sane Mesourerent cinsuaionrssince (1R)-Port2 Premium Membership ‘Got access lo premium HV/MVILV electrical guides, technical arlicles, research studies and much more. More Information Maintenance / Testing and Commissioning Measurement of insulation resistance (IR) — 2 Home / Technical Articles / Measurement of insulation resistance (IR) — 2 Fluke insulation resistance tester up to 10kV Continued from frat part: Measurement of insulation resistance (IR) — Part 1Insulation Resistance (IR) Values — Index . IR Values For Electrical Apparatus & Systems IR Value for Transformer be ger |. IR Value for Electric motor 1. IR Values For Electrical Apparatus & Systems (PEARL Standard / NETA MTS-1997 Table 10.1) Megger | Min.JR Size | Value 50 Volts 500 Volts | 25 MO (00 Volts 4,000 | 100 Mo Volts BK 2,500 {1,000 Ma Volts BK 2,500 {2,000 MO Volts 5 KV 2,500 {5,000 M0 Volts ps5 KV 5,000 | 20,000 Volts ma B5 KV 15,000 | 100,000 Volts ma he Kv 15,000 | 100,000 Volts ma fo KV 15,000 | 100,000 Volts ma ‘One Meg ohm Rule for IR Value for Equipment Based upon equipment rating: < 1K V = 1 MQ minimum >AKV = 1 MQ MIKV As per IE Rules-1956At a pressure of 1000 V applied between each live conductor and garth for @ period of ane minute the insulgtion resistance of HV installations shall be at least 1 Mega ohm or as specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Medium and Low Voltage Installations- At a pressure of 500 V applied batween each live conductor and earth for a period of one minute, the insulation resistance of medium and low voltage installations shall be al least 1 Mega ohm or as specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards] from time to time. As per CBIP specifications the acceptable values sre 2 Mega ohms per KV 2. IR Value for Transformer Indext. Insulation resistance tests are made to determine insulation resistance from individual windings to ground or between individual windings. Insulation resistance fests are commonly measured directly in megahms or may be calculated from measurements of applied voltage and leakage current. The recommended practice in measuring insulation resistance is to always ground the tank (and the core). Short circuit each winding of the transformer at the bushing terminals. Resistance measurements are then made between each winding and all other windings grounded. IR Testing (HV-Earth) IR Testing (HV-LV_) Insulation resistance testing: HV — Earth and HV — LV ‘Transformer windings are never left floating for insulation resistance measurements. Solidly grounded winding must have the ground removed in order to measure the insulation resistance of the winding grounded. If the ground cannot be removed, as in the case of some windings with solidly grounded neutrals, the insulation resistance of the winding cannot be measured. Treat if as part of the grounded section of the circuit. We need ta test winding to winding and winding to ground ( E ).For three phase transformers, We need to test winding ( L1,L2,L3 ) with substitute Earthing for Delta transformer or winding ( L1,L2,L3 ) with earthing ( E ) and neutral (N ) for wye transformers.