Potentiometer

Potentiometer is an instrument used for measurement of an unknown emf.

Two Types: DC Potentiometer and AC Potentiometer

Basic Potentiometer:

What do you mean by standardisation of a potentiometer? To fixed the working current. Standard Cell: Western Normal Cell: 1.0186 V

Laboratory (Cromptons) type Potentiometer:

Multi-Range Potentiometer:

Rm ( R1 + R2 ) R1 ( Rm + R2 ) = R1 + R2 + Rm R1 + R2 + Rm

R1 = Rm
Eac 0.1I m = Rm + R2

Eac Im = Rm

Eac Im = Rm + R2
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R2 = 9 Rm

R1 = Rm = 160

R2 = 9 Rm = 1440

Vernier Potentiometer:

Range: 10V to 1V

Standard Cell Dial:

True Zero:

Application of DC Potentiometer:
1. Calibration of Voltmeter:

2. Calibration of Ammeter:

3. Measurement of Resistance:

4. Measurement of Power:

5. Calibration of Wattmeter:

Phantom Loading

AC Potentiometer:
A basic condition for balance in an ac potentiometer is the equality of voltages under comparison at all instants and it requires equality in phase as well as in magnitude of both the ac sources at every instant.

Standardizing of AC Potentiometer and use of Transfer Instruments

Polar Potentiometer: Drysdale Co-ordinate Potentiometer: Gall Tinsley

Drysdale AC Polar Potentiometer:

Drysdale AC Polar Potentiometer:

Gall Tinsley AC Potentiometer: