Duration
15h Th, 15h Labo.
Number of credits
| Master MSc. in Engineering Physics, research focus | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Fundamental mechanisms in dielectrics and physical processes of polarisation. Electronic vs. ionic conduction. Physical properties of solid insulators: interfacial polarisation, deviations from Ohm's law, intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of dielectric breakdown. Physical properties of insulating gases and introduction to discharge regimes. Townsend coefficients and Paschen law. Main concepts used in static electricity. Physical phenomena involved in partial discharges. Solid insulators used in electrical engineering applications. Experimental methods for characterization of electrical properties of insulators. Identification of the main sources of errors. Metrologic methods for characterization of partial discharges.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
* demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the main electrical properties of solid insulators and explain their dependence with applied voltage and frequency;
* understand how fundamental theories can be applied to the analysis of their physical properties;
* understand the fundamental mechanisms leading to dielectric breakdown and how they can be probed experimentally;
* understand the important concepts involved in static electricity;
* understand how extrinsic effects (electrodes, geometry, parasitic inductances and capacitances) can affect the results of electrical measurement on insulators;
* demonstrate practical skills as well as the ability to carry out successful measurements of low-level currents;
* show what are important electrical properties of insulators in high voltage engineering applications.
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, I.2, II.1, II.2, III.1, III.2, III.2, III.4, IV.2, VI.1, VII.2, VII.4 of the MSc in engineering physics.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
A general physics course + ELEN0004 Semiconductor devices
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical courses involve laboratory experiments
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face
Course materials and recommended or required readings
To be announced at the first lecture
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
In case exams can be organised on the university premises:
Theoretical and laboratory part : written exam (January session) - weight 85%
In case distance exams must be organised :
Theoretical and laboratory part : online distance oral exam, using video (January session) - weight 85%
Written laboratory reports - weight 15%
Deadline for the laboratory reports: the day of the January exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Course organiszed during the 1st quadrimester.
Students who have not attended the laboratory sessions are not eligible for the exam; this rule applies both for 1st sitting (January) and for 2nd sitting (August - September).
Contacts
Philippe Vanderbemden Tel : 04 366 26 70 Philippe.Vanderbemden@uliege.be