bridges
Unit 4: Digital Instruments
Digital Multimeter, Kilo Watt Hour meter, Phase meter, Digital Tachometer,
Ultrasonic Distance meter, Digital Thermometer,
Unit 5: Oscilloscope
General purpose oscilloscope, construction, front panel controls, deflection sensitivity,
dual trace CRO, measurement of electrical parameters like voltage, current, frequency,
phase, Z-modulation, Digital Storage Oscilloscope
Unit 6: Recording Instruments and Waveform Generation
Principle and working of strip chart and X-Y recorders, multichannel recorders
Waveform generation methods, Function generator, Virtual Instrumentation
Unit 7: Transducers
Displacement transducers, temperature measurements, photosensitive devices

Text and reference books:


1.1. W. D. Cooper & A. D. Helfrick, ‘Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement
Techniques’, PH I, 4th e/d, 1987
2. David Bell, ‘Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements’, PH I, 2e/d,

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