Electrical & Electronics Measurements

How to Calibrate an AC Ammeter & an AC Voltmeter

An instrument calibration is performed by comparing its reading with that of a more accurate instrument when both instruments are…

8 months ago

The Principle of Operation of an Induction Potentiometer

An induction potentiometer is a rotary type linear-variable inductor with two concentrated windings wound on the stator and on the…

10 months ago

The Principle of Operation of a Digital Frequency Meter

A frequency meter/counter is a digital instrument that can measure and display the frequency of any periodic waveform. Its operation…

11 months ago

Basic Elements of an Electronic Instrument

An electronic instrument is made up of the following key elements: Transducer Signal modifier Indicating device Fig: Elements of an…

11 months ago

Electrical vs. Electronic Instruments

Despite the fact that both electrical and electronic instruments measure electrical quantities like voltage and current, they differ from each…

1 year ago

Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR)

The commonly employed technique for analysing the state of a fibre optic is to test it with an Optical Time…

2 years ago

Basic Features of a DC Potentiometer

A potentiometer is an instrument that is used for measurement of potential difference across a known resistance or between two…

2 years ago

Features and Applications of Instrument Transformers

Instrument transformers are used in the measurement of voltage, current, energy, and power in ac circuits. The main reasons why…

2 years ago

Power Measurement in AC Circuits (Single-phase & Polyphase Systems)

Introduction to AC Power Measurement In alternating current circuits, the instantaneous power varies continuously as the voltage and current varies…

4 years ago

Performance Characteristics of Digital Measurement Instruments

In this article, we discuss the performance characteristics of digital instruments i.e. ResolutionAccuracyLinear errorsSettling timeTemperature sensitivityMonotonicity Resolution This is defined…

4 years ago