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The document discusses sensors and transducers. It includes questions about different types of sensors like pressure sensors, proximity sensors and limit switches. It also discusses transducers in detail covering topics like active and passive transducers, strain gauges, Hall effect, piezoelectric transducers and LVDT.

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BE3252 QB Unit5

The document discusses sensors and transducers. It includes questions about different types of sensors like pressure sensors, proximity sensors and limit switches. It also discusses transducers in detail covering topics like active and passive transducers, strain gauges, Hall effect, piezoelectric transducers and LVDT.

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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK
BE3252 - Basic Electrical, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

UNIT V - SENSORS AND TRANSDUCERS


PART - A
1 What is meant by sensors?
2 Compare active and passive sensors. (Apr/May 2022)
3 List the different control valves.
4 What is proximity sensor?
5 List the types of Limit switches.
6 State the function of control valve.
7 Define pressure sensor.
8 Define thermal imaging.
9 What is photo sensor and specify its uses?
10 Write the benefits of an Electro-pneumatic Actuator.
11 What is the working principle of Hall effect?
12 List out the components of pneumatic system.
13 What is meant by strain gauge? What for it is used?
14 State some applications of resistive transducers. (Apr/May 2018)
15 Compare active and passive transducer. (Nov/Dec 2022), (Nov/Dec 2020)
16 Define gauge factor of strain gauge. (Apr/May 2022)
17 A large water main is 2.50 m in diameter and the average water velocity is 6.00 m/s.
Find the Hall voltage produced if the pipe runs perpendicular to the Earth’s 5.00×10-5 -
T field. (Nov/Dec 2020)
18 Classify Transducers based on energy consideration. (Nov/Dec 2021), (Apr/May
2021)
19 Define transducer. (Nov/Dec 2022)
20 What is hall co-efficient?
21 What is the basic requirement of transducer? (Apr/May 2021)
22 What are the desirable features of a transducer? (Nov/Dec 2019)
23 What is the working principle of LVDT?
24 What is Fiber optic sensor?
25 Write any two applications of smart sensors.

PART-B
1 (i) Explain the types of Sensors. (7)
(ii) Explain performance terminologies used for sensors.
2 Explain the types of valves and its applications.
3 Explain the construction and working principle of Electro-Pneumatic actuator in
detail.
4 Explain the construction and working principle of Mechatronics systems in detail.
5 Explain the concept of Limit switches and also compared with proximity sensors.
6 Explain different types of solenoid in detail.
7 Explain the construction and working of proximity sensors.
8 With suitable circuit diagram, explain how the Strain gauge is used to measure
pressure? (Nov/Dec 2019)
9 Infer the output of LVDT under three different cases (i) no displacement (ii) upward
displacement (iii) downward displacement. (Nov/Dec 2022)
10 Explain the operation of optical encoder with a neat sketch. (Nov/Dec 2022)
11 Discuss the construction and operation of a LVDT along with its advantages and
disadvantages. (Apr/May 2022), (Nov/Dec 2021)
12 Classify and explain the operating principle and applications of thermo electric
transducers. (Nov/Dec 2020)
13 Explain the working principle and applications of hall effect transducer. (Nov/Dec
2021), (Apr/May 2021)
14 Explain the working of Piezoelectric transducer with suitable sketch and write its
applications. (Apr/May 2022)
15 Explain Photo sensors in detail.

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