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Course Contents

Properties of dielectrics and breakdown mechanisms; composites and novel materials; insulators for outdoor applications. Issues in design of insulators and insulator systems. Over voltages and insulation coordination in transmission networks. Generation and measurement of testing Voltages DC, AC, impulse and pulsed. Testing and Evaluation: Procedures and standards, ageing studies. On line and off line condition monitoring of substation equipment. Advances in measurement and diagnostic technologies: partial discharge monitoring, space charge. Charge measurements, dielectric spectroscopy, etc. Lab demonstrations. 

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