Course detail

Measurement in electroengineering

FEKT-HMVAAcad. year: 2012/2013

Standards of electrical units. Accuracy of measurement. Classification of measuring instruments for electrical quantities measurement. Principles of correct measurement. Analogue and digital instruments. Voltage, current, frequency, time interval, phase, power, modulation, resistance, capacitance and inductance measurement. Analog and digital oscilloscopes. Generators. Magnetic and non-electrical measurements.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Eva Gescheidtová, CSc.

Department

Department of Theoretical and Experimental Electrical Engineering (UTEE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Experience and knowledge of principles and operation of measuring instruments for electric and non electric measurement.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school education level and intermediate English are required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in Article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Credit and final examination.
Total number of points is 100.
Minimum of 50 points is required.

Course curriculum

Basic terms. Standards of electrical units. Uncertainty of measurements. Accuracy of analogue instruments. Accuracy of digital instruments. Static characteristics of analogue instruments. Dynamic characteristics of analogue instruments. Moving-coil system, operating torque, voltmeter, ammeter. Moving-coil instruments with rectifier. Ferromagnetic system. Electrodynamic and ferrodynamic system. Shunt, additional resistor, divider. Rectifier, one-wave and full-wave, moving-coil voltmeter with rectifier. Thermocouple. Transformers for measurement. Measuring amplifiers. True RMS to DC converters. Oscilloscopes. Measurement of DC and AC voltage and current. Measurement of one phase and three power. Measurement of frequency, time interval and phase. Measurement of resistance, Ohm's method, digital ohmmeter. Resistance bridges. Measurement of impedance. AC bridges.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Obtaining the knowledge of principles, use and application of the basic measuring instruments.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BARTUŠEK, K.; GESCHEIDTOVÁ, E.; REZ, J.; STEINBAUER, M. Měření v elektrotechnice - návody k laboratorním cvičením. Brno: Ing. Zdeněk Novotný, CSc., Ondráčkova 105, 628 00 Brno, 2006. s. 1-118. ISBN: 80-214-3265-9. (CS)
BARTUŠEK, K.; GESCHEIDTOVÁ, E.; KUBÁSEK, R.; MIKULKA, J.; REZ, J.; STEINBAUER, M. Měření v elektrotechnice. Měření v elelektrotechnice. Brno: VUTIM, 2010. ISBN: 978-80-214-4160- 6. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme AJEI-H Bachelor's

    branch H-AEI , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Eva Gescheidtová, CSc.

Seminar

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Eva Gescheidtová, CSc.