Subject Code: EE6L009	Subject Name: High Voltage Engineering	L-T-P: 3-0-0	Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Introduction to Electronics, Network Theory
Generation of High Voltages and Currents: Generation of High Direct Current Voltages, Generation of High alternating voltages, Generation of Impulse Voltages, Generation of Impulse currents, Tripping and control of impulse generators; Measurement of High Voltages and Currents: Measurement of High Direct Current voltages, Measurement of High Voltages alternating and impulse, Measurement of High Currents-direct, alternating and Impulse, Oscilloscope for impulse voltage and current measurements; Break Down in Solid Dielectrics: Intrinsic breakdown, electromechanical breakdown, thermal breakdown, breakdown of solid dielectrics in practice, Breakdown in composite dielectrics, solid dielectrics used in practice; Break Down in Gaseous and Liquid Dielectrics: Gases as insulating media, collision process, Ionization process, Townsend’s criteria of breakdown in gases, Paschen’s law. Liquid as Insulator, pure and commercial liquids, breakdown in pure and commercial liquids. Texts Book: E. Kuffel, and W. S. Zaengl, J. Kuffel, “High Voltage Engineering: Fundamentals,” CBS Publishers, 2005. R. Arora and W. Mosch, ‘High Voltage and Electrical Insulation Engineering’ John Wiley & Sons, 2011. References Book: W. Peek, and F. W. Peek “Dielectric Phenomena in High Voltage Engineering, Rough Draft Printing, 2008. L. L. Alston, “High Voltage Technology,” Oxford University Press, 2011.

Subject Code: EE6L009

Subject Name: High Voltage Engineering

L-T-P: 3-0-0

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite(s): Introduction to Electronics, Network Theory

Generation of High Voltages and Currents: Generation of High Direct Current Voltages, Generation of High alternating voltages, Generation of Impulse Voltages, Generation of Impulse currents, Tripping and control of impulse generators; Measurement of High Voltages and Currents: Measurement of High Direct Current voltages, Measurement of High Voltages alternating and impulse, Measurement of High Currents-direct, alternating and Impulse, Oscilloscope for impulse voltage and current measurements; Break Down in Solid Dielectrics: Intrinsic breakdown, electromechanical breakdown, thermal breakdown, breakdown of solid dielectrics in practice, Breakdown in composite dielectrics, solid dielectrics used in practice; Break Down in Gaseous and Liquid Dielectrics: Gases as insulating media, collision process, Ionization process, Townsend’s criteria of breakdown in gases, Paschen’s law. Liquid as Insulator, pure and commercial liquids, breakdown in pure and commercial liquids.

Texts Book:

E. Kuffel, and W. S. Zaengl, J. Kuffel, “High Voltage Engineering: Fundamentals,” CBS Publishers, 2005.
R. Arora and W. Mosch, ‘High Voltage and Electrical Insulation Engineering’ John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

References Book:

W. Peek, and F. W. Peek “Dielectric Phenomena in High Voltage Engineering, Rough Draft Printing, 2008.
L. L. Alston, “High Voltage Technology,” Oxford University Press, 2011.