Checking date: 21/01/2025


Course: 2024/2025

Electronic Instrumentation in Energy Systems
(18599)
Bachelor in Aerospace Engineering (Plan: 421 - Estudio: 251)


Coordinating teacher: SANCHEZ MONTERO, DAVID RICARDO

Department assigned to the subject: Electronic Technology Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
- Electronics Engineering Fundamentals (3rd Year, 1st Semester). It is strongly recommended to have it passed.
Objectives
The goal of the course is to allow the student understanding and being able to design some parts of most common sensor and conditioning systems in industrial applications for energetic purposes. To achieve this goal, the student must acquire the following competences and skills: - A knowledge of electronics and optoelectronics sensors - A knowledge, and ability to use of measurement equipments - An ability to design basic conditioning circuits for commercial sensors - An ability to design and evaluate instrumentation systems for different applications within energetic systems. - An ability to select between commercial sensors and their related electronics and optoelectronics instrumentation for measuring different magnitudes.
Skills and learning outcomes
CE.TE.VA1: Adequate and applied engineering knowledge of: Fracture mechanics of the continuous medium and dynamic, structural instability fatigue and aeroelasticity approaches. CE.TE.VA2: Adequate and applied engineering knowledge of: The fundamentals of sustainability, maintainability and operability of aerospace vehicles. CE.TE.VA4: Adequate and applied engineering knowledge of: The physical phenomena of flight, its qualities and control, aerodynamic, and propulsive forces, performances, stability. CE.TE.VA5: Adequate and applied engineering knowledge of: Aircraft systems and automatic flight control systems of aerospace vehicles. CE.TE.VA6: Adequate knowledge applied to engineering of: aeronautical design and project calculation methods; the use of aerodynamic experimentation and the most significant parameters in theoretical application; the handling of experimental techniques, equipment and measuring instruments specific to the discipline; simulation, design, analysis and interpretation of experimentation and flight operations; aircraft maintenance and certification systems. CE.TE.VA7: Applied knowledge of: aerodynamics; mechanics and thermodynamics, flight mechanics, aircraft engineering (fixed wing and rotary wing), theory of structures. CE.TE.PA1: Adequate knowledge applied to engineering of: the methods of calculation and development of propulsion systems installations; the regulation and control of propulsion systems installations; the use of experimental techniques, equipment and measuring instruments specific to the discipline; the fuels and lubricants used in aviation and automotive engines; the numerical simulation of the most significant physical-mathematical processes; aerospace engine maintenance and certification systems. CE.TE.PA2: Applied knowledge of: internal aerodynamics; propulsion theory; aircraft and aerojet performance; propulsion systems engineering; mechanics and thermodynamics. RA4: Graduates will be able to carry out initial research methods approaches commensurate with their level of knowledge involving literature searches, design and execution of experiments, data interpretation, selection of the best proposal and computer simulation. RA5: Be able to apply their knowledge and understanding to solve problems and design devices or processes in the field of aerospace engineering in accordance with criteria of cost, quality, safety, efficiency and respect for the environment.
Description of contents: programme
THEORY: 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 What are instrumentation systems useful for? 1.2 Instrumentation systems blocks 1.3. An example of an instrumentation system in energetic systems 2. TRANSDUCERS 2.1 Definition 2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of electronic sensors 2.3 Active and passive sensors. 2.4 Classification. 3. SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS 3.1 Static and dynamic operation regime 3.2. Accuracy 3.3. Calibration curve 3.4. Input and output range 3.5. Sensitivity 3.6. Non-linearity 3.7. Resolution 3.8. Hysteresis and other characteristics 3.9. Bandwidth 4. SIGNAL CONDITIONING 4.1 Basic signal conditioning characteristics 4.2 Potentiometric circuit 4.3 Wheatstone bridge circuit 4.4 Amplification 4.5. Modulation and demodulation 4.6 Analog to digital conversion 5. TEMPERATURE SENSORS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING 5.1 Applications 5.2. Mechanic temperature sensors 5.3. Integrated circuits thermometers and signal conditioning 5.4. Resistive thermometers and signal conditioning 5.5. Thermocouples 5.6. Different temperature sensors comparison 6. STRAIN SENSORS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING 6.1. Applications and basic elastic principles 6.2. Operation principles 6.3. Types of extensometers. 6.4. Static characteristics and installation issues 6.5. Conditioning circuits 7. LEVEL AND POSITION SENSORS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING 7.1. Applications and measuring principles 7.2. Resistive potentiometers and signal conditioning 7.3. Hall effect sensors 7.4. Inductive and capacitive sensors and signal conditioning 8. OPTICAL SENSORS AND SIGNAL CONDITIONING 8.1 Light properties. Basic light sources and photometry 8.2. Light detector resistance and signal conditioning 8.3. Photodiodes and phototransistors and signal conditioning 8.4. Solar cells and photomultipliers 8.5. Fiber-optic sensors LABORATORY: Implementation of some laboratory practices with the aim of develop examples of electronic instrumentation systems to measure physical magnitudes which can be of interest in industrial sensing solutions applied to energetic systems.
Learning activities and methodology
- Theory - Lectures , problem resolution ¿ Seminars, individual tutorials and student personal homework; oriented to theoretical knowledge acquisition. - Personal homework to solve proposed exercises useful for self-evaluation and knowledge acquisition. - Laboratory practices oriented to practical knowledge related with the contents of the course.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 30
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 70

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • A.M. Lázaro. Problemas resueltos de instrumentación y medidas eléctricas . Marcombo. 1998
  • E. Udd . Fiber Optic Sensors: An Introduction for Engineers and Scientists . Wiley. 2011
  • J. T. Humphries . Industrial Electronics . Delmar . 1993
  • M. A. Pérez García et al.. Instrumentación Electrónica . Thompson. 2004

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.