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:
- 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
- Different requirements and compromised decision in practice when selecting insulation materials
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Undertake practical work in order to obtain data pertinent to a defined task.
- Record your work accurately
- Design insulation system according to IEC standards
- Demonstrate an appreciation of risk and safe laboratory practice.
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.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Acquire knowledge of partial discharges, condition monitoring, space charge measurement and insulation quality assessment
- Learn a comprehensive range of testing and measurement techniques to characterise insulation materials
- Expose to frontier research activities in high voltage insulation
- Acquire knowledge of electric field modelling and electric field control
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 32 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
Lecture | 24 |
Completion of assessment task | 66 |
Tutorial | 4 |
Follow-up work | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
W. Hauschild, E. Lemke (2014). High-Voltage Test and Measuring Techniques. Springer.
F.H. Kreuger (1991). Industrial High Voltage. Delft University Press.
Len A. Dissado, John C. Fothergill (1992). Electrical Degradation and Breakdown in Polymers. IET.
Dieter Kind and Hermann K?rner (1985). High-Voltage Insulation Technology. Springer.
T. Tanaka, A.S. Vaughan (editors) (2017). Tailoring of Nanocomposite Dielectrics. Pan Stanford.
E. Kuffel, W. S. Zaengl and John Kuffel (2000). High Voltage Engineering - Fundamentals. Butterworth-Heinemann.
F. Kremer, A. Sch?nhals (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