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Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering

IAT – I
Year & Semester: IV & VII
EE8701 – HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
Date & Day: 25.10.21,Monday
Time: 11.15AM – 12.45 PM
Max. Marks: 50 Marks

Part – A (5x2 = 10 Marks)

Answer all the questions
1. Define Isokeraunic level or thunderstorm days
2. State the sources which determine the wave shape of switching surges
3. Write down the causes of power frequency over voltages
4. State and explain Paschen’s law
5. What is the Townsend’s condition for breakdown?
Part – B (4x10 = 40 Marks)
Answer any four questions
6. Discuss the various mechanisms of vacuum break down.
7. What are the mechanisms by which lightning strokes develop and induce over voltages
on overhead power lines? Give the mathematical models for lightning discharges and
explain them
8. Explain Lightning phenomenon and draw Lightning model.
9. Explain the different theories of charge formation in clouds.
10.What are the different method employed for the lightning protection of overhead lines?