Information Package / Course Catalogue
Electrical Measurement and Instrumentation Techniques
Course Code: EE481
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course provides an introduction to measurement techniques and instrumentation design and operation. The basic concept of units, measurement error and accuracy, the construction and design of measuring devices and circuits, measuring instruments and their proper applications, to use different measuring techniques and the measurement of different physical parameters using different transducers will be studied during the course.

Course Content

Measurement and Test Instruments, Errors and Sensitivity, Calibration of Sensors and Instruments, Noise and Signal Processing, Measurement of Electric Variables, Transmission, Display, Recording and Display of Measured Signals, Intelligent Measurements, Instrumentation/Computer Networks, Reliability and Safety, Sensor Technologies

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To analyze the errors during measurements
2.To specify the requirements in the calibration of sensors and instruments
3.To describe the noise added during measurements and transmission
4.To describe the measurement of electrical variables
5.To describe the requirements during the transmission of measured signals
6.To construct Instrumentation/Computer Networks
7.To suggest proper sensor technologies for specific applications
8.To design and set up measurement systems and do the tests
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Alan S Morris, Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, 3rd/e, ButterworthHienemann, 2001
2.David A. Bell, Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements 2nd/e, Oxford Press, 2007;
3.S. Tumanski, Principle of Electrical Measurement, Taylor & Francis, 2006;
4.Ilya Gertsbakh, Measurement Theory for Engineers, Springer, 2010.
5.Bolton, W.; “Electrical and Electronic Measurement and Testing”, Longman Scientific and Technical, 1992.
6.Lecture notes and internet sources
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Fundamentals of Measurement
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Ch.1 – Textbook
Week 2 - Theoretical
Instrument Types and Performance Characteristics
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Ch.2 – Textbook
Week 3 - Theoretical
Errors During The Measurement Process
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Ch.3 – Textbook
Week 4 - Theoretical
Calibration of Measuring Sensors and Instruments
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Ch.4 – Textbook
Week 5 - Theoretical
Measurement Noise and Signal Processing
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Ch.5 – Textbook
Week 6 - Theoretical
Electrical Indicating and Test Instruments
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Ch.6 – Textbook
Week 7 - Theoretical
Measurement of Electrical Variables
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Ch.7 – Textbook
Week 8 - Theoretical
Classical Measurement Elements
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Ch.7 – Textbook
Week 9 - Theoretical
Transmission of Measured Signals
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Ch.8 – Textbook
Week 10 - Theoretical
Digital Computation and Intelligent Devices
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Ch.9 – Textbook
Week 11 - Theoretical
Instrumentation/Computer Networks
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Ch.10– Textbook
Week 12 - Theoretical
Display, Recording and Presentation of Measurement Data
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Ch.11 – Textbook
Week 13 - Theoretical
Measurement Reliability and Safety
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Ch.12 – Textbook
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sensor technologies
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Ch.13 – Textbook
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Individual Work140114
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination114216
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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