Abstract
This paper describes the analysis of accelerated aged insulation samples to investigate the degradation processes observed in the insulation from aged power transformers. Short-term accelerated ageing experiments were performed on paper-wrapped insulated conductors and on pressboard samples. The condition of aged insulation samples was investigated by two relatively new diagnostic techniques: (a) measurements of interfacial polarization spectra by a DC method; and (b) measurements of molecular weight and its distribution by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Several other electrical properties of the paper/pressboard samples were also studied. Possible correlations have been investigated among the different measured properties. The GPC results have been used to predict how power transformer insulation molecular weights change with temperature and time.
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