Page 1 of 2

Department of Electrical Engineering

University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar
Electrical Measurement & Instrumentation
(MAIN CAMPUS)
Assignment No-1, 5th Semester, Fall-2019
Maximum Points: 10

 To be submitted till 08-11-2019.

 Late submission will not be accepted.

Q: 1. (CLO-1)
(a) What voltage would a 20,000 Ω/V meter on a 0-1-V scale show in the circuit of
Fig. 1?

Fig. 1
(b) The following values were obtained from the measurements of the value of a
resistor: 147.2Ω, 147.4Ω, 147.9Ω, 148.1Ω, 147.1Ω. 147.5Ω, 147.6Ω, 147.4Ω,
147.6Ω, and 147.5Ω. Calculate (a) the arithmetic mean; (h) the average deviation;
(c) the standard deviation; (d) the probable error of the average of the ten
readings.
(c) Six determinations of a quantity, as entered on the data sheet and presented to you
for analysis, are 12.35, 12.71, 12.48, 10.24, 12.63, and 12.58. Examine the data
and on the basis of your conclusions calculate (a) the arithmetic mean; (b) the
standard deviation; (c) the probable error in percent of the average of the readings.
Q: 2. (CLO-2)
(a) What value of shunt resistance is required for using a 50-μA meter movement,
with an internal resistance of 250 Ω, for measuring 0-500 mA?
(b) What series resistance must be used to extend the 0-200-V range of 20,000-
Ω/V meter to 0-2000 V? What power rating must this resistor have?
(c) Draw the schematic, including Values, for an Ayrton shunt for a meter
movement having a full-scale deflection of 1mA and an internal resistance of
500Ω to cover the current ranges of 10, 50, 100, and 500 mA.
(d) A series-type ohmmeter, designed to operate with a 6-V battery, has a circuit
diagram as shown in Fig. 2. The meter movement has an internal resistance of
2,000Ω and requires a current of 100 μA for full-scale deflection. The value of
R1 is 49kΩ. (a) Assuming the battery voltage has fallen to 5.9 V, calculate the
value of R2 required to zero the meter. (b) Under the condition? mentioned in
part (a), an unknown resistor s connected to the meter causing a 60 percent
meter deflection. Calculate the value of the unknown resistance.
 Page 2 of 2

Fig. 2
(e) The circuit diagram of Fig. 3 shows a full-wave rectifier ac voltmeter. The
meter movement has an internal resistance of 250 Ω and requires 1 mA for full
deflection. The diodes each have a forward resistance of 50 Ω and infinite
reverse resistance. Calculate (a) the series resistance required for full-scale
meter deflection when 25 V rms is applied to the meter terminals; (b) the
ohms-per-volt rating of this ac voltmeter.

Fig. 3