Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester

  
Degree programme:Bachelor Mechatronics
Type of degree:Intern
 Special-Time
 Winter Semester 2026
  

Course unit titleHigh-Voltage Technology
Course unit code074703053204
Language of instructionEnglish
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)Compulsory optional
Semester when the course unit is deliveredWinter Semester 2026
Teaching hours per week2
Year of study2026
Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle)First Cycle (Bachelor)
Number of ECTS credits allocated3
Name of lecturer(s)Alfred ENGLER


Prerequisites and co-requisites

Basics of electrical engineering, especially AC technology

Course content
  • Basics and definitions from standards:
    • Low voltage/high voltage
    • Generation/measurement of high voltage (HVAC, HVDC, switching and lightning impulse voltage, ...)
  • Insulating materials: gas (green gas, SF6, ...), solid insulating materials (epoxy resin, ...) and liquid insulating materials (mineral oils, ...)
  • Field control
  • Electrical strength
    • Discharge mechanisms
    • Breakdown mechanisms
  • Travelling waves, sub/harmonic
  • Different measurement technologies related to insulation aging (partial discharge measurement, tan-δ measurement. Insulation resistance measurement, VLF measurement, ...).
Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • explain basic problems that arise due to the use of high voltage, explain as well as name remedies.
  • explain the concepts of high voltage generation and measurement.
  • describe electrical strength in various insulating media.
  • describe the aging of insulating materials (cause and effect) and determine it with the aid of appropriate measuring equipment.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, case studies, excursion and laboratory respectively

Assessment methods and criteria

Written and/or oral examination, final examination character

Comment

None

Recommended or required reading

  • Küchler, Andreas (2017): Hochspannungstechnik. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. Online im Internet: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-54700-7.

  • Kuffel, E.; Zaengl, W. S.; Kuffel, J. (2000): High voltage engineering: fundamentals. 2nd ed. Oxford Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.

  • Hauschild, Wolfgang; Lemke, Eberhard (2019): High-Voltage Test and Measuring Techniques. Cham: Springer International Publishing. Online im Internet: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-97460-6.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Face-to-face instruction

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