“The dissipation factor is a measure of the power lost when an electrical insulating liquid is subjected to an ac field. The power is dissipated as heat within the liquid. A low-value dissipation factor means that the liquid will cause little of the applied power to be lost. The test is used as a check on the deterioration and contamination of insulating oil because of its sensitivity to ionic contaminants.”
(Quote from IEEE C57.106-2015)
What method is used to analyze the sample?
ASTM D924
IEC 60247
How do you interpret the results?
IEEE C57.106-2015
What do the results indicate?
“Dissipation Factor is a measure of the dielectric losses in an electrical insulating liquid when used in an alternating electric field and of the energy dissipated as heat. A low dissipation factor or power factor indicates low ac dielectric losses. Dissipation factor or power factor may be useful as a means of quality control, and as an indication of changes in quality resulting from contamination and deterioration in service or as a result of handling. The loss characteristic is commonly measured in terms of dissipation factor (tangent of the loss angle) or of power factor (sine of the loss angle) and may be expressed as a decimal value or as a percentage. For decimal values up to 0.05, dissipation factor and power factor values are equal to each other within about one part in one thousand. In general, since the dissipation factor or power factor of insulating oils in good condition have decimal values below 0.005, the two measurements (terms) may be considered interchangeable.” (Quote from ASTM D924-2015)