VIRENDRA SWAROOP GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGG.

LESSON PLAN

SUBJECT: ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION (REC-403)

SUBJECT TEACHER: MANISH DEV SINGH

Text Book: David A. Bell, “Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements”, Oxford University Press.
Reference Books: A k Sawhney “Electronic Measurement & Instrumentation” S chand
U S Shah “Electronic Instrumentstion & Measurement “’ Techmax Publication
UNIT I
Unit, dimensions and standards: Scientific notations and metric prefixes. SI electrical units, SI
temperature scales, Other unit systems, dimensions and standards.
Measurement Errors: Gross error, systematic error, absolute error and relative error, accuracy,
precision, resolution and significant figures, Measurement error combination, basics of statistical
analysis.
PMMC instrument, Galvanometer, DC ammeter, DC voltmeter, series ohm meter..
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Unit, dimensions and standards: Scientific Text & Reference books

1 1
notations and metric prefixes
. SI electrical units, SI temperature scales,
2 1
Other unit systems, dimensions and standards
Measurement Errors: Gross error, systematic
3 1
error, absolute error and relative error
Unit 1

accuracy, precision, resolution and significant

4 1
figures
Measurement error combination, basics of
5 1
statistical analysis.
6 PMMC instrument 1
7 Galvanometer 1
8 DC ammeter 1
9 DC voltmeter 1
10 series ohm meter 1
11 CLASS TEST 1 1
Total lectures 11
UNIT III
Voltmeter and ammeter methods, Wheatstone bridge, low resistance measurements, Low Resistance
Measuring Instruments, AC bridge theory, capacitance bridges, Inductance bridges, Q meter.

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12 Voltmeter and ammeter methods 1

13 Wheatstone bridge, low resistance measurements 2
Unit 3

Low Resistance Measuring Instruments, AC bridge

14 3
theory
15 capacitance bridges, Inductance bridges 3
16 Q meter 2
17 CLASS TEST 2 1
Total lectures 12
UNIT V
Instrument calibration: Comparison method, digital multi meter as standard instrument, calibration
instrument, Recorders: X-Y recorders, plotters Transducers. .
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18 Instrument calibration 1
19 Comparison method 1
Unit 5

digital multi meter as standard instrument ,

20 2
calibration instrument
21 Recorders: X-Y recorders 2
22 plotters Transducers 2
23 CLASS TEST 3 1
Total lectures 9
UNIT II
Transistor voltmeter circuits, AC electronic voltmeter, current measurement with electronic
instruments, probes, Digital voltmeter systems, Digital multimeter, digital frequency meter System.
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24 Transistor voltmeter circuits 1

25 AC electronic voltmeter 1
Current measurement with electronic instruments,
Unit 2

26 1
probes,
27 Digital voltmeter systems 3
28 Digital multimeter 1
29 Digital frequency meter System 2
30 CLASS TEST 4 1
Total lectures 10
UNIT IV
CRO: CRT, Wave Form Display, Time Base, Dual Trace Oscilloscope, measurement of voltage,
frequency and phase by CRO, Oscilloscope probes, Delay time based Oscilloscopes, Sampling
Oscilloscope, DSO, DSO applications.
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31 CRO: CRT, Wave Form Display 2

32 Time Base, Dual Trace Oscilloscope 1
Measurement of voltage, frequency and phase by
Unit 4

33 1
CRO, Oscilloscope probes
34 Delay time based Oscilloscopes 2
35 Sampling Oscilloscope 2
36 DSO, DSO applications. 2
37 CLASS TEST 5 1
Total lectures 11
Grand total lectures 53