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Electronic Instrumentation and Measurements is designed as a textbook for undergraduate students of electrical, electronics, and instrumentation disciplines. It presents a comprehensive treatment of the operation, performance, applications, and limitations of both digital and analog instruments, normally encountered in an electronics laboratory. Starting with SI units and measurement errors, the text covers electromechanical instruments, analog electronic instruments, digital voltmeters, frequency meters, and resistance, inductance, and capacitance measurement techniques. The specialized instruments investigated in the latter half of the book include analog oscilloscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes, signal generators, waveform analysers, and graphic recording instruments. Instrument calibration is also discussed as well as power and energy measurement. To make the text comprehensive, dedicated chapters on magnetic measurements, transducers, and telemetry have been included. Salient Features Numerous illustrations to explain the concepts Practical worked-out examples throughout the text to link theory with application Plenty of chapter end review questions and unsolved problems for practice New to the Third Edition Every part of the book has been revised, rewritten, and rearranged to strive for the most appropriate coverage. The most notable additions are: Five new chapters: classical AC bridge methods, power and energy measurement, magnetic measurements, introduction to transducers, and telemetry Improved coverage on ground resistance measurement and cable fault location. About the Author David A. Bell is a professional engineer who was employed as a circuit design specialist in the electronics industry for many years before becoming a professor at Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. He has written five textbooks in the area of electronics engineering which have been in use in engineering institutions around the world including India. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Measurement Systems, Units, and Standards Chapter 2. Measurement Errors Chapter 3. Classical Electromechanical Instruments Chapter 4. Electromechanical Ammeters, Voltmeters, and Ohmmeters Chapter 5. Analog Electronic Instruments Chapter 6. Digital Instrument Basics Chapter 7. Digital Voltmeters, Multimeters, and Frequency Meters Chapter 8. Low, High, and Precise Resistance Measurements Chapter 9. Inductance and Capacitance Measurements Chapter 10. Classical AC Bridge Methods Chapter 11. Analog Oscilloscopes Chapter 12. Special Oscilloscopes Chapter 13. Signal Generators Chapter 14. Instrument Calibration Chapter 15. Miscellaneous Instruments Chapter 16. Power and Energy Measurement Chapter 17. Magnetic Measurement Chapter 19. Telemetry Appendix 1: Unit Conversion Factor Appendix 2: Answers for Odd-numbered Problems Index