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1 ALTERNATING VOLTAGES Pages: 149 to 153 No. 1 B SCOPR OF SUPPLY (COMPONENTS LIST) Measuring Capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV Motorized Measuring sphere gap MF HV # 1 / 18

2 DIRECT VOLTAGES Load characteristic of rectifiers Pages: 154 to 161 No. 2 B SCOPR OF SUPPLY (COMPONENTS LIST) Measuring Capacitor CM 100 HV Rectifier GS HV Smoothing capacitor CS HV Measuring Resistor RM HV Insulating Rod IS HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Fedestal F(s) HV Connecting Rod V HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV AC peak voltmeter DSM HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV Variable Resistor RL 1 # 2 / 18

3 DIRECT VOLTAGES Ripple Factor Measurement Pages: 154 to 161 No. 3 B Smoothing Capacitor CS HV Load Capacitor CB HV Measuring Resistor RM HV Rectifier GS HV Insulating Rod IS HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Fedestal F(s) HV Connecting Rod V HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV AC peak voltmeter DSM HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV Variable Resistor RL 1 NOTE: Oscilloscope is not included in the scope of supply # 3 / 18

4 DIRECT VOLTAGES Greinacher Doubler-Circuit Pages: 154 to 161 No.4 B Smoothing Capacitor CS HV Rectifier GS HV Measuring Resistor RM HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Fedestal F(s) HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV # 4 / 18

5 DIRECT VOLTAGES Polarity Effect & Insulating screens Pages: 154 to 161 No.5 B Smoothing Capacitor CS HV Rectifier GS HV Measuring Rsistor RM HV Motorized Measuring sphere gap MF HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Pedestal F(s) HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV # 5 / 18

6 IMPULSE VOLTAGES GENERATION OF IMPULSE VOLTAGES Pages: 162 to 169 No. 6 B Smoothing Capacitor CS HV Load Capacitor CB HV Rectifier GS HV Measuring Resistor RM HV Charging Resistor RL HV Wavefront Resistor RD HV Wavetail Resistor RE HV Sphere Gap KF HV Drive for sphere gap AKF HV Insulating Rod IS HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Fedestal F(s) HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV Impulse peak voltmeter DSTM HV Low Voltage Divider NtZ 1 # 6 / 18

7 IMPULSE VOLTAGES MEASUREMENT OF IMPULSE VOLTAGES Pages: 162 to 169 No. 7 M Smoothing Capacitor CS HV Load Capacitor CB HV Rectifier GS HV Measuring Resistor RM HV Charging Resistor RL HV Wavefront Resistor RD HV Wavetail Resistor RE HV Sphere Gap KF HV Drive for sphere gap AKF HV Motorized measuring sphere gap MF HV Insulating Rod IS HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Fedestal F(s) HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV Impulse peak voltmeter DSTM HV Trigger Unit TU HV Trigger sphere EZK HV Low Voltage Divider NtZ 1 NOTE: Oscilloscope is not included in the scope of supply # 7 / 18

8 IMPULSE VOLTAGES IMPULSE TESTING OF POWER TRANSFORMER Pages: 162 to 169 No. 8 A Smoothing Capacitor CS HV Load Capacitor CB HV Rectifier GS HV Measuring Resistor RM HV Charging Resistor RL HV Wavefront Resistor RD HV Wavetail Resistor RE HV Sphere Gap KF HV Drive for sphere gap AKF HV Motorized measuring sphere gap MF HV Insulating Rod IS HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting cup K HV Floor Fedestal F(s) HV Spacer Bar D HV Electrode EL HV Earthing Switch ES HV DC Voltmeter DGM HV Impulse peak voltmeter DSTM HV Trigger Unit TU HV Trigger sphere EZK HV Low Voltage Divider NtZ 1 NOTE: Oscilloscope & 3 phase transformer (load) is not included in the scope of supply # 8 / 18

9 ELECTRIC FIELD Pages: 169 to 180 No. 9 A Measuring Capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV Spacer Bar D HV Veriable resistor R 1 NOTE: Glow light and Insulator is not included in the scope of supply # 9 / 18

10 LIQUIDS & SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS Measurement of Tan δ and Capacitance Pages: 182 to 193 No. 10 M Compressed gas capacitor CP100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Note : Schering Bridge is not included in our scope of supply. # 10 / 18

11 LIQUIDS & SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS Fibre-Bridge Breakdown in insulating oil Pages: 182 to 193 No. 11 M Measuring capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV Oil testing cup OP HV # 11 / 18

12 LIQUIDS & SOLID INSULATING MATERIALS Breakdown of Hardboard plates Pages: 182 to 193 No. 12 A Measuring capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV Motorized Measuring sphere gap MF HV Spacer Bar D HV # 12 / 18

13 PARTIAL DISCHARGE PD at a Needle Electrode in Air Pages: 193 to 204 No. 13 A Coupling Capacitor CK120 1 HV Flexible connector HSV HV Connecting Cup K HV Motorized Measuring sphere gap MF HV Quadripole AKV-DU 1 Partial Discharge meter DTM (int) 1 # 13 / 18

14 PARTIAL DISCHARGE Measuring on a Corona-cage Pages: 193 to 204 No. 14 M Coupling Capacitor CK120 1 HV Flexible connector HSV HV Connecting Cup K HV Carona cage with DKU KR (DKU) HV Quadripole AKV-DU 1 Partial Discharge meter DTM(int) 1 # 14 / 18

15 PARTIAL DISCHARGE Gliding Discharge Onset Voltage Pages: 193 to 204 No. 15 A COMPONENTS LIST Coupling Capacitor CK120 1 HV Flexible connector HSV HV Connecting Cup K HV Motorized Measuring sphere gap MF HV Quadripole AKV-DU 1 Partial Discharge meter DTM(int) 1 # 15 / 18

16 BREAKDOWN OF GASES Pages: 205 to 214 No. 16 A Measuring capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV Vacuume and Pressure vessel DKU HV Spacer Bar D HV Note: Gas cylinder and different gases (part-f) is not in scope of supply # 16 / 18

17 TRANSFORMER TESTS Breakdown Test of Insulating Oil Pages: 224 to 232 No. 17 B Measuring Capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV Oil testing cup OP HV # 17 / 18

18 TRANSFORMER TEST AC Test of on oil filled transformer Pages: 224 to 232 No. 18 A Measuring Capacitor CM 100 HV Connecting Rod V HV Connecting Cup K HV Floor pedestal F(S) HV NOTE: 3 phase transformer (load) is not included in the scope of supply # 18 / 18

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