DescriptionThe goal of the book is to provide basic and advanced knowledge of design, analysis, and circuit implementation for electronic instrumentation and clarify how to get the best out of the analog, digital, and computer circuitry design steps. The reader will learn the physical fundamentals guiding the electrical and mechanical devices that allow for a modern automation and control system, which are widely comprised of computers, electronic instrumentation, communication loops, smart grids, and digital circuitry. It includes practical and technical data on electronic instrumentation with respect to efficiency, maximum power, and applications. Additionally, the text discusses fuzzy logic and neural networks and how they can be used in practice for electronic instrumentation of distributed generation, smart grids, and power systems.Key FeaturesCovers design, analysis, and circuit implementation for electronic instrumentation.Includes comprehensive examples and questions of electronic instrumentation applications.Discusses the fundamentals of electronic instruments, analog amplifiers for instrumentation, digital and analog sensors, basis of the electronic instruments for electromechanical measurements, signal simulators, power systems signal analysis, data acquisition systems, and use of instrumentation software and artificial intelligence in instrumentation for distributed generation.Explains how to use fuzzy logic and neural networks for practical applications.Describes smart grids for comparative terms with several types of generators.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Computer Interface and Instrumentation ElectronicsIntroductionProcessing of Analog SignalsThe Error EquationLarge-Signal AmplifiersExercisesReferencesChapter 2: Analog-Based Instrumentation SystemsIntroductionInstrumentation Amplifier for Customized PurposesVoltage-to-Current Conversion (V-to-I)Electronic Signal ProcessingSignal ConditioningHints to Implement Circuit Boards for Signal ConditioningExercisesReferencesChapter 3: Sensors and TransducersIntroductionPassive Electric SensorsActive Electric SensorsMechanical SensorsExercisesReferencesChapter 4: Electronic Instruments for Electrical EngineeringIntroductionInstrument in Direct Current with AmplifiersCommon Circuits Used in InstrumentationElectronic MultimetersGeneral Classification of DVMsOhmmeters and MegometersDigital Network AnalyzersPower Sources and AdaptersExercisesReferencesChapter 5: Signal Simulators and EmulatorsIntroductionWaveforms for Electronic InstrumentsSignal Generators and Simulators with Frequency SynthesizerSignal Generators by Frequency DivisionSignal Generator with ModulationFrequency Sweeping GeneratorPulse Generators and Rectangular WavesFunction Generator, Simulator, and Audio GeneratorExercisesReferencesChapter 6: Advanced Harmonic Analysis for Power SystemsIntroductionHarmonic AnalysisHarmonic Distortion AnalyzersSpectrum AnalyzersExercisesReferencesChapter 7: Instrumentation and Monitoring for Distributed Generation SystemsIntroductionGeneral Control Scheme for Distributed GenerationSignal Reference GeneratorPower Quality Standards Applied to DGDistributed Generator Based on Instrumentation: Study CasesExercisesReferencesChapter 8: Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks for Distributed Generation InstrumentationIntroductionApplications of Artificial Neural Network in Industrial Systems, Energy Conversion, and Power SystemsFuzzy Logic and Neural Network Controller DesignFuzzy Logic and Neural Network Function OptimizationFuzzy Logic and Neural Network Function ApproximationReferencesChapter 9: Instruments for Data AcquisitionData Acquisition by ComputersSignal Processors for InstrumentationComputer-Based Systems InstrumentationDigital ControlExercisesReferencesChapter 10: Software for Electric Power InstrumentationIntroductionLabVIEW Development SystemArduino Development SystemMathworks MATLAB®/Simulink® Development SystemExercisesReferencesChapter 11: Introduction to Smart Grid SystemsIntroductionDistribution System AutomationAdvanced Metering InfrastructureSmart HomeInformation and Communication TechnologiesElectric Vehicles (EV) in Smart Grid SystemsA Smart Operation ExampleReferences