Question

What is the basic difference between indicating instruments and integrating instruments?​

Answer 1

Question :

What is the basic difference between indicating instruments and integrating instruments?

Answer :

The indicating instrument has the dial which moves on the graduated dial. The voltmeter, ammeter, power factor meter are the examples of the indicating instrument. Integrating Instrument – The instrument which measures the total energy supplied at a particular interval of time is known as the integrating instrument.

Answer 2

Answer:

Indicating instruments: “Indicating instruments are those which indicate the magnitude of an electrical quantity at the time when it is being measured.”

Their indications are given by a pointer moving over calibrated dial.

Example: Ordinary voltmeters, ammeters and wattmeter’s, etc.

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The indicating instrument has the dial which moves on the graduated dial. The voltmeter, ammeter, power factor meter are the examples of the indicating instrument.

Integrating Instrument – The instrument which measures the total energy supplied at a particular interval of time is known as the integrating instrument.

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Integrating instruments are those which measure and register by a set of dials and pointer either the total quantity of electricity (In amp-hours) or the total amount of electrical energy (in watt-hours or kWh) supplied to a circuit in a given time.”

Example: The ampere-hour meters and energy (watt-hour) meters