HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING

EE8701

By
Mrs. T Santhiya
Department of EEE
Introduction - Syllabus
• UNIT I
OVER VOLTAGES IN ELECTRICAL
POWER SYSTEMS
Causes of over voltages and its effects on power
system – Lightning, switching surges and
temporary over voltages, Corona and its effects –
Bewley latice diagram- Protection against over
voltages.
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• UNIT II
DIELECTRIC BREAKDOWN 
Properties of Dielectric materials – Gaseous
breakdown in uniform and non-uniform fields –
Corona discharges – Vacuum breakdown –
Conduction and breakdown in pure and
commercial liquids, Maintenance of oil Quality –
Breakdown mechanisms in solid and composite
dielectrics- Applications of insulating materials in
electrical equipments.
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• UNIT III
GENERATION OF HIGH VOLTAGES AND
HIGH CURRENTS
Generation of High DC voltage: Rectifiers, voltage
multipliers, vandigraf generator: generation of high
impulse voltage: single and multistage Marx circuits –
generation of high AC voltages: cascaded transformers,
resonant transformer and tesla coil- generation of
switching surges – generation of impulse currents –
Triggering and control of impulse generators.
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• UNIT IV
MEASUREMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGES
AND HIGH CURRENTS
High Resistance with series ammeter – Dividers,
Resistance, Capacitance and Mixed dividers –Peak
Voltmeter, Generating Voltmeters – Capacitance
Voltage Transformers, Electrostatic
Voltmeters – Sphere Gaps – High current shunts-
Digital techniques in high voltage measurement.
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• UNIT V
HIGH VOLTAGE TESTING & INSULATION
COORDINATION
High voltage testing of electrical power apparatus
as per International and Indian standards – Power
frequency, impulse voltage and DC testing of
Insulators, circuit breakers, bushing, isolators and
transformers- Insulation Coordination & testing of
cabilitys.
Introduction - Basics
High Voltage:
Any voltage beyond its reference value is called as
High Voltage.

The International Electrotechnical Commission

IEC defines high voltage as more than 1,000 volts
(V) of alternating current (AC) and above 1,500 V
of direct current (DC).
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Ranges of high Voltage:

Below 11kV Low Voltage

11kV to 100kV High Voltage
100kV to 400kV Very High Voltage
400kV to 800kV Extra High Voltage
800kV and above Ultra High Voltage
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Need for High voltage:
Ultimate aim is to get more efficiency of electric
energy during transmission.
As electricity is transmitted over a long
distances, there are inherent energy losses along
the way.
High voltage transmission minimizes the
amount of power lost as electricity flows from
one location to other
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DIELECTRICS
A dielectric or dielectric ma
terial is an electrical insulator
that can be polarized by an
applied electric field.
Solids- glass, mica
Liquids- oil, distilled water
Gas – nitrogen, Dry air
INSULATION
Any material that keeps energy
such as electricity, heat, or cold
from easily transferring through
is an insulator.
Wood, plastic, rubber, and glass
are good insulators.
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