Experiment-I

VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS STRING OF INSULATORS

Aim: To calculate the voltage distribution across a string of insulators by

using an equivalent capacitor network.

Apparatus Required:
S.No. Name of the Component Specifications Quantit
y
1 Single Phase Variac

2 Capacitors

Voltmeter
3 Multimeter

Circuit Diagram:

Expected Waveforms:
Procedure:

1. Connect the circuit as per the circuit by considering a string of

insulators

with Ce= 10µF, Cs= 100µF.

2. Switch on the supply and close the DPST Switch.

3. Adjust the variac output voltage position till the voltmeter reads a value
of 52V.

4. Using multimeter observe the voltage across each unit and tabulate the
values.

5. Repeat the above procedure for the following cases and note the
readings of voltage across each units for each case.

i. Cs = 47µF, Ce = 10µF, V= 40V

ii. Cs = 100µF, Ce = 10µf and V= 40V.

6. Bring down the variac to zero output voltage position and switch off the
supply.

Tabular Column:

Cs = 100µF, Ce = 10µF Cs = 47µF, Ce = 10µF Cs = 100µF, Ce = 10µF

Voltage Voltage Voltage

Unit No. across the Unit No. across the Unit No. across the
unit unit unit

Result:
Viva-Voce Questions:
1. What is string efficiency?
2. Where the voltage drop will be maximum among the string of insulators?
3. What is the empirical formula used to find voltage distribution across
string and voltage across the ground capacitance’s?
4. What are the methods generally adopted for improving string efficiency?
5. How do you model the suspension string for analysis? And why?