Guide to modern insulation testing Typical problems during measurements

Table 11: Temperature correction factors for insulation resistance

Rotating
cables
equipment

heat resist perform. GR-

natural
oil-filled transformers

performance natural

impregnated paper
varnished cambric
heat resist natural
temperature ( C)

resist
code natural

code GR-S
class A

class B

ozone
GR-S
S
0 0,21 0,4 0,25 0,25 0,12 0,47 0,42 0,22 0,14 0,1 0,28
5 0,31 0,5 0,36 0,4 0,23 0,6 0,56 0,37 0,26 0,2 0,43
10 0,45 0,63 0,5 0,61 0,46 0,76 0,73 0,58 0,49 0,43 0,64
15, 0,71 0,81 0,74 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6
20 1 1 1 1,47 1,83 1,24 1,28 1,53 1,75 1,94 1,43
25 1,48 1,25 1,4 2,27 3,67 1,58 1,68 2,48 3,29 4,08 2,17
30 2,2 1,58 1,98 3,52 7,32 2 2,24 4,03 6,20 8,62 3,2
35 3,24 2 2,8 5,45 14,6 2,55 2,93 6,53 11,65 18,2 4,77
40 4,8 2,5 3,95 8,45 29,2 3,26 3,85 10,7 25 38,5 7,15
45 7,1 3,15 5,6 13,1 54 4,15 5,08 17,1 41,4 81 10,7
50 10,4 3,98 7,85 20 116 5,29 6,72 27,8 78 170 16
5 5
55 15,5 5 11,2 6,72 8,83 45 345 24
60 22,8 6,3 15,8 8,58 11,6 73 775 36
5 2
65 34 7,9 22,4 15,4 118
0
70 50 10 31,7 20,3 193
5 0
75 74 12,6 44,7 26,6 313

Example:
A motor with class A insulation has a winding temperature of 40 C. The result of
measurement at this temperature is 2 M.
The value of resistance corrected to 20 C:

R20 = R40 k40 = 2 M 4,8 = 9,6 M Eq. 13

Hint
For a very rough estimation the correction can be made by the following thumb rule:
For every 10 C increase in temperature halve the resistance; or for every 10 C
decrease double the resistance.

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