Generation of High Voltages and Currents: Generation of High Direct Current Voltages, Generation of High alternating voltages, Generation of Impulse Voltages, Generation of Impulse currents, Tripping and control of impulse generators.
Measurement of High Voltages and Currents: Measurement of High Direct Current voltages, Measurement of High Voltages alternating and impulse, Measurement of High Currents-direct, alternating and Impulse, Oscilloscope for impulse voltage and current measurements.
Break Down in Solid Dielectrics: Intrinsic breakdown, electromechanical breakdown, thermal breakdown, breakdown of solid dielectrics in practice, Breakdown in composite dielectrics, solid dielectrics used in practice.
Break Down in Gaseous and Liquid Dielectrics: Gases as insulating media, collision process, Ionization process, Townsend’s criteria of breakdown in gases, Paschen’s law. Liquid as Insulator, pure and commercial liquids, breakdown in pure and commercial liquids.
High Voltage Testing of Electrical Apparatus: Testing of Insulators and bushings, Testing of Isolators and circuit breakers, Testing of cables, Testing of Transformers, Testing of Surge Arresters, Radio Interference measurements.
Texts/References Books:
- E. Kuffel, and W. S. Zaengl, J. Kuffel ‘High Voltage Engineering: Fundamentals’, CBS Publishers, 2005.
- .Ravindra Arora, Wolfgang Mosch, ‘High Voltage and Electrical Insulation Engineering’ John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
- L L Alston ‘High Voltage Technology’, Oxford University Press, 2011.
- Dieter Kind, Kurt Feser, and Y. Narayana Rao ‘High-Voltage Test Techniques’ Newnes, 2001.
- W. Peek, and F. W. Peek “Dielectric Phenomena in High Voltage Engineering”, Rough Draft Printing, 2008.
- Research publications that will be suggested during the course.
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