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Mit Unit 1
Mit Unit 1
MAGNETIC EFFECT
THERMAL EFFECT
INDUCTION EFFECT
3. SPRING CONTROL
Indicating Function:
If an instrument conveys the result of measurement as a deflection of a pointer,
it performs indicating function.
Example: The deflection of pointer of a speedometer indicates the speed of the
automobile.
Recording function:
If an instrument conveys the result of measurement against time in paper, it
performs recording function.
Example: A strip chart recorder records the instantaneous value of temperature
on a paper chart
Controlling function:
If an instrument uses the result of measurement to control the original
measured quantity, it performs controlling function:
Example: Thermostats for temperature control, Floats for level control
A. ABSOLUTE INSTRUEMNTS
These instruments give the quantity under measurement in terms of the
physical constant of the instrument
Example: Tangent galvanometer, Rayleigh’s current balance
B. SECONDARY INSTRUMENTS
These instruments give the quantity to be measured with the help of graduated
scale.
These instruments are calibrated by comparing with an absolute instrument..
Example: volt meter, glass thermometer and pressure gauge.
They are further classified as follows:
Indicating instruments
Recording instruments
Integrating instruments
7. ERROR
1. FUNCTIONS OF MEASUREMENT
SYSTEM It is the difference between the
measured value and the true value
Indicating function Error = Measured value – True value
Recording function
Controlling function 8. ERROR CORRECTION