Mechatronics, Industrial Control & Instrumentation

How to calibrate a dc voltmeter

An instrument may be calibrated by comparing its reading with that of a more accurate instrument when both are measuring…

3 years ago

How to calibrate a dc ammeter

The figure below shows two dc ammeters connected in series, so that they are both measuring the same current. Figure: …

3 years ago

What are PLC-Based Water Treatment Plants?

Most of the water treatment plants in the previous decade were manually operated. However, they were automated to a certain…

3 years ago

Toggle Switches

Toggle switches are available in various contact configurations. Each switch consists of one or more poles, where each pole is…

3 years ago

Electric Solenoid Actuator – Features & Operation

A typical electric solenoid actuator consists of a coil, armature, spring, and stem. This is illustrated in the figure below:…

3 years ago

Pressure Control Valve Operation

A pressure control valve is a spring-loaded valve that is capable of maintaining a constant pressure in a system regardless…

3 years ago

The Principle of Operation of a Vortex Flowmeter

If a bluff (non-streamlined) body is placed in a flow, vortices detach themselves at regular intervals from the downstream side…

3 years ago

The Principle of an Optical Pyrometer Temperature Sensor

A heated object emits electromagnetic radiation. At temperatures below approximately 400 °C this radiation can be felt as heat. As…

3 years ago

Types of Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Techniques

The technology of ultrasonic testing has been used by production and industry since the development of the radio engineering process.…

4 years ago

The Principle of Operation of Optical Encoders

An encoder is a device that provides a digital output as a result of an angular or linear displacement. The…

4 years ago