Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Different requirements and compromised decision in practice when selecting insulation materials
- How electronic structure leads to materials with different macroscopic properties
- Exposure to a range of insulation materials and composites used in HV insulation systems and their electrical properties
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Record your work accurately
- Demonstrate an appreciation of risk and safe laboratory practice.
- Undertake practical work in order to obtain data pertinent to a defined task.
- Design insulation system according to IEC standards
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Learn a comprehensive range of testing and measurement techniques to characterise insulation materials
- Acquire knowledge of electric field modelling and electric field control
- Acquire knowledge of partial discharges, condition monitoring, space charge measurement and insulation quality assessment
- Expose to frontier research activities in high voltage insulation
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Communication and presentation skills
- Organise your time to meet defined objectives.
- Work efficiently and effectively as a team.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 32 |
Lecture | 24 |
Follow-up work | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 66 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
E. Kuffel, W. S. Zaengl and John Kuffel (2000). High Voltage Engineering - Fundamentals. Butterworth-Heinemann.
W. Hauschild, E. Lemke (2014). High-Voltage Test and Measuring Techniques. Springer.
T. Tanaka, A.S. Vaughan (editors) (2017). Tailoring of Nanocomposite Dielectrics. Pan Stanford.
Len A. Dissado, John C. Fothergill (1992). Electrical Degradation and Breakdown in Polymers. IET.
F.H. Kreuger (1991). Industrial High Voltage. Delft University Press.
Dieter Kind and Hermann Kärner (1985). High-Voltage Insulation Technology. Springer.
F. Kremer, A. Schönhals (2003). Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy. Springer.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 50% |
Coursework | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External