Voltage Doubler Circuit or Cascaded Voltage Multiplier Circuit Figure A Both full wave and half wave rectifier circuits produce a dc voltage less than the ac maximum voltage. When higher de voltages are needed, a voltage doubler or cascaded rectifier doubler circuits are used. Working of Cascaded Voltage Multiplier Circuit : Suppose B is more positive with … Read more

Disadvantages of Single Phase Half wave rectifier The size of circuit is very large if high and pure dc output voltages are desired. The H.T. transformer magnitude gets saturated if amplitude of dc is comparable with the nominal a.c. of the transformer. All the above circuits are able to supply relatively low currents and therefore … Read more

Half Wave Rectifier Circuit Q. What is a half wave rectifier circuit? Q. How does a half wave rectifier circuit work? Q. What is use of half wave rectifier? Q. How is a diode used as a half wave rectifier? The simplest circuit for generation of high direct voltage is the half wave rectifier shown in figure A. … Read more

Generation of High DC Voltages Application of HVDC : Testing of cables : HVDC is used for testing HVAC cables of long lengths as these have very large capacitance and would require very large values of currents if tested on alternating voltages. In industries it is being used for. Electro-static precipitation of ashing in thermal … Read more

Ageing and Breakdown Due to Accumulative of Charges on Insulation Surface During discharges of solid or liquid or solid gas or solid-vacuum interfaces certain quantity and charge (electron) gets deposited on the solid insulator surface. Charge deposited can stay there for long durations (days and weeks) and presence of two charges increases the surface of … Read more

Solid Dielectric Used in Practice These dielectric materials are discussed in brief. 1. Organic materials Paper The dielectric constant is between 3.3 to 3.5. It is generally used for insulation purpose. The paper absorbs water, moisture rapidly i.e. it is hygroscopic, hence it is impregnated with mineral oil. The dielectric breakdown strength of paper is … Read more

Difference between Internal and External Partial Discharge Sr. No. Internal Partial Discharge External Partial Discharge 1. This occurs mainly due to presence of voids or occlusions. This occurs mainly due to atmospheric conditions, the outer surrounding air gets ionized. 2. This is not visible to naked eye. This is easily visible in the form of … Read more

Partial Discharge in Solid Insulation The partial discharge (PD) is originated in voids/cavities, cracks or inclusions within a solid dielectric. Since the discharge is for only limited portion/area, it is known as partial discharge (PD). Causes of voids/cavities In case of epoxy material, gas-filles voids are caused due to air leaking into mould during curing … Read more

Breakdown Due to Treeing and Tracking Tracking is the formation of a permanent conducting path across the surface of an insulation. The spreading of spark channels during tracking in the form of the branches of tree is called treeing. The conducting film is usually moisture from the atmosphere absorbed by some form of contamination such … Read more

Discharge And Breakdown Due to Internal Discharge And Errosion Breakdown In practice it is difficult to produce a continuous homogeneous solid dielectric block. Usually voids or cavities are present in a solid dielectric or at the boundaries between dielectric and electrodes. They are of various shapes and sizes and volumes. These voide contain gas or … Read more