Course: Measurement of electrical values

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Course title Measurement of electrical values
Course code MTI/MEV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Slavík Lubomír, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures 1. The elements and circuits of electronic measurement devices. Measuring amplifiers and converters, the usage of operation amplifiers in measurement technique. Comparators, frequency filters, switches and multiplexers in measurement devices, sample circuits. 2. The measurement of basic electric values, digital measurement of voltage, current and resistance. The measurement of impedance and admittance. The principle and characteristics of digital multimeters. Types of disturbances and theirs suppressing on voltmeters. Electromechanical measurement devices (in short). Phase-, bridge- and resonance devices for measurement of impedance and admittance. 3. Voltage stabilizers, current stabilizers (linear, switching principle), power measurement. 4. The measurement with the oscilloscope, basic characteristics. 5. Generators of measurement signals - basic types of oscillators, generators of harmonic signals, function generators, arbitrary generators. Frequency synthesators. 6. Digital frequency and time interval measurement. Universal counters - the principle and chracteristics. 7. Spectral analysis of periodic signals - the principle, chracteristics and devices. Measurement of electromagnetic fields. 8. LabView - introduction, philosophy, environment, control of operation. 9. Digital systems, types, automatic measurements systems, application. 10. Multifunction measurement cards - description, features, connection, application, interfaces, drivers, SW support. 11. Measurement cards - AD converters, sampling, details concerning to practical usage. 12. Measurement signal processing - analysis in time and frequency domain with stress to effects which are usual by measuring of real values. 13. Interfaces of measurement devices for usage in automatic measurement systems, serial buses, GPIB, Ethernet, NI VISA, SCPI commands. 14. Distributed measurement systems, wireless measurement nets, new trends in this area. Practical lessons 1. DMM comparison from view of uncertainties. Measurement on resistor divider and bridge. 2. Frequency analysis of DMM. The usage of generator. 3. The measurement on power supplies, linear and switching stabilizers. 4. Power measurement, comparison of digital and analog devices. 5. The ocsiloscope measurement. 6. The frequency analyzer measurement. 7. The magnetic field measurement. 8. The introduction of LabView software, design of the first application, the most used program blocks. 9. Basic programming, samples of program structures, data types, simple individual training. 10. Advanced programming, control structures, file operation, express function. 11. Measurement cards - usage possibilities in LabView, drivers, NI MAX, tasks, virtual cards, simple measurement (test panel). 12. The card control from student's program in LabView, basic measurements on the tool I. 13. The individual work - measurements on the tool II. 14. The individual work - measurements on the tool II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments), Laboratory work, Lecture, Practicum, E-learning
  • Contacts hours - 56 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 5 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis - 30 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The practical skill of measurement devices for measuring electric values and their control by using software LabView.
The practical skill of measurement devices for measuring electric values and their control by using software LabView
Prerequisites
The basic knowledge of electronics, the basic mathematic skill (derivative), the basic programming skill.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

The basic knowledge of electronics, the basic mathematic skill (derivatives), the basic programming skill.
Recommended literature
  • FRADEN, C. Handbook of Modern Sensors: Physics, Designs, and Applications (5th edition). Springer, 2016. ISBN 978-3319193021.
  • Webster G., Eren H. Measurement, instrumentation, and sensors handbook. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4398-4891-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Mechatronics, Informatics and Interdisciplinary Studies Study plan (Version): Applied Sciences in Engineering (2019) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer