EE 1402 – HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING

KINGS
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT CODE & NAME : EE 1402 – HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING

YEAR / SEM : IV / VII

UNIT – I

OVER VOLTAGES IN ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS

PART – A

1. What are the causes of power frequency over voltages?(2)

2. What are the causes of over voltages in power system? (2)
3. What are the different types of fault that may occur on power lines? (2)
4. What are harmful effects of lightning? (2)
5. Name the sources of switching surges? (2)
6. What is voltage surge? Draw a typical lightning voltage surge. (2)
7. Name the sources of switching surges. (2)

PART – B

1. Explain the selection of surge arresters for E.H.V. system. Explain the V-I
Characteristics of typical surge diverters. (16)
2. What are the methods used to control of over voltages due to
switching? Explain briefly. (16)
3. What are the causes for power frequency over voltage? How they are
controlled in power systems? (16)
4. What are the causes for switching over voltage? How they are controlled
in power systems? (16)
5. What are the different methods employed for lightning protection of
overhead lines? (16)
6. Explain the characteristics of switching surges with typical wave shapes
clearly. (16)
7. Give the mathematical model of lightning discharges and explain them(16)

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8. With neat sketches, describe the two types of lightning strokes. (16)
9. A transmission line has the following line constants R = 0.1 ohm/km,
L=1.26 mH/Km, C = 0.009 µF/Km, and G = 0. if the line is a 3 – phase line
and is charged from one end at a line voltage of 230 KV, find the rise in
voltage at the other end, if the line length is 400Km. (16)
10. A 3 – phase single circuit transmission line is 400 Km long. If the line is
rated for 220 KV and has the parameters, R = 0.1 ohms/Km, L=1.26
mH/Km, C = 0.009 µF/Km, and G = 0, find (a) the surge impedance and
(b) the velocity of propagation neglecting the resistance of the line. If a
surge of 150 KV and infinitely long tail strikes at one end of the line, what
is the time taken for the surge to travel the other end of the line? (16)

UNIT – II

ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN IN GASES, SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS

PART – A

1. Define Gas law. (2)

2. State paschen’s law(2)
3. Which insulation is used in high voltage circuit breakers of large power
rating? (2)
4. What are electronegative gases? Give example(2)
5. What is time lag in the break down of dielectric mediums? (2)
6. Name the different secondary ionization processes. (2)
7. Name the three properties of composite dielectrics that are important to
their performance. (2)
8. Name the various mechanism of vacuum breakdown. (2)

PART – B

1. Deduce the Townsend’s break down criteria. Also define the Townsend’s
primary and secondary ionization coefficients. (16)
2. Explain clearly breakdown in non – uniform fields and corona discharges.
(16)
3. Explain the various theories of breakdown mechanism of the commercial
liquid dielectrics. (16)
4. Explain the characteristics of liquid dielectrics. (16)
5. Explain the different mechanism by which breakdown occurs in solid
dielectric in practice. (16)
6. Classify the various breakdown mechanisms occurring on solid dielectrics
and explain them briefly. (16)

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7. In an experiment of gas, it was found that at steady current of 5.5 X 10-8 A

with 0.4 cm separation between the plates. For constant field, if the
separation reduces to 0.1 cm, results in a current of 5.5 X 10-9 A. find
Townsend’s primary ionization coefficient. (16)
8. What will be the breakdown strength of air be for small gaps (1 mm) and
large gaps (20 cm) under uniform field conditions and standard
atmospheric conditions? (16)
9. A solid specimen of dielectric has a dielectric constant of 4.2, and
tan del = 0.001 at a frequency of 50Hz. If it is subjected to an
alternating field of 50 KV/cm, calculate the heat generated in the
specimen due to the dielectric loss. (16)

UNIT – III

GENERATION OF HIGH VOLTAGES AND HIGH CURRENTS

PART – A

1. Give some uses of HVDC(2)

2. What are the applications of impulse current wave forms of high
magnitude? (2)
3. How are capacitances connected in an impulse current generator? (2)
4. What type of wave form will be available in impulse current generator
output? (2)
5. Draw a circuit diagram of a simple voltage doubler. (2)
6. Write the expressions to find the optimum no. of stages and % ripple in a
voltage multiplier circuits. (2)
7. Draw a simple Tesla Coil equivalent circuit for generation of high
frequency A.C high voltage. (2)
8. Write an expression to find the % ripple and % voltage regulation in a multi
stage voltage multiplier circuit. (2)
9. What are the advantages of high frequency resonant transformer used in
HVAC generation? (2)
10. Find the percentage ripple in the output voltage produced by a 8 stage
Cockcroft-Walton multiplier circuit with a capacitance all equal to 0.05 µF.
The supply transformer secondary voltage is 125 KV at a frequency of 150
Hz and the load current is 5 mA. (2)
11. A Cockcroft-Walton type voltage multiplier has eight stages with
capacitances all equal to 0.05 µF. The supply transformer secondary
voltage is 125 KV at a frequency of 150 Hz and the load current is 5 mA.
Find the optimum no. of stages for minimum voltage regulation. (2)

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12. A Tesla coil has a primary winding rated for 10 KV with 2 µF capacitance
on primary side and 1nF capacitance on the secondary side. If the energy
efficiency is 5%, calculate the output voltage. (2)
13. A 12 stage impulse generator has 0.126 µF capacitors. The wave front
and wave tail resistances connected are 800 ohms and 5000 ohms
respectively. If the load capacitor is 1000 pF, find the front and tail times of
the impulse wave produced. (2)
14. What is a voltage multiplier circuits? (2)
15. Distinguish between electromagnetic and electrostatic machines. (2)

PART – B

1. Describe the cascade transformer connection to generate high alternating

voltages. (16)
2. With neat sketch explain the working principle of a Cockcroft – Walton
voltage multiplier circuits. (16)
3. Describe with neat diagram the principle of operation, advantages,
limitations and applications of Van de Graff generator. (16)
4. Give the Marx circuit arrangement for multistage impulse generators. How
is the basic arrangement modified to accommodate the wave time control
resistances? (16)
5. What is Tesla coil? How are damped high frequency oscillations obtained
from a Tesla coil? (16)
6. Explain any one method of generating HV AC at power frequency and
discuss its limitation/feature. (16)
7. What are the different forms of high voltages classified? Explain any one
method of voltage multiplier circuits. (16)
8. Draw and explain the circuits for producing impulse waves. (16)
9. A 100 KVA, 400V/250 KV testing transformer has 8% leakage reactance
and 2% resistance on 100KVA base. A cable has to be tested at 500 KV
using the above transformer as a resonant transformer at 50 Hz. If the
charging current of the cable at 500 KV is 0.4 A, find the series inductance
required. Assume 2% resistance for the inductor to be used and the
connecting leads. Neglect dielectric loss of the cable. What will be the
input voltage to the transformer? (16)

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UNIT – IV

MEASUREMENT OF HIGH VOLTAGES AND HIGH CURRENTS

PART – A

1. What are the general methods used for measurement of high frequency
and impulse currents? (2)
2. What are the high voltage d.c measurement techniques used? (2)
3. For what measurement are Hall generators normally used? (2)
4. What type of measuring devices are preferred for measurement of impulse
currents of short duration? (2)
5. Draw the simple circuit of peak reading voltmeter and it’s equivalent. (2)
6. List the factors that are influencing the peak voltage measurement using
sphere gap. (2)
7. What are the advantages of CVT measurement in HVAC? (2)
8. What are the limitations of generating voltmeter? (2)
9. State the demerits of CVT measurement for HVAC measurements. (2)

PART – B

1. Tabulate the high voltage and high current measurement techniques for
different types of voltage and current. (16)
2. Explain sphere gap for measurement of high voltage with diagrams. (16)
3. With a neat sketch explain the principle of operation of an electrostatic
voltmeter for HVAC measurement. What are the merits and demerits? (16)
4. What is CVT? Explain through phasor diagram how a tuned CVT can be
used for HV AC measurement in substations. (16)
5. Discuss the various techniques for the measurement of impulse voltage.
(16)
6. The effective diameter of the moving disc of an Electrostatic voltmeter is
15 cm with an separation of 1.5 cm. Find the weight in grams that is
necessary to be added to balance the moving plate when measuring a
voltage of 50 KV d.c. Derive any formula used. What is force of attraction
between the plates when they are balanced? (16)
7. A rogowski coil is required to measure impulse current of 8 KA having rate
of change of current of 1010 A/sec. The voltmeter is connected across the
integrating circuit which reads 8 volts for full scale deflection. The input to
integrating circuit is from Rogowski coil. Determine the mutual inductance
of coil, R and C for integrating circuit. (16)
8. Describe a new scheme of current transformer measurement introducing
elector optical technique for EHV systems. (16)
9. Explain with diagram the extended series resistance for high a.c. voltage
measurements. (16)

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UNIT – V

HIGH VOLTAGE TESTING AND INSULATING COORDINATION

PART – A

1. What are test conducted on insulators? (2)

2. What are test conducted on Bushings? (2)
3. Define withstand voltage. (2)
4. Define “impulse voltage”. (2)
5. Differentiate type test and routine test. (2)
6. Give the values of reference atmospheric conditions as per I.S
specifications. (2)
7. Define Disruptive discharge voltage. (2)
8. What are the demerits of synthetic testing of circuit breakers? (2)
9. Define “creepage distance”. (2)
10. What is insulation co – ordination? (2)

PART – B

1. With a neat sketch explain the impulse testing on the power transformer.
(16)
2. Discuss the various test carried out in a circuit breaker at HV labs. (16)
3. What are the different power frequency tests done on bushings? Mention
the procedure for testing. (16)
4. Briefly discuss the various tests carried out the insulator. (16)
5. What is meant by insulation coordination? How are the protective devices
chosen for optimal insulation level in a power system? (16)
6. Explain the terms:
(i) With stand voltage
(ii) Flash over voltage
(iii) 50% flash over voltage
(iv) Wet and dry power frequency tests as referred to HV testing.
(16)
7. Explain the following terms used in HV testing as per the standards :
(i) Disruptive discharge voltage
(ii) Creepage distance
(iii) Impulse voltage
(iv) 100% flash over voltage. (16)
8. (i) What are the tests conducted on circuit breakers and isolator switches?
Explain about any one of the tests.(8)
(ii) What are different tests conducted on cables? Explain any one of
them. (8)

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