About the Lab
The Insulation Diagnostics Laboratory was established in 2006–2007 in the Electrical Engineering Department of IIT Bombay, intended for academic and research purposes. It features a 100 kV AC/140 kV DC test setup with Partial Discharge Measurement facility. Academic activities include giving exposure to undergraduate and postgraduate students to various high voltage engineering aspects. Study of corona inception voltage for various electrode arrangements and demonstration of frequencies radiated by corona are among the experiments conducted. A transformer tank-like structure with a provision for changing electrode arrangements has been fabricated for experimentation.
Research Areas
01 High voltage engineering
02 Partial discharge measurement
03 Insulation diagnostics
04 Corona inception voltage studies
05 High voltage electrode characterization
Facilities & Equipment
100 kV AC / 140 kV DC test setup
Partial discharge measurement facility
Oscilloscopes
LCR meter
Spectrum analyzer
Function generator
High voltage current probe
Transformer tank with changeable electrode arrangements