Gregory B.A. An Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation and Measurement Systems

2nd ed. — Halsted Press, John Wiley & Sons, 1981 — 446 p. — ISBN10: 0-470-27092-6.In this second edition of his book Introduction to Electrical Instrumentation, the author has considerably reorganised and extended his coverage to take account of the developments in integrated circuits, particularly the microprocessor, which have made possible the incorporation of programmable and calculating facilities within instruments.As in the first edition, the aim is to assist the student of electrical or electronic engineering to adopt a systematic and practical approach to his measurement problems. It will also be of value to the engineer or technician who needs to select the right type of instrument for a particular application from among the ranges now offered by many manufacturers.Some of the important changes in the new edition are: additional material on accuracy and methods of display; the inclusion of intelligent instruments and hybrids in the chapter on digital instruments; increased coverage of interference and screening. In addition, in response to requests from users of the first edition the author has provided a final chapter consisting of problems and exercises (with answers), which will be of great value where the book is used as a course textbook.Before becoming a lecturer, B.A. Gregory spent more than thirteen years in industry working in the field of instrumentation and measurement. For a number of years he has been a Senior Lecturer, specialising in electrical instrumentation, in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Brighton Polytechnic.Methods of Measurement
Display Methods
Accuracy
Input Characteristics
Waveform
Interference
SelectionAnalogue Instruments
Moving Coil Instruments
The Electrodynamic Instrument
Other Pointer Instruments
Energy Meters
Solid State Indicators
The Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
Instrumentation Tape RecordersComparison Methods
D.C. Potentiometer
A.C. Potentiometer
D.C. Bridges
A.C. Bridges
Self-balancing BridgesDigital Instruments
Counters
Multi-function Digital Voltmeters
‘Intelligent’ Instruments
Hybrid InstrumentsTransducers
Definitions
Resistance Change Transducers
Reactance Change Transducers
Semiconductor Devices
Self-generating Transducers
Ultrasonic Transducers
Digital TransducersSignal Conditioning
Voltage Scaling
Current Scaling
Attenuators
Filters
Probes
Modulation and Sampling
Analogue Processing
Digital-Analogue ConversionInterference and Screening
Environmental Effects
Component Impurities
Coupled Interference
Noise Rejection SpecificationsInstrument Selection and Specification Analysis
Instrument Selection
Specification AnalysisInstrumentation Systems
Definition
System Design
Analogue Systems
Digital SystemsProblems and ExercisesUnits, Symbols and Conversion Factors
Dynamic Behaviour of Moving Coil Systems
Equation of motion; damping magnitude
Deflection amplitude of vibration galvanometer
Amplitude and phase distortion of a u.v. recorder galvanometer
Equations to Determine the components of a Resistive ‘T’ Attenuator Pad