TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA ) Wee — DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING HIGH VOLTAGE LABORATORY IGH VOLTAGE TECHNOLOGY -EEE-2509/EEE4505/TEE4418 UN Title: HVO01- Corona Discharge. CAUTION: This is a high voltage laboratory where high voltages are generated. Students MUST adhere to ALL instructions as directed. Failure to do that, the student SHALL be sent away to avoid bad accidents due to carelessness, Aim: To study the action of corona discharge in air and different media and conductors. Equipment: ‘The High voltage generator equipment, magnifying lenses. This lab shall be conducted under darkness conditions so the curtains shall be fully drawn. ‘Theory brief: In a uniform electric field, gradual increase high voltage across a gap produces & breakdown of gap inform of a spark without preliminary discharges. But if the field is non ~ uniform, an increase in voltage will first course a localized discharge in the gas to appear as points with highest electric field intensity, For example, at sharp points. This form of discharge is called a corona discharge. Procedure: 1. Using a rod and flat surface. 2. Usi 12 spheres. 3. Using point and flat surface A: A.C voltage. i Connect up the circuit from the 100kV A.C high voltage generator and use the rod and flat surface for procedure one and flat source and point source on the pos electrode procedure two. (ii) Adjust the gap to Smm between surfaces of the conduetions then lock the adjustingTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA (iii) Remove the grounding wire and hook it on the steel cage then walk out and lock the cage. (iv) Put on the high voltage console and increase the high voltage until you hear a hissing sound, then note the voltage at this stage. (v) Increase the voltage further until you see the break down luminance. Note the color of the flame. (vi) Reduce the voltage button to zero and then switch off console. Read the voltage using the meter memory button. (vii) Open the cage door the using the ground lead, discharge the test unit before making adjustment. Keep grounding rod on the positive electrode when making adjustments, (viii) Unlock the adjusting screw then adjust the gap to 10mm and repeat step (I-VID) the ‘continue up to a gap of 30mm between the surfaces. B: Procedure Il (1) Disconnect the corona assembly unit and connect the point to the positive electrode and the flat plat to the negative or grounded electrode then repeat steps in A-I-8 above. TABLE OF RESULTS: Types of conductors: ir Gap Smm 30mm, ] J 10mm 13mm 20mm | [High ! T | voltage | breakdown voltage [Visual eee ia | HIGH VOLTAGE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY Page 2TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MOMBASA On the tables tabulate the values for Descriptive critical voltage @o | wy Visual eritical voltage. @ Discuss the observations made any difference observed on the two procedures. Observe all the safety procedures as instrueted by the technologist. ‘uit until it is checked by the technologist or the lecturer. Do not power the HV001/EEESS09/EEE4506/TEE4418/G.G.K/2019/High Voltage Laboratory — HIGH VOLTAGE TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY. Page 3