Graduate Catalog

ECCE 667 High Voltage Engineering

Materials used in high voltage insulation, including gas insulation and polymeric materials. Mechanisms of breakdown in gases, solids and liquids. Partial Discharge (PD), processes leading to insulation degradation. PD measurement and diagnosis in high voltage equipment. Overvoltages and insulation coordination in high voltage networks. High Voltage circuit breaker technologies. Monitoring of high voltage systems and numerical techniques for electric field computation. Aspects of grounding.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall Spring