HIGH VLTAGE ENGINEERING

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 OBJECTIVES VOLTAGE LEVELS NEED FOR HIGH VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS

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EE2353-HIGH VOLATGE ENGINEERING

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OBJECTIVES To understand the various types of over voltages in power system and protection methods. Generation of over voltages in laboratories. Measurement of over voltages.

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iv. Nature of Breakdown mechanism in solid, liquid and gaseous dielectrics. v. Testing of power apparatus and insulation coordination.
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VOLATAGE LEVELS
LOW voltage <250V MEDIUM voltage <650V HIGH voltage < 33KV EHV voltage >33 KV
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VOLATAGE LEVELS
Generation Three phase synchronous generators - 440 V, 3.3 kV, 6.6 kV (small generators) , - 11 kV (110 & 220 MW) - 21.5 kV ( 500 MW) - 33 kV (1000 MW)

[limitation due to machine insulation

requirement]
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VOLATAGE LEVELS
Consumer

AC power frequency : -110 V, 220 V- single phase - 440 V, 3.3 kV ,6.6 kV, 11 kV-three phase
Besides these levels ,the Railway Traction at 25 kV , single phase is one of the biggest consumer of power spread at any particular stretch to 40 km of track length .

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VOLATAGE LEVELS
Distribution

Three phase :
-440 V, 3.3 kV, 6.6 kV, 11 kV, 33 kV, 66 kV
Power handling capacity is proportional to the square of the voltage level.

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VOLATAGE LEVELS
AC Transmission
- 110 kV, 132 kV, 220 kV - 380 - 400 kV, 500 kV - 765 - 800 kV - 1000 kV and 1150 kV

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NEED FOR HIGH VOLTAGE

1. HVDC 2. HVAC 3. Testing the power apparatus in high voltage laboratories 4. Particle accelerators in physics laboratories

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APPLICATION
1. Electron microscope 2. X-rays 3. HVAC for testing power apparatus rated for extra HV transmission 4. HVDC for insulation tests on cables and capacitors, electrostatic precipitators. 5. High impulse voltages are required for testing purposes to simulate over voltage due to lightning and switching. 6. Electro-chemo therapy for cancer treatment. 7. Food preservation by pulsed electric field. 8. Nanotechnology
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