High Voltage Technology for Marine Engineers

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Credits 3. 2 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours. Study of High Voltage (HV) electrical systems which includes construction and operating parameters; HV generation, start-up procedures, maintenance and testing; electrical safety of HV equipment; protective relaying in HV systems; electrostatic field and breakdown strength in dielectrics and design consideration of HV equipment; response and control of overvoltage and surges in HV systems to include operator safety and system protective devices. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in MARE 207 or ECEN 215 or ESET 210 .