Virtual laboratory in new educational technologies

This paper describes a virtual laboratory that is specifically designed for educational courses that investigate the different processes involved in electrical variables measurements. The virtual laboratory is based on a powerful imitation model with reorganizing structure which reproduces not only the informational structure of the process but also their spatio-temporal peculiarities. The imitation model enables students to create not only virtual models of the devices carrying out the same functions as their physical analogues, but also the systems of data collection which are necessary for managing process organization, measurement, control, testing and monitoring. Hence, the students have the opportunity to see on the display the front panels of the devices in a usual form for engineers and to carry out work with their managing systems during investigation.