KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

King Khalid University

Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Dept.

Electric Testing- 5 - EE 515
EXPERIMENT-2

The results are to be filled in your answer sheet.

Generation And Measurement Of HV Alternating Current between two

spheres.

SAFTEY MEASURES AND PRECAUTIONARY STEPS:

The complete circuit diagram of the control desk and current paths of the
safety circuits should be checked.
The actual wiring of the experimental setup should be checked and verified
before starting.

Objective:

To investigate the generation of High AC Voltage using a test transformer and

measuring with the help of sphere gap.

HV9118
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Equipment to be
used:

MODEL
S.NO EQUIPMENT QUANTITY
NUMBER
1 HV Test Transformer HV9105 1
2 Control Desk HV9103 1
3 Measuring Capacitor HV9141 1
4 AC Peak Voltmeter HV9150 1
5 Measuring Sphere Gap HV9133 1
6 Connecting Rod HV9108 2
7 Charging Resistor HV9121 1
8 Connecting Cup HV9110 2
9 Floor Pedestal HV9110 1
10 Earthing Rod HV9107 1

Procedure:

1. Connections are made as per the circuit diagram

2. The measuring capacitor (HV9141) a sphere gap (HV9133) and AC peak voltmeter
(HV9150) are connected on the high voltage side.

3. The surface of the sphere should be polished before beginning with the
measurements

4. By varying the voltage in the test transformer the corresponding breakdown voltage
will measured in the AC peak voltmeter

5. Gap spacing between the spheres can be varying in control desk and the
corresponding break down voltage can be measured.

6. Decrease the voltage back to zero and switch off the control desk.

7. Plot the graph between break down voltage and sphere gap distance.
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Electrical Engineering Dept.
EXPERIMENT RESULTS

GENERATION AND MEASUREMENT OF HV

ALTERNATING CURRENT BETWEEN SPHERE TO SPHERE
Experiment Result

D(mm)

VBD(k
V)

Comment:
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what are the factors influencing the measurements using sphere gap.
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King Khalid University
Faculty of Engineering
Electrical Engineering Dept.