CMR Institute of Technology

Aug. Dec 2014 | High Voltage Engineering (10EE73) | Sem 7 | Prof. Kashif Ahmed

Assignment # 04 Breakdown Phenomena - 2

Date of issue: 10 Sept., 2014
Submission Due: 17 Sept., 2014

Instructions:
ANSWER NEATLY AND LEGIBLY on A4 sheets only and not in sheets torn from a book.
Sketch diagrams wherever relevant. Explain your notations explicitly and clearly.
An incomplete assignment is not acceptable for submission.
Once you submit your assignment, you will be expected to answer all the questions there
INDEPENDENTLY. You may be asked to answer any question of the assignment in the class.
All students are required to answer all questions.
Q1. Explain suspended particle theory and cavitation & bubble theory in commercial liquid dielectrics.
Q2. Explain electronic breakdown and electro-convection breakdown in commercial liquid dielectrics.
Q3. In an experiment with certain gas, it was found that the steady state current is 5.5 X 10 -8 A at 8KV at a
distance of 0.4cm between the electrode plates. Keeping the field constant and reducing the distance to
0.01cm results in a current of 5.5 X 10-9A. Calculate Townsends primary ionization co-efficient.
Q4. In an experiment with certain gas, it was found that the steady state current is 6 X 10-8 A at 10KV at a
distance of 0.4cm between the electrode plates. Keeping the field constant and reducing the distance to 0.2cm
results in a current of 10 X 10-9A. Calculate Townsends primary ionization co-efficient.
Q5. A steady current of 600 A flows through the plane electrode separated by a distance of 0.5 cm when a
voltage of 10 kV is applied. Determine the Townsends first ionization coefficient if a current of 60 A flows
when the distance of separation is reduced to 0.1 cm and the field is kept constant at the previous value.
Q6. A solid dielectric specimen has a dielectric constant of 4.2, ad tan = 0.001 at a frequency of 50 Hz. If it
is subjected to an alternating field of 50 kV/cm, calculate the heat generated in the specimen due to the
dielectric loss.
Q7. A solid dielectric specimen with a dielectric constant of 4.0 shown in Fig. 7 has an internal void of
thickness 1 mm. The specimen is 1 cm thick and is subjected to a voltage of 80 kV (rms). If the void is filled
with air and if the breakdown strength of air can be taken as 30 kV (peak)/cm, find the voltage at which an
internal discharge can occur.

Fig. 7
Q8. The following observations were made in an experiment for determination of dielectric strength of
transformer oil. Determine the power law equation.
Gap Spacing: 4
6
8
10
Vb (kV):
88
135
165
212
Q9. The following observations were made in an experiment for determination of dielectric strength of
transformer oil. Determine the power law equation.
Gap Spacing: 4
6
10
12
Vb (kV):
90
140
210
255
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For your benefit, you are strongly advised to take the assignments very seriously.
Topics in this assignment are included for the second Internal Assessment Test.

Submission Due: 17 Sept., 2014

Good luck!