Dry Flashover Testing of Insulators

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Date
19_02_22
High Voltage Engineering

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Engr. Zeeshan Munir
 1. Insulator Withstand Test:

A dielectric withstand test (or pressure test, high potential or hipot test) is an electrical test performed on a
component or product to determine the effectiveness of its insulation. The test may be between mutually
insulated sections of a part or energized parts and electrical ground.
• The voltage of about 75% of the test voltage is applied and then increased gradually to reach the test
voltage in a time not less than five seconds.

• The test voltage is maintained at this value for one minute as per I.S. 2071 (Part II) – 1974. Two
flashover at positive polarity and one flashover at negative polarity is permitted.

2. Insulator Flashover and Puncture

Dry Flashover Tests:

In these tests the a.c. voltage of power frequency is applied across the insulators and increased at a uniform
rate of about 2 per cent per second of 75% of the estimated test voltage, to such a value that a breakdown
occurs along the surface of the insulator. If the test is conducted under normal conditions without any rain or
precipitation, it is called “dry flashover test“.
Puncturevoltage:
The motivation behind this test is to decide the puncture voltage. The insulator to be tried is suspended in
protecting oil. A voltage is applied and expanded bit by bit until the puncture takes place . The voltage at
which insulator begins to penetrate is called as puncture voltage. This voltage is normally 30% higher
than that of the dry flash over voltage for a suspension type insulator.

3. Design of insulators

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 Suspension Type Insulator

4. Experimental Setup

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 5. Test Procedure

Connect one unit of clean, dry suspension insulator across the high voltage AC power supply.
Tum on the circuit breaker and gradually increase the applied voltage till the insulator flashover
occurs. As soon as the flashover happens, switch off the main circuit breaker quickly. Repeat this
procedure three times recording flashover voltage each time in a values Calculate the average
value of peak flashover voltage (ie. Vy voltage). b) Repeat part (a) for a string of two and three
similar suspension insulators under clean and dry conditions Repeat part (a) with only one unit
under wet condition. c) Measurements No. of Suspension Insulator units Vpli KV Vp2/12 Vp3/2 KV
Average values Vp/V2 Vp kV 1 (Clean & Dry) 1 Unit under wet condition Prepare the report and
submit it during the next lab session. The report should contain title page, objectives, brief theory if
you wish, all the measured data, required graphs, calculations, discussion, conclusions as well as
the

6. Calculations and Analysis

Reading Measured Flashover Voltage (DC) Type of Insulator Used

1. 80kv Pin type

2. 78kv Pin type

3. 79kv Pin type

Average Flashover Voltage: ______79kv______________

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