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    This document provides information about electrodynamometer type measuring instruments. It discusses that electrodynamometers can accurately measure both AC and DC currents, making them transfer-type instruments. The construction of an electrodynamometer involves two sets of coils - fixed coils and movable coils arranged coaxially. When current passes through the coils, opposing magnetic fields are set up, causing the pointer to deflect and provide a reading. This mechanism allows electrodynamometers to measure AC currents without rectification, as the magnetic fields and pointer deflection remain in the same direction over each half cycle of the AC.

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    Electrodynamometer Type Instruments

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    This document provides information about electrodynamometer type measuring instruments. It discusses that electrodynamometers can accurately measure both AC and DC currents, making them transfer-type instruments. The construction of an electrodynamometer involves two sets of coils - fixed coils and movable coils arranged coaxially. When current passes through the coils, opposing magnetic fields are set up, causing the pointer to deflect and provide a reading. This mechanism allows electrodynamometers to measure AC currents without rectification, as the magnetic fields and pointer deflection remain in the same direction over each half cycle of the AC.

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    This document provides information about electrodynamometer type measuring instruments. It discusses that electrodynamometers can accurately measure both AC and DC currents, making them transfer-type instruments. The construction of an electrodynamometer involves two sets of coils - fixed coils and movable coils arranged coaxially. When current passes through the coils, opposing magnetic fields are set up, causing the pointer to deflect and provide a reading. This mechanism allows electrodynamometers to measure AC currents without rectification, as the magnetic fields and pointer deflection remain in the same direction over each half cycle of the AC.

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    Electrodynamometer Type Instruments

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    This document provides information about electrodynamometer type measuring instruments. It discusses that electrodynamometers can accurately measure both AC and DC currents, making them transfer-type instruments. The construction of an electrodynamometer involves two sets of coils - fixed coils and movable coils arranged coaxially. When current passes through the coils, opposing magnetic fields are set up, causing the pointer to deflect and provide a reading. This mechanism allows electrodynamometers to measure AC currents without rectification, as the magnetic fields and pointer deflection remain in the same direction over each half cycle of the AC.

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    ASET

    Amity School of Engineering &


    Technology
    B.Tech., Semester VI
    Course: Measurement and Measuring Instruments
    Faculty: Kumar Vaibhav, Department of Electronics &
    Communication, ASET, Amity University Rajasthan

    ASET

    Electrodynamometer Type
    Instruments

    Introduction

    ASET

    The necessity for the a.c. calibration of moving


    iron instruments as well as other types of
    instruments which cannot be correctly
    calibrated requires the use if transfer type of
    instruments.
    A transfer instrument is one that may be
    calibrated with a d.c. source and then used
    without modification to measure a.c.
    This requires the transfer type instrument to
    have same accuracy for both d.c. and a.c.,
    which the electrodynamometer have.
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    ASET

    The electrodynamometer is often considered


    the basic indicating meter for low-frequency
    sinusoidal measurements.
    The electrodynamometer-type meter differs
    from the galvanometer types in that two fixed
    coils are used to produce the magnetic field
    instead of a permanent magnet.
    Two movable coils are also used in the
    electrodynamometer meter.
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    Construction

    ASET

    ASET

    As shown in figure, the fixed coils are


    connected in series and positioned coaxially (in
    line) with a space between them.
    The two movable coils are also positioned
    coaxially and are connected in series.
    The two pairs of coils (fixed pair and movable
    pair) are also connected in series with each
    other.
    The movable coil is pivot-mounted between the
    fixed coils.
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    ASET

    The main shaft on which the movable coils are


    mounted is restrained by spiral springs that
    restore the pointer to zero when no current is
    flowing through the coil.
    These springs also act as conductors for
    delivering current to the movable coils.

    Meter Movement

    ASET

    The
    primary
    advantage
    of
    the
    electrodynamometer type meter movement is
    that it can be used to measure alternating as
    well as direct current.
    If you apply alternating current to the standard
    galvanometer-type meter, it will not produce a
    usable reading. Instead, the meter will vibrate
    at or near the zero reading.
    On one-half cycle of the ac, the meter is
    deflected to the left and on the other half cycle
    to the right.
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    ASET

    Since the frequencies you will be measuring


    are 60 hertz or greater, the meter is incapable
    of mechanically responding at this speed.
    The result is simply a vibration near the zero
    point; in addition, no useful reading of voltage
    or current is obtained.
    This problem does not exist with the
    electrodynamometer-type movement.

    ASET

    Current flow through the stationary (fixed) coils


    sets up a magnetic field. Current flow through
    the moving coils sets up an opposing magnetic
    field.
    With two magnetic fields opposing, the pointer
    deflects to the right.
    If the current reverses direction, the magnetic
    fields of both sets of coils will be reversed.
    With both fields reversed, the coils still oppose
    each other, and the pointer still deflects to the
    right.
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    ASET

    Therefore, no rectifying devices are required to


    enable
    the
    electrodynamometer
    meter
    movement to read both ac and dc.

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    ASET

    THANK YOU
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