High Voltage Technology

11B0210

Bachelor

German

5.0

only winter term

1 semester

The use of high voltage in electrical power systems enables the low-loss transport of electrical energy over long distances. This important advantage is offset by a high technical effort, which is necessary for the safe control of the high voltages. Important aspects are the estimation of the voltages actually occurring on the insulation systems, the properties of insulating materials, the dimensioning of insulation systems, the testing and diagnosis of operating resources, environmental compatibility, and economic efficiency.

1. Introduction to High Voltage Technology
2. Insulation Coordination
3. High Voltage Generation for Testing Purposes
4. High Voltage Measurement Technology
5. Electrical Strength
6. Test and Diagnostic Procedures
7. Electrostatic Field
8. Typical Insulation Structures

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• oral exam or
• Written examination

• Field work / Experimental work

Oral examination: Duration 30 minutes, examination scope: All topics covered in the lecture and in the practical course.

Written exam: 120 Minuten

• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering (GET)
• Electrical Energy Systems (EES)

The students who have successfully completed this module are able to,

• name the necessity of using high voltages in electrical power supply and select the optimal transmission voltage.
• name and classify insulating materials.
• dimension, test and diagnose insulation systems.
• describe and classify environmental and business aspects of the subject area.

After completing the module, students can safely describe and apply the methods of high voltage technology (insulation coordination, stress and behavior of insulating materials, testing and diagnosis) to electrical energy systems. Various solution approaches for insulation systems can be compared and contrasted.

The students design insulation systems after analyzing the anticipated stresses, creating equivalent circuit diagrams, and developing test or diagnostic plans. Scientifically based decisions regarding the development of the insulation system are made based on these plans and are then applied and verified in the high-voltage laboratory.

Graduates of the High Voltage Engineering module derive research questions related to partial discharge measurement technology during their practical training, explain and justify them, and present potential solutions

The students subject insulation systems to a critical analysis and evaluation with regard to their feasibility, safety and economic efficiency. They can competently and vividly present and communicate the results. 

Graduates develop a professional self-image that is oriented towards the goals and standards of professional action in predominantly non-scientific professional fields and can assess their own abilities, reflect autonomously on subject-related design and decision-making freedoms and use them under guidance. In addition, they critically reflect on their professional actions in relation to societal expectations and consequences.

• Buckow, Eckart

• Buckow, Eckart