Temperature winding correction

When we perform insulation resistance tester,temperature winding effected the accuracy of Mega
Ohms reading.The basic theory is when temperature increase,the insulation resistance decrease
due to physical factor of material for winding.

To get a accurate reading for insulation resistance ( Mega Ohms ),we need to ensure the
minimum temperature during measurement.

According to IEEE 43,the temperature correction should be to 40 °C and the correction factor
for temperature is such that the minimum insulation resistance value is doubled for every 10 °C
decrease in winding temperature.

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Temperature winding factor

For example 1 unit induction motor running 24 hour and suddenly it failure.We need to perform
insulation resistance measurement to check winding condition,but the temperature of winding
around 120 °C.So we must let it cooling down until reach 60 °C to 40 °C before perform
insulation resistance test.

Another method if we cannot wait the winding temperature cool until 40 °C,we can use the
formula for temperature correction factor.I explain detail below complete with graph and
example.

1) Graph Insulation resistance versus Temperature

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Temperature winding correction
01/06/2011 by Lemau 3 Comments

When we perform insulation resistance tester,temperature winding effected the accuracy of Mega
Ohms reading.The basic theory is when temperature increase,the insulation resistance decrease
due to physical factor of material for winding.

To get a accurate reading for insulation resistance ( Mega Ohms ),we need to ensure the
minimum temperature during measurement.

According to IEEE 43,the temperature correction should be to 40 °C and the correction factor
for temperature is such that the minimum insulation resistance value is doubled for every 10 °C
decrease in winding temperature.
Temperature winding factor
For example 1 unit induction motor running 24 hour and suddenly it failure.We need to perform
insulation resistance measurement to check winding condition,but the temperature of winding
around 120 °C.So we must let it cooling down until reach 60 °C to 40 °C before perform
insulation resistance test.

Another method if we cannot wait the winding temperature cool until 40 °C,we can use the
formula for temperature correction factor.I explain detail below complete with graph and
example.

1) Graph Insulation resistance versus Temperature

2) Formula for winding temperature correction

R40 °C = Kt40 °C x Rt
R40 °C = insulation resistance corrected to 40 °C
Rt = measured insulation resistance in MΩ at t °C
Kt40 °C = correction factor according to the graph above

Example for calculation :-

We perform measurement for insulation resistance and get a value 3 MΩ and winding
temperature is 70 °C.So the calculation is :

We obtain from the graph : Kt40 °C at 70 °C = 7

Kt40 °C = 7

Rt = 3 MΩ

R40 °C = 7 x 3 MΩ

R40 °C = 21 MΩ

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