Course detail

Measurement in Electrical Engineering

FEKT-KMVAAcad. year: 2017/2018

The course is focused on measuring electrical, magnetic, and non-electrical quantities. In the first part of the semester, students are introduced to the basics of metrology in order to be able to evaluate the accuracy of measuring methods and measuring instruments, both analogue and digital. In subsequent sections the principles, structure and characteristics of measuring instruments, sampling, A/D and D/A converters, oscilloscopes and counters are explained. Almost half of the semester is devoted to methods of measuring voltage, current, frequency, time interval, phase, power, resistance, capacitance, inductance and resonant frequency, magnetic quantities, and non-electrical quantities.
In laboratory exercises, students verify in practice the knowledge acquired in lectures: implementation of measuring methods, selection of appropriate measuring equipment, measurement proper, and accuracy evaluation via calculating the uncertainties.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Eva Gescheidtová, CSc.

Department

Department of Theoretical and Experimental Electrical Engineering (UTEE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students who complete this course are able to:
- Evaluate the accuracy of the measuring method and instrument.
- Explain the construction and characteristics of standards of measuring el. quantities.
- Be knowledgeable about the choice of suitable measuring techniques and methods, realise measuring tasks and evaluate measurement accuracy.
- Operate basic types of measuring instruments, oscilloscopes and counters.
- Explain the principle of converters realising mathematical operations, A/D converters, and D/A converters.
- Explain the principle of analogue and digital measuring instruments, evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.
- Be well informed in the choice of a suitable method for measuring active and passive electrical quantities, evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.
- Be well informed in the choice of a suitable method for measuring magnetic and non-electrical quantities.

Prerequisites

Knowledge at the level of secondary education and completion of obligatory courses taken in the first year of study at FEEC are required. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge of basic statistical methods, theoretical electrical engineering, signal processing, and analogue technology.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Techning methods include lectures, computer laboratories and practical laboratories. Course is taking advantage of e-learning (Moodle) system. Students have to write a single project/assignment during the course.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The student can achieve:
- up to 20 points for correctly prepared and in time submitted homework,
- up to 10 points for the correctly prepared and in time submitted reports from laboratory measurements,
- up to 70 points for the exam.
The exam is focused on verifying the student’s orientation in the problematic of accuracy, construction, and characteristic of measuring instruments and methods.

Course curriculum

1. Principles of correct measurement, standards of measuring electrical quantities.
2. Evaluation of the accuracy of analogue and digital instruments.
3. Uncertainties of direct and indirect measuring methods.
4. Measuring amplifier, its characteristic and use in measuring technology, converters for the realization of mathematical operations.
5. Analogue measuring instruments.
6. Digital measuring instruments, sampling, A/D converters, characteristics.
7. D/A converters.
8. Oscilloscopes.
9. Basic methods for measuring voltage, current, frequency, time interval, phase, and resonance frequency.
10. Basic methods for measuring power.
11. Basic methods for measuring resistance, capacitance, and inductance.
12. Magnetic measurement.
13. Measurement of non-electrical quantities. Automated measurement.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide students with information about methods for evaluating the accuracy of instruments and methods, about measuring instruments and methods for measuring active and passive quantities, as well as magnetic and non-electrical quantities.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance at laboratory exercises is compulsory; authorized absence from laboratory exercises can be made up for, after agreement with the teacher (usually in the last week of the semester).

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BARTUŠEK, K., GESCHEIDTOVÁ, E., KUBÁSEK, R., MIKULKA, J., REZ, J., STEINBAUER, M. Měření v elektrotechnice, VUTIUM , ISBN 978-80-214-4160-6 (CS)
BARTUŠEK, K., GESCHEIDTOVÁ, E., REZ, J., STEINBAUER, M. Měření v elektrotechnice - laboratorní cvičení (CS)
GESCHEIDTOVÁ, E. Měření pasivních elektrických veličin. (CS)
GESCHEIDTOVÁ, E. Měření pro teleinformatiku pro integrovanou výuku VUT a VŠB-TUO

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BK-EST , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory
    branch BK-TLI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch EE-FLE , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Mikulka, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Petr Marcoň, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction. Principle of correct measurement. Errors and uncertainty.
Analogue measurement mechanism.
Measurement of active electrical quantities, voltmeters.
Recorders and analogue scopes.
Digital scopes and spectral analyzers.
Time, frequency and phase measurement.
Current and power measurement.
Measurement of passive electrical quantities - resistance, capacitance, inductance.
Devices and circuit characteristic measurement.
Magnetic and other non-electric measurement.

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jan Mikulka, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Petr Marcoň, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction, basic instruction for students.
Voltage and current measurement
Power and energy measurement
Magnetic measurement
Calibration of measurement instruments,
Impedance measurement on industry frequnces.
Analog scopes
Resistance, capacitance, inductance and mutal inductance measurement.
Digital scopes.
Frequency, phase and time measurement.
Impedance measurement.
Non linear components measurement.
Stimulus sources.