EKT212/4 PRINCIPLE OF MEASUREMENT AND

INSTRUMENTATION
Semester II, 2018/2019

EXPERIMENT 1
Electrical Components Measurement

School of Computer and Communication Engineering

Universiti Malaysia Perlis
1. Objective:
1. To measure the quantity related to the given electrical components.
2. To identify the error in measurement.

2. Introduction of Measurement

Measurement is process of comparing an unknown quantity with an accepted

standard quantity. It involves connecting a measuring instrument into the system
under consideration and observing the resulting response on the instrument.

Any measurement is affected by many variable, therefore the result rarely reflects
the expected value. Some factors are related to the person using the instrument. The
degree to which measurement nears to the expected value is expressed in term of
the error of measurement. Error may express in absolute error or percentage of error.

3. Measurement Process
Measurement process is process included all information, instrument, and operation
which related to all aspect of technique, principle, behavior and quality value
measurement standard.

There are some tips for measurement process:

a) Before m e asurem ent

I. Procedure of measurement – identified parameter/variable to be measure.

II. Characteristic – must know parameter to be measured for example

measure voltage in DC or AC.

III. Quality – time, instrument ability.

IV. Instrument – use suitable instrument/equipment for measurement for

example analog or digital multi-meter.

b) During measurement

I. Safety – should know instrument limitation, overload effect.

II. Sampling- if the value is not stable, value must be taken more than once.

III. Instrument setting and component set-up.

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 c) Post measurement

I. Each data should be analyzed, comparing with expected or calculated

value, error measurement, statistically and result must be accurate and
complete.

4. Error in Measurement

I. Absolute error
𝑒 = (𝑌𝑛 − 𝑋𝑛)

Where, Yn and Xn are expected and measured value respectively.

II. Percentage of error

𝑒 𝑌𝑛 − 𝑋𝑛
%𝑒 = × 100 = × 100
𝑌𝑛 𝑌𝑛

5. Tasks

I. Determine the value of given resistor based on standard color code.

II. Perform measurement of the resistors.

III. Compute error and accuracy for the measurement.

6. Equipment and Component

I. THREE (3) resistors with the DIFFERENCE value.

II. Multi-meter.

III. Power Supply.

IV. Bread Board.

V. Jumper Wire.

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 EKT212/4 PRINCIPLE OF MEASUREMENT AND
INSTRUMENTATION
Semester II, 2018/2019

EXPERIMENT 1
Electronic Components Measurement

NAME:

MATRIC NO.:

SIGNATURE & DATE:

Marks

Table 1 Table 2 Discussion Total

(5 Marks) (10 Marks) (5 Marks) (20 Marks)

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1. Experimental Results

Table 1: Resistance based on standard color code

Color Band Resistor (Ω)

Resistor
(Nominal Value
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
± tolerance)

1st

2nd

3rd

[5 marks]

Table 2: Measurement Results

Quantity 1st Resistor 2nd Resistor 3rd Resistor

Measured Value, Xn

Absolute error

Percentage of error

Relative accuracy

Percentage of accuracy

Precision

[10 marks]

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2. Discussion

From the experiment, discuss the accuracy, error and precision of the measurement

[5 marks]

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