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High Voltage Engineering

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    This course aims to: 1. Understand of high voltage generation, measurement and testing. 2. Study the electrical breakdown theories in different insulators (gases, liquids, & solids) 3. Describe the different types of insulators in overhead transmission line. 4. Recognize the different types of earthing schemes. 5. Understand the construction and applications of high voltage cable.
  • Course Goals
  • Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Responsible Consumption and Production

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction: Electric power systems, High voltage HV and extra high voltage EHV installations. High voltage role and use in electric power systems, advantages, and disadvantages. High Voltage Generation, Measurements, and Testing: Ac circuits, Dc circuits, High frequency circuits, Impulse voltage circuits. Breakdown Theories and Mechanisms: In insulating gases ,In insulating liquids ,In insulating solids, Partial breakdown BD, electric corona inspection, disadvantages, and advantages. HV Transmission Lines Insulation Characteristics: Along HV insulators and strings, overvoltage protection equipment. HV Cables Insulation Characteristics: Types, Materials, equivalent circuits, current carrying capacities, resistance, inductance, capacitance calculations, charging current imposed limitations, measurements. Electric and Magnetic Fields around HV Transmission Lines and Equipment. Earthing Systems for HV Applications.
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction: Electric power systems, High voltage HV and extra high voltage EHV installations. High voltage role and use in electric power systems, advantages, and disadvantages. High Voltage Generation, Measurements, and Testing: Ac circuits, Dc circuits, High frequency circuits, Impulse voltage circuits. Breakdown Theories and Mechanisms: In insulating gases ,In insulating liquids ,In insulating solids, Partial breakdown BD, electric corona inspection, disadvantages, and advantages. HV Transmission Lines Insulation Characteristics: Along HV insulators and strings, overvoltage protection equipment. HV Cables Insulation Characteristics: Types, Materials, equivalent circuits, current carrying capacities, resistance, inductance, capacitance calculations, charging current imposed limitations, measurements. Electric and Magnetic Fields around HV Transmission Lines and Equipment. Earthing Systems for HV Applications.
  • Department
    Electrical Power and Machines Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (20 = tr.Industry 5% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 15% ) + tr.Oral/Practical (10) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 3, Tutorial Hours: 0, Lab Hours: 1
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • 1- Kuffel, E., W. S. Zaengl, and J. Kuffel. "High Voltage Engineering-Fundamentals, vol. 2. (2001).
  • 2- Naidu, Motukuru S. High voltage engineering. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 2013.
  • 3- Rizk, Farouk AM, and Giao N. Trinh. High voltage engineering. CRC Press, 2018.
  • 4- Küchler, Andreas. High Voltage Engineering: Fundamentals-Technology-Applications. Springer, 2017. - Kuffel, E., W. S. Zaengl, and J. Kuffel. High Voltage Engineering-Fundamentals, vol. 2. (2001).