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15-Wattmeter Connections Experiment PDF
15-Wattmeter Connections Experiment PDF
15-Wattmeter Connections Experiment PDF
EXPERIMENT NO. 4
(Experiment No. 4 and Experiment No. 15 shall be completed in one practical turn of two hours.)
1.0 TITLE :
To understand the use of Dynamometer type Instrument for
measurement of power by using simple electrical circuit.
Concept Structure 2 :
F, F - fixed coils
M = moving coil
R = High resistance
Proposition 3 :
Reading of wattmeter is given by multiplication of voltage across pressure coil (V),
current through the current coil (I) and cosine of the angle between V & I.
Concept Structure 3 :
6.0 EQUIPMENT'S :
• A. C. Ammeter - 10A
• A. C. Voltmeter - 300V
• Wattmeter - 5A/10A, 300Volts, 625 Watts.
• Lamp load
Compensated Wattmeter :
While measuring power in low p.f. circuits, error due to connection is not negligible. So compensating
winding is used. Compensating winding is a winding connected in series with pressure coil. It has
same number of turns as that of current coil, but has small cross - section, such a wattmeter is
called as compensated wattmeter.
9.0 OBSERVATIONS :
Readings for measurement of power
10.0 CALCULATIONS :.
11.0 QUESTIONS :
Write answers to Q…Q…Q… (Question numbers to be allotted by the teacher)
1. Open a dynamometer type wattmeter. Draw a neat diagram showing constructional details
to approximate scale of each part you have observed.
2. Label all parts in the diagram.
3. List the materials used for the following parts of wattmeter -
a. Coils, b. control springs, c. spindle, d. pivot, e. vane used in air fiction damping,
f. resistance connected in series with pressure coil.
4. In ……………….. type wattmeter terminals of………….. coil are marked as M - L and terminals
of pressure coil are marked as ………. (Fill in the blanks & complete it.)
5. In a circuit power is measured with a wattmeter with 15A, 400V, 1500Watts F.S.D. The
reading was 750Watts. What is the power consumed by load?
6. What are low p. f. wattmeter? Why are they used?
7. What are the errors that may occur in the dynamometer type instrument?
8. Wattmeter's are not used for measuring power in D. C. circuits, State true or false. Give
reasons.
9. Identify the symbols and give the difference between them.
10. One wattmeter is rated for 10A, 20A, 150V, 300V, and 600V. The full scale deflection is
1500W. Calculate M. F. for these combination.
11. Why does a dynamometer type instrument requires a magnetic shield?
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