Insulation Resistance of Equipment's Electrical equipment/material has an insulation resistance property that needs to be monitored on a scheduled basis to avoid sudden breakdown of such equipment. A regular testing of electrical equipment insulation is strongly recommended to prevent electrical shock hazard to personnel, damage to equipment itself and other plant devices. When you buy a new electric motor or transformer etc the nature of the copper coil used in winding this equipment is still new because the copper winding has not been subjected to operating condition (except during factory acceptance testing) as operation condition will subject the winding to heat and insulation deterioration. In fact, this is the same for electrical cable, a new cable (made of conductor and insulator). The conductor has a very good isolation/insulation to the insulator(PVC insulation) of its body but when the cable is subject to usage and as current follows through the cable increases, the cond...
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