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1. A mercury thermometer's bulb volume must be 2.6 mm3 to achieve a sensitivity of 2.6 mm/°C, given the thermometer's operating temperature, mercury's coefficient of volumetric expansion, and the capillary tube diameter. 2. For a digital voltmeter with a read-out range of 0-999 counts measuring a 9.99V range, the resolution in volts is 0.01V. 3. For a pressure sensor measuring -10 to 28 psi with 0.25 psi resolution, the corresponding output voltage resolution for a -10mV to 120mV range is 0.5mV.

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1. A mercury thermometer's bulb volume must be 2.6 mm3 to achieve a sensitivity of 2.6 mm/°C, given the thermometer's operating temperature, mercury's coefficient of volumetric expansion, and the capillary tube diameter. 2. For a digital voltmeter with a read-out range of 0-999 counts measuring a 9.99V range, the resolution in volts is 0.01V. 3. For a pressure sensor measuring -10 to 28 psi with 0.25 psi resolution, the corresponding output voltage resolution for a -10mV to 120mV range is 0.5mV.

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Tutorial 1: Instrumentation & Measurement System

Sensitivity
1.1 A mercury thermometer has a capillary tube of 0.25mm diameter. If the bulb is made
of a zero expansion material what volume must it have if a sensitivity of 2.6mm/°C is
desired? Assume that the operating temperature is 20C and the co-efficient of volumetric
expansion of mercury is 0.192X 10-3 / C
V / V
(Hint: co-efficient of volumetric expansion,  V  )
T
Resolution
1.2 A digital voltmeter has a read-out range from 0 to 999 counts. Determine the
resolution of the instrument in volt when the full scale reading is 9.99V.

1.3 The pressure of gas is to be measured in the range of –10 psi to 28 psi with a
resolution of 0.25 psi. The sensor is a pizoelectric transducer and the output voltage of
which varies from –10mV to 120 mV for this pressure variation. Determine the resolution
of the output voltage.

Loading Effect
1.4 An oscilloscope having an input resistance of 1M ohm shunted by 50pF capacitance
is connected across a circuit having an effective output resistance of 10k ohm. If the open
circuit voltage has 1.0V peak for a 100kHz sine wave, what will be the voltage indicated
on the oscilloscope when the frequency is
(i) 100kHz and
(ii) 1MHz.

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1.5 Two different voltmeters are used to measure the voltage across resistor RB in the
circuit of Figure below. Voltmeter X and Y have internal resistance of RX=10k and
Ry=200k respectively.
Calculate
a) Voltage across RB without any meter connected across it.
b) Voltage across RB when meter-X is used.
c) Voltage across RB when meter Y is used.
d) Error in Voltmeter readings.

Limiting Error
1.6 A 100-V voltmeter is specified to be accurate within ±2% at full scale. Calculate
(a) the limiting error and
(b) the relative limiting error when the instrument is used to measure a 60V source.

1.7 A voltmeter and an ammeter are to be used to determine the power dissipated in a
resistor. Both instruments are guaranteed to be accurate within ±1% at full-scale
deflection. If the voltmeter reads 60V on its 100-V range and the ammeter reads 80mA
on its 150-mA range, determine the limiting error for the power calculation.

1.8 The resistance R of a copper wire is given by :

R  RO 1   t  20
where RO= 4  0.2%
is the resistance of the wire at 20C. The value of resistance temperature co-efficient
copper is 0.004/C  1% and the temperature t=25  1% . Find the resistance R and its
probable error.

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Known Error
1.9 A resistance is rated at 2200 ohm and the current flowing through this is 62mA.
(a) Compute the power loss in the resistor.
(b) It was later found that the resistance of the resistor was 0.1% greater than the
specified resistance and the ammeter read 0.75% more than the true current. Determine
the known error in the computed power in part (a).

1.10 The expected value of the voltage across a resistor is 80 V. However, the
measurement gives a value of 79 V. calculate: (i) absolute error, (ii) % error (iii) relative
accuracy (iv) percentage accuracy.

1.11 A voltmeter having a sensitivity of 1 Kohm/V is connected across an unknown


resistance in series with a milliammeter. The voltmeter reads 80 V in a scale of 150 V.
If the milliammeter reads 10 mA, calculate:
(i) the apparent resistance of the unknown resistance;
(ii) the actual resistance of the unknown resistance;
(iii) error due to loading effect of the voltmeter.

1.12 A voltmeter reading 70 V on its 100 V range and an ammeter reading 80 mA on its
150 mA range are used to determine the power dissipated in a resistor. Both these
instruments are guaranteed to be accurate within ±1.5%at full scale deflection. Determine
the limiting error of the power.

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