// To find voltmeter sensitivity on AC range // Modern Electronic Instrumentation And Measurement Techniques // By Albert D. Helfrick, William D. Cooper // First Edition Second Impression, 2009 // Dorling Kindersly Pvt. Ltd. India // Example 4-10 in Page 81 clear; clc; close; // Given data R_m = 100; //Internal resistance of the movement in ohm R_sh = 100; I_fsd = 1*(10^-3); //current for full scale deflection R_D1 = 400; R_D2 = 400; E_rms = 10; //AC range of the voltmeter //Calculations disp('Assuming infinite reverse resistance'); I_t = 2 *I_fsd; E_dc = 0.45 * E_rms; R_t = E_dc / I_t; R_p = R_m *R_sh/(R_m+R_sh); R_s = R_t - (R_D1 + R_p); printf("(a) The value of the multiplier resistor required, R_s = %d ohm\n",R_s); S = R_t / E_rms; printf("(b) The sensitivity of the voltmeter on ac range, S = %d ohm/V",S); //Result // Assuming infinite reverse resistance // (a) The value of the multiplier resistor required, R_s = 1800 ohm // (b) The sensitivity of the voltmeter on ac range, S = 225 ohm/V