Philadelphia University
Course Outline
Course Title
Prerequisite
Text Book
Credit Hours
Lecturers
Office hours
: MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
(610351)
: ELECTRONIC (2)
(610321)
ELECRONIC
INSTRUMENTATION
AND
: MODERN
MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES, By Albert D.Helfrick, William
D.Cooper
Level 3rd year
: 3
: Dr.Abdulla Alomosh
: 10-11 S, T & T
Course Goals:To Understand the basic measurement techniques, instrument construction, Principle of
operation, and measurement calculation.
Time Schedule:16 weeks
Lectures:
3hours/week
Duration:
Tutorial: -----------------------------------Laboratories:
---------------Objectives:At completing this module the student should be able to:
- Knowledge of measurement instruments construction, operation.
- Know performance of measurement instruments.
- Have an idea about measurement experiments.
Course Contents
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Measurement and Errors: Electrical units, measurement standard, Error in
measurement, Types of Errors, Statical analysis, Probability of Errors, Limiting.
Electromechanical indicating instruments: permanent – magnetic moving – coll
mechanism, DC Ammeters, DC Voltmeter, Voltmeter Sensitivity, Series- Type,
Calibration of DC Instruments, Alternating Current indicating instrument
Electrodynamometers in Power Measurements Thermo instrument.
Bridge measurement: Wheatstone Bridge, Velrin Bridge, Ac Bridge, Maxwell
Bridge, Wien Bridge.
Electronic Instruments for measuring basic parameters: Amplified DC meter,
AC Voltmeters using rectifiers, True-rms responding voltmeter, Digital
Voltmeters.
Oscilloscopes: oscilloscope blocks Diagram, cathode ray tube, CRT circuit
Vertical Deflection system, Multiple trace, Horizontal Deflection system.
Transducers as input Elements to Instrumentation system: photo-electric
transducers, photoconductive call , photodiodes , photovoltaic cell.
Temperature transducers: Thermistors, Self hating and dissipation constant
linearization , metal platinum probe, electronic Temperature controllers Bimetal
switch, Thermal read switch.
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Mode of Assessment
First Exam
Second Exam
Reports\Homeworks\ and or Projects
Final Exam
References
Experimental methods for engineers. By J.P.Holman.
Electronic Instrumentation. By S.D.Prensky, and R.L.Castellucis.
Electronical measurement and instrumentation. By Bartholome W.
Principle of Electronic instrumentation and measurement. By Howerd M. BERLIN ; Frank C.Getz.
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