ANNAI VEILANKANNI’S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

ACADEMIC YEAR (2020-21)

Subject Code: EE8701 Subject: HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING

Department: EEE Year /Sem: IV/VII
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST III
PART A (50*1=50 marks)
1. Mica has a dielectric strength of _____________
a) 50 X 106 V/m
b) 100 X 106 V/m
c) 150 X 106 V/m
d) 200 X 106 V/m
2. Beyond breakdown voltage, dielectrics become insulating.
a) True
b) False
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3. Dielectric breakdown occurs in gases due to ____________
a) Corona Discharge
b) Dielectric heating
c) Intrinsic breakdown
d) Defect breakdown
4. In which type of breakdown, an avalanche of electrons is formed?
a) Defect Breakdown
b) Thermal Breakdown
c) Intrinsic Breakdown
d) Electrochemical Breakdown
5. The presence of porosity in dielectrics is detrimental for higher dielectric strength.
a) True
b) False
6. The process of breakdown is accelerated by the presence of ____________
a) Impurities
b) Conduction
c) Humidity
d) Magnetic Field
7. The most common mode of breakdown in ceramic insulators is _____________
a) Defect Breakdown
b) Thermal Breakdown
c) Intrinsic Breakdown
d) Electrochemical Breakdown
8. Example of pure liquid dielectric is
(A) Silicon oil
(B) Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
 (C) N-hexane
(D) Tetra chloro ethylene
9. Conduction and breakdown in commercial liquids is affected by
(A) Solid particles
(B) Vapour or air bubbles
(C) Electrode material
(D) All of above
10. Stressed oil volume theory is applicable when
(A) Small volume of liquid is involved
(B) Large volume of liquid is involved
(C) Large gap distance is involved
(D) Pure liquids are involved
11.Which harmonics are generated during the corona, which leads to the increase in corona losses?
a. Third harmonics.
b. Fifth harmonics.
c. Seventh harmonics.
d. None of these.
12. What is the use of bundled conductors?
a. Reduces surface electric stress of conductor.
b. Increases the line reactance.
c. Decreases the line capacitance.
d. None of these.
13. On which factor is the corona loss dependent on?
a. Material of the conductor.
b. Diameter of the conductor.
c. Height of the conductor.
d. None of these.
14. In which climate does the chances of occurrence of corona is maximum
a. Dry
b. Hot summer.
c. Winter.
d. Humid.
15. Corona loss can be reduced by using
1. Solid conductor.
2. Hollow conductor.
3. Bundle conductor.
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only.
c. 1, 2 and 3 only.
d. 2 and 3 only.
16.Which is an external cause of voltage surge
(A) Lightning
(B) Switching surge
(C) Arcing ground
(D) Resonance
17.The protection against over-voltage due to lightening is provided by
(A) use of surge diverters
(B) low tower footing resistance
(C) use of overhead ground wires
(D) any of the above.
18. Lightning arresters are used in power system to protect electrical equipments against
A. Direct strokes of lightning
B. over voltages due to indirect lightning stroke
C. Power frequency over-voltages
D. Over currents due to lightning
19.
19.The voltage doubler circuit is suitable for the voltage up to
a. 2V
b. 4V
c. 6V
d. 8V
20.In large impulse generators, the spark gaps are generally
a. Sphere gaps
b. Hemispherical gaps
c. Square gaps
d. Either (a) or (b)
21.For producing large values of impulse currents, a number of capacitors are charged in
a. Parallel and discharged in series
b. Parallel and discharged in parallel
c. Series and discharged in series
d. Series and discharged in parallel
22. In a multistage impulse generator, for producing very high voltages, a bank of capacitors is
a. Charged in parallel and then discharged in series
b. Charged in series and then discharged in parallel
c. Charged in parallel and then discharged in parallel only
d. Charged in series and then discharged in series only
23.In a series RLC circuit, the wave front and wave tail times are controlled by changing the value
a. R only
b. R and L simultaneously
c. R and C simultaneously
d. L and C simultaneously
24. The disadvantages of resonant transformers is
a. Pure sine wave output
b. No high power arcing
c. No repeated flashovers
d. Additional variable chokes
25. In Van de Graaff generators, the shape of high voltage electrode is nearly spherical to avoid
a. High surface field gradients
b. Corona
c. Local discharges
d. All of these
26.The ripple voltage for half wave rectifier is
a. Smaller than that of full wave rectifier
b. Larger than that of full wave rectifier
c. Equal to that of full wave rectifier
d. None of these
27. In the half wave rectifier, charging current can be limited by using an additional
a. Resistance in series with the secondary of the transformer
b. Inductance in series with the primary of the transformer
c. Inductance in series with the primary of the transformer
d. Capacitance in series with the secondary of the transformer
28.cockcroft walton circuit is used for
A. Dc voltage generation
B. Ac voltage generation
C. Both a and b
D. None
29. cascaded transformer is used for
A. Dc voltage generation
B. Ac voltage generation
C. Both a and b
D. None
Answer b
30. What do you meant by tesla coil?
a.radio frequency oscillator
b.cascaded transformer
c.coreless transformer
d.none of the above
31. The sparkover voltage
a. Increases with humidity
b. decreases with the partial pressure of water vapour in air
c. Humidity effect decreases with the size of spheres
d. Humidity is minimum for uniform field gaps
32. For voltage measurements, the gap which gives highest accuracy is
a. Sphere gaps
b. Field gaps
c. Rod gaps
d. None of these
33.The series capacitor peak voltmeter is suitable for
a. Positive half cycle
b. Negative half cycle
c. Sinusoidal waveform
d. All of these
34.The attractive force between the electrodes of a parallel plate capacitor is
a. Directly proportional to the square of the applied voltage between plates
b. Directly proportional to the capacitance between the plates
c. Inversely proportional to the square of the separation between the plates
d. All of these
35.A Capacitance Voltage Transformer can be connected to a
a. High impedance device
b. Low impedance device
c. Relay coil
d. Only (b) and (c)
36.Series capacitance voltmeters were used with cascade transformers for measuring rms values up to
a. 100 kV
b. 500 kV
c. 800 kV
d. 1000 kV
37.For the measurement of ripple voltage in dc systems, the condition to be satisfied is
a. ωCR >> 1
b. ωCR << 1
c. ωCR = 1
d. None of these
38.The accuracy of the ac field strength depends on
a. Harmonic content
b. Atmospheric conditions
c. Position of meter
d. All of these
39. A generating voltmeter is a
a. Variable capacitor electrostatic voltage generator
b. Constant capacitor electrostatic voltage generator
c. Variable inductor electrostatic voltage generator
d. Constant inductor electrostatic voltage generator
40. To protect the meter against high voltages in case the series resistance fails, the suitable protective device is
a. Paper gap
b. Neon glow tube
c. Zener diode
d. All of these
41. The Purpose of insulation coordination is to
(A) Limit the overvoltages
(B) To protect the electrical apparatus against overvoltages
(C) To grade the insulation of different power apparatus and overhead lines such that the list important and
easily replaceable apparatus flashes or fails first and the most important one is protected to the highest level.
(D) None the above
42.Failure during switching impulse tests are can be determined by
a. Visible in oscillograms
b. Loud noise produced
c. External flashovers
d. All of these
43.For the measurement of radio interference voltages, the detector circuit is provided with a measuring device to
measure
a. Average value
b. Peak value
c. Quasi-peak value
d. All of these.
44.For operating power frequency voltages, a surge arrester has to be a
a. Conductor
b. Non-conductor
c. Semiconductor
d. None of these
45.Impulse testing of transformers is done using
a. Full wave standard impulse
b. Chopped wave standard impulse
c. Half wave standard impulse
d. Only (a) and (b)
e. None of these
46.The expected life at the rated stress can be determined by conducting long duration life tests at increased stress
a. Less than 1 hr
b. 1 hr to about 1000 hr
c. More than 1000 hr
d. None of these
47.In routine tests, the cable is tested by applying an ac voltage of
a. 2 times the rated value
b. 2.5 times the rated value
c. 3 times the rated value
d. 3.5 times the rated value
48.At the instant of contact separation in asymmetrical tests, the dc component is
a. Equal to the ac component
b. Equal to the 50% of ac component
c. Greater than 50% of the ac component
d. Less than the 50% of the ac component
49.While performing temperature rise tests, at any part of the bushing the steady temperature rise above the ambi
air temperature should not exceed
a. 20 °C
b. 25 °C
c. 35 °C
d. 45 °C
50.The tests which is not performed under power frequency tests is
a. Partial discharge tests
b. Momentary withstand test
c. Visible discharge tests
d. Full wave withstand tests
PART B(25*2=50 marks)
1. What are the causes of overvoltage in power system?
2. Define lightning phenomenon.
3. What is corona?
4. What is meant by switching surges?
5. What are the causes of power frequency over voltages?
6. What are the uses of gas insulators?
7. Define Townsend’s first ionization coefficient.
8. Name the various mechanisms of breakdown in vacuum.
9. What do you meant by intrinsic strength of dielectric?
10. Write the criterion for breakdown in non-uniform fields.
11. Name the circuits used to generate high voltage DC.
12. On which principle does vande –graff generator work?
13. What are the uses of resonant transformer?
14. What are the advantages of Marx circuit?
15. What are the applications of impulse generator?
16. What are the different methods used for measurement of A.C voltages?
17. Which principle is used in electrostatic voltmeter?
18. Define Hall Effect.
19. What type of measuring devices are preferred for measurement of high frequency impulse current?
20. What are the tests conducted on insulators?
21. What is the significance of impulse tests?
22. What is surge arrester?
23. What is insulation coordination?
24. What are the tests conducted on cables?
25. Define disruptive discharge voltage.