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    LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Course E0004E (SME101)

    Dept. of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Date 2008-01-16


    Time 9.00–13.00

    Exam in: Measurement & Instrumentation


    Teacher: Johan Carlson, 070-580 82 52
    Problems: 5 (5 points per problem)
    Tools allowed: BETA (Mathematics Handbook), Physics handbook,
    Language dictionary, calculator
    Text book: Principles of Measurement Systems, by John Bentley

    1. An electronic differential transmitter gives a current output of 4 to 20 mA linearly


    related to a differential pressure input of 0 to 104 Pa. The Norton impedance of
    the transmitter is 105 Ω. The transmitter is connected to an indicator of impedance
    250 Ω via a cable of total resistance 500 Ω. The indicator gives a reading between
    0 and 104 Pa for an input voltage between 1 and 5 V.

    (a) Draw a block diagram of the system, with all quantities clearly marked and
    labeled. (1p)
    (b) Derive a general expression for the system measurement error due to loading.
    Evaluate this expression for an input pressure of 5 × 103 Pa. (3p)
    (c) How can the system be modified to reduce the error due to loading? (1p)

    2. A thermocouple sensor has an electromotive force (e.m.f.) in microvolts (µ V)

    E (T ) = 38.74T + 5.319 × 10−2 T 2 + 1.071 × 10−4 T 3 ,

    for the range 0 to 400 ◦ C. For T = 0 ◦ C, E(T ) = 0 µV and for T = 400 ◦ C, E(T ) =
    17152 µV.

    (a) Derive an expression for the ideal straight line relationship, E (T ) = K · T. (1p)
    (b) Determine the sensitivity of the sensor (as a function of the temperature). (1p)
    (c) Determine the magnitude of the maximum non-linearity of the system, as a
    percentage of the full-scale deflection (400 ◦ C). (3p)

    3. The resistance Rθ kΩ of a thermistor at θ K is given by:


      
    1 1
    Rθ = 1.68 exp 3050 − .
    θ 298
    The thermistor is incorporated into the deflection bridge circuit in the figure below.

    1
    (a) Assuming VOUT is measured with a detector of infinite input impedance, cal-
    culate:
    • The range of VOUT corresponding to an input temperature range of 0 to
    50 ◦ C.
    • The non-linearity at 12 ◦ C as a percentage of the full-scale deflection (2p)
    (b) Calculate the effect on the range of VOUT of reducing the detector impedance
    to 2 kΩ. (3p)

    4. A measurement system consists of a chromel-alumel thermocouple (with cold-


    junction compensation), a millivolt-to-current converter and a recorder. The ta-
    ble below gives the model equations and parameters for each element. Assuming
    that all probability density functions are normal, calculate the mean and standard
    deviation of the error probability distribution, when the input temperature is 117 ◦ C. (5p)

    Chromel-alumel e.m.f.-to current Recorder


    thermocouple converter
    Model equation E = C0 +C1 T +C2 T 2 i = K1 E + KM E∆Ta + KI ∆Ta + a1 TM = K2 i + a2
    Mean values C0 = 0.00 K 1 = 3.893 K 2 = 6.25
    C1 = 4.017 × 10−2 ∆T a = −10 a2 = 25.0
    C2 = 4.66 × 10−6 a1 = −3.864
    K M = 1.95 × 10−4
    K I = 2.00 × 10−3
    Standard σC0 = 6.93 × 10−2 σa1 = 0.14, σ∆Ta = 10 σa2 = 0.30
    deviations σC1 = σC2 = 0 σK1 = σKM = σKI = 0 σK2 = 0

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    5. A load cell consists of an elastic cantilever and a displacement transducer. The
    cantilever has a stiffness of 102 N/m, a mass of 0.5 kg and a damping constant of
    2 Ns/m. The displacement transducer has a steady-state sensitivity of 10 V/m.

    (a) A package of mass 0.5 kg is suddenly dropped onto the load cell. Use the
    equation below (same as Eq. (4.31) in the text book) to derive a numerical
    equation describing the corresponding time variation of the output voltage
    (g = 9.81 m/s2 ) (3p)
    " q q #
    ξ
    fo (t) = 1 − eξωnt cos ωn (1 − ξ2 )t + p sin ωn (1 − ξ2 )t
    1 − ξ2

    (b) The load cell is used to weigh packages moving along a conveyor belt at the
    rate of 60 per minute. Use the results derived in (a) to explain why the load
    cell is unsuitable for this application. Explain what modifications to the load
    cell are necessary. (2p)

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