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Code No: 09A51003

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B9JAWAHARLAL
B9NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL
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B9UNIVERSITY
B9HYDERABAD
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B. Tech III Year I Semester Examinations, November/December - 2012
SIGNAL CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
(Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering)
Time: 3 hours
Max. Marks: 75
Answer any five questions
All questions carry equal marks
--1.a) Draw the basic block diagram of an instrumentation system and explain each
block in detail.
b)
Explain the static characteristics of transducers.
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Write explanatory notes on:

a) Thin film strain gages
b) Acceleration transducers
c) Hot-wire anemometers.

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Explain the materials used for construction of piezo electric crystals and compare
characteristics.
Bring out merits and demerits of capacitive transducers.
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7.a)
b)

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4. a)

6.

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Explain ferromagnetic inductive transducers with air-gap construction.

Explain the construction and operation of RVDT.

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8.a)
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3.a)
b)

b)

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With a neat diagram explain the operation of chopper amplifier.

Write a short note on electrometric amplifier.

[7+8]

Explain with neat circuits and expressions the operation of Wheatstone bridge for
null balance and deflection type measurements.
[15]
Write short notes on:
a) carrier amplifiers
b) variable oscillators
c) digital-to-resolver converters.

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Explain the operation of CCD imaging sensors.

Explain the operation of vibrating wire strain gages

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