Important Questions I

High Voltage Engineering

1. A) Explain in detail about the Townsend's secondary ionization processes.
Derive an expression for current growth in gaseous medium due to primary
and secondary ionization processes of Townsend's mechanism.
B) Explain various secondary ionization processes of Townsend's mechanism.
2. State Pachen's law and explain about its Pachen's curve. Derive an
expression for the minimum `pd' value of the Pachen's curve from the first
principles.
3. Mention the types of collisions explain them briefly. Describe the various
factors that influence break down in a gas.
4. What are commercial liquid dielectrics? How are they different from pure
liquids?
Explain, in detail about, suspended particle theory in commercial liquids.
Discuss the applications of liquid insulating materials in high voltage
transformers.
5. Discuss about the electronic breakdown mechanism in commercial liquids.
6. Discuss in detail about the features and properties of solid dielectrics and its
composites.
7. Explain about the avalanche breakdown in solid dielectric material.
8. Explain the properties and applications of Fibre solid dielectric materials
used in practice in the high voltage engineering.
9. Discuss the different numerical methods available for estimation of electric
field distribution in dielectric media.
10. A) Explain briefly the algorithm of charge simulation method for estimating
the potential distribution.
B) Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of different numerical
methods used for solution of field problems.
11. Discuss about surge voltage and their distribution and control in high voltage
power apparatus.
12. What are the gasses mainly used in insulating medium at high pressures?
What is more suitable? Why? What about its dielectric strength? Explain?