Dept of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

High Voltage Engineering (15EE73)

Question Bank -2 (Oct 2019)

1. What is the principle of operation of a resonant transformer? How is it advantageous over cascaded
connection transformer?
2. Explain with a neat sketch the working of a Marx multistage impulse generator.
3. With a neat diagram explain the working of Van de graaff Generators.
4. With a neat diagram explain the working of electrostatic generators.
5. Obtain the expression for output voltage in a R-C parallel impulse voltage generator Circuit.
6. With a neat diagram explain the operation of Impulse current generator and derive the expression for
current.
7. How is tripping of impulse generator achieved with a trigatron gap.
8. Explain with a neat diagram, the tripping of impulse generator with a three electrode gap.
9. With a neat circuit diagram explain the operation of a Tesla coil and derive the expression for output
voltage.
10. With a neat diagram, explain principle and operation of generating voltmeter used for measuring high D.C
voltages. What are the advantages and limitations of the above?
11. Explain the principle and construction of an electrostatic voltmeter for very high voltages
12. Explain the measurement of ripple voltage with a CRO
13. Explain how series capacitance voltmeter and capacitance potential dividers are used for AC high voltage
measurements.
14. Explain the construction and principle of working of an Electrostatic voltmeter.
15. With a neat diagram explain how sphere gaps are used for peak voltage measurements. Write down the
expression for output voltage.
16. Explain the different theories of cloud formation
 Dept of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
High Voltage Engineering (15EE73)
Assignment Questions -2(Oct-2019)
1. What is the principle of operation of a resonant transformer? How is it advantageous over cascaded
connection transformer?
2. Explain with a neat sketch the working of a Marx multistage impulse generator.
3. With a neat diagram explain the working of Van de Graaff Generators.
4. Obtain the expression for output voltage in a R-C parallel impulse voltage generator Circuit.
5. With a neat diagram explain the operation of Impulse current generator and derive the expression for current
6. With a neat diagram, explain principle and operation of generating voltmeter used for measuring high D.C
voltages. What are the advantages and limitations of the above?
7. Explain the principle and construction of an electrostatic voltmeter for very high voltages.
8. Explain how series capacitance voltmeter and capacitance potential dividers are used for AC high voltage
measurements.
9. Explain the construction and principle of working of an Electrostatic voltmeter.
10. With a neat diagram explain how sphere gaps are used for peak voltage measurements. Write down the
expression for output voltage..
11. Explain the different theories of cloud formation