Basic Instrumentation

Paper Code: 
PHY-213
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

This course is to get exposure with various aspects of instruments and their usage through hands-on mode. The student learns working of various sophisticated and electronic measuring instruments like, C.R.O., VTUM, Conversion of Galvanometer in to Ammeter and Voltmeter, multi-meter, colour codes of resistance, capacitors etc., so that he/she can design their own electronic circuits.

Course Outcomes (COs): 

 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

PHY 213

Basic Instrumentation

(Theory)

 

The students will be able to –

CO49: Course learning begins with the basic understanding of the measurement and errors in measurement. It then familiarizes about each and every specification of a multimeter, Voltmeter and their significance with hands on mode.  

CO50:  Explanation of the specifications of CRO and their significance. Complete explanation of CRT.

CO51:  learn principles of voltage measurement. Students should be able to understand the advantages of electronic voltmeter over conventional multimeter in terms of sensitivity etc. Types of AC millivoltmeter should be covered.

 

CO52: Acquire efficiency in understanding the working of signal generators and analysis of output signals.

 

CO53: Learn to understand various types of digital instruments.

 

CO54: Develop knowledge of measurements with Impedance Bridges and Q meters.

 

CO54: This course helps the student to learn handling and proper usage of different types of instruments, understand their working and also to learn to some extent the fault finding and repair of some instruments.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration. Problem solving in tutorials.

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems , Assignments, Presentations

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Basic of Measurement

Instruments accuracy, precision, sensitivity, resolution range etc. Errors in measurements and loading effects. Multimeter: Principles of measurement of dc voltage and dc current, ac voltage, ac current and resistance. Specifications of a multimeter and their significance.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Electronic Voltmeter

Advantage over conventional multimeter for voltage measurement with respect to input impedance and sensitivity. Principles of voltage, measurement (block diagram only). Specifications of an electronic Voltmeter/ Multimeter and their significance. AC millivoltmeter: Type of AC millivoltmeters. Block diagram ac millivoltmeter, specifications and their significance. 

9.00
Unit III: 
Oscilloscope
Block diagram of basic CRO. CRT, electrostatic focusing and acceleration (Explanation only– no mathematical treatment), brief discussion on screen phosphor, visual persistence. Time base operation, synchronization. Front panel controls. Specifications of CRO and their significance. Use of CRO for the measurement of voltage (dc and ac), frequency and time period. Special features of dual trace, introduction to digital oscilloscope, probes. Digital storage Oscilloscope: principle of working. 
 
9.00
Unit IV: 
Signal and pulse Generators
Block diagram, explanation and specifications of low frequency signal generator and pulse generator. Brief idea for testing, specifications. Distortion factor meter, wave analysis. Impedance Bridges: Block diagram of bridge. working principles of basic (balancing type) RLC bridge. Specifications of RLC bridge. Block diagram and working principles of a Q-Meter. Digital LCR bridges. 
 
9.00
Unit V: 
Digital Instruments
Comparison of analog & digital instruments. Characteristics of a digital meter. Working principles of digital voltmeter. Digital Multimeter: Block diagram and working of a digital multimeter. Working principle of time interval, frequency and period measurement using universal counter/ frequency counter, time-base stability, accuracy and resolution.
 
Essential Readings: 
  • A text book in Electrical Technology - B L Theraja - S Chand and Co.
  • Performance and design of AC machines - M G Say ELBS Edn.
  •  Digital Circuits and systems, Venugopal, 2011, Tata McGraw Hill.
  • Logic circuit design, Shimon P. Vingron, 2012, Springer.
  • Digital Electronics, Subrata Ghoshal, 2012, Cengage Learning.
  •  Electronic Devices and circuits, S. Salivahanan & N. S.Kumar, 3rd Ed., 2012, Tata Mc-Graw Hill

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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