Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: AEE008
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
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B.Tech IV Semester End Examinations (Regular) May, 2018
Regulation: IARE R16
ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. Discuss construction and working of moving iron type instrument with neat sketch.
Explain the role of capacitance potential dividers in extending the range of an electrostatic
voltmeter.
2. A PMMC ammeter has the following specification coil dimension are 1cm X 1cm. Spring constant
is 0.15X10􀀀6 Flux density is 1.5X10􀀀3wb/m3. Determine the number of turns required
to produce a deflection of 900 when a current 2mA flows through the coil.
A moving coil instrument gives a full scale deflection of 10mA, when the potential difference
across its terminal is 100mV. Calculate
The shunt resistance for a full scale deflection corresponding to 100A
The resistance for full scale reading with 1000V.
Calculate the power dissipation in each case?
UNIT II
3. Explain the working of Crompton's potentiometer with neat sketch.
A basic slide wire potentiometer has a working battery voltage of 3.0 V with negligible internal
resistance. The resistance of slide wire is 400 Ohms and its length is 200 cm. A 200 cm scale
is placed along the slide wire. The slide wire has 1 mm scale divisions and it is possible to read
up to 1/5 of a division. The instrument is standardized with 1.018 V standard cell with sliding
contact at 101.8 cm mark. Calculate
i. working current
ii. The resistance of series rheostat
iii. The measurement range and
iv. The resolution of instrument
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4. A duo range potentiometer is designed for two ranges: X 1 and X 0.1. the main dial consists of
15 steps of 20 ohms each, and the slide wire has a resistance of 30 ohm. The standard cell voltage
is 1.019V. The potentiometer is designed to have a measuring range of 1.65V d.c. on the X 1 range,
calculate
The value of measuring current on each range and resistance of range resistors R1and R2.
The current supplied by battery for each range and resistance of rheostat if battery has a voltage
of 6.0 V.
UNIT III
5. Two wattmeters connected to measure the input to a balanced 3 phase circuit indicate 2000 W and
500 W respectively. Find the power factor of the circuit:
When both readings are positive
When later reading is obtained after reversing the connections to the current coil of first
instrument.
6. Explain the working of single phase induction type energy meter with a neat sketch.
The power flowing in a 3 phase 3 wire balanced load system is measured by two wattmeter
method. The reading of wattmeter A is 7500W and of wattmeter B is -1500W. If the voltage of
the circuit is 400V, what is the value of capacitance which must be introduced in each phase to
cause the whole of the power measured to appear on wattmeter A. The frequency is 50Hz.

UNIT IV
7. Derive equation for unknown capacitance using Desauty's bridge.
Derive the expression for unkunown capacitance using Schering bridge.
8. Derive the expression for unknown resistance using kelvin double bridge.
A maxwell's capacitance bridge is used to measure an unknown induactance in comparision with
capacitance. The various values at balance,
R2 400
R3 600
R4 1000
C2 0.5F.
Calculate the values of R1 and L1. Calculate the value of storage factor of coil frequency is
1000 Hz.
UNIT V
9. Describe the characteristics of choice transducers and write its applications.
Explain different accessories of cathode ray oscilloscope with a neat sketch.
10. Describe the salient features of thermistors its applications.
Calculate the velocity of the electron beam in an oscilloscope if the voltage applied to its vertical
deflection plates is 2000V. Also calculate the cutoff frequency if the maximum transit time is ¼
of a cycle. The length of horizontal plates is 50 mm.