Department Of Electrical engineering Subject: - Electrical Measurement Name of Faculty: - Yogesh Kumar Sub code: - 3EE5 Branch/Sem: - EE/3

Q1.
(i)

Attempt all the questions. Each carries equal marks.

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A Wheatstone bridge cannot be used for precision measurements because errors are introduced into on account of a) Resistance of connecting leads c) Contact resistances b) thermo-electric emfs d) all of the above

(ii)

High resistances are provided with a guard terminal, this guard terminal is used to: a) By pass the leakage current b) Guard the resistances against overloads c) Guard the resistances against stray electrostatic fields d) None of the above

(iii) From the point of view of safety, the resistance of earthing electrode should be: a) Low c) Medium b) High d) the value of resistance of earth electrodes does not affect the safety

(iv) A potentiometer is basically a: a) b) c) d) (v) Deflectional type instrument Null type instrument Deflectional as well as null type instrument A digital instrument

When a potentiometer is used for measurement of voltage of an unknown source, the power consumed in the circuit of the unknown source under null conditions

a) is very high c) is small

b) is high d) is ideally zero

(vi) Standardization of potentiometers is done in order that, they become a) Accurate b) precise

c) Accurate & direct reading

d) accurate & precise

(vii) The power in a D.C. is measured with the help of ammeter and a voltmeter. The voltmeter is connected on the load side. The power indicated by the product of reading of two instruments (VI) is: a) b) c) d) The power consumed in the load The sum of power consumed by load and the voltmeter The sum of power consumed by load and the ammeter None of the above

(viii) The power in a 3 phase 4 wire circuits can be measured by using a) 2 wattmeters b) 4 wattmeters OR Q1 (a)Draw the equivalent circuit and phasor diagram of a current transformer. Derive the expression for ratio and phase angle errors. (b) Explain the Mutual Inductance method for testing of current transformer c) 3 wattmeters d) 1 wattmeters

Q 2

When 2 wattmeter methods are used for measurement of power in a 3 phase balanced circuit, comment upon the reading of the two wattmeters under following conditions. Support your answer by drawing phasor diagrams. Assume that the system is star (Wye) connected (i) When the power factor is unity (ii) When the power factor is zero lagging (iii) When the power factor is 0.5 lagging (iv) When the power factor is 0.3 lagging

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Q 2 Describe the method for measurement of reactive power in single phase circuit using two autotransformers. Derive the expression for bridge sensitivity for a Wheatstone bridge with equal arms. Find also the expression for current through the galvanometer for a small unbalance.

Q3

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Q 3 Draw the circuit of a Kelvins Double Bridge used for measurement of low resistances. Derive the condition for balance. Q4 Describe the construction & working of a polar type potentiometer. How is it standardized? What are the function of the transfer instrument and the phase shifting transformer? Explain how an unknown voltage can be measured by using the potentiometer.

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Q4 Describe the construction & working of a co-ordinate type a.c. potentiometer. How is it standardized? Explain how an unknown voltage can be measured with it. Discuss the source of error in these instrument.