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  • BS 5730:2001

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    Monitoring and maintenance guide for mineral insulating oils in electrical equipment

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-06-2009

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-08-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Properties and deterioration of oil
    4 Oil tests and their significance
    5 Sampling of oil from equipment
    6 Categories of equipment
    7 Evaluation of mineral insulating oil in new
       equipment
    8 Evaluation of used oil
    9 Mutual compatibility of mineral insulating oils
    10 Handling and storage
    11 Treatment
    12 Replacement of oil
    Annex A (normative) Determination of sediment and sludge
    Bibliography

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    Provides guidance on the monitoring and maintenance of the quality of the insulating oil in electrical equipment.

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    Committee GEL/10
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5730(1979) (08/2001) Supersedes 00/242084 DC (10/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN ISO 3675:1998 Crude petroleum and liquid petroleum products. Laboratory determination of density. Hydrometer method
    BS 1752:1983 Specification for laboratory sintered or fritted filters including porosity grading
    BS EN 60567:2011 Oil-filled electrical equipment. Sampling of gases and analysis of free and dissolved gases. Guidance
    BS 2000-196(1997) : 1997 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF COLOUR (ASTM SCALE)
    BS 5737:1979 Method for the measurement of relative permittivity, dielectric dissipation factor and d.c. resistivity of insulating liquids
    BS EN 60599:2016 Mineral oil-filled electrical equipment in service. Guidance on the interpretation of dissolved and free gases analysis
    BS EN 60156:1996 Insulating liquids. Determination of the breakdown voltage at power frequency. Test method
    BS 6522:1984 Methods for determination of percentage water saturation of insulating oil
    ISO 6295:1983 Petroleum products Mineral oils Determination of interfacial tension of oil against water Ring method
    BS EN 61125:1993 Unused hydrocarbon-based insulating liquids. Test methods for evaluating the oxidation stability
    BS 5263:1975 Method for sampling liquid dielectrics
    BS EN 60814:1998 Insulating liquids. Oil-impregnated paper and pressboard. Determination of water by automatic coulometric Karl Fischer titration
    BS 5984:1980 Method for detection and determination of specified anti-oxidant additives in insulating oils
    BS EN ISO 3104:1996 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Petroleum products. Transparent and opaque liquids. Determination of kinematic viscosity and calculation of dynamic viscosity
    BS EN 61198:1994 Mineral insulating oils. Methods for the determination of 2-furfural and related compounds
    BS 2000-15(1995) : 1995 METHODS OF TEST FOR PETROLEUM AND ITS PRODUCTS - PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF POUR POINT
    BS EN 22719:1994 Methods of test for petroleum and its products. Petroleum products and lubricants. Determination of flash point. Pensky-Martens closed cup method
    BS EN 61619:1997 Insulation liquids. Contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Method of determination by capillary column gas chromatography
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