Gandhi Institute for Education and Technology, Baniatangi

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Lesson Plan
Sub-Electrical Measurement and Measuring Instrument
Semester: 4Th

Branch: EE

Session-2015-16

Name of the Faculty-Debswarup Rath

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Topics to be covered

No. of Classes

Introduction to Electrical Measurements

MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
Define Accuracy, precision, Errors, Resolutions Sensitivity and tolerance.
Classification of measuring instruments.
Explain Deflecting, controlling and damping arrangements in indicating type of
instruments.
Calibration of instruments.
ANALOG AMMETERS AND VOLTMETERS
Describe Construction, principle of operation, errors, ranges merits and demerits of
Moving iron type instruments
Permanent Magnet Moving coil type instruments.
Dynamometer type instruments
Rectifier type instruments
Induction type instruments
Extend the range of instruments by use of shunts and Multipliers and numericals
WATTMETERS AND MEASUREMENT OF POWER
Describe Construction, principle of working of Dynamometer type wattmeter and
What are the Errors in Dynamometer type wattmeter and methods of their correction
Discuss L P F Electro Dynamometer type wattmeter
Discuss Induction type watt meters
Measurement of Power in Single Phase and Three Phase Circuit.
ENERGYMETERS AND MEASUREMENT OF ENERGY
Introduction to Single Phase and poly phase Induction type Energy meters construction,
working principle and their compensation and adjustments
Testing of Energy Meters
MEASUREMENT OF SPEED, FREQUENCY AND POWER FACTOR
Tachometers, types and working principles
Principle of operation and construction of Mechanical and Electrical resonance Type
frequency meters.
Principle of operation and working of Dynamometer type single phase and three phase
power factor meters
Synchroscopes objectives and working.
Phase Sequence Indicators and its working.
INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMER
Explain Current Transformer and Potential Transformer.
Explain Ratio error, Phase Angle error and Burden
Clamp On Ammeters
State Use of CT and PT
MEASUREMENT OF RESISTANCE
Classification of resistance and Explain Measurement of low resistance by voltage drop
and potentiometer method & its use to Measure resistance
Explain Measurement of medium resistance by wheat Stone bridge method and
substitution Method.
Explain Measurement of high resistance by loss of charge method.
Explain construction & principle of operations (meggers) insulation resistance & Earth
resistance megger.
Explain construction and principles of Multimeter.

1 class
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3class
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2 class
2 class
2 class
2 class
1 class
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2 class
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1 class
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4 class
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Faculty
Principal

MEASUREMENT OF INDUCTANCE and CAPACITANCE

Explain measurement of inductance by Maxewells Bridge method.
Owen Bridge method
De Sauty Bridge method
Schering Bridge method
LCR Bridge method
DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS
Digital Voltmeters (DVM)
Characteristic of Digital Meters
Digital Multimeters
Total Class

HOD

2 class
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60 class