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Introduction
2.0
Objectives
3.0
Methodology
4.0
Schematic Diagram
5.0
Results
The following results as seen in Table 1 were obtained from the experiment that
was conducted. The results obtained are analyzed and discussed detail in Section
6.0 of this report.
Gap
(kV)
10mm
30mm
50mm
10mm
30mm
50mm
Spacing
1st
14.70
30.50
35.50
16.70
33.80
46.05
14.80
30.60
39.90
16.80
33.90
46.70
Average
14.75
30.55
37.70
16.75
33.85
46.38
nd
6.0
Discussion
The average values of the results form Table 1 in Section 5.0 were used to plot
the graph showing the relationship of the corona inception voltage and
breakdown voltage with the three gap spacing used which is 10mm, 30mm and
50mm. The graph plot is as seen in Figure 1. As can be seen in Figure 1, both the
corona inception voltage and breakdown voltage increases as gap spacing
increases. However, the corona inception voltage is slightly lower than the
breakdown voltage. This is because corona discharge happens first before the
voltage breakdown, which it can be heard by a hissing noise.
When subjected to a non-uniform electric field under AC condition, corona
discharge happens first in the localized areas when there is an increase in
excitation voltage. This is because of the field strength at the electrode with
strong curvature of air increases and then the air surrounding it experiences
stress high enough to be dissociated into ions making the atmosphere
conducting. This results in electric discharge around the conductors due to the
flow of these ions, giving rise to a faint luminescent glow, along with the hissing
sound. Due to their high mobility, the electrons rapidly leave the ionizing region
of the electric field. The discharges will intensify with an increase of stress level
to the point that eventually a breakdown will occur.
7.0
Conclusion
As a conclusion, from the experiment it has been understood that the corona
inception voltage occurs before the occurrence of the breakdown voltage with
the corona inception voltage being lower than the breakdown voltage. The
corona inception voltage is identified by the characteristic purplish-luminescence
that it produces and it also produces a hissing noise as the voltage is gradually
increased this hissing gets louder. Moreover, it is also understood that as the gap
spacing increases the voltage value at which corona and breakdown occurs also
increases. The objectives of the experiment have been achieved successfully.
References
Kuffel,
E.,
Zaengl,
W.S.
and
Kuffel,
J.
2000.
High
Voltage
Engineering