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Lab Experiment 02
To investigate the voltage distribution over a suspension
insulator string.

OBSERVATIONS & CALCULATIONS:

Voltage applied on the string = V = 35 kV

Voltage Across Each Unit

Voltage Across 5 units Across 4 units Across 3 units
V5 2.44 kV xxxx xxxx
V4 3.36 kV 3.12 kV xxxx
V3 4.67 kV 4.55 kV 4.25 kV
V2 7.7 kV 7.73 kV 7.51 kV
V1 35 kV 35 kV 35 kV

Voltage
Equation Value
Across Insulator
A V5 2.44 kV
B V4 – V5 0.92 kV
C V3 – V4 1.31 kV
D V2 – V3 3.03 kV
E V1 – V2 27.3 kV

String Efficiency:
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝐴𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = × 100
𝑛 ∗ 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟
where n is the no. of discs in the string
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𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = × 100 =25.64%
5×27.3

Graph: Voltage vs insulators (w.r.t ground)

Graph: Voltage Across Insulator in a String

CONCLUSION:
After performing this experiment there are following observations that Voltages across a string is not
uniformly distributed and insulator close to conductor has high stress of voltage across it and due to
this, there are high probability of disc failure. This non uniform voltage is due to capacitances existed
with the string 1). Self-capacitance which is due to metallic pin and cap on the ends of disc insulators
2). Shunt-capacitance which is due to metallic parts between discs and grounded tower as air acts as
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insulator between them. These two capacitances are cause behind this non-uniformity. Another thing,
which is notable, is as the insulators are reduced in a string the efficiency increases.