Course: Electrical Measurements

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Course title Electrical Measurements
Course code KET/ELM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Netolický Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zuzjak Ladislav, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tureček Oldřich, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Švarný Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kupka Lukáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Sýkora Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Handrejch Jan, Ing.
  • Bouzek Stanislav, Ing.
  • Tůmová Olga, Doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
Topics of the lectures: 1) Introduction, systems of units , measuring methods, errors of measurement, propagation of the errors of indirect measurements 2) Measurement of DC and AC voltage and current. Direct and indirect methods (deflective instruments, comparators, compensators). Laboratory standards of voltage and current. 3) Measurement of power of DC and AC current. Measurement of power in 3-phase system. Nominal power factor and constant of wattmeter. Methods to check the phase sequence. 4) Measurement of frequency and phase shift and time intervals. Electronic frequency counters and laboratory frequency standards. 5) Measurements of resistance. Direct and indirect methods, bridge methods. Ohm-meters, laboratory resistance standards. 6) Measurement of impedances. Equivalent circuits of real inductor and capacitor. Methods to measure inductors and capacitors (V-meter/A-metter method, V-meter/A-meter/W-meter method, method of 3 V-meters etc.). Laboratory standards of inductance and capacity. 7) Measurement of impedances. Bridge methods, resonant methods, digital RLC meters. 8) Magnetic measurements. Measurement of DC and AC magnetic field. Probes for measurement of magnetic field. Method for measurement of the dynamic hysteresis loop of a ferromagnetic material. 9) Electrical measuring instruments. Principles and basic features of electromechanical measuring systems (permanent magnet moving coil instruments, moving iron instruments, electrodynamic and ferrodynamic instruments, induction instruments) 10) Electronic measuring instruments. Measuring transducer, measuring amplifier, operational amplifier as a core part of measuring transducer, instrumentational amplifier. Transducers for measurement of peak, average, RMS and TRMS values. Active rectifier in electronic measuring instrument. 11) Digital multimeter (DMM). Typical block diagram of DMM. Input signal conditioning for voltage, current and resistance measurement by DMM. Analog to digital converter in DMM - principle, features limitations. Typical expression of errors of DMM. Interference types and their rejection (SMRR, CMMR parameters). 12) Digital and analog oscilloscope, block diagrams, principles of operation. Types of oscilloscopes, their features, use, limitations. Methods to sample and digitalize an analog signal. Analog to digital converter in digital oscilloscope - principle, features, limitations. 13) Oscilloscopic probes. Passive, active, differential and current probes - principles and use. High-impedance probe compensation.

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 10 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 45 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to apply elementary rules and methods for the circuits analysis (Ohms law, Kirchhoff laws, Thomson formula, phasor diagrams)
to apply the basic of higher-mathematics including rules for derivation and integration
Skills
to solve elementary versions of DC and AC circuits containing RLC elements (RC networks, resonant circuits, the superposition principle, Thevenin/Northon theorem, etc.)
to characterize and specify features of basic electrical and electronic elements and components (capacitor, inductor, resistor, transformer, diode, transistor, operational amplifier)
Competences
N/A
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N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain essential methods for measurement active and passive electrical quantities
to specify both advantages and drawbacks of particular measuring methods depending on conditions of measurement
to explain principles and technical limits of basic measuring instrumentation (voltmeter, ampermeter, wattmeter, multimeter, frequency counter, oscilloscope, function generator)
to choose the most suitable method for measurement of particular electrical quantity and justify its use
Skills
to build an electrical circuit for measurement of particular electrical quantity
to operate a basic measuring instrumentation (voltmeter, ampermeter, wattmeter, multimeter, frequency counter, oscilloscope, function generator)
to choose most suitable measuring instrument for measurement of particular electrical quantity
to evaluate the results of the measurement
Competences
N/A
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N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Laboratory work
Competences
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Combined exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Haasz, V. a kol. Elektrická měření - přístroje a metody. Praha, ČVUT, 2018. ISBN 978-80-01-06412-2.
  • Haasz, V., Sedláček, M. Elektrická měření - přístroje a metody. Praha, ČVUT, 2005. ISBN 80-01-02731-7.
  • Kularanta, N. Digital and Analogue Instrumentation ? testing and measurement. London, IEE, 2003. ISBN 0852969996.
  • Northrop, R. B. Introduction to Instrumentation and Measurements. New York, 2017. ISBN 9781138071902.
  • Tumanski, S. Principles of Electrical Measurement. New York, 2006. ISBN 9780750310383.
  • Tůmová, O. a kol. Elektrická měření, měřicí metody. Plzeň, ZČU, 2005. ISBN 80-7043-412-0.
  • Vedral, J., Svatoš, J. Zpracování a digitalizace analogových signálů v měřicí technice. Praha, ČVUT, 2018. ISBN 978-80-01-06424-5.
  • Webster, J. G., Eren, H. Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook: Electromagnetic, Optical, Radiation, Chemical, and Biomedical Measurement. New York, 2017. ISBN 9781138072183.


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