[Nov-14]

[EUREE-306A]
B.Tech. Degree Examination
Electrical & Electronics Engineering
III SEMESTER
ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS
(Effective from the admitted batch 2012–13)
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 60
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Instructions: Each Unit carries 12 marks.
Answer all units choosing one question from each unit.
All parts of the unit must be answered in one place only.
Figures in the right hand margin indicate marks allotted.
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UNIT-I
1. a) Explain the working principle of a moving iron indicating
instrument. Show that this type of instrument can be both DC
and AC measurement. Indicate also the errors involved 7
b) Describe the construction and working principle of a
electrostatic voltmeter 5
OR
2. a) Explain the construction and operating principle of a moving iron
instrument. List the errors and methods of compensation 7
b) A moving coil milli-ammeter having a resistance of 10 ohms
gives full scale deflection when a current of 5 A passing through
it. Explain how this instrument can be used for measurement of:
i) Current upto 1 A ii) Voltage upto 5 V 5
UNIT-II
3. a) Show that in a two wattmeter method of a 3-phase power
measurement the sum of the readings of the two wattmeters
gives the total power consumed in a 3-phase circuit. Hence
W1 − W2
prove that tan θ = 3
W1 + W2
where θ is the phase angle of the load and W 1 and W 2 are the
R R R R

readings of the wattmeters 6

 b) Explain the working of electrical resonance type power factor
meter. Draw the phasor diagrams under different power factor
conditions 6
OR
4. a) How is the power factor of a single-phase circuit measured?
Describe the working principle of a dynamometer type power
factor meter with the help of a suitable diagram 7
b) Explain the various types of errors occurring in an energy meter
and also the method of compensation to overcome these errors 5
UNIT-III
5. a) Draw the circuit of a Kelvin’s double bridge used the measurement
of low resistance. Derive the condition for balance 6
b) Explain with the help of circuit and phasor diagrams the Anderson
bridge method for the measurement of inductance 6
OR
6. a) Explain the working of Hay’s bridge for measurement of
inductance with a circuit diagram. Derive the equations for
balance and draw the phasor diagram under balanced conditions 6
b) The four arms of a Maxwell bridge are arranged as follows: AB
and BC are nonreactive resistances of 250 ohms each, DA is a
standard variable reactor L of resistance 35.2 ohms and CD
comprises a standard variable resistor R in series with a coil of
unknown impedance. Balance is obtained when L=25.6 mH and
R=2.5 ohms. Find the resistance and inductance of the coil 6
UNIT-IV
7. a) Explain the basic principle of operation of a D.C. potentiometer
with a neat sketch. Explain why a potentiometer does not load
the voltage source whose voltage is being measured 6
b) Describe briefly the applications of DC and AC potentiometers 6
OR
8. a) Explain the term “standardization” of a potentiometer. Explain
the procedure of standardization of a D.C. potentiometer with the
help of a circuit diagram 6
 b) A basic slide wire potentiometer has a working battery voltage
of 3V with negligible internal resistance. The resistance of slide
wire is 400 Ω and its length is 200 cm. A 200 cm scale is placed
along the slide wire. The slide wire has 1 mm scale division and
it is possible to read up to 1/5 th of a division. The instrument is
P P

standardized with 1.018V standard cell with sliding contact at

the 101.8 cm mark on the scale. Calculate (i) Working current
(ii) The resistance of a series rheostat (iii) The measurement range
and (iv) The resolution of the instrument 6
UNIT-V
9. a) Draw the equivalent circuit and phasor diagram of a current
transformer and derive the expression for ratio error 5
b) List out the advantages and disadvantages of instrument
transformers 4
c) Explain the meaning of the term “Burden” in the instrument
transformer 3
OR
10. a) The primary winding exciting current of a current transformer
with a bar primary, nominal ratio 100/1, operating on an external
burden of 1.6Ω non-inductive, the secondary winding resistance
being 0.2Ω is 1.9 A, lagging 40.6 o to the secondary voltage being
P P

reversed there being 100 secondary turns. With 1 A current

flowing in the secondary winding, calculate:
i) The actual ratio of primary winding current to the secondary
winding current
ii) The phase angle between them in minutes 6
b) How does a current transformer differ from an ordinary power
transformer? What will happen if the secondary circuit of a CT
is accidently opened while the primary is carrying current 6

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