PS4014 High Voltage Technology Syllabus:
PS4014 High Voltage Technology Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES
To provide strong knowledge on different types of electrical stresses on power system and equipment
To impart knowledge on generation of high AC and DC voltages
To provide adequate knowledge to simulate and generate impulse voltages and impulse currents.
To expose the different techniques of measuring High voltages and high currents
To provide awareness on electro-static hazards and safety measures
UNIT I GENERATION OF DIRECT VOLTAGES
Requirements of HV generation in Laboratory, voltage stress, testing voltages, generation of direct voltages – AC to DC conversion – single phase rectifier circuits – cascade circuits –Voltage multiplier circuits – Cockcroft-Walton circuit – voltage regulation –ripple-factor – Electrostatic generators.
UNIT II GENERATION OF ALTERNATING VOLTAGE
Testing transformer – single unit testing transformer, cascaded transformer – equivalent circuit of cascaded transformer –resonant circuits – resonant transformer – voltage regulation.
UNIT III GENERATION OF IMPULSE VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS
Impulse voltage, general shape and definition of lightning impulses, generator circuit – Marx generator –analysis of various impulse voltage generator circuits, controlled switching – multistage impulse generator circuits – Switching impulse generator circuits – Generation of impulse currents, generation of non- standard impulse voltages and very fast transient voltage (VFTO)- Relevant IS and IEC Standards
UNIT IV MEASURMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGES
Measurement of high AC, DC Impulse voltages – Peak voltage measurements by sphere gaps – Electrostatic voltmeter – generating voltmeters and field sensors – Chubb-Fortescue method – voltage dividers, types, dynamic response and impulse voltage measurements- Relevant IS and IEC Standards, measurement of high DC, AC and impulse currents – shunts, measurement using magnetic potentiometers and magnetic coupling – Fast digital transient recorders for impulse measurements
UNIT V SAFETY AND ELECTROSTATIC HAZARDS
Introduction – Nature of static electricity – Triboelectric series – Basic laws of Electrostatic electricity– materials and static electricity – Electrostatic discharges (ESD) – Static electricity problems – Hazards of Electrostatic electricity in industry – Hazards from electrical equipment and installations – Static eliminators and charge neutralizers – Lightning protection- safety measures and standards
TOTAL : 45 PERIODS
COURSEOUTCOMES:
CO1: Ability to design, simulate and generate HVDC
CO2: Ability to design, simulate and generate HVAC
CO3: Ability to design, simulate and generate impulse voltage and current
CO4: Ability to design and analyze the suitable measuring circuits for HV
CO5: Ability to provide safety measures against electrostatic hazards
REFERENCES
1. Kuffel, E., Zaengl, W.S. and Kuffel J., “High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals”, Elsvier India Pvt. Ltd, Second edition, 2008
2. Naidu M S and Kamaraju V, “High Voltage Engineering”, Tata McGraw-hill Publishing Company Ltd., Fifth edition., New Delhi, 2017.
3. R.Mazen Abdel-Salam, Hussein Anis, Ahdab El-Morshedy, Roshdy Radwan, “High Voltage Engineering Theory and Practice” Second Edition, Revised and Expanded, Marcel Dekker,Inc., New York, 2000.
4. Adolf J. Schwab, “High Voltage Measurement Techniques”, M.I.T Press, 1972.
5. Indian Electricity Rules; IS-5216; Electrical Safety Handbook by John Cadick