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1. This 6-week course introduces students to instrumentation concepts and electrical measurement through testing various instruments. 2. Students will learn about potential meters, bridges, electronic meters, operational amplifiers, power electronics components, cable faults, and sensor types. 3. By the end of the course, students are expected to understand the basic principles and functions of common instruments used in industry.

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1. This 6-week course introduces students to instrumentation concepts and electrical measurement through testing various instruments. 2. Students will learn about potential meters, bridges, electronic meters, operational amplifiers, power electronics components, cable faults, and sensor types. 3. By the end of the course, students are expected to understand the basic principles and functions of common instruments used in industry.

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

POLYTECHNIC OF MERLIMAU, MALACCA

CODE & MODULE : E3042 & INSTRUMENTATION 1


SESSION : MEI 2011
DURATION : 6 WEEKS
CREDIT HOURS : 3
LECTURER : PN. LIAN AI CHEN & PN. NOR SARINA BINTI OSMAN

SYNOPSIS :
Instrumentation exposes the students to the terminology and testing concepts of electrical and electronic measurement.
This module introduces the use of potential meter, bridge, electronic meter, operational amplifier, power electronic
component, cable fault and type of sensor.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to understand basic principle and function of several familiar instrument
in industry.

SUMMARY :

1. INTRODUCTION
Definition to the terminology related with instrument such as torque, error or damping.

2. POTENTIAL METER @ POTENTIOMETER


Basic circuit of potentiometer and calibration of meter ampere and volt.

3. BRIDGE
The operation and measurement principle of A.C and D.C bridge

4. ELECTRONIC METER
Basic principle of analog and digital meter

5. OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
Basic circuit, characteristics, specification and operation of OP-AMP.

6. POWER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT


Basic component and usage of tiristor, power transistor etc.

7. CABLE FAULT
To detect and test the fault location

8. SENSOR
Describe the type of sensor and usage

ASSESSMENT:

CONTINUOUS EVALUATION(CE) : (50%) FINAL EXAMINATION (FE): (50%)


(CE breakdown is based on 100%) (FE is held at the end of the semester)
Assignments : 30% (3)
Quizzes : 25% (5)
Tests : 15% (2)
Experiments : 30% (4)

REFERENCE :
a. W.D.Cooper & A.D.Helfrick, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques, Published by
Prentice Hall, 1978.
b. George B. Rutkowski, Integrated Circuit Operational Amplifiers, Published by Prentice Hall, 1984.
c. Rangan & Mani, Instrumentation – Device and Syatem, Pitman & Son Ltd.
d. Ashfaq Ahmed, Power Electronics for Technology, Prentice Hall.

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