Sparkover Voltage of Sphere Gaps

Factors Influencing the Sparkover Voltage of Sphere Gaps: Various factors that affect the sparkover voltage of a sphere gap are: nearby earthed objects, atmospheric conditions and humidity, irradiation, and polarity…

Continue Reading Sparkover Voltage of Sphere Gaps

Measurement of High Voltage and Currents Articles

Measurement of High Voltage and Currents Articles: Series Resistance Microammeter: High d.c. voltages are usually measured by connecting a very high resistance (few hundreds of megaohms) in Series Resistance Microammeter…

Continue Reading Measurement of High Voltage and Currents Articles

High Voltage Testing of Surge Arrester

High Voltage Testing of Surge Arrester: In modern practices, surge arrester or lightning arresters are the most reliable apparatus to protect the power system against transient voltages due to lightning…

Continue Reading High Voltage Testing of Surge Arrester

Transmission Line Overvoltage Protection

Transmission Line Overvoltage Protection: Transmission Line Overvoltage Protection against natural or lightning overvoltages and minimizing the lightning overvoltages are done by suitable line designs, providing guard and ground wires, and…

Continue Reading Transmission Line Overvoltage Protection

High Voltage Engineering Articles

High Voltage Engineering Articles: This High Voltage Engineering Articles which includes the following topics: Electric Field Stress Breakdown in Liquid Dielectrics Solid Dielectric Materials and Composites Materials Electric Stress Control…

Continue Reading High Voltage Engineering Articles

Insulation Coordination of Substation

Insulation Coordination of Substation: For steep fronted lightning waves at Insulation Coordination of Substation and at different points on lines, the voltages at sub-stations may exceed the protective level depending…

Continue Reading Insulation Coordination of Substation

Selection of Surge Arresters

Selection of Surge Arresters: These are non-linear resistors in series with spark gaps which act as fast switches. A Selection of Surge Arresters or lightning arrester is shown in Fig.…

Continue Reading Selection of Surge Arresters