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Lecture 1 - Basics of High Voltage Engineering .PPSX

This document provides an overview and introduction to the basics of high voltage engineering. It defines key terms like electron, proton, ionization, and electric field. It explains the difference between dielectric and electric materials, and discusses electrical breakdown and partial breakdown phenomena like corona and streamers. Factors that influence dielectric breakdown like material composition, pressure, humidity and temperature are also covered. The document lists recommended textbooks and references for the course and outlines what topics were covered from the first chapters of the listed books.

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Lecture 1 - Basics of High Voltage Engineering .PPSX

This document provides an overview and introduction to the basics of high voltage engineering. It defines key terms like electron, proton, ionization, and electric field. It explains the difference between dielectric and electric materials, and discusses electrical breakdown and partial breakdown phenomena like corona and streamers. Factors that influence dielectric breakdown like material composition, pressure, humidity and temperature are also covered. The document lists recommended textbooks and references for the course and outlines what topics were covered from the first chapters of the listed books.

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High Voltage

Engineering
(Advanced)
Lecture # 1
Basics of High Voltage

Arsalan A Rahim
University of Engineering & Technology
Lahore, Pakistan
Course Books
• High Voltage and Electrical Insulation Engineering
(June 2011 Edition) by Ravindra & Wolfgang (IEEE Press)
• High Voltage Engineering Fundamentals (2nd Edition) by
E.Kuffel, W.S.Zaengl, J.Kuffel

Reference Books
• Advances in High Voltage Engineering (IET) Edited by
A.Haddad & D.Warne
• High Voltage Engineering by C.L. Wadhwa
• High Voltage Engineering by M.S.Naidu (4th Edition)

All books available for Download at ep.nge.com.pk


(Course Page)
Why High Voltage (Engineering)?
It’s the knowledge of the behavior of dielectrics
(insulator) — electrical insulation when subjected to
high voltage
No concept of a complete Insulator – Even a good
Insulator can conduct under High Voltages

Result is to minimize the volume of the electrical


insulation requirements and trouble-free life of high
voltage apparatus.

A totally different Domain (Engineering) when High


Voltage are applied. Stray Capacitances &
Inductances come into play.
Basic Definitions to Start With
• Electron
• Proton
• Ion
• Ionization
• Electric Charge
• Space Charge
• Volume Charge Density ρv
• Electric Discharge
• Electric & Magnetic Field
• Electromagnetics
Di-Electric & Electric Material
• What the difference between these ?
• Electric Material – capable of developing
(conducting) electric charge or current
• Di-Electric Material – not capable of developing
(conducting) electric charge or current but
admits electrostatic and magnetic lines of force
• Di-Electric Material Properties– Relative
Permittivity εr , Type of Material & Amplitude of
Voltage Applied
Electrical Breakdown
• Failure of Electrical Insulation Properties (flow of
current) of an Insulator or Di-electric

Local Breakdown Global Breakdown


confined locally to a complete rupture or
part of an Insulator failure of insulator
(Partial Breakdown) properties
(Electrical Breakdown)
Corona: Partial Electrical Breakdown (discharge)
• Stable Partial Breakdown (PB) in
Gaseous Di-electrics
• Types: Audible & Visible Corona

Streamer:
Extension of Corona at Distance
Shower of Discharge (Streamer Corona)
Example: Discharge of Cloud (Lightning)
Aurora:
• Luminous phenomenon consisting of streamers
or Arches of Light at Polar Regions
• Explained under “Faraday’s Glow”
• Atoms in Ionosphere stuck by High Energy
Electrons Coming from Sun (cosmic Radiation)
• Aurora Australis (Southern Hemisphere)
• Aurora Borealis (Northern Hemisphere)
Aurora:
Di-electric Property: Capacitance
• Is the field between the plates of a Capacitor
Uniform?
• Permittivity of a Di-electric is Constant ?

Stray Capacitance
• How to minimize it?
Electric Field

• Electric Charge is considered static when there


is no movement of charge
• Field produced by Static charge or Direct
Voltage is known as Electro-static field
• Field produced by power frequency Alternating
voltage is known as quasi-stationary Electric field
• Electric Field Intensity
Dielectric Breakdown
depends on
• Composition of dielectric material, presence of impurities
imperfections in the dielectric
• Pressure
• Humidity
• Temperature
• Electric field configuration (shape of the electrodes, their size and
gap distance)
• Electrode material
• Duration
• Magnitude and the waveform of the applied voltage
Today’s Text Covered from Chapter 1 +
Uptil Article 2.3.1 from Chapter 2
of IEEE Press Book (Ravindra Book)

and

Chapter 1 of Kuffel Book

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