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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi
Programme of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
05181804 High Voltage Techniques 4 Spring 8 3+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator Asst. Prof. H. Oktay Altun
Instructor(s) -
Instructor Assistant(s) -
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, Paschen's Law, break-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.
Objectives of the Course
To teach main theory and applications of high voltage techniques
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Experimental and numerical (finite difference, finite element and charge simulation) methods and applications
2 Experimental and numerical (finite difference, finite element and charge simulation) methods and applications
3 Ionization processes
4 Townsend`s breakdown criterion
5 Paschen`s Law
6 Paschen`s Law
7 Break-down in electronegative gases, time lags
8 Break-down in electronegative gases, time lags
9 Streamer-Kanal mechanism
10 Breakdown in non-uniform field and corona.
11 Breakdown mechanism of pure and commercial liquids
12 Intrinsic, electromechanical, thermal and erosion mechanism
13 Dielectric gases insulating oils and solid dielectrics
14 Dielectric gases insulating oils and solid dielectrics
Textbook or Material
Resources High Voltage Engineering, by M.S. Naidu and V. Kamaraju, second edition, NY: McGraw-Hill, (1996).
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Quiz - -
Listening - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 0
Total Work Load / 30 0
Course ECTS Credits: 0