TAMIL NADU PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
SYLLABUS
INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING
(DIPLOMA STANDARD)
CODE: 448
UNIT-I : BASICS OF INSTRUMENTATION
Fundamental of Instruments - Measurement, Instruments – Instrumentation
System, Standards, Errors, Static analysis, Static Characteristics, Dynamic
Characteristics – Electrical Transducers & mechanical Transducers – Sensors
– Pressure, proximity, Displacement, Hall effect, optical sensors and
Bio sensors.
UNIT-II : BASICS ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
DC Circuits - Voltage, current, Resistance, Resistance in series, Resistance
in parallel, Power, Energy, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws – Network theorems
– AC Circuits – Transformers – D.C Generators – D.C Motors – Single phase
induction motors and Stepper motor.
Semiconductors - PN junction Diode - Zener diode - Rectifiers - Half wave,
full wave and Bridge rectifiers – Filters - Bipolar junction Transistors (BJT) -
Biasing configuration - RC coupled amplifier - Field effect Transistors (FET) -
Transistor oscillators - LDR, LED, LCD, Opto coupler, Solar cell, Photo diode,
Photo transistor.
UNIT-III : ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS
Number system – Boolean algebra – De-Morgan’s theorems – Logic gates –
symbols and truth tables – Combinational Circuits – Half & Full adder, Half &
Full Subtractor circuits, Encoder and decoder, Multiplexer, De-multiplexer,
Parity checker and generator – Sequential Circuits – Flip flops, Counters,
Shift registers.
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Operational Amplifier – IC 741 – Basic linear Circuits - Op-amp applications –
A/D converters and D/A converters – IC 555 timer & its applications.
UNIT-IV : MEASUREMENT OF PROCESS VARIABLES
Measurement of temperature – Mechanical methods, Electrical methods –
High temperature measurements – Measurement of Pressure - Mechanical
methods, Electrical methods – Pressure Calibration - Measurement of Flow -
Mechanical methods & Electrical methods – Measurement of level, Humidity
& moisture (Electrical methods only).
UNIT-V : MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTS
Measuring instruments – PMMC, MI instruments, Galvanometer, Ammeter,
Voltmeter - Range extension of Ammeter and Voltmeter – Bridges – AC and
DC Bridges - Digital Instruments – Digital Voltmeter, Digital Multimeter,
Digital frequency meter, Digital Tachometer & Digital storage CRO.
CRO & CRO probes, Applications of CRO – Function Generator. Types of
recorder - Potential transformer & Current transformer - Fixed & Variable
power supply.
UNIT-VI : PROCESS CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION
Process types, Variables, Automatic process control system, Set point, Error,
Self regulation - Controller modes - electronic controller & Pneumatic
controller, Tuning of controller – Types, Criteria, Methods of Open & closed
loop response - Signal convertors – Actuators - control valve characteristic,
Types of control valve ,Effects – methods of complex control system – Feed
back, Feed forward, Ratio, Cascade, Direct digital control system, Computer
control system and Distributer control system – Introduction of P & ID
diagrams.
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UNIT-VII : CONTROL SYSTEM
Basics of control system, Laplace transform, Transfer function, Rules for
Block diagram reduction, Signal flow graph – Time response – Standard Test
signals – Types of system – I order system, II order system (Undamped &
Critical damped) – Steady state error, Static error constants, Frequency
response of Linear system – Frequency Domain specifications (Definitions
only) – Stability - Absolute stability and relative stability.
UNIT-VIII : INDUSTRIAL POWER ELECTRONS
Thyristor family – SCR, IGBT, MOSFET & GTO – Trigger circuits –
Commutation (single phase & three phase) – Convertors – Choppers –
Inverters – Application – SMPS, UPS – AC Voltage Regulators.
UNIT-IX : INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION & DRIVES
Industrial drives – Electric drives – Stepper motor – Angle, Slewing rate,
closed loop control of stepper motor - logic sequencer, optical encoder.
Servo motor –Speed control of induction motor.
Pneumatic & Hydraulic system – Elements, Power supplies & Accumulators –
Types of Pneumatic filters, Regulators, Pressure control valves, valve
symbols, Single acting & double acting cylinders - Hydraulic pumps , Air
Compressors.
Robotics – anatomy, Classification of robots, robot drives & application of
robots.
UNIT-X : BIO-MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION
Bio-electric signals – resting & acting potential , types of electrodes.
Clinical Measurement – measurement of blood pressure, blood flow,
respiration rate, lungs volume, heart rate, body & skin temperature.
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Bio-medical recorders – ECG, EEG, EMG, ERG & audio meter.
Therapeutic instruments – pace makers – defibrillators, heart lung machine
– dialysis & ventilator types.
Bio-telemetry system & its applications - Patient safety from electrical
equipments – Methods of accident prevention .
Modern imaging techniques - Laser, X-ray, Ultrasonic, CT & MRI scanner
imaging techniques.
