Course syllabus

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010113244-60 เซนเซอร์และทรานส์ดิวเซอร์ (Sensors and Transducers)

Course Syllabus

Data entry : Asst.Prof. Dr.Jirawut Benjanarasut
1. Course number and name

010113244-60 เซนเซอร์และทรานส์ดิวเซอร์ (Sensors and Transducers)

2. Credits and contact hours

3(3-0-6)

3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name

Asst.Prof. Dr.Jirawut Benjanarasut

4. Text book, title, author, and year

5. Specific course information

  1. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
    a. Analog and Digital Transducers, Measurement Techniques, Level sensor, Current sensor, Power and energy meter, Pressure measurement consists of primary method, secondary method and special method. Temperature sensor consists of non-electric sensor, Thermocouple, RTD and radiation.
  2. prerequisites or co-requisites
    010113020-60 Electronics
  3. indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective (as per Table 5-1) course in the program
    Required :

6. Specific goals for the course

  1. specific outcomes of instruction (e.g. The student will be able to explain the significance of current research about a particular topic.)
    1. CLO1 1. The student will be able to understand the type of sensor and transducer.
    2. CLO2 2. The student will be able to understand the difference between analog and digital sensor or transducers.
    3. CLO3 3. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of temperature sensor.
    4. CLO4 4. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of pressure sensor.
    5. CLO5 5. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of level sensor.
    6. CLO6 6. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of current sensor.
    7. CLO7 7. The student will be able to understand the limitation of sensor or transducers.
    8. CLO8 8. The student will be able to apply measurement techniques appropriate to the sensor or transducers.
    9. CLO9 9. The student will be able to use Power and energy meter.
    10. CLO10 10. The student will be able to use Modbus RS-485 and SPI interface output type sensor.
  2. explicitly indicate which of the student outcomes listed in Criterion 3 or any other outcomes are addressed by the course.
    ABET Student Outcome (SO) Listed in Criterion 3 Course learning outcome (CLO)
    SO1 an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
    • CLO1 1. The student will be able to understand the type of sensor and transducer.
    • CLO2 2. The student will be able to understand the difference between analog and digital sensor or transducers.
    • CLO3 3. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of temperature sensor.
    • CLO4 4. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of pressure sensor.
    • CLO5 5. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of level sensor.
    • CLO6 6. The student will be able to understand the characteristics of current sensor.
    • CLO7 7. The student will be able to understand the limitation of sensor or transducers.
    • CLO8 8. The student will be able to apply measurement techniques appropriate to the sensor or transducers.
    • CLO9 9. The student will be able to use Power and energy meter.
    • CLO10 10. The student will be able to use Modbus RS-485 and SPI interface output type sensor.

7. Brief list of topics to be covered
  • a. Introduction to sensors and transducers.
  • b. Resistive sensor and Inductive sensor.
  • c. Capacitive sensor and Active sensor.
  • d. Temperature sensor I : Temperature scale, Bi-material, Thermocouple.
  • e. Pressure sensor: Pressure and Unit Conversation, Type of Pressure, Pressure-sending Element and detection, Pirani Gauge.
  • f. Level sensor: Measurements Using the Effects of Density, Time-of-Flight Measurements, Measurements by Detecting Physical Properties
  • Energy Meter: Watt Hour Meter, Digital Watt Hour Meter, Bidirectional Energy Meter Current transformer, Hall effect current sensor.
  • h. Output type of sensor: Voltage output, Current output, RS-485, RS-232, Modbus, SPI.
8. Course Assessment
Course assessment Weight score (%) Assessment tools Date
Midterm examination 30 midterm examination
Final examination 40 final examination
class attention 10 others
mini project 20 others

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