COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mid Term FA 2022
Class: EPE-7A Date: Nov. 16, 2022
Subject: High Voltage Engineering Instructor: Dr. Noman Ullah
Time Allowed: 75 mins Max Marks: 40
Name:___________________________ Registration #______________

CLO PLO Domain

Question / Level Justification

Section 0 0 0 MCQs
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1 CLO-1 PLO-1 C2 Explain the fundamentals of electric stress
estimation, different numerical methods for electric
field estimation and Explain generation and
measurement of high voltages and currents.
2 Describe of different high voltage testing techniques
CLO-3 PLO-1 C2 on electrical equipment.
CLO-4 PLO-2 C4 Compare different high voltage testing techniques on
3 electrical equipment.

Instructions:
 Mobile phones, electronic gadgets and any other communication devices are not allowed.

SECTION-A (Objective Type)

(Time allowed: __15 Mins____) (Marks: __10__)

S. No Answer S. No Answer
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2 7
3 8
4 9
5 10

1. The Townsend mechanism explains the phenomenon of breakdown______.

a) Only at low pressure
b) Only at high pressure
c) Both
2. Insulators for high voltage applications are tested for ______,
a) Power frequency tests b) Impulse tests
c) both (A) and (B) above d) none of the above.
3. Electrochemical breakdown and deterioration of insulating material is due to,
a) Temperature rise

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 b) Oxidation, hydrolysis or some other chemical action
c) Only due to hydrolysis and moisture effects
d) None of the above
4. Thermal breakdown occurs when the heat generated inside the insulating material is.
a) Equal to or greater than the heat dissipated
b) less than that heat generated from the surface
c) Only under AC voltage application
d) None of the above
5. According to IEC (International Electro Technical Commission) For AC HV are above 1000v
and for DC above 1500v.
a) True
b) False
6. The most important property of the insulation is the ___________.
a) loss factor
b) thickness
c) dielectric strength
d) power factor
7. The breakdown voltage of a uniform field gap is
a) Directly proportional to the gas pressure and inversely proportional to the electrode gap
b) Inversely proportional to the gas pressure and directly proportional to the electrode gap

c) Directly proportional to the both electrode gap and gas pressure

d) Inversely proportional to the both electrode gap and gas pressure
8. Paschen's law is associated with
a) breakdown voltage
b) ionization
c) thermal radiations
d) none of the above.
9. The ____________ overvoltages are caused when some major load gets disconnected from the
long line under normal or steady state condition.
a) Switching
b) Surge
10. __________ is the average number of ionization collisions made by an electron per unit length
travel in the direction of the applied field.
a) First ionization coefficient
b) Second ionization coefficient
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 SECTION-B
(Time allowed: __60 minutes____) (Marks __30__)

1. Explain generation of high DC voltages using cascaded voltage doubler circuit. Also draw
schematic circuit diagram. [CLO1] (10 marks)

2. Describe any two breakdown mechanisms of solids. [CLO3] (10 marks)

3. Briefly compare first and second townsend ionization coefficient. [CLO4] (10 marks)

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