
Product Description
High Voltage Engineering is authored by eminent author Prof. C.L. Wadhwa and is published by one of the leading publishers, NEW AGE International Publishers. This latest Multicolour Edition of the book is intended for the undergraduate students of Electrical Engineering. The book is recommended by various IITs, NITs and other famous Engineering Colleges. It is also a useful book for various competitive exams including GATE, UPSC and AMIE. This is one of our best selling books on High Voltage Engineering. The book provides a clear, systematic and exhaustive exposition of various dimensions of High Voltage Engineering. Generation of AC/DC and impulse voltage for testing of electrical equipments as per standard specifications have been explained. High voltage testing of some of the electrical equipments e.g. insulators, cables, transformers as per standard specifications has been explained. Various methods of non-destructive testing which yield information regarding life expectancy and long term stability or otherwise of the insulating materials have been discussed. The book takes a view of various types of transients in power system and suggests classical and more modern statistical methods of co-ordinating the insulation requirements of the system. Key Features: • Electric stress estimation and control using various techniques. • Mechanism of breakdown of gases, liquids and solid insulating materials. • Application of insulating materials for different electrical equipments. • Generation of high AC/DC and impulse voltages and currents for testing of electrical equipments. • Various techniques and circuits for measurements of high voltages. • Testing procedures for testing of insulators, cables, transformers, circuit breakers etc. • High voltage schering bridge and partial discharge measurement techniques for assessing life expectancy of equipments. • Insulation coordination and over voltage protection. • A few photo plates to give a physical feel of various equipments in a high voltage laboratory. • Large number of solved examples, practice problems and multiple choice questions. Read more


