Pulse Power Engineering Detailed Syllabus for High Voltage Engineering/ Power Systems With Emphasis On H.V. Engineering M.Tech first year second sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
The detailed syllabus for Pulse Power Engineering M.Tech 2017-2018 (R17) first year second sem is as follows.
M.Tech. I Year II Sem.
Prerequisite: Power Systems
Course Objectives:
- To know the static and dynamic breakdown strength of dielectric materials
- To comprehend the importance of energy storage in generators
- To understand the transmission line performance
- To understand the performance of pulse transformers
Course Outcomes: After completion of this course, the student will be able
- To analyze the breakdown strength of dielectric materials
- To have understanding of the applications of energy storage in generators
- To analyze the performance of pulse transformers
UNIT-I: Static and Dynamic Breakdown Strength of Dielectric Materials
Introduction – Gases – static breakdown – pulsed breakdown – spark formation – liquids – basic electrical Process – steamer breakdown – practical considerations – solids – General observations – charge Transport, injection and Breakdown – statistical Interpretation of breakdown Strength Measurements.
UNIT-II: Energy Storage
Pulse Discharge Capacitors – Marx Generators – classical Marx generators – LC Marx Generator – Basic Pulsed – Power Energy Transfer Stage – inductive energy storage – power and voltage multiplication – rotors and homo polar Generators. Switches: Closing switches – gas switches – semi conductor closing switches – magnetic switches – summary – opening switches – fuses – mechanical interrupters – superconducting opening switches – plasma opening switches – plasma flow switches – semiconductor opening switches.
UNIT-III: Pulse Forming Networks
Transmission lines – terminations and junctions – transmission lines with losses – the finite transmission line as a circuit element – production of pulses with lossless transmission lines – RLC networks – circuit simulation with LEITER.
UNIT-IV: Pulse Transmission and Transformation
Self magnetic insulation in vacuum lines – vacuum break down in metallic surfaces – qualitative description of self magnetic insulation – quantitative description of self magnitude insulation – pulse Transformers-High Voltage Power supplies – Capacitor-Charging Techniques – Cascade Circuits – Transformation Lines.
UNIT-V: Power and Voltage Adding
Adding of Power-Voltage Adding – voltage adding by transit-time Isolation – voltage adding by Inductive Isolation – Blumlein Generators – Cumulative Pulse Lines. Examples of Pulsed-power Generators: Single-pulse generators – KALIF-PBFA 2 and the ZMachine – HERMES III. Repetitive Generators: RHEPP and Generators with opening switches.
TEXT BOOK:
- “Pulsed Power Engineering”, by Dr. Hasjoachim Bluhm.
- “Pulsed power” by Gennady A. Mesyats, Springer publications
For all other M.Tech 1st Year 2nd Sem syllabus go to JNTUH M.Tech High Voltage Engineering/ Power Systems With Emphasis On H.V. Engineering 1st Year 2nd Sem Course Structure for (R17) Batch.
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