High Voltage Engineering

Objectives

Acquisition of knowledge related to the scientific fundamentals of the establishment and propagation of overvoltages and the establishment of disruption, and knowledge of technical solutions for overvoltage protection.

Acquisition of abilities to analyze and design high voltage related protection systems

Acquisition of knowledge related to finite element simulation tools, focused on high voltage applications

General characterization

Code

2826

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Nuno Manuel Ortega Amaro

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 56

Teaching language

Português

Prerequisites

The following previously acquired knowledge in these topics / course units is required: Theoretical Electrical Engineering Electromagnetism Knowledge of general Electrical Engineering and electrical networks Mathematics (matrix calculus, integral calculus)

Bibliography

Domingos Moura, Técnicas de Alta Tensão, edição “Técnica – A.E.I.S.T.”, Lisboa, 1980
Kuffel, E. ; Zaengl, W., High-Voltage Engineering, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1984
Naidu,M.; Karamaju, V., High Voltage Engineering, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1995
Hileman, A.R., Insulation Coordination for Power Systems, Marcel Dekker, Inc, 1999
Kundur, P., Power System Stability And Control, 1994

Teaching method

Available soon

Evaluation method

Available soon

Subject matter

1. Introduction to power quality and high voltage network assets

2. Magnetic and electric field and potential functions (revision)

3. Study of overhead lines (parametrization of overhead lines)

4. Disruption in gases, solids and liquids. Types of discharges and their characteristics. Corona effect.

5. Altmosferic discharges and electrogeometric model.

6. High voltage measurements.

7. Design of Protection devices

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering