Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada 2010-2nd Sem M.

Tech Power
Systems Supply s, HIGH VOLTAGE TESTING TECHNIQUES ( High Voltage) -
Question Paper
1. a) explain the importance of earthing and shielding arrangements in the Schering bridge
measurements.
b) The capacitance and dissipation factor of a bakelite sample were determined by using circular
electrodes and obtained to be 150 pF and 15 x 10-4 respectively by Schering bridge
measurements. For the identical electrode system the air capacitance was obtained to be 31 pF.
What is the complex permittivity of the sample?
2. a) What is the need of testing standards? discuss different testing standards available for
porcelain/glass insulators.
b) explain different kinds of tests specified for cap and pin of Porcelain and Glass insulators.
3. a) discuss the partial discharge tests on high voltage cables. How is a fault in the insulation
located by using this test?
b) Why are synthetic testing circuits now commonly used for short circuit tests of circuit
breakers?
4. a) elaborate the various kinds of contaminants? How these are affecting the performance of
insulators? Classify the contamination based on the severity.
b) explain about the artificial contamination test on high voltage insulators.
5. a) discuss the importance of impulse testing on high voltage transformers.
b) What is an operating duty cycle test on a surge arrester? Why is it more significant than other
tests?
6. a) Derive an expression for discharge magnitude and discharge energy due to a single
discharge in a void current in an insulating medium.
b) A specimen of solid insulating material one cm thickness has a cylindrical air void 0.5 cm
thick. compute the voltage to be applied to the specimen to begin discharge in the void,
provided that the dielectric constant of the material is 4. Also compute the ratio ranging from
the apparent and true charges.
7. a) discuss the importance of RIV measurements for EHV power apparatus.
b) Explain, with a schematic diagram, any 1 method of measuring RIV of transmission
line hardware.
8. a) explain about the different kinds of cleaning methods of insulators to remove the
contaminations on the insulator surfaces.

b) explain about the methods for detecting the defective porcelain and non ceramic
insulators.