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Electrical Measurement of Nonelectrical Values

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 352-0923/03
Abbreviation EMNV
Course title Electrical Measurement of Nonelectrical Values
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Control Systems and Instrumentation
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Jiří Tůma, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Outline
1st Measurement circuit (structure, static and dynamic properties of the members
measuring circuits , measurement and control systems )
2nd Measurement errors and sensors (types of errors, properties, calculation errors of random, a systematic , measuring chain, static and dynamic errors , examples) .
3rd Sensors , Sensors & Transducers ( classification, structure ,
properties ) .
4th Physical principles of sensors - passive and active sensors (resistance,
inductive, capacitive, ionization, magnetic, photoelectric, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, Hall, etc. ..)
5th Electrical evaluation circuit for processing signals from the sensors
selected physical quantities (temperature, pressure, flow, position) - the bridge
amplifier, integrator, A / D converter, signal filtering, the issue of interference ...
6th of mechanical power static and dynamic quantities (position, dimension,
speed, velocity, acceleration, force, vibration) - types of sensors, examples of implementation
7th Temperature measurement (principles, characteristics, contact and contactless
sensors, wiring, design, application examples) - types of sensors, examples
realization
8th Pressure measurement (principles, characteristics, contact and non-contact sensors, involvement , performance, application examples ) - sensor types, examples of implementation
9th Measurement of flow and level, media consumption and energy (principles,
properties, contact and non-contact sensors, wiring, design, examples of application)
10th Measurement of physical properties of gases and liquids (conductivity, pH,
viscosities) - principles, characteristics, types of sensors, application examples.
11th New principles and transducers in the sensor technology (optical fiber
sensors, laser measuring systems), smart sensors, industrial networks
sensors ( Smart sensors )
12th Measuring systems (structure, hardware and software solutions
microcomputer measuring system implementation examples measuring systems
PC , ..)

Literature

[1] HOLMAN, J. P.- GAJDA, W.J. Experimental Methods for Engineers . N.Y. : McGraw-Hill B.C., 1984.
[2] Helfrick, A.D., Coope, W.D., Modern Electronic Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques. Pearson India Education, [2016] ©2015.

Advised literature

[1] BOLTON, W. Instrumentation and COntrol Systems. Elsevier : Amsterodam,
2004. 339 s. ISBN 0 7506 6432 0