Electrical MeasurementsLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student knows the basics of the electrical safety at work and is able to operate electrical equipment safely. The student knows the basic methods and instruments to measure the electrical magnitudes like voltage, current and power. He/she is familiar with properties of the common measurement equipment and practise safe and accurate measuring procedures. The student understands the measurement process from target definition, design and equipment selection to reporting and evaluation of the measurement results.

Content

- Legislation on the electrical safety - Legislation on the electrical competency, laymen vs. professionals - Electrical work permitted to licensed professionals - Electrical work permitted to laymen - Electrical measurement technology, terms and methods - Measuring device properties and accuracy - Instrument transformers and transducers - Voltage, current, power, energy and impedance measurument - Digital multimeter, power analyzer, electrical installation tester, oscilloscope

Materials

Lecture material and links to various web based tutorials.

Further information

Participation to all measurement exercises at the laboratory is compulsory.

Execution methods

Lectures, exercises and laboratory work. Exercises are completed independently and compulsory work in teams. Furthermore students have to do a necessary amount of self-study of the tutorials in order to complete the final exam.