Program : Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Course Title: Electrical & Electronic

Course Code : 3034
Measuring Instruments

Semester : 3 Credits: 4

Course Category: Program Core

Periods per week: 4 (L:3 T:1 P:0) Periods per semester: 60

Course Objectives:

● To Follow standard measurements and measuring instruments.

● To recognize the instruments for each measurement and their connections.

Course Prerequisites:

Course
Topic/Description Course Name Semester
code

Basics of electrical quantities Fundamentals of Electrical and

2
and their units Electronics Engineering

Course Outcomes

On completion of the course, the students will be able to:-

Duration
COn Description Cognitive level
(Hours)
Identify different types of electrical measuring
CO1 14 Applying
instruments and their operation.
Summarize appropriate methods for measurement
CO2 15 Understanding
of various electrical quantities
Summarize the working of digital and special
CO3 15 Understanding
purpose meters for electrical measurements.
Explain process control instruments and their
CO4 14 Understanding
applications
Series Test 2
CO – PO Mapping

Course
PO1 PO2 PO3 PO4 PO5 PO6 PO7
Outcomes
CO1 3
CO2 2
CO3 2
CO4 2

3-Strongly mapped, 2-Moderately mapped, 1-Weakly mapped

Course Outline

Module Duration
Description Cognitive Level
Outcome (Hours)
Identify different types of electrical measuring instruments and their
CO1
operation.

Classify different types of electrical measuring

M1.01 3 Understanding
instruments
Explain the production of torques in electrical
M1.02 3 Understanding
instruments.
Illustrate the construction and working of PMMC
M1.03 3 Understanding
and MI instruments.
Identify the methods for range extension of
M1.04 5 Applying
moving coil meters.

Contents:
Methods of measurements-Direct-Indirect.
Classification of instruments- absolute and secondary- -analog and digital- null and
deflection type instruments -indicating- integrating-recording.
Operating torques-Deflecting torque-Controlling torque-Damping torque. (Functions
and method of production only ).
Working and construction - PMMC - MI type instruments- Comparison
Range extension- Shunt and multipliers (simple problems).

Summarize appropriate methods for measurement of various electrical

CO2
quantities.
 M2.01 Classify different methods for measurement of 4 Understanding
resistance

M2.02 Explain the methods for locating cable faults 3 Understanding

Explain the working of AC bridges for

M2.03 4 Understanding
measurement of inductance and capacitance

Illustrate the methods of power and energy

M2.04 4 Understanding
measurements

Series Test -I 1

Contents:

Measurement of resistance –Classification of resistance, methods of measurement of

resistance - Ammeter-Voltmeter method-Wheatstone bridge ( Derivation and circuit
needed )

List the types of cable faults -Location of earth fault and short circuit fault in underground
cables using Murray loop test.

Measurement of inductance-Maxwell’s inductance Bridge( Derivation and circuit needed )

Measurement of capacitance-Schering bridge (no derivation and phasor diagram).

Dynamometer type wattmeter – construction and working.

Single phase Energy meter-Induction type (construction and working).

Summarize the working of digital and special purpose meters for electrical
CO3
measurements.

Explain the working of special purpose electrical

M 3.01
instruments. 4 Understanding

Explain methods for measuring earth resistance

M 3.02 3
and insulation resistance. Understanding

M 3.03 Summarize the working of digital meters. 4 Understanding

M 3.04 Illustrate the working of CRO and DSO

4 Understanding
Contents:

Special purpose measuring instruments -working with diagram - Dynamometer type

power factor meter (Single phase and three phase) - synchroscope (Weston type)-Phase
sequence indicators (Static and dynamic types)- Frequency meter ( reed type, electro
resonance type)

Earth tester - insulation tester -basic concept and connection procedure

Digital meters - Working and block diagrams -Ramp type digital voltmeter-Digital
frequency meter

Smart energy meters (Basic concept and Features only )

Waveform analysers-block diagram and applications-CRO-DSO.

CO4 Explain process control instruments and their applications.

M 4.01 Explain transducers with their classification. 3 Understanding

Illustrate the measurement of various physical

M 4.02 Understanding
quantities 4

M 4.03 Explain various tacho generators Understanding

4

M 4.04 Summarize Data acquisition system. 3 Understanding

Series test-II 1

Contents:

Transducer- Definition- Basic requirements, -Classifications- Specifications.

Measurement using transducers- principle of operation- measurement of displacement

using LVDT-temperature using Thermocouple- Thermistors( salient features and
applications only)

Digital tachometers- dc and ac tacho generators( Basic concepts only )

Data acquisition system -(General block diagram only )

Text /Reference:

T/R Book Title/Author

Rajput R.K., “Electrical and Electronic Measurement Instrumentation”,

T1 S.Chand and Co., NewDelhi, ISBN:9789385676017

Sawhney A.K., “Electrical and Electronics Measurements and instrumentation”

T2 Dhanpai Rai and Sons, New Delhi, ISBN:9780000279744

Prithwiraj Purkait, Budhaditya Biswas, “Electrical and Electronics Measurements

T3 and Instrumentation” (Kindle Edition)

J.B. Gupta, “Electrical and Electronics Measurements & Instrumentation”,

T4 S.K.Kataria & Sons, New Delhi.

Online Resources

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Sensors and transducers
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