EE475 HIGH VOLTAGE TECHNIQUES I
| Course Code: |
5670475 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
4(3-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
7.0 |
| Department: |
Electrical And Electronics Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr KEYVAN FÝRUZÝ |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 5670224
|
| The course set above should be completed before taking
EE475 HIGH VOLTAGE TECHNIQUES I. |
Course Content
Field analysis: experimental and numerical (finite difference, finite element and charge simulation) methods and applications. Electrical breakdown in gases: ionization processes. Townsend s breakdown criterion, Paschens Law, bread-down in electronegative gases, time lags. Streamer-Kanal mechanism, breakdown in non-uniform field and corona. Electrical break-down of liquids: breakdown mechanism of pure and commercial liquids. Electrical breakdown of solids: Intrinsic, electromechanical, thermal and erosion mechanism. Insulating materials: dielectric gases; insulating oils and solid dielectrics.
