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This document discusses instrumentation for different types of power plants. It covers instrumentation for turbines, condensers, generators, coal handling, water treatment, feed water, combustion air, and flue gases. It also discusses boiler control systems for monitoring steam pressure, combustion, furnace drafts, steam temperature, and feed water. Safety interlocks, pollution monitoring, data handling, and generator instrumentation are also covered. Textbooks on industrial instrumentation and instrumentation handbooks are referenced.

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Sensors and Transducer PDF

This document discusses instrumentation for different types of power plants. It covers instrumentation for turbines, condensers, generators, coal handling, water treatment, feed water, combustion air, and flue gases. It also discusses boiler control systems for monitoring steam pressure, combustion, furnace drafts, steam temperature, and feed water. Safety interlocks, pollution monitoring, data handling, and generator instrumentation are also covered. Textbooks on industrial instrumentation and instrumentation handbooks are referenced.

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Concepts of Power plants of different types: Setups, energy conversions and measurement

requirements, examples of Thermal, Hydal, and Nuclear plants. Thermal power plant and 08
1 system instrumentation.

Instrumentation for :
2 (i) Turbines
(ii) Condensers
(iii) Generators 12
(iv) Coal handling
(v) Water treatment
(vi) Feed water, combustion air and flue gases
Control:
3 Boiler Control - Steam pressure control, combustion control, Furnace Draft control, Steam
temperature control, Feed water control, Data logger and computer control, supervisory
control and monitoring system. 12
Instrumentation for safety interlocks - protective gears, emergency measures, Alarm
systems and Analysis etc. Pollution measurement, monitoring and control.
4 Data handling-processing, logging, acquisition, accounting, display and storage.
Instrumentation for Generator and Busbar coupling. 08
Introduction to power plant modeling/simulation

Text Books:
1. Principles of Industrial Instrumentation, D. Patranabis, TMH New Delhi

Reference Books:
1. Electric Power Engineering Handbook – Edited by L. L. Grigsby.
2. Instrument Engineers Handbook, B. G. Liptak, Chilton Book Co., Philadelphia

SENSORS & TRANSDUCERS


EE-802B
Credit: 3 Contact: 3L
Module Content Hour
Mechanical and Electromechanical sensor:
Definition, principle of sensing & transduction, classification.
Resistive (potentiometric type): Forms, material, resolution, accuracy, sensitivity.
Strain gauge: Theory, type, materials, design consideration, sensitivity, gauge factor,
variation with temperature, adhesive, rosettes.
Inductive sensor: common types- Reluctance change type, Mutual inductance change type,
1 transformer action type, Magnetostrictive type, brief discussion with respect to material, 12
construction and input output variable, Ferromagnetic plunger type, short analysis.
LVDT: Construction, material, output input relationship, I/O curve, discussion.
Proximity sensor
Capacitive sensors:
Variable distance-parallel plate type, variable area- parallel plate, serrated plate/teeth type
and cylindrical type, variable dielectric constant type, calculation of sensitivity.
2 Stretched diaphragm type: microphone, response characteristics. 08
Piezoelectric element: piezoelectric effect, charge and voltage co-efficient,
crystal model, materials, natural & synthetic type, their comparison, force
& stress sensing, ultrasonic sensors.

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Thermal sensors:
Material expansion type: solid, liquid, gas & vapor
3 Resistance change type: RTD materials, tip sensitive & stem sensitive type, Thermister
material, shape, ranges and accuracy specification. 11
]Thermo emf sensor: types, thermoelectric power, general consideration,
Junction semiconductor type IC and PTAT type.
Radiation sensors: types, characteristics and comparison.
Pyroelectric type.

Magnetic sensors:
Sensor based on Villari effect for assessment of force, torque, proximity,
4 Wiedemann effect for yoke coil sensors, Thomson effect, Hall effect, and Hall drive, 09
performance characteristics.
Radiation sensors: LDR, Photovoltaic cells, photodiodes, photo emissive cell types,
materials, construction, response.
Geiger counters, Scintillation detectors, Introduction to smart sensors

Numerical problems to be solved in the class.

Text Books:
1. Sensor & transducers, D. Patranabis, 2nd edition, PHI
2. Instrument transducers, H.K.P. Neubert, Oxford University press.
3. Measurement systems: application & design, E.A.Doebelin, Mc Graw Hill.
BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
EE-802C
Credit: 3 Contact: 3L
Module Content Hour
Fundamentals:
Introduction to Physiological Systems –Organism, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Renal,
Hepatic, Gastrointestinal, Endocrinal, Nervous, Muscular, Cellular.
1 Biological Signals – Bioelectric events, Biomechanical Systems, Cellular & Membrane 08
phenomenon. The Action Potential and Propagation through Nervous System. The
Peripheral Nervous Systems and sensory mechanisms. Biomaterials.
Fundamentals of Electrophysiology –EKG, EEG, EMG, Evoked potentials. Quantification
of Biological Signals.

Measurement & Analysis:


Biological Sensors- Bio-electrodes, Biosensors and Transducers for Cardiology,
Neurology, Pulmonary, Oxygen saturation & gaseous exchange, flow measurement,
goniometry, Endoscopy, Impedance Plethysmography.
2 Biological Amplifiers –Instrumentation Amplifiers for Electrophysiology
(ECG, EMG, EEG, EOG), Filters, Power Supplies. 10
Recording and Display systems, Digital Conversion for storage, Electrical Hazards in
measurements, Isolation Circuits, calibration, alarms & Multi-channel re-constitution.
Hospital requirements – Multi-parameter bed-side monitors, Central Nursing Stations,
Defibrillators, Ventilators, Catheters, Incubators.
Life-Support & Treatment:
Cardiac Support: Implantable & programmable Pacemakers, External & Internal
Defibrillators, Coronary Angiography.
3 Electro-physiotherapy: Shortwave & ultrasonic diathermy, Transcutaneous. Nerve 10
Stimulators in pain relief, Traction Systems,
Ultrasound in bone fracture regeneration, hypothermia & hyperthermia systems.

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