Transport, Installation

2.8.4 Insulation resistance Before the commissioning of the machine, measure the
insulation resistance using a hand generator
– between all individual phases and
– between each phase and earth!
The measured voltage must be lower than the machine
voltage!

– Do not touch the terminall clamps during and

after the measurement. The terminal clamps
may conduct high voltage!
– After the test, connect the terminal clamps to
earth for a short time (5 seconds).

– The insulation resistance can be measured with

the connecting cables connected.
– The measured insulation resistance shows
whether the winding of a machine is dry enough.

A winding is seen to be dry enough when the insulation

resistance under warmed-up conditions (75°C) is at least 1
MΩ per 1kV of the rated voltage.
The insulation resistance depends on temperature. The
insulation resistance, which has to be kept at least, results
from the rule that the insulation resistance
– doubles when the temperature is decreased by 10 ° Kelvin, or
– halves when the temperature is increased by 10 °Kelvin.

If the specified insulation resistance (take notice of

the rule) is not reached, disconnect the connecting
cables in the terminal box and repeat the
measurement. If the required insulation resistance is
not reached repeatedly despite the new measurement,
dry the windings before commissioning (→ Chapter.
2.8.5 Drying).
The following insulation resistances apply for the windings:

Electrical W indings temperature when Operational

machine cold temperature of
measurement the windings
voltage

15°C 25°C 35°C 75°C

0,5 kV 30 M Ω 15 M Ω 8MΩ 0,5 M Ω
≤ 1 kV 60 M Ω 30 M Ω 15 M Ω 1MΩ
3 kV 240 M Ω 120 M Ω 60 M Ω 4MΩ
6 kV 500 M Ω 250 M Ω 125 M Ω 7MΩ
10 kV 1000 M Ω 500 M Ω 250 M Ω 15 M Ω

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