Faizan Arshad 2019-P/2018-EE-139 Section A

Lab Experiment 4

To determine the critical impulse flashover voltage of an 11 kV insulator.

APPARATUS:

• Insulator string of 5 insulators

• Electrostatic Voltmeter
• 150KV Testing Transformer with Control & Protection
Gear

A) Positive Flashover Test Observations:

V(kV) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
90 X X
95 X X  X  X X X
100 X      X  X X X
105    
Here  indicates a flashover & X indicates no flashover

Calculations:
∑𝑛𝑈𝑖
𝑈50 =
∑𝑛
2(90) + 8(95) + 11(100) + 4(105)
𝑈50 = = 98.4 𝑘𝑉
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√∑(𝑈𝑖 − 𝑈50)2
(𝑛 − 1)
𝜎= ∗ 100
𝑈50

𝜎 = 0.884

B) Negative Flashover Test Observations:

V(kV) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
110 X
115 X 
120 X
125 X X X X X X X X X X
130  X      X  X  

Calculations:

∑𝑛𝑈𝑖
𝑈50 =
∑𝑛
10(125) + 12(130)
𝑈50 = = 127.73 𝑘𝑉
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√∑(𝑈𝑖 − 𝑈50)2
(𝑛 − 1)
𝜎= ∗ 100
𝑈50

𝜎 = 0.4353

a) Positive Polarity

b) Negative Polarity
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