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Mineral oil-impregnated electrical equipment in service - Guide to the interpretation of
dissolved and free gases analysis
Matériels électriques imprégnés d'huile minérale en service - Guide pour l'interprétation
de l'analyse des gaz dissous et des gaz libres
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60599:2016
ICS:
29.040.10 Izolacijska olja Insulating oils
SIST EN 60599:2016 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 60599

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM
January 2016
ICS 17.220.99; 29.040.10; 29.180 Supersedes EN 60599:1999
English Version
Mineral oil-filled electrical equipment in service - Guidance on
the interpretation of dissolved and free gases analysis
(IEC 60599:2015)
Matériels électriques remplis d'huile minérale en service - In Betrieb befindliche, mit Mineralöl befüllte elektrische
Lignes directrices pour l'interprétation de l'analyse des gaz Geräte - Leitfaden zur Interpretation der Analyse gelöster
dissous et des gaz libres und freier Gase
(IEC 60599:2015) (IEC 60599:2015)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2015-10-21. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC
Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.
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Turkey and the United Kingdom.


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EN 60599:2016
European foreword
The text of document 10/967/FDIS, future edition 3 of IEC 60599, prepared by IEC/TC 10 "Fluids for
electrotechnical applications" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by
CENELEC as EN 60599:2016.
The following dates are fixed:
(dop) 2016-07-21
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at
national level by publication of an identical national
standard or by endorsement
(dow) 2018-10-21
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with
the document have to be withdrawn

This document supersedes EN 60599:1999.
EN 60599:2016 includes the following significant technical changes with respect to EN 60599:1999:
a) revision of 5.5, 6.1, 7, 8, 9, 10, A.2.6, A.3, A.7;
b) addition of new subclause 4.3;
c) expansion of the Bibliography;
d) revision of Figure 1;
e) addition of Figure B.4.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC [and/or CEN] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 60599:2015 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE 1 When an International Publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod),
the relevant EN/HD applies.
NOTE 2 Up-to-date information on the latest versions of the European Standards listed in this annex is
available here: www.cenelec.eu.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60050-191 1990 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary -
Chapter 191: Dependability and quality
of service
IEC 60050-192 2015 International electrotechnical - -
vocabulary -
Part 192: Dependability
IEC 60050-212 2010 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary -
Part-212: Electrical insulating solids,
liquids and gases
IEC 60050-604 1987 International Electrotechnical - -
Vocabulary -
Chapter 604: Generation, transmission
and distribution of electricity - Operation
IEC 60475 -  Method of sampling insulating liquids EN 60475 -
IEC 60567 2011 Oil-filled electrical equipment - Sampling EN 60567 2011
of gases and analysis of free and
dissolved gases - Guidance
IEC 61198 - Mineral insulating oils - Methods for the EN 61198 -
determination of 2-furfural and related
compounds

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
INTRODUCTION . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 Normative references . 8
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Terms and definitions . 9
3.2 Abbreviations . 11
3.2.1 Chemical names and formulae . 11
3.2.2 General abbreviations . 11
4 Mechanisms of gas formation . 11
4.1 Decomposition of oil . 11
4.2 Decomposition of cellulosic insulation . 12
4.3 Stray gassing of oil . 12
4.4 Other sources of gas . 12
5 Identification of faults . 13
5.1 General . 13
5.2 Dissolved gas compositions . 13
5.3 Types of faults . 13
5.4 Basic gas ratios . 14
5.5 CO /CO ratio . 15
2
5.6 O /N ratio . 16
2 2
5.7 C H /H ratio . 16
2 2 2
5.8 C hydrocarbons . 16
3
5.9 Evolution of faults . 16
5.10 Graphical representations . 17
6 Conditions for calculating ratios . 17
6.1 Examination of DGA values . 17
6.2 Uncertainty on gas ratios . 17
7 Application to free gases in gas relays . 18
8 Gas concentration levels in service . 19
8.1 Probability of failure in service . 19
8.1.1 General . 19
8.1.2 Calculation methods . 20
8.2 Typical concentration values . 20
8.2.1 General . 20
8.2.2 Calculation methods . 20
8.2.3 Choice of normality percentages . 20
8.2.4 Alarm concentration values . 21
8.3 Rates of gas increase . 21
9 Recommended method of DGA interpretation (see Figure 1) . 21
10 Report of results . 22
Annex A (informative) Equipment application notes . 24
A.1 General warning . 24
A.2 Power transformers . 24
A.2.1 Specific sub-types . 24

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A.2.2 Typical faults . 24
A.2.3 Identification of faults by DGA . 25
A.2.4 Typical concentration values . 25
A.2.5 Typical rates of gas increase . 26
A.2.6 Specific information to be added to the DGA report (see Clause 10) . 27
A.3 Industrial and special transformers . 27
A.3.1 Specific sub-types . 27
A.3.2 Typical faults . 27
A.3.3 Identification of faults by DGA. . 27
A.3.4 Typical concentration values . 27
A.4 Instrument transformers . 28
A.4.1 Specific sub-types . 28
A.4.2 Typical faults . 28
A.4.3 Identification of faults by DGA . 29
A.4.4 Typical concentration values . 29
A.5 Bushings . 30
A.5.1 Specific sub-types . 30
A.5.2 Typical faults . 30
A.5.3 Identification of faults by DGA . 30
A.5.4 Typical concentration values . 31
A.6 Oil-filled cables . 31
A.6.1 Typical faults . 31
A.6.2 Identification of faults by DGA . 31
A.6.3 Typical concentration values . 31
A.7 Switching equipment . 32
A.7.1 Specific sub-types . 32
A.7.2 Normal operation . 32
A.7.3 Typical faults . 32
A.7.4 Identification of faults by DGA . 32
A.8 Equipment filled with non-mineral fluids . 33
Annex B (informative) Graphical representations of gas ratios (see 5.10) . 34
Bibliography . 38

Figure 1 – Flow chart . 23
Figure B.1 – Graphical representation 1 of gas ratios (see [3]) . 34
Figure B.2 – Graphical representation 2 of gas ratios . 35
Figure B.3 – Graphical representation 3 of gas ratios – Duval's triangle 1 for
transformers, bushings and cables(see [4]) . 36
Figure B.4 – Graphical representation 4 of gas ratios – Duval's triangle 2 for OLTCs
(see A.7.2) . 37

Table 1 – DGA interpretation table . 14
Table 2 – Simplified scheme of interpretation . 15
Table 3 – Ostwald solubility coefficients for various gases in mineral insulating oils . 19
Table A.1 – Typical faults in power transformers . 25
Table A.2 – Ranges of 90 % typical gas concentration values observed in power

transformers, in µl/l . 26

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Table A.3 – Ranges of 90 % typical rates of gas increase observed in power
transformers (all types), in µl/l/year . 26
Table A.4 – Examples of 90 % typical concentration values observed on individual
networks . 28
Table A.5 – Typical faults in instrument transformers . 29
Table A.6 – Ranges of 90 % typical concentration values observed in instrument
transformers . 29
Table A.7 – Maximum admissible values for sealed instrument transformers. 30
Table A.8 – Typical faults in bushings . 30
Table A.9 – Simplified interpretation scheme for bushings . 31
Table A.10 – 95 % typical concentration values in bushings . 31
Table A.11 – Ranges of 95 % typical concentration values observed on cables . 32
Table A.12 – Typical faults in switching equipment . 32

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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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MINERAL OIL-FILLED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
IN SERVICE – GUIDANCE ON THE INTERPRETATION
OF DISSOLVED AND FREE GASES ANALYSIS

FOREWORD
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patent rights. IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
International Standard IEC 60599 has been prepared by IEC technical committee 10: Fluids
for electrotechnical applications.
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1999 and
Amendment 1:2007. This edition constitutes a technical revision.
This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous
edition:
a) revision of 5.5, 6.1, 7, 8, 9, 10, A.2.6, A.3, A.7;
b) addition of new sub-clause 4.3;
c) expansion of the Bibliography;
d) revision of Figure 1;
e) addition of Figure B.4.

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The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
10/967/FDIS 10/973/RVD

Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the stability date indicated on the IEC website under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in the data
related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.

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INTRODUCTION
Dissolved and free gas analysis (DGA) is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools for
detecting and evaluating faults in electrical equipment filled with insulating liquid. However,
interpretation of DGA results is often complex and should always be done with care, involving
experienced insulation maintenance personnel.
This International Standard gives information for facilitating this interpretation. The first
edition, published in 1978, has served the industry well, but had its limitations, such as the
absence of a diagnosis in some cases, the absence of concentration levels and the fact that it
was based mainly on experience gained from power transformers. The second edition
attempted to address some of these shortcomings. Interpretation schemes were based on
observations made after inspection of a large number of faulty oil-filled equipment in service
and concentrations levels deduced from analyses collected worldwide.

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MINERAL OIL-FILLED ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
IN SERVICE – GUIDANCE ON THE INTERPRETATION
OF DISSOLVED AND FREE GASES ANALYSIS



1 Scope
This International Standard describes how the concentrations of dissolved gases or free
gases may be interpreted to diagnose the condition of oil-filled electrical equipment in service
and suggest future action.
This standard is applicable to electrical equipment filled with mineral insulating oil and
insulated with cellulosic paper or pressboard-based solid insulation. Information about
specific types of equipment such as transformers (power, instrument, industrial, railways,
distribution), reactors, bushings, switchgear and oil-filled cables is given only as an indication
in the application notes (see Annex A).
This standard may be applied, but only with caution, to other liquid-solid insulating systems.
In any case, the indications obtained should be viewed only as guidance and any resulting
action should be undertaken only with proper engineering judgment.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and
are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
IEC 60050-191:1990, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Chapter 191: Dependability
and quality of service (available at http://www.electropedia.org)
IEC 60050-192:2015, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 192: Dependability
(available at http://www.electropedia.org)
IEC 60050-212:2010, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Part 212: Electrical
insulating solids, liquids and gases (available at http://www.electropedia.org)
IEC 60050-604:1987, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary – Chapter 604: Generation,
transmission and distribution of electricity – Operation (available at
http://www.electropedia.org)
IEC 60475, Method of sampling insulating liquids
IEC 60567:2011, Oil-filled electrical equipment – Sampling of gases and analysis of free and
dissolved gases – Guidance
IEC 61198, Mineral insulating oils – Methods for the determination of 2-furfural and related
compounds

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3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions, some of which are
based on IEC 60050-191, IEC 60050-192, IEC 60050-212 and IEC 60050-604, apply.
3.1.1
fault
unplanned occurrence or defect in an item which may result in one or more failures of the item
itself or of other associated equipment
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-604:1987, 604-02-01]
3.1.2
non-damage fault
fault which does not involve repair or replacement action at the point of the fault
Note 1 to entry: Typical examples are self-extinguishing arcs in switching equipment or general overheating
without paper carbonization or stray gassing of oil.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-604:1987, 604-02-09]
3.1.3
damage fault
fault that involves repair or replacement action at the point of the fault
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-604:1987, 604-02-08]
3.1.4
incident
event of external or internal origin, affecting equipment or the supply system and which
disturbs its normal operation
Note 1 to entry: For the purposes of the present standard “incidents” are related to internal faults.
Note 2 to entry: For the purposes of the present standard typical examples of “incidents” are gas alarms,
equipment tripping or equipment leakage.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-604:1987, 604-02-03]
3.1.5
failure
loss of ability to perform as required
Note 1 to entry: In electrical equipment, failure will result from a damage fault or incident necessitating outage,
repair or replacement of the equipment, such as internal breakdown, rupture of tank, fire or explosion.
[SOURCE: IEC 60050-192:2015, 192-03-01]
3.1.6
electrical fault
partial or disruptive discharge through the insulation
3.1.7
partial discharge
...