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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Electrical Measurements

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 450-8701/02
Abbreviation EMe
Course title Electrical Measurements
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Ludvík Koval, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1st Measurement accuracy.
Measurement error, instrument error of analog and digital devices, errors of direct and indirect measurements, random errors, the total measurement error.
2nd Inharmonious waveforms of electrical quantities
Representation of periodical waveforms using Fourier transformation, form, crest and distortion factors.
3rd Measuring converters.
4th Analog measuring instruments.
5th Digital measuring instruments.
6th Osciloscopes and chart recording instruments, frequency analyzers.
7th Virtual instruments, communication throught interfaces, measurement systems PXI/ VXI, development environments.
8th Methods for measuring active electrical quantities (voltage, current, power, frequency, period, time intervals).
9th Methods for measuring passive electrical quantities (resistor, inductance, capacitance, dissipation factor, quality factor, impedance).
10th Magnetic measurements. Measuring of ferromagnetic characteristics, display of hysteresis loops.
11th Disturbing effects and their limitation.

Laboratories:
Measuring of voltage and current.
Measuring of passive components.
Impact of frequency and waveform shape on measuring instrument's indication.
Analog osciloscopes.
Measuring of single-phase power.
Measuring of powers across unbalanced three-phase load.
Measuring of frequency, period and phase shift.
Magnetic measurements.
Virtual instruments.
Digital osciloscope and its control over GPIB bus.
Practical test measurement.

Literature

1. VELICKA, R., BICOVSKA, B., ONDRACZKA, T.: Methods and Measurement in Electrical Engineering, VSB-TU Ostrava, INTERREG V-A, PROJECT REG. NUMBER:CZ.11.3.119/0.0/0.0/16_022/0001155, Ostrava 2021. 86 p. [On-Line]: http://lms.vsb.cz.
2. Sedláček, M., Haasz, V.: Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation, ČVUT 2000
3. Hejtmanová, D., Ripka, P., Sedláček, M.: Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation, Laboratory excercises, ČVUT 2001

Advised literature

1. SEDLÁČEK, M., HAASZ, V.: Electrical Measurements and Instrumentation. ČVUT. Prague 1995. ISBN 80-01-01249-2
2. HEJTMANOVÁ D., RIPKA, P.,SEDLÁČEK, M.: Electrical Measurements, Laboratory Excercises. ČVUT. Prague 1998. ISBN 80-01-02475-X
3. GRABE, M.: Measurement Uncertainties in Science and Technology, Springer 2005, ISBN 978-3-540-27319-6