ECS5353

High-voltage equipment and testing techniques

Not offered in 1998

Q Su

6 points
* 39 hours of lectures and practical work
* Irregular availability
* Clayton

Objectives The student is expected to increase his/her knowledge and understanding of insulation tests and condition monitoring techniques for high voltage equipment.

Synopsis Insulation condition monitoring of plant. Insulation structure and design criteria of power transformer, generator, motor, cable and circuit breaker. Electrostatic fields and field stress control. Applied insulation materials. Electrical breakdown in gas, solid and liquid. AC, DC and impulse voltage tests. Non-destructive insulation test techniques.

Assessment Two-hour examination: 60%
* Assignments: 20%
* Laboratory work: 20%

Recommended texts

Kind D and Karner H High voltage insulation technology Friedr Vieweq and Sohn, 1985
Kind D High voltage experimental technique Vieweg, 1978
Kreuger F H Partial discharge detection in high voltage equipment Butterworths, 1990
Kreuger F H Industrial high voltage Delft U P, 1991
Kuffel E and Zaengl W S High voltage engineering fundamentals Pergamon, 1984