HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING PART-A Answer all the questions 1. Define Time lags of gaseous breakdown. 2.

What is electronegative gas? Give its significance. 3. Differentiate Pure and Commercial liquids. 4. What is intrinsic breakdown in solid dielectrics? 5. What is the use of isolation transformer in cascaded transformers? 6. What is tesla coil? 7. What is the principle of Rogowski coil? 8. What are the advantages of electrostatic voltmeters? 9. What is insulation coordination? 10.Define standard impulse wave. PART-B 11.Deduce the condition of breakdown in gases of uniform field using Townsends primary & secondary ionization coefficients. Also write the condition for non uniform field. (OR) 12.a) State and explain Paschens law.(6) b) Explain Streamer theory of breakdown in gases. (6) 13. List the theories associated with liquid breakdown and explain any two of them in detail. (OR) 14. Explain the following with respect to solid breakdown: a) Electromechanical breakdown b) Thermal Breakdown b) Breakdown due to internal discharges. 15. Give the Mark circuit multistage impulse generator. How the basic arrangements are modified to accommodate the wave time control resistances. (OR)

16. Explain the operation and working of Vande-Graff generator in detail with a neat schematic. 17. Explain the use of CRO in measuring high impulse voltage. Also mention the steps to be taken for achieving constant and accurate result. (OR) 18. Tabulate the high voltage and high current measuring techniques for different types of voltages and currents. 19. With a neat sketch explain the impulse testing on power transformer using Indian standards. (OR) 20. Explain in detail the high voltage tests carried out for insulators.