n.BA.BT.PrMRT1S.22HS (Instrumentation and Control Engineering 1 and Sensory Technology Practical) 
Module: Instrumentation and Control Engineering 1 and Sensory Technology Practical
This information was generated on: 01 December 2023
No.
n.BA.BT.PrMRT1S.22HS
Title
Instrumentation and Control Engineering 1 and Sensory Technology Practical
Credits
3

Description

Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2022

 

Study Programme Biotechnology
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Biotechnology degree programme
Module Type  
X Compulsory Module    Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 3rd Semester
Module Coordinator Caspar Demuth
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)58 934 57 63 / caspar.demuth@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Caspar Demuth, Judith Krautwald, Assistants
Entrance Requirements General Chemistry practicals, Physics 1, Physics 2
Learning Outcomes and Competencies Students will
  • be able to transfer the principles of laboratory analytics to process; analytics (continuous real-time acquisition, signal conversion)
  • be able to set up, characterise, calibrate and apply a measurement chain;
  • be able to determine and document measurement results, including the measurement uncertainties contained therein;
  • become familiar with the online measurands important in bioprocesses (pH, pO2, conductivity, glucose) and be able to assess their relevance in biotechnological applications;
  • be able to use typical sensors for bioprocesses (e.g. potentiometry, amperometry, optical sensors, conductive LF measurement) and infer their requirements for the measurement technology;
  • be able to commission, configure, operate and maintain the sensors and the associated measurement technology as well as evaluate and correctly document the measurement data.
Module Content Measurement technology
  • Setting up a measurement chain (from sensor to signal)
  • Determining the transmission behaviour of a measurement chain (theoretically and with calibration)
  • Basic principles of signal conversion (including A/D signal conversion, multimeter)
  • Measurement deviations, error calculation, error propagation
 
Sensor technology
  • pH measurement with process sensors, application of digital sensors, calibration, characteristic curve
  • Design, application and operation of optical pH sensors, comparison with potentiometric electrodes
  • pO2 measurement: comparison of optical and amperometric measuring principle, calibration, characteristic curve
  • Non-reversible biosensors: measuring principle and application (glucose test strips)
  • Connection, configuration and operation of an analogue current output on a process measuring amplifier
  • Application of ion-selective electrodes
  • Application of glucose biosensors in a model bioreactor, control of the glucose feed
  • Independent construction of a conductivity sensor (application of a Wheatstone bridge circuit)
Follow-up Modules -
Methods of Instruction  Practical lab exercises
Digital Resources -
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours -
 Guided Self-Study 56
 Independent Self-Study 34
 Total Workload 90
Classroom Attendance Yes
Assessment Coursework 100%: short tests, performance in practicals, practicals reports
Language of Instruction  German
Comments -

 

Course: Instrumentation and Control Engineering 1 and Sensory Technology Practical
No.
n.BA.BT.PrMRT1S.22HS.P
Title
Instrumentation and Control Engineering 1 and Sensory Technology Practical

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