35 QUESTIONS HVE NEW PATTERN GRADING

High Voltage Engineering
35 QA New Pattern
Unit-I
Q. (a) Explain disadvantages of DC transmission over AC

1 transmission.
(b) Explain electrical power transmission at high voltages.
Q. (a) Give the reason for rise in transmission voltage levels.

2
(b) Give important applications of High Voltage.
Q. (a) Explain Bubble’s Theory

3
(b) Explain Electro-Convection Breakdown.
Q. (a) Explain Clump Mechanism of Vacuum Breakdown

4
(b) Explain the Post-breakdown phenomena with their
application
Q. (a) Explain essential electrical properties of liquid dielectrics

5
(b) What is meant by purification of liquid dielectrics and why
is it required.
Q. (a) Explain Suspended Particle Theory.

6
(b) Explain Chemical & Electrochemical Deterioration and
Breakdown.
Q. (a) Explain the properties of Composite Dielectrics.

7
(b) Explain properties and applications of Epoxy Resins.
Unit-II
Q. (a) Give properties of important HV insulating Media

1
(b) Explain Properties of SF6 Gas as dielectric
Q. (a) Give Electrical Properties of Vacuum as High Voltage

2 Insulation
(b) Explain Generation of Charge Carriers
Q. (a) Explain Impact Ionization?
3
(b) Explain Thermal Ionization?
Q. (a) Explain Townsend’s Criterion for breakdown.

4
(b) Explain the use of gases / vacuum as dielectrics.
Q. (a) Explain the development of Negative Streamer Corona.

5
(b) Explain Avalanche Breakdown
Q. (a) Explain Time Lags in Breakdown.

6
(b) Explain Intrinsic Breakdown in Solid dielectrics
Q. (a) Explain Thermal Breakdown in Solid dielectrics.

7
(b) Explain Electro-Mechanical Breakdown in Solid dielectrics.
Unit-III
Q. (a) Explain different schemes for cascade connection of

1 transformers for producing very high A.C. voltage.
(b) An impulse generator has eight stages each condenser
rated for 0.16 micro F and 125kV. The load capacitor
available is 1000pF. Find the resistance and the damping
resistance needed to produce 1.2/50 micro S. Impulse
wave what is the maximum o/p voltage of the generator, if
the changing voltage is 120kV?
Q. (a) A 12- stage impulse generator has 0.126µF capacitors. The

2 wave front and wave tail resistance connected are 800
ohms and 5000 ohms respectively. If the load capacitor is
1000pF find the front and tail times of the impulse wave
produced?
(b) Explain with the help of a diagram the working of
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier circuit. Find the
expression for ripple in output voltage.
Q. (a) With a neat diagram explain the principle of operation of

3 series resonant circuit for generating high A.C. test
voltages.
(b) With a neat sketch describe the work of a Van-de-Graff
electrostatic generator. What are the factors that limit the
o/p voltage?
Q. (a) Draw the equivalent circuit of a four stage cascaded
4 transformer and determine the expression for the short
circuit reactance of a transformer.
(b) Describe the principle and construction of multistage
impulse generator assuming a suitable equivalent circuit.
Derive an expression for the o/p voltage.
Q. (a) What is the principle of operation of resonant transformer?

5 How is it advantages over the cascade connected
transformer?
(b) What is cascaded transformer? Explain why cascading is
done? Describe with net diagram three stage cascaded
transformer. Label the power rating various stages of the
transformer.
Q. (a) Derive an expression for voltage efficiency of a single

6 stage impulse generator?
(b) An impulse current generator has total capacitance of
15μF. The charging voltage 125kV, the circuit inductance
2mH and the dynamic resistance 1 ohm. Determine the
peak current and wave shape of the wave.
Q. (a) What is the standard impulse wave as per IS

7 recommendation. Give the tolerances recommended.
(b) Explain the operation of a multistage Marx impulse
generator circuit. Give the procedure and describe the
equipments.
Unit-IV
Q. (a) Explain the different method of high current measurements

1 with their relative merits & demerits?
(b) A coaxial shunt is to be designed to measure an impulse
current of 50Ka.if the bandwidth of the shunt is to be at
least 10MHz & if the voltage drop across the shunt should
not exceed 50V. Find the ohmic value of the shunt & its
dimensions?
Q. (a) Explain the construction of sphere gap and factors of

2 affect.
(b) Explain the different method of the high current
measurement with their relative merits & demerits?
Q. (a) Explain how a sphere gap can be used to measure the

3 peak value of voltages. What are the parameters and
factors that influence such voltage measurement?
(b) What are the requirements for sphere gap for
measurement of high voltage? Discuss the disadvantage of
sphere gap for measurement?
Q. (a) Why is controlled triggering required in an impulse

4 generator? Describe a typical trigger arrangement?
(b) What are the problems associated with measurement of
very high impulse voltages? Explain how these can be
taken care of during measurements.
Q. (a) Explain with neat diagram the principle of operation of an

5 electrostatic voltmeter. Discuss its advantages and
limitations for high voltage measurement.
(b) What are the problems associated with measurement of
very high impulse voltages? Explain how these can be
taken care of during measurements.
Q. (a) What is Rogowski Coil? Explain with a neat diagram its

6 principle of operation for measurement of high impulse
currents.
(b) Discuss and compare the performance of (i) resistance (ii)
capacitance potential dividers for measurement of impulse
voltages.
Q. (a) Discuss the effect of (i) nearby earthed objects (ii) humidity
7 and (iii) dust particles on the measurements using sphere
gaps.
(b) A Rogowski coil is required to measure impulse current of 8
kA having rate of change of current of 10 10A/sec. The
voltmeter is connected across the integrating circuit which
reads 8 volts for full scale deflection. The input to the
integrating circuit is from the Rogowski Coil. Determine the
mutual inductance of coil R and C of the integrating circuit.
Unit-V
Q. (a) What are the various power frequency test done on

1 insulator? Mention the procedure for testing?
(b) Explain the partial discharge test on high voltage cables.
How is a fault in the insulation located in this test?
Q. (a) Explain the concept of apparent charge is partial discharge

2 measurement. Describe a simple experiment technique to
measure partial discharge?
(b) Briefly explain how partial discharge in an insulator system
or equipment can be detected and displayed?
Q. (a) Briefly explain insulation co-ordination? Also explain

3 various terminologies involved?
(b) Explain the measurement of insulation resistance of
cables?
Q. (a) How high voltage cable is tested? Describe in detail.

4
(b) What is non-destructive testing of insulating materials?
Give briefly the characteristics of this method
Q. (a) Describe various tests to be carried out on circuit breakers.

5
(b) Write short notes on Testing of Bushings.
Q. (a) Explain working of High Voltage Schering Bridge for

6 Dielectric Loss Measurement.
(b) Explain the procedure for performing (i) IR test, (ii) Stability
Test and (iii) Partial Discharge Test.
Q. (a) Why are the earthing and shielding arrangements needed

7 in the Schering bridge measurements?
(b) Determine the specific heat generated in the test
specimen due to dielectric loss if the dielectric constant
and loss angle of the specimen are 3.8 and 0.0085
respectively. The electric field is 40kV/cm at 50Hz.

35 QUESTIONS HVE NEW PATTERN GRADING

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

35 QUESTIONS HVE NEW PATTERN GRADING

Uploaded by

Document Information

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

35 QUESTIONS HVE NEW PATTERN GRADING

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

High Voltage Engineering

Q. (a) Explain disadvantages of DC transmission over AC

Q. (a) Give the reason for rise in transmission voltage levels.

Q. (a) Explain Bubble’s Theory

Q. (a) Explain Clump Mechanism of Vacuum Breakdown

Q. (a) Explain essential electrical properties of liquid dielectrics

Q. (a) Explain Suspended Particle Theory.

Q. (a) Explain the properties of Composite Dielectrics.

Q. (a) Give properties of important HV insulating Media

Q. (a) Give Electrical Properties of Vacuum as High Voltage

Q. (a) Explain Townsend’s Criterion for breakdown.

Q. (a) Explain the development of Negative Streamer Corona.

Q. (a) Explain Time Lags in Breakdown.

Q. (a) Explain Thermal Breakdown in Solid dielectrics.

Q. (a) Explain different schemes for cascade connection of

Q. (a) A 12- stage impulse generator has 0.126µF capacitors. The

Q. (a) With a neat diagram explain the principle of operation of

Q. (a) What is the principle of operation of resonant transformer?

Q. (a) Derive an expression for voltage efficiency of a single

Q. (a) What is the standard impulse wave as per IS

Q. (a) Explain the different method of high current measurements

Q. (a) Explain the construction of sphere gap and factors of

Q. (a) Explain how a sphere gap can be used to measure the

Q. (a) Why is controlled triggering required in an impulse

Q. (a) Explain with neat diagram the principle of operation of an

Q. (a) What is Rogowski Coil? Explain with a neat diagram its

Q. (a) What are the various power frequency test done on

Q. (a) Explain the concept of apparent charge is partial discharge

Q. (a) Briefly explain insulation co-ordination? Also explain

Q. (a) How high voltage cable is tested? Describe in detail.

Q. (a) Describe various tests to be carried out on circuit breakers.

Q. (a) Explain working of High Voltage Schering Bridge for

Q. (a) Why are the earthing and shielding arrangements needed

You might also like