This set of High Voltage Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Electrostatic Voltmeter”.
1. The uniformity of electric field in an electrostatic voltmeter is maintained by __________
a) electrodes
b) hemisphere structures
c) lower plates
d) guard ring
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Explanation: Guard ring maintains the uniformity of electric field in an electrostatic voltmeter. These guard rings are maintained at a constant potential in space. Capacitor divider helps them to maintain constant potential.
2. The __________ the force __________ is the precision that can be obtained with the electrostatic voltmeter.
a) higher, greater
b) higher, lower
c) lower, greater
d) lower, lower
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Explanation: The higher the force, greater is the precision that can be obtained with the electrostatic voltmeter. To get a higher force, the area of the plates must be large and the spacing between the plates must be small.
3. Voltmeter using SF6 gas can measure voltage up to __________
a) 500kV
b) 1000kV
c) 2000kV
d) 2500kV
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Explanation: Voltmeter using SF6 gas can measure voltage up to 1000kV. Electrostatic meters that uses the compressed gases as the insulating medium can measure higher voltages.
4. Electrostatic voltmeters find it difficult to measure the voltage below __________
a) 10V
b) 20V
c) 50V
d) 100V
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Explanation: Electrostatic voltmeters find it difficult to measure the voltage below10V. The force becomes very small that is becomes difficult to measure.
5. In electrostatic voltmeters __________
a) both plates are rigidly fixed
b) both plates are movable
c) both plates are semi movable
d) one plate is fixed and one is movable
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Explanation: In electrostatic voltmeters, one plate is fixed and one is movable. Thus it is possible to
create disturbance in the electric field.
6. The electric field is produced by voltage.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The electric field is produced by voltage. According to Coloumb, electric field is the field of forces.
7. Energy density of electric field between the plates is given by __________
a) W=εE2/2
b) W=εE2/4
c) W=2εE2
d) W=4εE2
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Explanation: Energy density of electric field between the plates is given by \(W=\frac{\epsilon E^2}{2}\) where E is the electric field and ε is the permittivity of the medium between the two plates.
8. The force between the plates is given by __________
a) W=εE2 A/4
b) W=εE2 A/2
c) W=4AεE2
d) W=2AεE2
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Explanation: The force between the plates is given by \(W=\frac{\epsilon E^2 A}{2}\) where E is the electric field, ε is the permittivity of the medium between the two plates and A is the area of the plate.
9. Electrostatic voltmeter has high loading effect.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: Electrostatic voltmeter has low loading effect as only electric field is set up. This serves as a greater advantage of electrostatic voltmeter.
10. Diameter of the plates used in electrostatic voltmeter is __________
a) 1m
b) 2m
c) 3m
d) 4m
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Explanation: Diameter of the plates used in electrostatic voltmeter is 1m. At times a pair of spheres of diameter 100cm is used to measure the force between them.
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