Principles of Electrical Measurement

ISBN-13: 9780750310383 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 472 str.

Sawomir Tumanski

Opis

The field of electrical measurement continues to grow, with new techniques developed each year. From the basic thermocouple to cutting-edge virtual instrumentation, it is also becoming an increasingly "digital" endeavor. Books that attempt to capture the state-of-the-art in electrical measurement are quickly outdated. Recognizing the need for a text devoted to the major areas underlying modern electrical measurement, Slawomir Tumanski developed Principles of Electrical Measurement.

This text builds a solid foundation in the necessary background concepts and fundamentals needed to develop and use modern electrical instruments. The author first introduces the fundamentals-including main terms and definitions, methods of estimating accuracy and uncertainty, and standards of electrical quantities-and the classical methods of measurement. He then delves into data acquisition, signal conditioning, and signal processing for both analog and digital signals. The final chapter examines computer measuring systems and virtual measurement techniques. By focusing on the aspects that are common to all types of electrical measurement, the book ensures a solid understanding that can be easily applied in practice.

Whether used as an introduction to the field or as a reference to the essential concepts, Principles of Electrical Measurement provides the knowledge necessary to develop measurement solutions for any application.

Spis treści

INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENTSFUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTSMain Terms and DefinitionsUncertainty of MeasurementsStandards of Electrical QuantitiesReferencesCLASSIC ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTSIndicating Measuring InstrumentsRecording and Displaying Measuring InstrumentsBridge CircuitsPotentiometers and ComparatorsReferencesPROCESSING OF THE ANALOGUE MEASUREMENT SIGNALSSignal ConditioningAmplification of the SignalsNegative Feedback in the Measuring TechniqueThe Improvement of the Quality of the Analogue SignalsReferencesDIGITAL PROCESSING OF THE MEASUREMENT SIGNALSAnalogue to Digital ConvertersDigital to Analogue ConvertersMethods and Tools of Digital Signal ProcessingExamples of Applications of Digital Signal Processing in MeasurementsDigital Measuring InstrumentsIntelligent Data AnalysisReferencesCOMPUTER MEASURING SYSTEMSIntroductionInput Circuits of the Measuring SystemsData Acquisition Circuits DAQData Communication in Computer Measuring SystemsMeasuring Systems Basing on the Signal ProcessorsVirtual Measuring SystemsThe Examples of Computer Measuring SystemsReferencesGLOSSARY OF SYMBOLSABBREVIATIONSINDEX