Summary

The dryness and ageing state of the oil-paper insulation is a key factor in both the short and long term reliability of a power transformer since moisture has deleterious effects on dielectric integrity and insulation ageing rates. Today the water content of the cellulose of a transformer in service is determined indirectly via moisture measured from oil samples according to IEC 60422.

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Publication type Technical Brochures
Reference 254
Publication year
Publisher CIGRE
Study committees
  • Materials and emerging test techniques (D1)
Working groups TF D1.01.09
File size 1 MB
Pages number 42
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Dielectric response methods for diagnostics of power transformers
Dielectric response methods for diagnostics of power transformers