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PLANNED ACTUAL TEACHING

TOPICS HOURS REMARKS
NO. DATE DATE AID CODE
Electrostatic fields and field stress control : 4
Electrical field distribution and breakdown strength of
insulating materials - fields in homogeneous, isotropic 2
1 materials - fields in multi-dielectric
Numerical method: Finite Element Method (FEM),
2
charge simulation method (CSM)
Class Test 1

Electrical breakdown in gases 5

Townsend first ionization coefficient, IONIZATION by

interaction of metastable with atoms, thermal ionization,
photoionization DEIONIZATION by recombination, 2
attachment–negative ion formation,Townsend second
ionization coefficient,

secondary electron emission by photon impact,

2 examples - transition from non-self-sustained discharges
2
to breakdown,the Townsend mechanism, examples - the
streamer or ‘kanal’ mechanism of spark,

the Townsend mechanism, examples - the streamer or

‘kanal’ mechanism of spark, examples - the sparking
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voltage–Paschen’s law, penning effect,breakdown in 1 e
non-uniform fields- partial breakdown, corona s
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discharges g
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Breakdown in liquid and solid dielectrics 7 F

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Liquid as insulators, breakdown in liquids - electronic rx
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breakdown, suspended solid particle mechanism, -b
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cavity breakdown, examples - static electrification in r
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power transformers, transformer oil filtration, sa
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transformer oil test, alternative liquid insulations like sv
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vegetable oils, esters and silicon oils s
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breakdown in solids, intrinsic breakdown, streamer cn
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breakdown, electromechanical breakdown, edge a
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breakdown and treeing, thermal breakdown, erosion c.
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tracking -breakdown of solid dielectrics in practice, e
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partial discharges in solid 2 g
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insulation, solid dielectrics used in practice o
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SR. PLANNED ACTUAL TEACHING
TOPICS HOURS REMARKS
NO. DATE DATE AID CODE
Generation of high voltages : 7
Generation of high direct voltages, half and full wave
1
rectifier circuits,
voltage multiplier circuits, Van de Graff
generators,electrostatic generator,generation of 2
alternating voltages, testing transformers,
cascaded transformers, resonant transformers
4 -examples,impulse voltages, Standard lightning and
2
switching surge and associated parameters and their
corrections

impulse voltage generator circuits, Marx circuit,

operation, design and construction of impulse
2
generators, examples - impulse current generator -
control
Class Test 1

Measurement of high voltages : 6

High direct voltage measurement, peak voltage

measurements by spark gaps, sphere gaps, reference
2
measuring systems, uniform field gaps, rod gaps, factors
affecting sphere gap measurements, examples

electrostatic voltmeters - ammeter in series with high

5
ohmic resistors and high ohmic resistor voltage dividers 2
- generating voltmeters and field sensors

the measurement of peak voltages, the Chubb

-Fortescue method, highvoltage capacitors for
measuring circuits - voltage dividing systems and 2
impulse voltage measurements, digital recorders, errors
inherent in digital recorders
Class Test 1

Non-destructive insulation test techniques : 5

Measurement of d.c. resistivity - dielectric loss and

1
capacitance measurements,

the Schering bridge, current comparator bridges, Tan

Delta measurement, null detectors,- partial-discharge
7 (PD) measurements, the basic PD test circuit, PD 2
currents, PD measuring systems within the PD test
circuit,

measuring systems for apparent charge, sources and

reduction of disturbances, other PD quantities,
2
calibration of PD detectors in a complete test circuit,
digital PD instruments
Class Test 1
TOTAL HOURS : 18
SR. PLANNED ACTUAL TEACHING
TOPICS HOURS REMARKS
NO. DATE DATE AID CODE
High voltageTesting : 7
Testing of insulators and bushings, testing of isolators
and circuit breakers Testing of cables, testing of 2
transformers
8
testing of surge diverters - radio interference
measurements - design, planning and 2
layout of high voltage laboratory
Class Test 1

Over voltages,testing and insulation coordination: 6

The lightning mechanism, energy in lightning, nature of

danger - laboratory high-voltage testing procedures and
2
statistical treatment of
results, examples
6

insulation coordination, insulation level, statistical

approach to insulation coordination, correlation between 2
insulation and protection levels - modern

Class Test 1
TOTAL HOURS : 13