NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

Department of Electrical Engineering

Mid-Semester Examination, 2019 - 2020 (Autumn)
Program: B.Tech
Semester: 3rd
Subject Name: Electrical Measurement and Instrumentation
Subject Code: EE2003

Number of Pages: 02 Full Marks: 30 Duration: 2 Hours

Figures at the right hand margin indicate marks.
All symbols carry usual meaning. Assume standard value for any missing data.
Instructions:
1. Each question carries 10 marks
2. Answer any three questions
3. All parts of a question should be answered at one place
1. a. Draw the equivalent circuit & Phasor diagram of a current transformer. 3+
b. Derive the expression of ratio and phase angle error. 3+
c. A potential transformer rated 6900/115 V, has 22500 turns in the primary winding and 375 4
turns in secondary winding. With 6900 V applied to the primary, and the secondary circuit =10
open circuited, the primary current is 0.005 A lagging the voltage by 73.7°. with a
particular burden connected to the secondary, the primary current is 0.0125 A, lagging the
voltage by 53.1°
Primary winding resistance = 1200 Ω Primary winding reactance = 2000 Ω
Secondary winding resistance = 0.4 Ω Secondary winding reactance = 0.7 Ω
(i) Find the secondary current and terminal voltage, using the applied primary voltage
Vp=6900+j0 as reference. Find the load burden also.
(ii) Find the actual transformation ratio and also the phase angle.
(iii) If the actual ratio is equal to the nominal ratio under above conditions, what change
should be made in the primary turns?

2. a. A moving-coil instrument gives the full-scale deflection of 10 mA when the potential 3+

difference across its terminals is 100 mV. Calculate (a) the shunt resistance for a full-scale 3+
deflection corresponding to 100 A, and (b) the series resistance for full scale reading with 3+
1000 V. Calculate the power dissipation in each case. 1=
b. Derive the torque equation of Electrostatic instrument. 10
c. The inductance of a moving-iron ammeter with a full-scale deflection of 90° at 1.5 A is
given by L = (200+40θ-4θ2-θ3) μH where θ is the deflection in radian from the zero
position. Estimate the angular deflection of the pointer for a current of 1 A.
d. Why moving iron instruments always have non-uniform scale?

3. a. Sketch the curves showing deflection versus time for analog indicating instruments for 2+
underdamping, critical damping and overdamping. 2+
b. What are the difference between recording and integrating instruments? Give suitable 3+
examples in each case. 3=
c. Derive the general equations for balance in ac bridges. Show that both magnitude and 10
phase conditions need to be satisfied for balancing an ac bridge.
d. A Maxwell’s inductance–capacitance bridge is used to measure a unknown inductive
impedance. The bridge constants at bridge balance are: Pure resistance arms = 2.5 kΩ and
50 kΩ. In between these two resistors, the third arm has a capacitor of value 0.012 μF in
series with a resistor of value 235 kΩ. Find the series equivalent of the unknown
impedance.
Subject Code: EE2003 Mid-Semester Examination Page
2 of 2

4. a. A basic slide-wire potentiometer has a working battery voltage of 3.0 volts with 3+
negligible resistance. The resistance of the slide-wire is 400 Ω and its length is 200 4+
cm. A 200-cm scale is placed along the slide wire. The slide-wire has 1 mm scale 3=
divisions and it is possible to read up to 1/5 of a division. The instrument is 10
standardized with 1.018 volt standard cell with sliding contact at the 101.8 cm mark
on scale. Calculate:
(i) Working current
(ii) Resistance of series rheostat
(iii) Measurement range
(iv) Resolution of the instrument.
b. Explain the working principle of unknown capacitor measurement using modified
De Shauty bridge and Analog Megger.
c. Define following terms with suitable examples.
(i) units,
(ii) absolute units,
(iii) fundamental units
(iv) derived units

------END------