Code No: 16008 NR Set No.

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III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,January 2010
HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) Give different circuits that produce impulse waves.

(b) An impulse current generator has a total capacitance of 8 µF . The charging
voltage is 25kV. If the generator has to give an output current of 10kVA with
8/20 µs waveform, calculate

(a) circuit inductance

(b) dynamic resistance in the circuit. [8+8]

2. (a) What is Pachen’s law? How do you account for the minimum voltage for
breakdown under a given ‘p x d’ condition?
(b) Describe the various factors that influence breakdown in a gas. [8+8]
3. What is Ragowskii Coil? Explain with a neat diagram, its principle of operation
for measurement of high impulse currents. [16]
4. (a) What is cavity? Explain cavity breakdown of solid dielectrics.
(b) What are composite dielectrics? Give examples. [8+8]
5. (a) Explain with diagrams, different types of rectifier circuits for producing high
d.c voltages.
(b) Determine the ripple voltage regulation of a 10 stage Cockroft Walton type
d.c voltage multiplier circuit having a stage capacitance is 0.01 µF , supply
Voltage = 100 kV at a frequency of 400 HZ and a load current of 10 mA.[8+8]
6. (a) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions.
(b) Derive an expression for energy transfer between two colliding particles.[6+10]
7. (a) To determine the permittivity of a material, following two measurements were
made on the Schering bridge :
without the specimen between the electrodes : standard capacitor 150 pF
in arm BC, arm CD 120 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 120 pF in
parallel with 5000 ohms, arm AB test electrodes
with the specimen between the electrodes : arm BC 900 pF, arm CD 1000 pF
in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 200 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms. The
angular frequency of the supply is 5000 radians per second. Determine the
relative permittivity and the power factor of the specimen.
(b) Discuss the method of balanced detection for locating partial discharges in
electrical equipments [8+8]

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8. Explain clearly the procedure for measurement of

(a) impulse
(b) a.c. high voltages

using sphere gap. [16]

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Code No: 16008 NR Set No. 4
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,January 2010
HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) To determine the permittivity of a material, following two measurements were

made on the Schering bridge :
without the specimen between the electrodes : standard capacitor 150 pF
in arm BC, arm CD 120 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 120 pF in
parallel with 5000 ohms, arm AB test electrodes
with the specimen between the electrodes : arm BC 900 pF, arm CD 1000 pF
in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 200 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms. The
angular frequency of the supply is 5000 radians per second. Determine the
relative permittivity and the power factor of the specimen.
(b) Discuss the method of balanced detection for locating partial discharges in
electrical equipments [8+8]

2. (a) Give different circuits that produce impulse waves.

(b) An impulse current generator has a total capacitance of 8 µF . The charging
voltage is 25kV. If the generator has to give an output current of 10kVA with
8/20 µs waveform, calculate

(a) circuit inductance

(b) dynamic resistance in the circuit. [8+8]

3. Explain clearly the procedure for measurement of

(a) impulse
(b) a.c. high voltages

using sphere gap. [16]

4. (a) What is Pachen’s law? How do you account for the minimum voltage for
breakdown under a given ‘p x d’ condition?
(b) Describe the various factors that influence breakdown in a gas. [8+8]

5. What is Ragowskii Coil? Explain with a neat diagram, its principle of operation
for measurement of high impulse currents. [16]

6. (a) What is cavity? Explain cavity breakdown of solid dielectrics.

(b) What are composite dielectrics? Give examples. [8+8]

7. (a) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions.

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Code No: 16008 NR Set No. 4
(b) Derive an expression for energy transfer between two colliding particles.[6+10]

8. (a) Explain with diagrams, different types of rectifier circuits for producing high
d.c voltages.
(b) Determine the ripple voltage regulation of a 10 stage Cockroft Walton type
d.c voltage multiplier circuit having a stage capacitance is 0.01 µF , supply
Voltage = 100 kV at a frequency of 400 HZ and a load current of 10 mA.[8+8]

?????

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Code No: 16008 NR Set No. 1
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,January 2010
HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions.

(b) Derive an expression for energy transfer between two colliding particles.[6+10]
2. (a) Explain with diagrams, different types of rectifier circuits for producing high
d.c voltages.
(b) Determine the ripple voltage regulation of a 10 stage Cockroft Walton type
d.c voltage multiplier circuit having a stage capacitance is 0.01 µF , supply
Voltage = 100 kV at a frequency of 400 HZ and a load current of 10 mA.[8+8]
3. (a) To determine the permittivity of a material, following two measurements were
made on the Schering bridge :
without the specimen between the electrodes : standard capacitor 150 pF
in arm BC, arm CD 120 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 120 pF in
parallel with 5000 ohms, arm AB test electrodes
with the specimen between the electrodes : arm BC 900 pF, arm CD 1000 pF
in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 200 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms. The
angular frequency of the supply is 5000 radians per second. Determine the
relative permittivity and the power factor of the specimen.
(b) Discuss the method of balanced detection for locating partial discharges in
electrical equipments [8+8]
4. (a) What is Pachen’s law? How do you account for the minimum voltage for
breakdown under a given ‘p x d’ condition?
(b) Describe the various factors that influence breakdown in a gas. [8+8]
5. (a) What is cavity? Explain cavity breakdown of solid dielectrics.
(b) What are composite dielectrics? Give examples. [8+8]
6. Explain clearly the procedure for measurement of
(a) impulse
(b) a.c. high voltages
using sphere gap. [16]
7. (a) Give different circuits that produce impulse waves.
(b) An impulse current generator has a total capacitance of 8 µF . The charging
voltage is 25kV. If the generator has to give an output current of 10kVA with
8/20 µs waveform, calculate

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(a) circuit inductance
(b) dynamic resistance in the circuit. [8+8]

8. What is Ragowskii Coil? Explain with a neat diagram, its principle of operation
for measurement of high impulse currents. [16]

?????

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Code No: 16008 NR Set No. 3
III B.Tech II Semester Supplimentary Examinations,January 2010
HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????

1. (a) What is Pachen’s law? How do you account for the minimum voltage for
breakdown under a given ‘p x d’ condition?
(b) Describe the various factors that influence breakdown in a gas. [8+8]

2. What is Ragowskii Coil? Explain with a neat diagram, its principle of operation
for measurement of high impulse currents. [16]

3. (a) Give different circuits that produce impulse waves.

(b) An impulse current generator has a total capacitance of 8 µF . The charging
voltage is 25kV. If the generator has to give an output current of 10kVA with
8/20 µs waveform, calculate

(a) circuit inductance

(b) dynamic resistance in the circuit. [8+8]

4. (a) What is cavity? Explain cavity breakdown of solid dielectrics.

(b) What are composite dielectrics? Give examples. [8+8]

5. (a) Explain with diagrams, different types of rectifier circuits for producing high
d.c voltages.
(b) Determine the ripple voltage regulation of a 10 stage Cockroft Walton type
d.c voltage multiplier circuit having a stage capacitance is 0.01 µF , supply
Voltage = 100 kV at a frequency of 400 HZ and a load current of 10 mA.[8+8]

6. (a) Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions.

(b) Derive an expression for energy transfer between two colliding particles.[6+10]

7. Explain clearly the procedure for measurement of

(a) impulse
(b) a.c. high voltages

using sphere gap. [16]

8. (a) To determine the permittivity of a material, following two measurements were

made on the Schering bridge :
without the specimen between the electrodes : standard capacitor 150 pF
in arm BC, arm CD 120 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 120 pF in

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parallel with 5000 ohms, arm AB test electrodes
with the specimen between the electrodes : arm BC 900 pF, arm CD 1000 pF
in parallel with 5000 ohms, arm DA 200 pF in parallel with 5000 ohms. The
angular frequency of the supply is 5000 radians per second. Determine the
relative permittivity and the power factor of the specimen.
(b) Discuss the method of balanced detection for locating partial discharges in
electrical equipments [8+8]

?????