INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

Mid Semester Examination – Even Semester 2021

Department of Electrical Engineering
Sensors & Transducers : EE-802B
Full Marks: 70 Time: 2 hours
Answer all questions (7x10)

1. a) How can strain developed on a strain gauge be measured by using full-bridge (5+5)
configuration? Derive the sensitivity relation between quarter-bridge, half-bridge
and full-bridge configurations of strain gauge measurement.

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b) A capacitive transducer is made up of two concentric cylindrical electrodes. The length (10)
of electrodes is 25 mm, the inner diameter of outer cylindrical electrode is 4.2 mm and the
outer diameter of inner cylindrical electrode is 4.0 mm. Determine the sensitivity of the
transducer. Assume air medium.

2. a) Explain the working principle of gas thermometer in the context of temperature (10)
measurement.
Or
b) Four wire RTD – explain the working principle briefly. (10)

3. a) Write down the advantages & disadvantages of Filled System Thermometer. (10)

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b) What is a piezoelectric transducer? Give its equivalent circuit. Derive an expression for (5+5)
the output voltage by making suitable simplifying assumptions.

4. a) Briefly explain a non-contact type temperature measurement technique. (10)

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b) What is Active transducer? Briefly explain with an example. (2+8)

5. a) What is Seebeck effect? Explain the working principle of thermocouple on the basis of (4+6)
it.
Or
b) Explain the working principle of LVDT. (10)
6. a) What is the hall effect? Describe the working principle, construction and application of (5+5)
hall-effect transducer.
Or
b) Explain the full bridge method of strain measurement using load cells. (10)

7. a) With the help of a neat diagram explain ‘Digital Transducers’. (10)

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b) Explain briefly three static characteristics of a transducer. (10)