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The document contains examples of calculating values needed for ammeters, voltmeters, and an ohmmeter. It includes finding a required shunt resistance for an ammeter, computing values of shunt resistors, determining error from ammeter insertion, and calculating values for resistors to set voltage ranges. Loading effects of voltmeters are also analyzed through examples calculating voltage readings and percentage errors.

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Tutorial 1

The document contains examples of calculating values needed for ammeters, voltmeters, and an ohmmeter. It includes finding a required shunt resistance for an ammeter, computing values of shunt resistors, determining error from ammeter insertion, and calculating values for resistors to set voltage ranges. Loading effects of voltmeters are also analyzed through examples calculating voltage readings and percentage errors.

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Tutorial 01

DC Ammeter
Example 2-2
A 200-µA meter movement with
an internal resistance of 550-Ω is
used in 0- to 500-mA ammeter.
Find the value of the required
shunt resistance.
Ayrton Shunt
Im
Example 2.3:
Rm Compute the value of
I - Im
the shunt resistors for
Rc Rb Ra
the circuit. Given that
Rm = 1.2kΩ,
I2
Im =150 µA,
I3 I1
I I1=5mA, I2=50mA,
I3=200mA.
+ - Check :
Fig. 3: An Ammeter using Ayrton shunt. Rsh = Ra + Rb + Rc
always!
Ammeter Insertion Effects
Example 2.4:
A current meter Ra
having an internal
resistance of 100Ω
is used to measure E = 5V Rb Rc
the current trough
Rc in figure below.
Determine the
percentage of error
due to the ammeter
insertion.
Given that
Ra=Rb=Rc= 2.2kΩ
DC Voltmeter
Example 3.
• Calculate the
values of Rs
for the Rm = 2 kΩ
Ifs = 100µA
multiple- Rs1 Rs2 Rs3

range DC
Voltmeter 3mV
3V
300 V
circuits as
shown below:- + -
but change
the range to
3mV, 3V and
300V.
DC Voltmeter
Example 4.
• Calculate the
values of Rs Rc Rb Ra
for the Rm = 2 kΩ
Ifs = 50µA
multiple-
range DC 5V
5mV

Voltmeter
circuits as 100V

shown below: + -
but change
the range to
5mV, 5V and
100V.
Voltmeter Loading Effects
Example 5:
• Two different voltmeters are
used to measure the voltage
across RB in the circuit below.
The meters are:
Meter A : S= 10kΩ/V;Rm=0.2kΩ; Range RA 10kΩ
=5V
Meter B : S=20kΩ/V;Rm=2.2kΩ; Range = E = 20V
5V

Calculate:
RB
– Voltage across RB without any 1.8kΩ
meter.
– Voltage across RB when meter A is
used.
– Voltage across RB when meter B is
used.
– Loading Errors in both voltmeter
readings.
Voltmeter Loading Effects
Example 6:
• Find the voltage reading and
the percentage of loading
error of each reading
obtained with a voltmeter
RA 2.2kΩ
on: E = 20V
– Its 10-V range.
– Its 50-V range RB 8.2kΩ

– Its 200-V range.


The meter has a 30-kΩ/V
sensitivity and connected
across RA.
Ohmmeter
• Find the value of R, ¼ scale, ½ scale
and ¾ scale of this Ohmmeter?

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