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BAPATLA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

COURSE PLAN

1. Department ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

2. Program BTECH

3. Semester/Year VIII SEMESTER / 4TH YEAR

4. Course title /code 14EE803 – HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING

14EE405 - Electromagnetic Field Theory

14EE503 - Transmission and Distribution
5. Prerequisite – Code and Title 14EE603 - Electrical Measurements& Instrumentation
14EE704-Switch Gear and Protection

6. Number of hours tuition 4-0-0

12-11-2018
7. Date of Preparation
8. Syllabus

Unit-I
GENERATION OF IMPULSE VOLTAGES: Standard specifications - standard wave shapes for
testing - properties of double exponential wave shapes - approximate estimate of wave shape control
resistors - Multistage impulse generator - Energy of impulse generator.
GENERATION OF IMPULSE CURRENTS: Standard specifications - analysis of impulse current
generator.
GENERATION OF HIGH D.C AND A.C VOLTAGES: Principle of Voltage Doubler circuit -
Cockcroft-Walton cascade arrangement and its Mathematical analysis - cascade connection of
transformers - Resonant transformers - Tesla coil.
Unit-II
MEASUREMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGES: General concepts of High voltage measurements -
voltage Dividers (Resistive, Inductive and Capacitive) for impulse measurement. High speed
Oscilloscope - peak voltmeter and Sphere gap. Use of fibre optics in H.V measurement of high voltage
DC - Layout of high voltage lab.
Unit-III
CORONA: Corona - factors affecting corona - critical voltages and power loss - Radio interference
due to Corona.
HIGH VOLTAGE TESTING TECHNIQUES: Testing of insulators – Bushings - isolators and CB’s

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- Testing of transformers, Fault detection using Wavelets-theoretical aspects.
Unit-IV
NUMERICAL METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL FIELD COMPUTATION: Finite difference
method - Finite element method - charges simulation methods - Boundary element methods

9. Course Objectives

CO1: Knowledge of various circuits for generating high voltages.

CO2:To understand the various high voltage measurement techniques and the Layout of high
voltage lab.

CO3:To familiarize the concept of Corona effect in Power system and the high voltage testing
techniques .

CO4:To acquire knowledge on different numerical methods for electrical field computation.

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10. Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the course, the students are able to

1. Understand the high voltage applications and about high voltage engineering.

2. Understand the principles of theory of various high voltage generation devices

3. Understand the various high voltage measurement techniques.

4. Understand the Layout of high voltage lab.

5. Understand the concept of Corona effect in Power system.

6. Understand the testing of high voltage techniques.

7. Understand the different numerical methods for electrical field computation.

11. Teaching – Learning Methods

1. Board & Chalk

2. power point presentation
3. Web sources

12. Assessment Methods

1. Direct:
1.1 Assignments
1.2 Mid Examinations
1.3 Final Examination
2. Indirect:
2.1 Feedback on course outcome
2.2 Student feedback on faculty

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13. LESSON PLAN
Week No. of Learning Unit/module/ Topic(s) Teaching Assessment
Periods Outcomes Methods Methods
1 2 1 Introduction to High 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
voltage Engineering
1 2 2 Generation Of Impulse 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
Voltages(Standard
specifications - standard
wave shapes for testing -
properties of double
exponential wave
shapes)

2 2 2 Generation Of Impulse 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

Voltages(approximate
estimate of wave shape
control resistors -
Multistage impulse
generator - Energy of
impulse generator)

2 1 2 Standard specifications - 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

analysis of impulse
current generator.

2 1 2 Principle of Voltage 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

Doubler circuit

3 2 2 Cockcroft-Walton cascade 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

arrangement and its
Mathematical analysis

3 2 2 Cockcroft-Walton cascade 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

arrangement and its
Mathematical analysis
cascade connection of
transformers

4 1 2 Resonant transformers, 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

Tesla coil.

4 1 3 General concepts of High 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

voltage measurements

4 2 3 voltage Dividers (Resistive, 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

Inductive ) for impulse
measurement.

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5 1 3 Capacitive voltage Divider 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
5 1 3 peak voltmeter 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

5 2 3 Sphere gap arrangement 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

6 2 3 Use of fibre optics in H.V 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

measurement of high
voltage DC

6 2 4 Layout of high voltage lab 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3

7 1 5 Corona 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
7 1 5 Factors affecting corona 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
7 1 5 Critical voltages and 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
power loss
7 1 5 Radio interference due 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
to Corona.
8 2 6 High voltage testing 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
techniques
8 2 6 Testing of insulators 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
9 2 6 Testing of Bushings 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
9 2 6 Testing of isolators 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
10 2 6 Testing of CB's 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
10 2 6 Testing of transformers 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
11 4 6 Fault detection using 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
Wavelets-theoretical
aspects.
12 2 7 Numerical methods for 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
electrical field
computation
12 2 7 Finite difference method 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
13 4 7 Finite element method 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
14 2 7 charges simulation 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
methods
14 2 7 Boundary element 1,2&3 1.1,1.2&1.3
methods

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14.Resources
Text Books
1. High Voltage Engineering by M.S.Naidu and
V.Kamaraju – TMH.

2. High Voltage Engineering fundamentals by Kuffel

and Zungel, Elsavier Publications

3. High voltage Engineering by CL Wadhwa

Reference Books 1. Fundamentals of Gaseous Ionization and plasma

Electronics by Essam Nasser – Wiley - Inter Science.

2. High Voltage Technology by ALSTOM

3. High Voltage and Electrical Insulation engineering

by R Arora, W Mosch John Wiley - 2011

Journals/Journal Articles

Other Resources such as Guest Lecture, Field

Study, etc.

Assessment Scheme:

Assessment Type of questions ILOs to be Marks allocated Percent weight

method tested

SLE Essay type,

numerical problems,

Case study.

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Self-learning Exercises (SLE):

Week Questions Date of

Submission

1 1.Write the Standard specifications Of Impulse Voltages.

2.Draw the standard wave shapes for testing.

3.what are the properties of double exponential wave shapes.

2 1. Explain the Multistage impulse generator.

2.What are the standard specifications of impulse currentgenerator?

3.Write the principle of impulse current generator.

3 1.Draw and explain the Cockcroft-Walton cascade arrangement

2.Give Mathematical analysis of Cockcroft-Walton cascade arrangement
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3. Draw and explain the cascade connection of transformers.

4 1.Explain the Resonant transformers with neat sketch.

2. Explain the Tesla coil with neat sketch.

3. Explain the Resistive voltage Dividers for impulse measurement with

neat sketch.

4. Explain the inductive voltage Dividers for impulse measurement with

neat sketch.

5 1. Explain the Capacitive voltage Divider.

2. Explain the peak voltmeter.

3. Explain the Sphere gap arrangement with neat sketch.

6 1. Explain the Layout of high voltage lab.

2. What are the Uses of fibre optics in H.V measurement of high

voltage DC?

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 7 1.Define Corona.
2.What are the factors affecting corona ?
3. define critical voltages and power lossdue to Corona.
4.Explain Radio interference due to Corona.
8 1.What are the high voltage techniques?

2.Explain the Testing of insulators.

9 1. Explain the direct method of Testing of Bushings.

2. Explain the indirect method of Testing of Bushings.

3. Explain the direct method of Testing of isolators.

4. Explain the indirect method of Testing of isolators.

10 1. Explain the direct method of Testing of CB.

2. Explain the indirect method of Testing of CB.

3. Explain the direct method of Testing of Transformer.

4. Explain the indirect method of Testing of Transformer.

11 1.Define wavelet.

2.Explain Fault detection using Wavelets.

12 1.Explain the Finite difference method .

13 1. Explain the Finite element method.

14 1. Explain the charges simulation methods.

2. Explain the Boundary element methods.

Plagiarism Policy:

The similarity of the work should not exceed 20 % of the content. This applies to all the non-
Examinations under observation.