DIY

What is meant by measurement? What are

the essential requirement for
measurement?
What is SI unit? Give two example of any
electrical parameter.
What are derived units? Give two
examples of any Electrical parameters.
 Assignment
1. A tungsten/5% rheniumtungsten/26%
rhenium thermocouple has an output e.m.f.
as shown in the following table when its hot
(measuring) junction is at the temperatures
shown. Determine the sensitivity of
measurement for the thermocouple in
mV/C.
2. (a) An instrument is calibrated in an
environment at a temperature of 20C and
the following output readings y are
obtained for various input values x:
 Determine the measurement sensitivity,
expressed as the ratio y/x.
(b) When the instrument is subsequently
used in an environment at a temperature
of 50C, the input/output characteristic
changes to the following:

Determine the new measurement

sensitivity. Hence determine the
sensitivity drift due to the change in ambient
temperature of 30C.
3. A load cell is calibrated in an
environment at a temperature of 21C and
has the following deflection/load
characteristic:

When used in an environment at 35C, its

characteristic
changes to the following:

Determine the sensitivity at 21C and

35C.
 Calculate the total zero drift and sensitivity
drift at 35C.
Hence determine the zero drift and
sensitivity drift
coefficients (in units of m/C and (m per
kg)/(C)).
A tungsten resistance thermometer with
range of -270 to +1100 C has quoted
inaccuracy of 1.5% of full-scale reading.
What is the likely measurement error when
it is reading a temperature of 950 C?
A batch of steel rods is manufactured to a
nominal length of 5 meters with a quoted
 tolerance of 2%. What is the longest and
shortest length of rod to be expected in the
batch?
Assignment
Write any four causes of error in
measurements.
What are the types of systematic errors?
Give an example of an instruments (or
system) and highlight the Desired Input,
Interfering Input and Modifying Input.
In what ways experimental measurement
 readings are taken from large data.
Assignment
The wheatstone bridge shown in figure
3.6. calculate the unknown
resistance, assuming the bridge is in
balanced condition. (25K)

In Example(i), calculate the bridge output

voltage when measuring a pressure of
3bar.
 3. Consider a platinum resistance
thermometer with a range of 0to 50C,
whose resistance at 0C is 200 and
whose resistance varies with temperature
at the rate of 4/C. Draw and compare its
linearity curve for following cases:

Case (i): where R1=R2=R3 =200 and Vi

=10 V
Case (ii): where R1=200 but R2=R3
=2000 and Vi =10 V
Case (ii): where R1=200 but R2=R3
=2000 and Vi =20 V
 Assignment
How high value of resistance can be
measured? Why it can not be measured
by simple wheatstone bridge?
Assignments
Example 3.14, 3.19,3.14, 3.23


 Compare all the AC Bridges with each
other in term of
application, advantages and disadvatages

Name any three detectors with their

frequency ranges used
in ac bridges
 How high voltage schering bridge is
different from schering
bridge?