High Voltage Engineering IAEMS

ELP 331 Electrical Power Dep

Fall 2020-2021 Dr. Ahmed Kamal EL-Din

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1. In a 33 kV overhead line, there are three units in the string of

insulators. If the capacitance between each insulator pin and
earth is 11% of self-capacitance of each insulator, find
(i) the distribution of voltage over 3 insulators and (ii) string
efficiency.
2. A 3-phase transmission line is being supported by three-disc
insulators. The potentials across top unit (i.e., near to the tower)
and middle unit are 8 kV and 11 kV respectively. Calculate (i)
the ratio of capacitance between pin and earth to the self-
capacitance of each unit (ii)the line voltage and (iii) string
efficiency.
3. Each line of a 3-phase system is suspended by a string of 3
similar insulators. If the voltage across the line unit is 17·5 kV,
calculate the line to neutral voltage. Assume that the shunt
capacitance between each insulator and earth is 1/8th of the
capacitance of the insulator itself. Also find the string
efficiency.
4. Each line of a 3-phase system is suspended by a string of 3
identical insulators of self-capacitance C farad. The shunt
capacitance of connecting metal work of each insulator is 0·2 C
to earth and 0·1 C to line. Calculate the string efficiency of the
system if a guard ring increases the capacitance to the line of
metal work of the lowest insulator to 0·3 C.
5. A single-core cable has a conductor diameter of 1cm and
insulation thickness of 0·4 cm. If the specific resistance of
insulation is 5 × 1014 Ω-cm, calculate the insulation resistance
for a 2 km length of the cable.
High Voltage Engineering IAEMS
ELP 331 Electrical Power Dep
Fall 2020-2021 Dr. Ahmed Kamal EL-Din

6. A 33 kV single core cable has a conductor diameter of 1 cm and

a sheath of inside diameter 4 cm. Find the maximum and
minimum stress in the insulation.
7. The maximum and minimum stresses in the dielectric of a single
core cable are 40 kV/cm (r.m.s.) and 10 kV/cm (r.m.s.)
respectively. If the conductor diameter is 2 cm, find :
(i) thickness of insulation (ii) operating voltage
8. A single-core lead sheathed cable is graded by using three
dielectrics of relative permittivity 5, 4 and 3 respectively. The
conductor diameter is 2 cm and overall diameter is 8 cm. If the
three dielectrics are worked at the same maximum stress of 40
kV/cm, find the safe working voltage of the cable.
What will be the value of safe working voltage for an ungraded
cable, assuming the same conductor and overall diameter and
the maximum dielectric stress?
9. A single core cable of conductor diameter 2 cm and lead sheath
of diameter 5.3 cm is to be used on a 66 kV, 3-phase system.
Two inter-sheaths of diameter 3·1 cm and 4·2 cm are introduced
between the core and lead sheath. If the maximum stress in the
layers is the same, find the voltages on the inter-sheaths