Basic Electronics and Electrical Engineering: Chapter 6: Measurement and Instrumentation

Types of Instruments

The various types of instruments are used as ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeter and Energy meters are given below.

 

TYPES OF INSTRUMENTS

 

The various types of instruments are used as ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeter and Energy meters are given below.

 

Ammeters and Voltmeters

 

1. Moving coil type

(a) Permanent Magnet moving coil (PMMC) type for (for DC only)

(b) Electro‒dynamic (or), dynamometer type (for DC/AC).

2. Moving iron type (both for DC and AC)

(a) Attraction type

(b) Repulsion type

3. Hot‒wire type (for DC/AC)

4. Induction type (for AC only)

(a) Split‒phase winding type

(b) Shaded ‒ pole type

5. Electro‒static type [for voltmeters only, DC/AC]

 

Wattmeters

 

1. Dynamometer type (for DC/AC)

2. Induction type (for AC only)

 

Energy Meters

 

1. Electrolytic type (for AC only)

2. Motor meters

(a) Mercury motor meter. [for DC only]

(b) Induction type [for AC only]

 

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