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KIET Group of Institutions

Electrical and Electronics Engineering


B.Tech., 5th Semester
Question Bank –Series -1
(Sensors and Transducers) (KEE052)

Attempt all questions:


1. Give the classification of transducers.
2. What are active and passive transducers?
3. What is an electrical transducer? What are the basic requirements of a transducer?
4. Differentiate between electrical and mechanical transducers.Give the examples of
mechanical transducers. Give the merits and drawback of mechanical transducers.
5. Why selection of a transducer is important? Give the points to be considered in
determining a transducer suitable for a specific measurement.
6. Describe the operation of an LVDT.
7. Describe the performance characteristics of an LVDT.
8. What are the uses of linear variable differential transformer? Describe its construction
and working.
9. What is an optical encoder? How it works?
10. Describe with the help of neat sketches
(a) Translatory potentiometer.
(b) Rotary potentiometer
11. Explain the construction and working of a strain gauge. Describe various uses of this
gauge.
12. Define gauge factor of a strain gauge and obtain its expression.
13. Compare the three types of strain gauges .Give their merits and demerits.
14. What is a load cell? What for it is used?
15. Enumerate the properties that should be possessed by the materials used for load cells.
Name the materials used.
16. Name the various types of load cells commonly used and give their applications.
17. Enumerate the factors to be considered in the selection of a load cell for a particular
application.
18. What is thermistor? Describe with the help of neat sketches the various forms of
construction. Sketch typical characteristics of thermistors and explain them.
19. Give the various applications of thermistors with the help of circuit diagrams.
20. Give construction and explain working of a thermocouple. Compare different
thermocouple materials.
21. Give the merits, demerits and applications of thermocouples.
22. What is a piezoelectric transducer? What are the materials used in such transducers?
23. What is RTD? How it is used?
24. What is thermal imaging? How it works?
25. What are different applications of Hall Effect sensors?
26. What are the different applications of proximity sensors?
27. What is meant by a dummy strain gauge? Where it is used?
28. What is a thermistor and why is it well suited to precision temperature measurement,
control and compensation?
29. Why capacitive transducers are most useful for small systems?
30. Why measuring system of a capacitive transducer is complicated?

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