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Electrical Insulations and Discharges

Villamos szigetelések és kisülések
A tantárgyleírás hatályossága
Hatályosság kezdete:
2026. March 21.
Hatályosság vége:
Subject name (Hungarian, English)
Villamos szigetelések és kisülések
Electrical Insulations and Discharges
Subject code BMEVIVEMA19
Subject type
Training Level
Course types and hours (weekly/semester)
Course type lecture tutorial laboratory
hours (weekly) 3 1 0
type (linked/independent) derived course
Assessment type vizsga
Credits 5
Subject coordinator
DR. Tamus Zoltán Ádám
position: egyetemi docens
Responsible department
Villamos Energetika Tanszék
Faculty Villamosmérnöki és Informatikai Kar
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Primary curriculum type
Direct prerequisites – Strong prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Weak prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Parallel prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Milestone prerequisite none
Direct prerequisites – Exclusion none

Objectives

Programme
Lectures:

Basics of electrical insulation technology, basic types of insulation and breakdown. Insulation problems in electrical engineering. 

Insulating materials in the electric field, layered insulations, dielectric refraction and its role in insulations, stress control solutions. Composite insulation materials

Dielectric polarisation: the relationship between field quantities and charges. Macro and micro characteristics of polarisation. Polarizability. 

Elementary polarisation processes I: Electron polarisation and its models. The Clausius-Mossotti relation. Ion polarisation  

Elementary polarisation processes II: Orientation polarisation and ion hopping polarisation 

Dielectric response function and its characteristics in the time and frequency domain.  

Measurement of the dielectric response in time and frequency domains using current and voltage measurements. Relationship between dielectric response and insulation condition 

Electric discharges in gases (collisions, photo- and thermal ionisation, laws of electric arc). Physical processes producing and consuming charge carriers.  

Partial discharges: corona discharges (electron avalanche, plasma discharge, channel discharge), cavity discharges, creep discharges, and lightning discharges. Breakdown: flashover and spillover, spark discharge, electric arc.  

Electrostatic discharges (suppressed spark discharges, propagating discharges, discharges on the surface of a layer of deposited dust). Detrimental effects of discharges (fires, explosions, ESD). Industrial applications of discharges. 

Development of flashover processes in insulating liquids. Breakdown of pure and commercial liquids. 

Electrical strength breakdown in solid insulating materials. Electrical breakdown cases: intrinsic breakdown, electromechanical breakdown, thermal breakdown, electrical ageing 

Statistical theory of breakdown, effect of stress and duration on dielectric strength 

Practices:

Calculation of electric fields, electric fields of layered structures, dimensioning of insulations 

Calculation of dielectric constants of rare gases in different models (electronic polarisation), application of the Clausius-Mossotti relation 

The dielectric constant of ionic crystalline materials, optical range and low frequency. Determination of the time constant of ion polarisation 

Determination of the electrical model of insulations, interpretation of the dielectric response function based on measurement results 

Analytical modelling of gas breakdown, calculation of Paschen curve for noble gases 

Calculation of discharge energy and interpretation of measurement results.  

Investigation of electrostatic charging and the different factors of charging on typical arrangements 

Electrical insulation technology is one of the classical branches of electrical engineering. However, in the 21st century, the progress of the field is accelerating, as most applications require insulation and insulating materials that are increasingly resistant to special stresses. In response to these challenges, special polymers, their composites, and nanocomposite polymers have emerged, as it has been found that adding nanoparticles can further enhance the beneficial properties of polymers. In this course, the electrical phenomena are introduced to the electrical in electrical insulating materials and insulations. The phenomenon of dielectric polarisation in different materials and the basics of the elementary processes will be reviewed. The electrical discharges and breakdown processes in different states of matter are presented. For both discharge and dielectric processes, the practical implications are presented in areas of electrical engineering where insulations are subjected to extreme electrical and environmental stresses.

Learning outcomes

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Oktatási módszertan

2 lectures weekly and 2 practices biweekly

Tanulástámogató anyagok

Online források
Safa Kasap: Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices, 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2018 ; Gorur Govinda Raju: Dielectrics in Electric Fields, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, 2016 ; Kwan Chi Kao: Dielectric Phenomena in Solids, Elsevier, 2004 

Recommended preliminary knowledge for completing the subject

Knowledge type competencies
(azon előzetes ismeretek összessége, amelyek megléte nem kötelező, de a tantárgy eredményes teljesítését nagyban elősegíti)
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General rules
Requirements: Passing on a midterm test in the semester. Exam: written with optional oral improvement Additional possibilities: One retaking in the semester and the second one in the exam period.
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