Monday, 22 August 2016


Power electronics-1 (Midsem)

Dear students,
In AC to DC converter on single phase is in your MIDSEM syllabus.

Take a note and

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Saturday, 20 August 2016

Industrial Instrumentation Question Bank for Mid Sem Exam-1 (7th sem electrical)

Question Bank of Industrial Instrumentation

BE-IV 7th sem Electrical


Transducers:
1
What is Electrical transducer? Give its advantages. What are the basic requirements of a transducer?
2
Define static and dynamic characteristic of Instrumentation system. Enumerate
the dynamic characteristic of measuring system. Explain any two.
3
Define transducer and classify transducers on different basis.
4
Define the following terms
(1) Hysteresis   (2) Reproducibility  (3)  Resolution  (4)  Accuracy  (5)  Dead Zone        
(6) Drift   (7)   Sensitivity  (8)  Gauge Pressure  (9)  Absolute Pressure  (10) Static
Pressure 
5
Explain the following characteristics of a Transducer.
(i)Linearity           (ii) Resolution     (iii) Sensitivity (iv) Threshold
(v) Repeatability (vi) Calibration     (vii) Hysteresis.
6
What is Transducer? Explain advantages of electrical transducer.
7
Explain difference between 1) Active transducer-Passive transducer.           
                                               2) Primary transducer- Secondary transducer.
8
Differentiate between the following with suitable examples of each:
(i) Active and Passive Transducer. (ii) Primary and Secondary Transducer
(iii) Analog and Digital Transducer

 Temperature transducers, Pressure Transducers
1
Discuss use of Instrumentation Amplifier for signal conditioning.
2
List different types of thermocouples used for temperature measurement. Explain thermoelectric laws and the method for cold junction compensation in thermocouple
3
Give the merits, demerits and applications of (i) Platinum resistance thermometer
(ii)Thermister (iii) Thermocouple for measurement of temperature.
4
Explain working principle of Thermocouple for temperature measurement.
5
Explain working of Radiation Pyrometer
6
Explain different laws of Thermo Couple.
7
How we can measure temperature above 1400 0 C. Explain any one method of measurement.
8
How temperature compensation is achieved in Thermistor?
9
Explain Black Body concepts for very high temperature measurements. Describe with neat diagram how disappearing filament type optical pyrometer can measure very high temperature. Mention it’s merit and demerits.
10
Draw and explain construction and working of RTD.
11
Discuss about the various types of Thermocouple with respect to their temperature vs e.m.f charecteristics
12
Explain construction and working of Semiconductor strain gauge. Also state its advantages
13
1) Write short note on Thermopile. 2) Application of Thermister.
14
State different pressure measurement techniques. Explain any one in detail.
15
State different vacuum pressure measurement techniques. Explain any one in detail.
16
Explain Macleod gauge and Ionization gauge for Vaccume pressure measurement.
17
Explain use of Thermocouple for Vaccume pressure measurement
18
How LVDT used for pressure measurement.?
19
Explain measurement of vacuum pressure using Pirani gauge.
20
Explain how bourdon tubes and Bellows can be used to measure Pressure?
21
Discuss capacitance based pressure measurement technique?
22
Discuss how strain gauge can be used to measure pressure?
23
Discuss about piezo electric pressure measurement.
24
Draw and explain working of Dead Weight Pressure Calibration Instrument.
25
Discuss principle of manometer for pressure measurement.

Strain Gauge
26
Explain temperature compensation in Strain gauges using Dummy gauge.
27
What is Piezo-resistive effect? Explain the term Gauge Factor with respect to resistance strain gauge and obtain its expression in terms of poission’s ratio.
28
Write short note on semiconductor strain gauge and its advantages.
29
Discuss how strain gauge can be used to measure pressure?
30
A resistance strain gauge with a gauge factor of 2 is fastened to a steel rod, subjected to a stress of 500 Kg/cm2.If the modulus of elasticity of the steel is 2 × 106 Kg/cm2 ,calculate the change in resistance of the strain gauge element due to the applied stress.

Note : Displacement measurement questions are not there. You have to refer it on your own

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5TH SEM SUB: EPS-1 (2150908) QUESTION BANK

2150904 (5 TH SEM) - SUB: EED, QUESTION BANK

2150909- Control System Engineering Question Bank for mid sem exam

2150909 - Control System Engineering Syllabus for Mid Sem Exam 2016 (5th Semester)

1.Introduction to Control Systems: Introduction, Brief History of Automatic Control, Examples of Control Systems, Engineering Design,  Mechatronic Systems, The Future Evolution of Control Systems. 

2.Mathematical Models of Systems: Differential Equations of Physical Systems, Linear Approximations of Physical Systems, The Laplace Transform, The Transfer Function of Linear Systems, Block Diagram Models, Signal-Flow Graph Models. 

3.State Variable Models: The State Variables of a Dynamic System, The State Differential Equation, The Transfer Function from the State Equation , The Time Response and the State Transition Matrix. 

4.The Stability of Linear Feedback Systems: The Concept of Stability, The Routh-Hurwitz Stability Criterion, The Relative Stability of Feedback Control Systems 

Wednesday, 17 August 2016

REVISED MID SEM SYLLABUS FOR INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION(7TH SEM)

MID SEMESTER SYLLABUS (REVISED)
                                                                                          SUBJECT CODE: 2170913 , SEM-07

NOTE: FORCE AND TORQUE MEASUREMENT CHAPTER WILL NOT BE THERE IN FIRST MID SEMESTER EXAM.


Transducers:
Introduction to instrumentation system, static and dynamic characteristics of an instrumentation system, Principles and classification of transducers, Electrical transducers, basic requirements of transducers
Strain Gauge and Strain Measurement:
Factors affecting strain measurements, Types of strain gauges, theory of operation of resistive strain gauge, gauge factor, types of electrical strain gauges, strain gauge materials, gauging techniques and other factors, strain gauge circuits and temperature compensation, applications of strain gauges.
Temperature Measurement:
Resistance type temperature sensors –RTD & Thermister, Thermocouples & Thermopiles, 
Laws of thermocouple –Fabrication of industrial thermocouples –Signal conditioning 
of thermocouples output -Radiation methods of temperature measurement –Radiation fundamentals –Total radiation & selective radiation pyrometers –Optical pyrometer –Two colour radiation pyrometers
Pressure Measurement:

Mechanical devices like Diaphragm, Bellows, and Bourdon tube for pressure measurement, 
 Variable inductance and capacitance transducers, Piezo electric transducers, L.V.D.T. 
for measurement of pressure,Low pressure and vacuum pressure measurement using Pirani gauge, McLeod gauge, Ionization gauge, Pressure gauge calibration.
 Displacement Measurement:
Resistive potentiometer (Linear, circular and helical), L.V.D.T., R.V.D.T. and their characteristics, variable inductance and capacitance transducers, Piezo electrical transducers-output equations and equivalent circuit, Hall effect devices and Proximity sensors, Large displacement measurement using synchros and resolvers, Shaft encoders.